pstrongMurder Most Criminous The Cases of William Roughead, Father of Modern True Crime LiteraturestrongppJim Stovall, Ed Caudill, William RougheadppbrppstrongWilliam Rougheadstrong is among the founders and one of the great popularizers of the true crime genre as it blossomed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. By those truly familiar with the genre, he is well-known as the father of modern
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pstrongMurder Most Criminous The Cases of William Roughead, Father of Modern True Crime LiteraturestrongppJim Stovall, Ed Caudill, William RougheadppbrppstrongWilliam Rougheadstrong is among the founders and one of the great popularizers of the true crime genre as it blossomed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. By those truly familiar with the genre, he is well-known as the father of modern true-crime writing.ppbrppRoughead called himself a historian of homicide. He was a reporter in that he recorded the facts and evidence of a case. But he was much more. As an attorney, he understood procedures, the legal actors in a trial and their appropriate roles and duties, with stress on appropriate in that he was quick to critique judge or prosecutor or defense attorney for failings in procedure or presentation of evidence, or simply ignoring evidence. It is in this respect that Roughead set himself apart with commentary and insight about the facts and with his expertise in the law.ppbrppThough undeniably an author for a popular audience, his legal background and the critical instincts of a journalist made him much more than a mere transcriber of cases or reporter of trial proceedings and outcomes. His commentary often was sharp, as he reassessed evidence, procedure, actions, or lack thereof by judges, defense, and prosecution.ppbrppRoughead sat in on many of Edinburgh's most notable murder trials from 1889 to 1949. He spared no detail in terms of gore and vile motives, and readers apparently loved him for it.ppbrppFrom 1913 to 1941, Roughead published 119 essays and 14 books, with many of the essays having originally appeared in the emJuridical Reviewem, a Scottish legal journal. He republished the articles in a series of anthologies, centered on, of course, murder.ppbrppThis volume is the first of a series designed to introduce to the modern reader to the writing and
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