{"product_id":"9781780575391-evil-relations-formerly-published-as-witness","title":"Evil Relations (formerly published as Witness)","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Man Who Bore Witness Against the Moors Murderers\u003cbr\u003eDespite standing as chief prosecution witness in the Moors Murders trial, David Smith was vilified by the public due to the accusations thrown at him by Myra Hindley and Ian Brady about his involvement in their crimes. In this title, the chief prosecution witness in the Moors Murders trial gives his account of the case.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe chief prosecution witness in the Moors Murders trial gives his account of the case after more than four decades of silence\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eDespite  standing as chief prosecution witness in the Moors Murders trial, David  Smith was vilified by the public due to the accusations thrown at him  by Myra Hindley and Ian Brady about his involvement in their crimes.  Hindley's later confession that she and Brady had lied in an attempt to  reduce their sentences did little to diminish the slurs against his  name.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e For over four decades, Smith was asked by writers and  film-makers to tell his story. Apart from a handful of brief interviews,  he always refused. Carol Ann Lee met Smith during her research for \u003ci\u003eOne of Your Own\u003c\/i\u003e, her critically acclaimed biography of Hindley, following which he finally agreed to reveal all.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eEvil Relations\u003c\/i\u003e (previously published as \u003ci\u003eWitness\u003c\/i\u003e),  interviews, archival research and, most significantly, David Smith's  own vivid memoir are fused to create an unforgettable, often harrowing  account of his life before, during and after the Moors Murders.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Smith\u003c\/b\u003e lived in rural Ireland with his wife prior to his death in  May 2012. He is survived by four children and several grandchildren. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCarol  Ann Lee \u003c\/b\u003eis an acclaimed biographer and has written extensively on the  Holocaust. Her most recent publication, \u003ci\u003eOne of Your Own\u003c\/i\u003e, focused on the life and death of Myra Hindley.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56450750611830,"sku":"9781780575391","price":9.26,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_39202763_3d5aff1c-aa5e-4377-aa18-c528608020e1.jpg?v=1767059531","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781780575391-evil-relations-formerly-published-as-witness","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}