The Ghost That Led to a Murder: The Strange Hammersmith Ghost Trial of 1804
— July 13, 2026Few criminal cases in British history are as bizarre as the Hammersmith Ghost Murder….
Somewhere between 42 and 55 percent of criminals admit their guilt during police interrogation. Since people have the right to remain silent in the U.S., it makes you wonder how many of them would have never been found guilty if they had refused to say anything except that they want an attorney.