Month: January 2018

Mock Trial of William Bury

A mock jury trial of William Bury will take place on February 3, 2018 at Dundee Sheriff Court in Dundee, Scotland.  Mooting societies from the University of Dundee and the University of Aberdeen will debate whether Bury murdered his wife Ellen in Dundee in 1889, and a Scottish Supreme Court justice will oversee the trial.  … [Read more…]

Two Knives and the Double Event

In my post Bury and the Stride Murder, I pointed out that there is statistically only a very remote possibility that Elizabeth Stride was murdered by someone other than William Bury.  If Bury did murder Stride, however, then there are two questions that need to be answered.  The first is why Bury didn’t mutilate Stride’s body, … [Read more…]