Episode 3 of 3
Canning Trial of 1754
- When
- 29 April - 8 May 1754
- Where
- Old Bailey, London
Canning's trial began in April 1754 at the Old Bailey, presided over by Lord Mayor Thomas Rawlinson.
The trial began on 29 April 1754 and ended on 8 May 1754. It was an unusually long trial for the time. The prosecution failed to find evidence that Canning had been anywhere but in Wells's home. The case became one of the most notorious criminal mysteries in 18th-century English law.
Sources
- Elizabeth Canning Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-14
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