Title: The ship of seven murders
Description: This title tells the story of chilling murder on the high seas. It explores how on 25th June, 1828, the Mary Russell sailed into Cork Harbour from the West Indies. Seven crew members lay in the main salon, brutally and inexplicably murdered by the captain.
Subjects: Trials, litigation, Trials (Murder), Mass murder, Sailors, Mary Russell (Brig), Crimes against, History, Trails, Ireland, history
Places: Ireland
People: William Stewart (1775-1873)
Time periods: 19th century