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The Pottery Cottage Murders: The terrifying true story of an escaped prisoner and the family he held hostage by Carol Ann Lee, Peter Howse (Hardcover, 2020)
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A psychopathic criminal on the run from prison. A family of five held hostage in their home. A frantic police manhunt across the snowbound Derbyshire moors. Just one survivor. The definitive account of the terrifying 1977 Pottery Cottage murders that shocked Britain. For three days, escaped prisoner Billy Hughes played macabre psychological games with Gill Moran and her family, keeping them in separate rooms of their home while secretly murdering them one by one. On several occasions Hughes ordered Gill and her husband Richard to leave the house for provisions, confident that they would return without betraying him in order to protect their loved ones. Blizzards hampered the desperate police search, but they learned where the dangerous convict was hiding and closed in on the cottage. A high-speed car chase on icy roads ended with a crash and the killer being shot as he swung a newly sharpened axe at his final victim. This was Britain's first instance of police officers committing 'justifiable homicide' against an escapee. The story of these terrible events is told here by Carol Ann Lee and Peter Howse, the former chief inspector who saved Gill Moran's life over forty years ago. Peter's professional role has permitted access to witness statements, crime scene photographs and police reports. Peter Howse and Carol Ann Lee have made use of these, along with fresh interviews with many of those directly involved, to tell a fast-paced and truly shocking story with great insight and empathy.Product Identifiers
PublisherLittle, Brown Book Group
ISBN-139781472143938
eBay Product ID (ePID)16046617161
Product Key Features
Publication Year2020
TopicTrue Crime
Book TitleThe Pottery Cottage Murders: The terrifying true story of an escaped prisoner and the family he held hostage
Number of Pages304 Pages
LanguageEnglish
AuthorCarol Ann Lee, Peter Howse
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height236 mm
Item Weight500 g
Item Width162 mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorPeter Howse, Carol Ann Lee
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- 09 Apr, 2020
The truth is out
This book has righted some wrong beliefs and filled in many gaps. A good read thats not bogged down with unnecessary explanations.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 29 Dec, 2020
pretty good value
really good read.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 04 Apr, 2020
Brilliant
Fascinating, a tragic story well told.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 01 Jul, 2020
Pottery cottage
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