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Relates the theft of a criminal's head from his grave and what happened to the head afterwards. Also tells of the hanging and the 'souveniring' of the hanged man's possessions, including his beard.
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Includes portrait photographs of T. J. Griffin, George Palmer, Inspector George Murray and Sub-Inspector G. L. Elliott
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The Hanging of Griffin : How His Head Was Taken
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