Murder in Babbacombe | The Man They Could Not Hang

In November 1884, 68-year-old Emma Ann Whitehead Keyse was brutally murdered in her home in Babbacombe, Devon. As investigators pieced together the crime, suspicion fell on a member of her household, John Lee, later known as “Babbacombe” Lee. His trial gripped the public, but the story did not end in the courtroom. What followed would make him one of the most extraordinary figures in British criminal history, as the fate of the accused took a remarkable turn that made headlines across Victorian England. 📘 Learn more about my latest book Wartime London’s ‘Bonnie and Clyde’: The Crime Spree of Betty Jones and Karl Hulten https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Warti... 👉Subscribe to my free newsletter: https://prashganendran.com Full playlist:    • Prash's Murder Map: True Crime Podcast   ❤️ Super Thanks If you’re watching on YouTube and would like to support the channel, you can do so via Super Thanks — click the heart icon with the dollar sign below the video. ☕ Buy me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/prashsmurdermap 💵 PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/prashsmurdermap 🙏 Thank you for watching. Your support helps keep Prash’s Murder Map going and is very much appreciated. Sources: Ancestry.co.uk Home Office Records, HO 144/148//A38492: Criminal Cases: Lee, John Exeter and Plymouth Gazette Daily Telegrams - Monday 19 September 1881 Express and Echo - Monday 17 November 1884 Wigan Observer and District Advertiser - Friday 21 November 1884 Herald of Wales - Saturday 06 December 1884 North London News - Saturday 07 February 1885 North Devon Journal - Thursday 28 January 1909 Rope, Knife and Chair by Guy Logan, 1928 The Man They Could Not Hang: The True Story of John Lee by Michael Holgate, 2005