The following account is based on the contemporary ballads, "true crime" reports and warrants made about him, and the reader should keep the sensationalist nature of such writings in mind when reading the article.
The following account is based on the contemporary ballads, "true crime" reports and warrants circulating about him, along with being based upon confessions extracted from him under torture. The reader should keep the sensationalist nature of such writings in mind when reading the article.