The Ballroom Murder

<p>In August 1925 Audrey Jacob shot dead her former fiancé Cyril Gidley in full view of hundreds of guests at a charity ball in Perth's Government House. When she was arrested she still held the gun in her hand. It was a open and shut case of wilful murder - that is until Jacob assigned prosecutor Arthur Haynes to her defence. His ability to play the press and the jury for sympathy would lead to a sensational result.</p><p></p><p><em>The Ballroom Murder</em> is a true crime story that is rich with first-hand newspaper accounts from the day and demonstrates the power of the press and privilege in an extraordinary judicial outcome.</p><p></p>