Norman Baillie-Stewart was another Englishman who made radio broadcasts for the Germans during World War Two. However, his activities had started well before 1939 and not too longer after Adolf Hitler became German Chancellor in January 1933. During a period of imprisonment at the Tower of London, he became known in the media as the… Continue reading Norman Baillie-Stewart
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August Sangret
The Wigwam Case gained its infamous nickname as the case involved a Canadian soldier of North American Indian ethnic origin and the residence of the murder victim. The case also involved the famous British Pathologist Professor Keith Simpson. On 7 October 1942, two soldiers were strolling on Hankley Common (near Godalming, Surrey) when they noticed… Continue reading August Sangret
Alec de Antiquis
Alec de Antiquis was a man of 31 years old, the Father of 6 children, the owner of a prosperous little motorcycle repair shop in South London, and a one-time Corporal Instructor in the Home Guard. He was shot dead in London attempting to stop the escape of some robbers from a jewellery shop in… Continue reading Alec de Antiquis
Herbert Armstrong
Herbert Rowse Armstrong is the only solicitor hanged for murder in the UK. As with the case of Hawley Harvey Crippen, Armstrong poisoned his wife, he was dominated by his wife and was very slight in build. If Armstrong had not attempted the poisoning of a business rival, then the murder of his wife may… Continue reading Herbert Armstrong
Louis Voisin
Louis Voisin was a French butcher who worked in London. It was his poor English spelling which provided damming evidence against him at his trial for the murder of a former mistress. In the early morning of 2 November 1917, a roadman known as Jack the Sweeper found a bundle in Regent Square, in Bloomsbury.… Continue reading Louis Voisin
Hawley Harvey Crippen
The case of Dr Hawley Harvey Crippen is one of the most famous British criminal cases. This was the first major case that Bernard Spilsbury, the famous pathologist, was called in to investigate. The case also involved the major use of radio in tracking down the suspects. CRIPPEN IN THE USA After Crippen’s first visit… Continue reading Hawley Harvey Crippen
Spencer Perceval
Spencer Perceval was born on 1 November 1762, in London, the second son of the 2nd Earl of Egmont. After being educated at Harrow and Trinity College Cambridge, Perceval was called to the bar by Lincoln’s Inn in 1786, becoming a King’s Counsel (KC) in 1796. Later that year, Perceval entered Parliament, where his rise… Continue reading Spencer Perceval
IMTFE (Tokyo)
The International Military Tribunal for the Far East (IMTFE) in Tokyo, operated from the 3 May 1946 to the 12 November 1948. Its purpose was to try Japanese Class A war criminals. THE CHARTER OF THE IMTFE THE FINDINGS OF THE IMTFE THE SENTENCES OF THE IMTFE THE PROSECUTORSThe prosecution team was made up of… Continue reading IMTFE (Tokyo)
IMTFE Sentences
All the defendants on trial at the International Military Tribunal (IMTFE) for the Far East were found guilty of the charges that they were tried for. DEATH BY HANGING Doihara, General Kenji (1883-1948):Commander, Kwantung Army, 1938-40; Supreme War Council, 1940-43; army commander in Singapore, 1944-45. Deeply involved in the army’s drug trafficking in Manchuria. Later… Continue reading IMTFE Sentences
IMTFE Findings
The tribunal reviewed each of the counts in the charge to see if it was appropriate, not repeating other counts and to see if they could be tried by the Tribunal according to its charter. The conclusion, explained in this document, formed the basis of counts that would be considered by the Tribunal. THE FINDINGS… Continue reading IMTFE Findings