Christopher Slaughterford [SEP] place of birth
Christopher Slaughterford
Christopher Slaughterford of London was executed in Guildford July 9, 1709, for the murder of Jane Young, his fiancée. His case is very important, as he was the first person in modern England executed for murder based exclusively on circumstantial evidence. He is also famous for supposedly finding his fiancée's killer, one of his servants, in the form of a ghost.
Slaughterford was the last person seen in Jane Young's company on October 5, 1703. He exhibited tell-tale signs of his
is said to appear in chains, with the cut noose around his neck, holding a staff in one hand, and a burning brand in the other, crying "Vengeance, Vengeance!" According to the legend, the guilty servant saw him and killed himself.
In popular culture.
Slaughterford is Monster in My Pocket #107.
External links.
- The Newgate Calendar: The Innocent Wrongly Accused: Christopher Slaughterford
- Palgrave
- Monster in My Pocket: The Scholar's Resource (Scott Andrew