The Trials of Eric Mareo

Contents

• • [covers]
  • [halftitle]
  • [title page]
  • [imprint]
  • Contents
  • [dedication]
  • Preface p. 7
  • Introduction p. 9
• • Chapter One — 'A Very Experienced Man of the World': The Crown's Case p. 13
    • [introduction] p. 13
    • The Mareos' Life Before the Fatal Weekend p. 16
    • The Fatal Long Weekend: Friday p. 21
    • Saturday p. 22
    • Sunday and Monday p. 27
    • Tuesday and Later p. 29
  • Chapter Two — 'Canned': Mareo's Defence p. 33
    • [introduction] p. 33
    • Mareo's Motive
    • Mareo's Guilty Behaviour p. 37
    • The Medical Evidence p. 42
    • The Alternative Case p. 46
  • Chapter Three — The Second Trial p. 52
    • [introduction] p. 52
    • The New Crown Prosecutor p. 55
    • New Evidence For The Defence p. 57
    • The Crown's Medical Witnesses p. 60
    • Mr Justice Callan's Summing Up p. 61
    • Verdict and Judgement p. 62
  • Chapter Four — Who Was Eric Mareo? p. 64
  • Chapter Five — The Lesbian Accusation p. 75
  • Chapter Six — A Pharmakon, a Pharmakos and a Pure Woman p. 93
  • Chapter Seven — In the Condemned Cell p. 108
  • Chapter Eight — 'J'Accuse': Facts and Phalluses p. 119
  • Chapter Nine — A 'Topper' in Mt Eden Gaol p. 134
  • Chapter Ten — Golden Years p. 150
  • Epilogue p. 161
• • Notes p. 163
    • Abbreviations p. 163
    • Introduction
    • 1 'A Very Experienced Man of the World': The Crown's Case p. 164
    • 2 'Canned': Mareo's Defence p. 165
    • 3 The Second Trial p. 167
    • 4 Who Was Eric Mareo? p. 168
    • 5 The Lesbian Accusation
    • 6 A Pharmakon, a Pharmakos and a Pure Woman p. 170
    • 7 In the Condemned Cell p. 173
    • 8 'J'Accuse': Facts and Phalluses p. 174
    • 9 A 'Topper' in Mt Eden Gaol p. 175
    • 10 Golden Years p. 176
    • Epilogue p. 177
  • Index p. 178
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