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Leslie Cockburn (/ ˈ k oʊ b ər n / KOH-bərn; born Leslie Corkill Redlich on September 2, 1952) is an American investigative journalist, and filmmaker. Her investigative television segments have aired on CBS, NBC, PBS Frontline, and 60 Minutes.
Aug 5, 2023 · Leslie Cockburn. After graduating from Yale, Leslie cut her teeth in Africa at the age of 18 studying the women of the Akamba tribe in Kenya.
- Why Use This Guide?
- What Were Assize Courts?
- Record Types and The Information They Contain
- How to Search For Records
- Appendix 1: Key to Records of Criminal Cases in The English Assizes 1559-1971
- Appendix 2: Key to Records of Criminal Cases in The Welsh Assizes 1831-1971
- Appendix 3: Latin Abbreviations Still Used in The Records After 1733
Use this guide for advice on how to find records of criminal trials held at the assize courts in England, from 1559 to 1971, and Wales, from 1831 to 1971. For information on Welsh trials from 1543–1830, consult the National Library of Wales website. Their Crime and Punishment databasecontains records of criminal trials as well as other information ...
Assize courts were the foundation, along with the courts of quarter sessions, of the criminal court system in England and Wales up until 1971. Based in the main county towns in England and Wales, cases were only heard at the courts twice yearly, when judges from the higher courts in London visited and presided over cases. Often known simply as ‘the...
Not all assize records have survived as the assize clerks sometimes destroyed them when they ran out of space. Earlier records are less likely to have been kept than later ones. In terms of information about people, assize records, most commonly, give details of the accused. Typically this includes the name, occupation and place of abode of the acc...
As most assize court records remain available only in their original paper or parchment form (copies are not available online), to search for them and see them you will need to visit us at our building in Kew. Alternatively, if you can establish the record series and document references within the series, you can use our record copying serviceto ha...
Click on the links in the table to search or browse through the respective series in our catalogue. See section 4 for detailed advice on how to search. For advice on whether to browse or search, see our Discovery help pages. Of the pre-19th century depositions that have survived, most are from northern counties. Of the pre-19th century Midland circ...
Click on the links in the table to search or browse through the respective series in our catalogue. See section 4 for detailed advice on how to search. For advice on whether to browse or search, see our Discovery help pages.
Until 1733 (with the exception of the period of the interregnum), records were written in Latin and in distinctive legal scripts. The annotations on indictments are often in Latin abbreviations which remained in use even after 1733.
Oct 24, 2023 · Leslie Cockburn secured a position at PBS Frontline which allowed for her to showcase her extensive work which demonstrated a connection to US foreign policy and Columbian cocaine cartels.
Aug 7, 2020 · Three decades on, her son Ralph Cockburn, has issued a heartfelt appeal to find his mother’s killer and give her family closure.
Andrew and Leslie Cockburn, both contributing editors at Vanity Fair, discuss their recent investigative story about Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar.
Jan 3, 1988 · Ms. Cockburn unfolds a tale of military adventure, secret raids, private airstrips, bribery, blackmail and, pre-eminently, drug smuggling that appears to involve the contras, the Central...
