The Troubling Case of James Stezaker (1912) / Burnley / True Crime
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 ต.ค. 2024
- On Saturday 19th October 1912, James Stezaker killed his wife and child in their family home.
And despite being found guilty of murder and sentenced to death, he somehow avoided the hangman's noose before eventually being freed from prison.
This is his story.
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His trial took place the day before my Mother was born! Its amazing he got so much consideration from the Judge in regards waiting for another mental assessment- yet others in previous tales were executed on flimsy evidence to be honest- another good one folks 🏴
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I too don’t agree that 8 years was enough for Murder. He should have been given life in prison and not been allowed to have lived a life that his wife and daughter missed out on.
Very interesting once again, thanks Chris and Vicky just very sad😢. Such a cowardly attitude to take his wife's life and his little daughter's life. I feel he should have got more years in prison, because he deprived his little daughter from living her life in full and of course his wife's life. Thanks for sharing 👍👍
It's awful isn't it. Totally agree Shirley such a coward. Thanks for watching from vickie
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Great video again. Lots of food for thought. The 8 years 'life sentence' is definitely appaling.
Yeah, I struggle with that. One minute it's the sentence of death and then a reprieve is given, life sentence only to spend 8 years?
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I agree with Vicky, if they didn’t end his life he should have at least spent the rest of his life incarcerated, because his wife and daughter weren’t given a choice or a chance to have a future like he had. Good story by the way guys.
I think he should have been institutionalised for the crime he took a child's life who never grew to live her life not forgetting her mother who never got to see the little one grow
It's the same question just as relevant today, mental illness or evil? Capital punishment/life sentence or rehabilitation? Really interesting case Chris and Vickie.
I agree 8 years was not long enough for two lives , I do believe at the time he was suffering from mental health , although he knew what he was doing was wrong he shown us this from the words he wrote. Thank you both for making and sharing such an interesting and informative video
It's a difficult one to decide.The Dr.'s who stated in his defence that he was insane at time of the murders altered the course of events. Although James was willing to take his punishment, it is possible that the authorities felt that if to go ahead with the death penalty they would be granting him what he wanted all the time. Instead by commuting the sentence to imprisonment that would deny James his wish. Although the consensus is that he should have served longer we don't have the reason why he was released after only 8 years. There is no justice for Florence and Mary, not even a headstone.
It would make sense they reduced his punishment from hanging to life imprisonment as, as you say, he wanted to end his life anyway so would have got what he ultimately wanted. As for the headstone, I personally think there was one but over the years it many have become unstable and since been removed. Just a shame nothing at all can be found though 🫤
Thank you Chris a very sad tale indeed he got off lightly IMO . very interesting 👏👏👏👏
Good cover of this story . Never heard of it before . Wonder what would have happened today ?
Good question.
Yes, that is something to think about 😊
Great video. Just saw a documentary on Trevor Hardy, The beast of Manchester, awful guy.
I only vaguely remember this guys name. I'll have to look it up more, but didnt he kill 3, maybe more, people?
@@DaysofHorror i was surprised how mean he was, they think he killed more, just like Callan of the Suzy Lamplugh murder, that case, with many unknown victims, is really a big mystery, Callan was Bundy of UK.
@@tombaker4586 Callan? Again, a name I'm not too familiar with. I'm going to have a look into these 👍
I love watching your new video tonight it was a sad one😢 xx
Thanks Donna. I still cannot make my mind up on what I think. I mean, 8 years in prison for taking the lives of two people?
I think James should have stayed in prison for life what he did to his wife and Child xx🤔❤
Yes I do agree it should have been life. But very interesting story thank you.
Thanks Leslie 😊
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25 years+ or whole life tariff not sure where they got 8 years from for 2 murders ridiculous.
It's truly bizarre isn't it 🤔
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Oh my, I know someone that lived on Ivy street until last summer. I never knew of this story though.
