Patrick Robertshaw

This factual book about events leading up to the arrest of Albert (Bert) George Hall, and his subsequent trial for the murder of six year old Mary Hackett, of Halifax, Yorkshire, England in 1953.
The book is very readable and well organized as it leads you step by step. It starts with a history of Mary's family, then her disappearance, the search, evidence gathered, Bert Hall's background and the subsequent trial. The author, Judge Patrick Robertshaw was not the trial judge, but his research is convincing in that there was a chilling of miscarriage of justice in this case.… (more)