#1 Top Old Bailey case
William Palmer -- Rugeley Poisoner
Defendant: William Palmer. Victim: John Parsons Cook.
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This is the home page for the Crimes and Punishments group at the Helsinki Digital Humanities Hackathon 2026.
People: Fei Fang, Jonas Fischer, Feng He, Kira Hinderks, Suvi Lehtosalo, Julia Nesterenko, Gong Qiao, Georgia Grace Short, Elspeth Smith, Iiro Tiihonen, Aparna Prakashbabu Uma, Ville Vaara. (Sorted by surname initial.)
Poster and Peculiar Cases
#2 Top Old Bailey case
Thomas Neill -- Lambeth Poisoner
Defendant: Thomas Neill. Victim: Matilda Clover.
Open case explorer#3 Top Old Bailey case
William Thomas Stead -- Eliza Armstrong case
Defendants: Rebecca Jarrett, William Thomas Stead, Sampson Jacques, William Bramwell Booth, Elizabeth Combe. Victim: Eliza Armstrong.
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