Conan Doyle & The Case of Oscar Slater

Published: April 6, 2020, 12:34 a.m.

b"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.\\n\\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\n\\nSOURCES\\n\\xa0\\n\\n\\nDoyle, Arthur C. (1912) The Case of Oscar Slater. Leopold Classic Library. London, UK\\n\\xa0\\n\\n\\nRoughead, William. (1910) The Trial of Oscar Slater. William Hodge & Company, Glasgow, UK\\n\\xa0\\n\\n\\nToughill, Thomas (2006) Oscar Slater: The Immortal Case of Sir Conan Doyle. The History Press, London, UK\\n\\xa0\\n\\n\\nFox, 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.\\n\\xa0\\n\\n\\n\\u2018Glasgow West End Murder. Slater Trial Opened,\\u2019 Greenock Telegraph and Clyde Shipping Gazette, Greenock, 04 May 1909, P. 4.\\n\\xa0\\n\\n\\n\\u2018Glasgow Flat Tragedy. Slater On Trial,\\u2019 Greenock Telegraph and Clyde Shipping Gazette, Greenock, 05 May 1909, P. 4.\\n\\xa0\\n\\n\\n\\u2018The Slater Trial. Third Days Proceedings,\\u2019 Greenock Telegraph and Clyde Shipping Gazette, Greenock, 06 May 1909, P. 4.\\n\\xa0\\n\\n\\n\\u2018Glasgow West End Murder. Slater Found Guilty,\\u2019 Greenock Telegraph and Clyde Shipping Gazette, Greenock, 07 May 1909, P. 4.\\n\\xa0\\n\\n------\\n\\nFor extended show notes, including maps, links and scripts, head over to darkhistories.com \\nSupport the show by using our link when you sign up to Audible: http://audibletrial.com/darkhistories or visit our Patreon for bonus episodes and Early Access: https://www.patreon.com/darkhistories\\nConnect with us on Facebook: http://facebook.com/darkhistoriespodcast\\nOr find us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/darkhistories\\n& Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dark_histories/\\nOr you can contact us directly via email at contact@darkhistories.com\\nor via voicemail on:\\xa0(415) 286-5072\\nor join our Discord community: https://discord.gg/6f7e2pt\\nMusic was recorded by me \\xa9 Ben Cutmore 2017\\nOther Outro music was Paul Whiteman & his orchestra with Mildred Bailey - All of me (1931). It's out of copyright now, but if you're interested, that was that."