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Peppermint Billy – a Talk by Joanne Vigor-Mungovin

24th March
The Guildhall, Guildhall Lane, Leicester, LE1 5FQ
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Convicted of a double murder, William became the last man publicly hanged in Leicester.

Peppermint Billy was the last man publicly hanged in Leicester in 1856. His conviction has always been questioned and shrouded in mystery. A returned convict - William Brown, otherwise known as Peppermint Billy, was transported to Van Diemen's Land in 1843, thirteen years later he returned home. Convicted of a double murder, William became the last man publicly hanged in Leicester.

Joanne Vigor-Mungovin tells the story of Peppermint Billy otherwise known as William Brown in her book Peppermint Billy – William Brown and the Tollgate Murders of 1856.

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14:00 to 15:00 - Tuesday 24th March

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The Guildhall
Guildhall Lane
Leicester
LE1 5FQ
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