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Ref NoDEP/LAT/1/57/89
TitlePress cutting about John Hunter’s murder of his mother and sister
DateOct 1865
Description Of ItemA press cutting from The Scotsman about John Hunter’s murder of his mother Marion Hunter and his sister Elizabeth Hunter at 6 Dalrymple Crescent, Edinburgh. The article describes John Hunter’s unusual behaviour that resulted in him being confined to the house for ten years. The public spectacle of the crime is emphasised. From the collection of Thomas Laycock.
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