All Blog Posts Tagged 'Crime and Punishment' (2)

'The Dolocher' -- Dublin's 'Jack the Ripper'

http://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/The-Dolocher-The-dark-tale-of-Dublins-Jack-the-Ripper.html

I found this article on Irishcentral.com. I had never read this story before and I thought the other members would like to read it.

Added by Catherine White on April 27, 2016 at 9:00pm — 1 Comment

Injustice in Hell's Kitchen? -- The Story of Tom and ‘Yerkie’ Irwin

"Brother Pleads Guilt to Free Jailed 'Twin' " reads the headline in the July 30, 1931, edition of The New York Times.

The story refers to two of my grandmother’s first cousins, Tom and John Irwin. Tom stood accused with two other men -- and all were later convicted -- in the rape of a woman and the armed robbery of the…

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Added by Gerry Regan on March 11, 2016 at 10:00am — 3 Comments

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