New light on the Thompson-Bywaters case
Should Edith Thompson have been hanged, along with her lover Frederick Bywaters, for the stabbing of her husband Percy Thompson? Her sister, now in her 70s and silent since the trial 50 years ago, now comes out with her belief in her innocence, and with some facts about Percy Thompson.
Was Edith Thompson hanged not for the knife assault but for attempts at poisoning? Professor Donald Teare, consultant pathologist, puts forward his interpretation of the forensic reports of the time.
Beverley Nichols, then a young reporter covering his first Old Bailey murder trial, explains what made this case so sensational.
Research SYLVIA MARGOLIS
Presented by FENTON BRESLER Producer ELIZABETH SMITH
A Pin to See the Peepshow: Thur.8 30 pm, BBC2. A deadly affair: cover story, pages 6-7