Getting Away with Murder

Found guilty of the Temple Murders in 1733, Sarah Malcolm became the most notorious woman in Britain. Did she commit the crime alone? Did she commit it at all?

Sarah Malcolm by William Hogarth, 1733.
Sarah Malcolm by William Hogarth, 1733 © National Museums Scotland/Photo: Antonia Reeves.​​​

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