Murder, a mummified corpse and (possibly) Jack The Ripper: The history, hysteria and horrors of Dundee High Court
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Clockwise from top left - Dundee s court building, Peter Tobin, Peter Tobin, the last Dundee High Court sitting, Charles White
Outside the courthouse, there was pandemonium.
The street was awash with people. Clamouring crowds cheered and sang, while politicians in the midst of an election bellowed for justice.
But inside the building, behind those imposing Doric columns, there was only a reverential hush as one man was called to answer the gravest of charges.
That morning – May 3, 1908 – Charles White stood in the dock, accused of an horrific murder that had gripped the City of Discovery for weeks.
Murder, a mummified corpse and (possibly) Jack The Ripper: The history, hysteria and horrors of Dundee High Court
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