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400. Victorian Britain's Maddest Mystery

The Rest Is History

CHAPTER

Fabricated Witnesses and Excessive Testimonies

This chapter explores the use of fabricated witnesses in a trial in Victorian Britain, including a paid actor named Jean-Louis who pretended to be a rescuer. It also discusses the consequences of an excessive number of witnesses on the English legal system and touches on the role of distinctive tattoos as evidence.

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