Oscar Slater: The Immortal Case of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

By (author): "Thomas Toughill"

Genres:Nonfiction books History books True Crime books Crime books

Oscar Slater: The Immortal Case of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

ISBN0750945737

ISBN139780750945738

AsinOscar Slater: The Immortal Case of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

CharactersArthur Conan Doyle, Oscar Slater, Marion Gilchrist

Original titleOscar Slater: The Immortal Case of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

In 1909, Oscar Slater, a German Jew, was convicted and sentenced to death for the brutal murder of Marion Gilchrist, an elderly Glaswegian spinster. His trial is known to have been one of the most scandalous miscarriages of justice in the annals of legal history. This book is provides an account of this infamous case.