Trials of Frederick Nodder: the case of the disappearance of 10 year old Mona Tinsley

Good hardback, first edition, pub 1950 William Hodge/Butterworth. Notable British Trials. A verbatim record of the trials Some foxing, name inside. Corners and spine bumped.

Frederick Nodder's case is a rarity in British legal history because he was convicted on separate charges, at two trials, in different towns as a result of his actions.

By all accounts, Frederick Nodder was a totally reprehensible person. He was separated from his wife and there was a bastardy warrant out for his arrest (under the warrant, the police were ordered to find the man named by the mother and bring him before the local magistrates to organise recognizance). In addition he had a reputation for dishonesty and drunkenness that meant he was rarely in employment for any meaningful period. But this pales besides the observation made in R. Stockman's book "The Hangman's Diary - A Calendar of Judicial Hangings" who notes that: "He was a filthy and repulsive creature ... his lack of personal hygiene and foul living habits caused him to be ordered out of a succession of lodgings"