The Woburn Mystery, Or the Trial of Mrs Myra Fisher and John A...
Did She Hire Him to Murder Her Husband? [Trial]. Lear, Walter E., Editor. Fisher, Myra, Defendant. Vaughan, John A., Defendant. The Woburn Mystery, Or the Trial of Mrs. Myra Fisher and John A. Vaughan for the Murder of Albert Fisher. Toronto: Law Book Publishers, 1927. 139 pp. Two illustrations. Sewn pamphlet in printed wrappers. Light rubbing to extremities with light wear to spine ends and corners, some fading and a few minor spots and smudges to wrappers, minor tear to front wrapper, light browning to interior. $350. * Only edition. Notable Canadian Trials Series, number 1. Myra Fisher had an unhappy marriage to a husband with a large life insurance policy. He was burned to death in a suspicious car fire in his garage. Evidence suggested that Mrs. Fisher hired John Vaughan to murder her husband, but the prosecution was not able to prove its case. OCLC locates 9 copies worldwide, 1 outside of Canada (at the Library of Congress).
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