Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths in Cardiff

Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths in Cardiff takes the reader on a sinister journey through the history of local crime and conspiracy, meeting villains of all sorts along the way - casual or calculating killers, murderous husbands and lovers, gangsters, robbers, poisoners and suicides. There is no shortage of harrowing and revealing episodes in Cardiff's past, and Mark Isaacs' fascinating book recalls many grisly events and sad or unsavoury individuals whose conduct throws a harsh light on the history of the city. Among the many shocking - and revealing - cases the author describes are the murder of a Welsh Protestant by an Irish Catholic that provoked rioting; the double life of a respectable widow poisoned with arsenic; the exploits of a 'Jack the Ripper' killer in Cardiff's back streets; the throat-slashing revenge of the Cardiff Race Track Gang; the still-mysterious wartime murder of Alice Pittman; the case of the Somalian sailor arrested for the brutal slaying of an elderly...

Among the many shocking - and revealing - cases the author describes are the murder of a Welsh Protestant by an Irish Catholic that provoked rioting; the double life of a respectable widow poisoned with arsenic; the exploits of a ‘Jack the Ripper’ killer in Cardiff’s back streets; the throat-slashing revenge of the Cardiff Race Track Gang; the still-mysterious wartime murder of Alice Pittman; the case of the Somalian sailor arrested for the brutal slaying of an elderly shopkeeper; the demise of Granville Jenkins who was cut to ribbons by a machete, and the accidental or deliberate electrocution of Mrs Darling.

**Discover the Welsh city's history of crime with these true stories and photos.**

This book will introduce to you villains of all sorts--casual or calculating killers, murderous husbands and lovers, gangsters, robbers, poisoners, and suicides. There is no shortage of harrowing episodes in Cardiff's past, and this fascinating book recalls many grisly events and sad or unsavory individuals whose conduct throws a harsh light on the history of the city.

Among the many shocking cases the author describes are:

The murder of a Welsh Protestant by an Irish Catholic that provoked rioting

The double life of a respectable widow poisoned with arsenic

The exploits of a "Jack the Ripper" killer in Cardiff's back streets

The throat-slashing revenge of the Cardiff Race Track Gang

The still-mysterious wartime murder of Alice Pittman

The case of the Somalian sailor arrested for the brutal slaying of an elderly shopkeeper

The demise of Granville Jenkins, who was cut to ribbons by a machete

The accidental--or deliberate?--electrocution of Mrs. Darling

This chronicle of Cardiff's hidden past and the history the city would prefer to forget is compelling reading for anyone interested in the dark side of human nature.