Murder, Misdeeds and Microhistory

Murder, Misdeeds and Microhistory

The Willie Starchfield Murder

A Stranger Points Out The Murderer

Dramatic scenes at the Willie Starchfield Inquest when a witness makes an accusation.

Jun 12, 2025
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South Kentish Town Tube in 1907. Photo: Creative Commons
South Kentish Town Tube Station - closed since 1924 image Creative Commons

After several of John Starchfield’s house mates finished giving their evidence and the Coroner had drawn the jury’s attention to some of the erroneous details therein, there came a new witness. One who was not known to John or Agnes, or indeed to anyone else at the court.

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