Deadly Triangle: The Famous Architect, His Wife, Their Chauffeur, And Murder Most Foul

Alma Rattenbury takes her young chauffeur as a lover and their scandalous relationship leads to a murder most foul. An elderly man is slumped in his armchair, blood pouring from his head. His false teeth have flown out of his mouth. A heavy mallet dripping with blood is on the floor nearby. His young wife is running about barefoot, gulping whisky, and crying out, “Look at the blood! Someone has finished him.” The 1935 murder of architect Francis Rattenbury, famous for designing the iconic Parliament Buildings in Victoria, British Columbia, led to the arrest of his wife, Alma Rattenbury, and the family chauffeur, George Stoner. The lovers were tried together at the notorious Old Bailey in London, U.K., resulting in intense public interest and frenzied coverage by the press. The trial became one of the twentieth century’s most sensational cases, sparking widespread debate over sexual mores and social strata distinctions.

• | Author: Susan Goldenberg
• | Publisher: Dundurn Press
• | Publication Date: Nov 08, 2022
• | Number of Pages: 272 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1459750306
• | ISBN-13: 9781459750302