Download or read book Halifax Murder & Crime written by Margaret Drinkall and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2012-01-31 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the darker side of Halifax with this remarkable collection of true-life crimes from across the city.Featuring all factions of the criminal underworld, this macabre selection of tales includes the case of a husband who boasted that he had played ‘Jack the Ripper’ after slitting his wife’s throat, a mother who murdered her two children and a man who was bludgeoned to death in a newspaper office.Drawing on a wide variety of historical sources and containing many cases which have never before been published Halifax Murder & Crime will fascinate everyone interested in true crime and the history of the city.