Double Trap: The Last Public Hanging in Canada

by John Melady

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A dozen years before the Black Donnellys were butchered at Lucan, Ontario, another murderous rampage took place a few miles away. On June 6, 1868, three men robbed and killed a rich farmer, his wife, and her unborn child. They concocted an alibi, stuck to it, and almost got off. In fact, two of them did. The third, Nicholas Melady, went to prison and fell in love with a beautiful woman in a nearby cell. There to entrap him, she listened, learned,...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1550025716

ISBN13:9781550025712

Release Date:September 2005

Publisher:Dundurn Press

Length:248 Pages

Weight:0.95 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Related Subjects

Americas Canada Criminology Historical Study & Educational Resources History Law Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Social History Social Science Social Sciences

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