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Infamous Precedent

Author: Satish Sekar January 12, 2015 0 Comments

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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Capital Idea

assassinated, Balina, Bartholomew Binns, capital punishment, Charles Peace, Chief Secretary for Ireland, Daniel Curley, Dublin, Fenians, Frederick Cavendish, hangman, James Carey, Joseph Brady, Kilmainham Gaol, Lincoln Castle, massacre, Michael Fagan, Newgate Prison, Omagh Prison, Patrick OʼDonnell, Phoenix Park, police officer, Royal Irish Constabulary, Sub-Inspector, the Irish National Invincibles, the Irish Republican Brotherhood, the long drop, Thomas Burke, Thomas Caffery, Thomas Hartley Montgomery, Timothy Kelly, Under-Secretary, William Glass, William Horry, William Marwood

“Satish is an author of ‘Fitted In: The Cardiff 3 and the Lynette White Inquiry‘ and the recently published “The Cardiff Five: Innocent Beyond Any Doubt“. He is also a journalist, academic, researcher and expert, especially for those who have suffered miscarriages of justice. Although at times, Satish is highly critical of the criminal justice system, he only challenges from a position of desiring improvement for the benefit of all, whether they be the investigator or the investigated. Members…

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“Satish is a dedicated investigator with a passion for justice, both to correct miscarriages to absolve the innocent, and to identify and bring the true perpetrator(s) to account. His dogged determination and indefatigable efforts to explore overlooked or disregarded facts and possibilities, and to publish his findings publicly, have made a significant contribution to the Criminal Justice System in Britain and abroad.”

Robert (Bob) Parsons (Forensic Chemist/Alcohol Toxicologist, Indian River C…

Bob Parsons

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“Satish is a dedicated investigative journalist who worked hard to investigate the background to the jailing of the Cardiff Three for the 1988 murder of Lynette White. The success of their appeal against their convictions is largely down to his hard work. He wrote the story of this case and his subsequent campaign to have the case reinvestigated in his book ‘Fitted In: The Cardiff Three and the Lynette White Inquiry’. I wanted to write about the forensic aspects of the case in my book Cold…

Liz Porter Sunday AgeAustralia

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