The Edward Street Baby Farm
Title | The Edward Street Baby Farm PDF eBook |
Author | Stella Budrikis |
Publisher | Fremantle Press |
Total Pages | 307 |
Release | 2020-10-01 |
Genre | True Crime |
ISBN | 1925816109 |
In 1907, Perth woman Alice Mitchell was arrested for the murder of five-month-old Ethel Booth. During the inquest and subsequent trial, the state's citizens were horrified to learn that at least 37 infants had died in Mitchell's care in the previous six years. It became clear that she had been running a 'baby farm', making a profit out of caring for the children of single mothers and other 'unfortunate women'.The Alice Mitchell murder trial gripped the city of Perth and the nation. This book retraces this infamous 'baby farm' tragedy, which led to legislative changes to protect children's welfare.
The Ballroom Murder
Title | The Ballroom Murder PDF eBook |
Author | Leigh Straw |
Publisher | Fremantle Press |
Total Pages | 192 |
Release | 2022-08-02 |
Genre | True Crime |
ISBN | 1760990582 |
In August 1925, Audrey Jacob shot dead her former fiancÉ, Cyril Gidley, in full view of hundreds of guests at a charity ball in Perth's Government House. When she was arrested, she still held the gun in her hand. It was a open and shut case of wilful murder—that is until Jacob assigned prosecutor Arthur Haynes to her defence. His ability to play the press and the jury for sympathy would lead to a sensational result. Not only did Jacob escape the gallows, she was found not guilty of Gidley's murder. Straw, the author of a number of books about notable Australian female criminals, tells a story that is rich with first-hand newspaper accounts from the day.
Baby's Farm
Title | Baby's Farm PDF eBook |
Author | Christopher Santoro |
Publisher | Dutton Adult |
Total Pages | |
Release | 1979-08-01 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9780525695059 |
Happy Baby - Farm Families
Title | Happy Baby - Farm Families PDF eBook |
Author | Stephen BARKER |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | |
Release | 2019-03-15 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781784682095 |
Laura and Mr. Edwards
Title | Laura and Mr. Edwards PDF eBook |
Author | Laura Ingalls Wilder |
Publisher | Turtleback Books |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 1999 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9780613158718 |
Laura and her family meet their new neighbor on the prairie, Mr. Edwards--a wildcat from Tennessee. Illustrations.
Happy Baby Farm
Title | Happy Baby Farm PDF eBook |
Author | Roger Priddy |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 20 |
Release | 2010-12-01 |
Genre | Domestic animals |
ISBN | 9781849153959 |
-Ideal for 0-18 months-Soft-to-touch cover-Stunning photography brings to life baby's first words
Darker than Night
Title | Darker than Night PDF eBook |
Author | Tom Henderson |
Publisher | Macmillan |
Total Pages | 399 |
Release | 2006-10-03 |
Genre | True Crime |
ISBN | 1429997087 |
In the bitter cold of 1985, two buddies embark on a hunting trip from suburban Detroit to rural Michigan, unaware they would soon become the hunted. Darker than Night tells the chilling true story of the mystery that haunted a community and baffled the police for two decades. The eerie silence surrounding their sudden disappearance is broken after nearly two decades when a relentless investigator inspires a terrified witness to break her silence. The witness narrates a haunting scene that had unfolded years back, pointing fingers at the prime suspects–the Duvall brothers. With no bodies unearthed, the justice system is riveted by the startling revelations during an electrifying trial in 2003. The brothers, Raymond and Donald Duvall, had bragged about the murders, evocatively explaining how they dismembered their victims and fed them to pigs. Despite the shocking confession, the case holds its ground purely on a single witness's account, taking the courtroom through a labyrinth of dark secrets and sinister acts. This gripping thriller presents a vivid tale of crime that reveals the devastating power of evil.