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Beyond Doubt

By Satish Sekar © Satish Sekar (January 11th 2012) The Suspension of Disbelief There is no longer any credible doubt that the Cardiff Five1 are innocent, but they always were. It should not have required the conviction of the real…
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Infamous Precedent

by Satish Sekar © Satish Sekar (October 23rd 2014) Pioneering Executioner The pioneer of the long drop1 William Marwood hanged almost 180 people – some well known in their day, such as the notorious burglar and murderer Charles Peace. A…
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Rotten to the Core

by Satish Sekar © Satish Sekar (October 16th 2010) The Road to Oblivion Nearly a quarter of a century after John Billington despatched the once aspiring executioner Samuel Dougal, who was not deterred by capital punishment from committing murder, Thomas…
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