JONATHAN CORUM

JONATHAN CORUM

JONATHAN CORUM

JONATHAN CORUM

Marion Gilchrist, in younger days and in old age

LEFT: PETERHEAD PRISON MUSEUM

RIGHT: WILLIAM ROUGHEAD, TRIAL OF OSCAR SLATER (1910)

Marion Gilchrist, in younger days and in old age

West Princes Street. Miss Gilchrist’s door is at left, the Adamses’ at right.

NATIONAL RECORDS OF SCOTLAND, HH15/20/1/6

West Princes Street. Miss Gilchrist’s door is at left, the Adamses’ at right.

The stairs to Miss Gilchrist’s flat bore two mysterious footprints.

NATIONAL RECORDS OF SCOTLAND, HH15/20/1/6

The stairs to Miss Gilchrist’s flat bore two mysterious footprints.

Miss Gilchrist’s entrance hall. Note the three locks on her front door.

NATIONAL RECORDS OF SCOTLAND, HH15/20/1/6

Miss Gilchrist’s entrance hall. Note the three locks on her front door.

The dining room, the scene of Miss Gilchrist’s murder

NATIONAL RECORDS OF SCOTLAND, HH15/20/1/6

The dining room, the scene of Miss Gilchrist’s murder

Jeweler’s sketch of Miss Gilchrist’s missing diamond brooch

NATIONAL RECORDS OF SCOTLAND, JC34/1/32/9

Jeweler’s sketch of Miss Gilchrist’s missing diamond brooch

Card printed with one of Slater’s spurious business identities

NATIONAL RECORDS OF SCOTLAND, JC34/1/32/17

Card printed with one of Slater’s spurious business identities

Another of Slater’s cards, bearing one of his aliases

NATIONAL RECORDS OF SCOTLAND, JC34/1/32/14

Another of Slater’s cards, bearing one of his aliases

Oscar Slater, Continental dandy, circa 1905

WILLIAM ROUGHEAD, TRIAL OF OSCAR SLATER (1910)

Oscar Slater, Continental dandy, circa 1905