https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/12/27/chapter-8-a-verdict-x/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Wed, 29 Dec 2021 17:10:16 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.1 https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/12/27/chapter-8-a-verdict-x/#comment-1445108 Wed, 29 Dec 2021 17:10:16 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=190168#comment-1445108 Oh my goodness… on the edge of my seat!

]]> https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/12/27/chapter-8-a-verdict-x/#comment-1444424 Mon, 27 Dec 2021 19:50:45 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=190168#comment-1444424 Fabulous writing, I can not wait for the next chapter

]]> https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/12/27/chapter-8-a-verdict-x/#comment-1444293 Mon, 27 Dec 2021 10:56:44 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=190168#comment-1444293 It is very difficult not to look at this with our 21st century eyes, so used are we to being exposed to crime dramas and media reports of real criminal cases where very sensitive forensics can confirm guilt or innocence.
What has not changed over the centuries is the theme of deaths of those charged, or key witnesses, by alleged “suicide” or “accidents” before they can testify.
It is odd that no mention of motive has been made so far by the police or magistrates.

]]> https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/12/27/chapter-8-a-verdict-x/#comment-1444279 Mon, 27 Dec 2021 10:01:02 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=190168#comment-1444279 Totally unexpected, but I’m still sure that John Williams wasn’t guilty. “Aquí hay gato encerrado”. A Spanish saying that, literally translated in English, is “There’s a locked cat in here” meaning that it is more complicated that it seems.

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