We were contacted by a relative of the people involved in the story, asking if we could look into it and hopefully locate their grave. We tried our best, but unfortunately the grave no longer has a headstone 😞 An interesting story that has everything. Sad that people lost their lives, questions on whether or not he should have been released. There's a netflix documentary right there in this story!
I kinda don't understand how if his life and how this world was so cruel, so miserable to him,why didn't he try suicide again in prison or afterwards? Unless with time,he matured mind wise or put on medication idk.. maybe truthfully his first wife was too demanding on certain things or the way they were living was by herself choosing not to move or do anything differently he had wanted and it was unbearable for him to just leave her, especially his child behind.. so many thoughts on this but very sad that he decided for her and the child based only on his feelings that life wasn't worth living for.. thanks for sharing
Sad tale . Definitely not a long enough sentence. The fear his wife must have felt while having the life strangled out of her .😢
Its difficult to answer that one
100% agree with you. Don't get me wrong, I'm happy he found happiness but it still doesnt take away the fact that a little girl and his wife never got that chance and a sentence of death rescinded to life imprisonment to spending just 8 years seems a little odd.
If he was genuinely mentally ill, then 8 years is on the line of medical practice today.
We tend to think lenient sentences as a modern thing but i reckon he'd have got 15+ years for this today
In my state he could still b blue juiced for it. When it’s more than 1 person and one is a child, it’s mitigating circumstances and you just need 1, not 2 to DP qualify
I understand that it seems very cruel for the daughter and mother to lose their lives and for the perpetrator to get off but I do wonder whether he was actually suffered from depression at all. Usually a person who is seriously depressed does not recover and go on to live another life and even emigrate to Canada and then the United States. If they are seriously mentally ill it is something that either required medication to keep the patient on an even keel because it returns periodically and in James case he seems to have recovered totally. I am so sorry for the family of his wife and daughter because they have been robbed of so much. How on earth could he go on to live another life without the memories of his wife and child. I talked with my husband who has been a sufferer of depression himself and takes medication and has for years. He agrees with me that how could he marry again TWICE!! and live happily ever after. Having said all of that I know he would have to meet his maker eventually and unless he has seriously repented of what he did he would face the penalty in the life to come. Thank you for another very interesting podcast that gets the grey cells working.
Suicide is a totally selfish thing. But there is one thing which I fully believe and will stand by. I had 5 brothers and even though 1 has passed away before I had my own son I had had time to reflect on the levels of maturity between a man and woman. On observation I have noted that a man is only ready to settle down and marry at the age of 30. Women must marry early because their body clock is set for the purpose of bearing children safely between the ages of 18 to 25. After that time their metabolism slows down and they do not have the same strength to carry and deliver a child.
This man was too young to be able to handle the responsibilities associated with being a full time father and earning enough to provide for his family. He was immature and had had to marry because of the child which was already 4 months on it's way.
He was probably hoping to get the death penalty so that his immature selfish wish could be realized. It is very hard for me to decide whether her should have served a longer period. To be fair maybe he should have. I hope he treated his further 2 wives well.
Many men married young and very few went on to murder their wives and kids tho.
@@WyattRyeSwayhorrid thought isn't it! 😢
8 years doesn't sit well with me either, he should have got life. He deprived his wife and daughter of a loving life together so for him to go on and enjoy a good life is disgusting. I certainly don't believe he was insane and 8 years later he's sane. I wonder did he have any children with his second wife in my personal opinion he didnt and planned everything down to the dairy in the other room.
I know !
this is a good story and i am sure keep us thinking about the punishment james should have received i dont think he should got off so easy i would vote for the rope thank you all so much cheers from trev and chris down here on a wet and very strong windy day hold on to you hats chris xx
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8 years in 1912? Not life. Not scaffold. I mean……holy cow!
The gravestone might be gone because maybe people chipped pieces of it way. Famous or infamous cases here, they chip away pieces of the stones and they have to remove them. Billy the Kid’s headstone had that happen more than once. It’s not just national figures but local ones too. Just an idea. Then again maybe that’s just a stupid American thing. Idk
No, not a life 😢. Thanks again for commenting Wyatt.