1908: Scotsman Oscar Slater, who was accused of murdering 82 year-old
Marion Gilchrist in a
brutal hammer attack in Glasgow, 1909. He was
wrongfully convicted and served 18 years
in Peterhead Prison before
being released. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
1st May 1909: A courtroom scene during the trial of Oscar Slater.
Accused of murdering 82 year-old
Marion Gilchrist in a brutal hammer
attack in Glasgow, 1909, he was wrongfully convicted and
served 18
years in Peterhead Prison before being released.
(Photo by Hulton
Archive/Getty Images)
1st May 1909: The hammer produced in court as evidence in the
trial of Oscar Slater.
(Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Oscar Slater's business card.
Oscar Slater's signature on the North Western Hotel's signing in
sheet.
Oscar Slater's indictment.
Oscar Slater's declaration.
2nd August 1928: Oscar Slater (1873 - 1948) at Westminster
following his release from prison nineteen
years after he was
wrongly convicted of murder and freed after widespread protests of
injustice.
(Photo by Davis/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Oscar Slater
Oscar Slater
Oscar Slater
Oscar Slater
Oscar Slater
The victim
Marion Gilchrist, 83
