1 Selected family tree for James Billington. (Author’s Collection)
2 Joseph Laycock murders his family. (The Illustrated Police News)
3 & 4 Two views of Dr Thomas Neill Cream in the dock at the Old Bailey. (Author’s Collection)
5 The Old Bailey, London. (Stewart P. Evans)
6 Sketches from the trial of Dr Thomas Neill Cream. (The Illustrated Police News)
7 A policeman on the wrong side of the law: George Samuel Cooke. (The Penny Illustrated Paper)
8 The trial of James Canham Read. (The Penny Illustrated Paper)
9 Amelia Elizabeth Dyer. (Author’s Collection)
10 The four ropes used to execute, from left to right, Amelia Dyer; Henry Fowler; William Seaman; Albert Milsom. (The Black Museum)
11 James Billington. (The Weekly News)
12 William Warbrick. (The Weekly News)
13 Philip Matthews. (The Teignmouth Gazette)
14 Elsie Matthews. (The Teignmouth Gazette)
15 Elsie Matthews’ grave. (The Teignmouth Gazette)
16 A rare photograph of John Billington. (The Weekly News)
17 A rare photograph of William Billington. (The Weekly News)
18 William and John Billington. (Stewart P. Evans)
19 Despite Catherine’s objections, William would go on to execute some of the most notorious turn-of-the-century criminals. This is the LPC4 for Edgar Edwards. (LMA)
20 William Billington. (Stewart P. Evans)
21 Ann Preston (née Billington). (Nigel Preston)
22 Catherine Billington (left) with her daughter Ann, and Ann’s son Alan. (Nigel Preston)
23 Nigel Preston: Alan Preston’s son, and William Billington’s great-grandson. (Nigel Preston)