<p><em>‘He found the child dead and saw Dr Burke drop the revolver on the hearthrug and stagger to the side of the room, where he lay down on a seat...’</em> </p><p>On a cold February night, in a Barnsley pub, an unimaginable tragedy took place. Inebriated on expensive champagne, a local doctor waved a revolver around wildly. As his terrified wife fled the room to get help, a bullet rang through the air. Its target: their 9-year-old daughter Eileen. What could explain this horrific act? How did the courts – and the community – respond in the wake of such a crime? </p><p>In the first episode of this two-part special, Jen and David look at one of the ‘Barnsley Murders’ - two shootings that took place just weeks apart - and reflect on the impact of social class on its verdict. In part two, they’ll be turning their attention towards a shockingly similar crime with a <em>very</em> different outcome. </p><p>Discover the details for yourself in the episode's Case Files - a collection of all the key newspaper reports - available to browse for free on Findmypast: <a href='https://www.findmypast.co.uk/wasjusticeserved'>www.findmypast.co.uk/wasjusticeserved</a> </p><p>Was justice served? Share your judgement with the WJS community: </p><p>@wasjusticeservedpod #wasjusticeserved </p><p>Producer - Madeleine Gilbert </p><p>Assistant Producer - Daisy Goddard </p><p>AV Editor - Callum Main </p><p>Video Lead - Andrew Farrell </p><p>Researcher - Jen Baldwin </p><p>Voiceover - Tanya O’Sullivan </p><p>AV Lead - Mark Asquith </p><p>Executive Producer - Helen Kaye</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>