Dark Histories

In December of 1909, a few days before Christmas, the murder of a wealthy old woman in Glasgow sparked a cascade of events that would go on to write an incredible story of prejudice, conspiracy and eventual justice. Featuring a starring role by none other than the creator of Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, it was then and remains still, one of the most fascinating, perplexing and straight confusing incidents of cause celebre in modern history.   SOURCES   Doyle, Arthur C. (1912) The Case of Oscar Slater. Leopold Classic Library. London, UK   Roughead, William. (1910) The Trial of Oscar Slater. William Hodge & Company, Glasgow, UK   Toughill, Thomas (2006) Oscar Slater: The Immortal Case of Sir Conan Doyle. The History Press, London, UK   Fox, Margalit. (2019) Conan Doyle for the Defence: A Sensational Murder, the Quest for Justice and the World's Greatest Detective Writer. Profile Books, London, UK.   ‘Glasgow West End Murder. Slater Trial Opened,’ Greenock Telegraph and Clyde Shipp