What the records say
- When
- 28 Nov 1848
- Kind
- Murder
- Killed
- 2
- Coordinates
- 52.56° N, 1.16° E
- Description
- double murder on 28 November 1848 in Norfolk, UK
Murders at Stanfield Hall
Victorian era double murder in 1848 in Norwich, England
The Murders at Stanfield Hall were a notorious Victorian era double murder on 28 November 1848 that was commemorated in print, pottery, wax, as well as a novel by Joseph Shearing. It was the inspiration for the 1948 English film Blanche Fury. The victims, Isaac Jermy and his son Isaac Jermy were shot and killed on the porch and in the hallway of their mansion, Stanfield Hall, Norwich.
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- Wikidata: shootings and murdersWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Murders at Stanfield Hall: Norfolk tenant farmer James Rush shoots and kills his landlord and his landlord's son in an elaborate attempt to avoid eviction”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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