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The Curious Case of Emma Humphreys (Part 3)

This post is published on the 25th Anniversary of the Emma Humphreys Memorial Prize (9th February). What better way to celebrate this milestone than to read the final part of my exploration of Emma Humphreys’ life and legacy? As she was only 18 at the time of the trial, Emma was sentenced “at Her Majesty’s…

The Curious Case of Emma Humphreys (Part 2)

Often omitted from most presentations of this case is Emma Humphreys’ own incidents of violence and difficult behaviour, at least before her killing of Armitage and subsequent conviction. The Guardian released some of Humphreys’ diary entries in this article and argued that, if they were published at the time of Humphreys’ initial conviction, they could…


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