The bar at that time
Because Harold had entered the scene and he had only one hand, he was naturally designated as the number one suspect. This guy has a huge number of cases in the local police station, so the police rushed into Harold's home very familiar, lifted him off the bed very easily, took him to the police station very carefully, and performed a "big memory recovery technique" on him very carefully. After a familiar "standard package" Harold admitted that he sneaked into the bar and stole the night before. During the process, he made noises and woke up the boss's wife. After being discovered by the boss's wife, he strangled the boss's wife to death with his only hand in order to silence him. The police were very satisfied and said hypocritically: "It's great to say it as soon as you come in, and the gentlemen are 'entreated' you."
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When he first came to court, Harold cooperated and confessed to the crime he committed. However, just when the jury reached an agreement on the verdict and the court intended to convict Harold of murder, Harold suddenly turned his confession excitedly and denied all the crimes he committed. As for the contents of the confession before, it was because the police performed "big memory recovery technique" on him. After being tortured, he didn't know what he said. These contents were made up by these policemen. He did sneak into the bar that night to steal, but after entering, he found that the proprietress died at the counter. He didn't steal anything and fled the scene. He had never killed anyone at all.
Next is embarrassment, a long-term embarrassment. The reporters present picked up the camera and took Harold's slap. The policemen on the sidelines all looked "white and red" (it was so angry), but they could only get angry. Harold was right. They did perform "big memory recovery technique" on him. Although they knew that Harold was unconscious when he claimed to confess, the public would not care about these details at this point. They never expected Harold, who usually looks harmless, to play this trick with them.
The forensic doctor who was responsible for posting the autopsy for the bar owner also looked embarrassed. His autopsy conclusion was that the boss's wife died of mechanical asphyxiation and was strangled to death by a powerful hand. Because the murderer was wearing gloves, he did not leave any fingerprints on the scene and on the deceased. Harold cannot be convicted by strangling the boss's wife with one hand.
trial was at a deadlock.
At this time, Harold made a request to the court to find Sir Spearsbury, a senior pathologist at the British Ministry of the Interior, who will prove that he is innocent.
episode shocked everyone. Who is Bernard Spearsbury? He is a big shot in the UK forensic pathology and a top player in the legal world. How far is the peak flow? As long as he appears in the newspaper and the newspaper boy yells "Spielsbury is here and he is going to participate in the investigation of a certain murder case", the newspaper of that day will be snatched away by everyone in a very short time.
Bernard Spearsbury
King of England George V
This senior forensic doctor who debuted in 1905, became a senior pathologist of the Ministry of the Interior in 1910, and was a knighted by King George V in 1922, is a legend. As long as he stands in the witness stand to testify, the defendant and the defendant's lawyer will even become nervous involuntarily. There has been a case where the defendant who had not admitted it before he appeared in court. A reporter once described Spearsbury like this: " He used the tone of a savior to testify to the court. He walked to the court with gold-rimmed glasses and was always very serious, but he looked confident. When he testified, everyone was listening to every word he said. He definitely stole the limelight from the judge, as if he was the one who mastered the gavel. At this moment, he was the savior ."
This is enough to show how much influence his words have on the court, almost one sentence is worth ten thousand.
But will such a heavyweight person testify to someone like Harold? The judge ordered in a skeptical manner: "Please Sir Spearsbury to appear in court!"
Bernard Spearsbury
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At this time, Spearsbury was 67 years old, but he still looked confident. When he stood on the witness table and looked at Harold on the dock, then said to the judge very calmly: " Lord Judge, I am willing to testify for the defendant Harold, because I have held Harold's hand more than once before, I obviously felt that this hand was weak and powerless. I don't believe that he could strangle anyone with this hand. "
As soon as this statement came out, the seat was in an uproar and there were many discussions in the audience. But the prosecutor, who firmly believes that Harold is the murderer, raised his question to Spearsbury, who is full of white hair, questioned him: "Mr. Spearsbury, is there such a possibility? Did Harold, who is eager to escape the suspect of the killer, fool you?" As soon as the word "playing" was said, Spearsbury replied in an arrogant tone without hesitation: " No, I don't think so, Lord Judge, I think the prosecutor is doubting the professional quality and professional ethics of a forensic doctor, which is an offense to me, and I ask him to apologize. "
art work, British judge
to Therefore, the tone of this trial was set, out of blind trust in an authoritative British judicial science community (the court at that time was almost like a god to forensic experts and obeyed the words of forensic experts). After all, Spearsbury was so famous that he solved many famous cases in his life, such as Lloyd's serial killing of his wife and a fraud case of insurance fraud from 1912 to 1914. He has the reputation of "king of forensic doctors" in the UK (also his temper is as big as his reputation, and he never admits that he has made any mistakes and mistakes as a forensic doctor. Although he is not from the "old London marble flag", he is a knight personally granted by the former king George V. It is obvious that he will not get any benefit when he fights him head-on). So Although both the judge and the jury felt that Spearsbury's testimony that day was a bit arbitrary and reluctant, Spearsbury's testimony was finally adopted, and Harold was found guilty of murder and released in court.
London Central Criminal Court
1947 On December 17, Sir Bernard Spearsbury died of illness in London at the age of 70.
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However, in 1964, the prosecution period for this case was (the prosecution period for criminal cases in British and American legal systems was 20 years. Once 20 years passed, even if the murderer was determined, he would not be convicted), Harold publicly admitted in an interview that he strangled the bar owner to death 20 years ago, one day in 1944, and used his only hand. The reporter expressed his disbelief, and Harold immediately made a demonstration: he pinched the female reporter's neck with his only arm and pressed it against the wall. While pushing hard towards the wall, he held his fingers. Soon the female reporter turned pale and waved his arms to struggle to signal Harold to let go. After Harold let go, the female reporter expressed his faith while being calm.
Then the reporter asked Harold why he told the truth. Harold said that he could not hide this secret in his heart, because it was too ridiculous and ironic. Because he used the confidence and arrogance of "King of Forensic Medicine" Spearsbury to use him as a gun to play with prosecutors, judges and juries. He felt too accomplished and felt uncomfortable if he didn't say it out. Anyway, the prosecution period has passed, and it is impossible to prosecute himself on this charge, so he had to say it out. Then Harold laughed uncontrollably in front of the reporter.
If the great "king of forensics" Bernard Spearsbury knows under the spring, can the coffin board be suppressed?
