You The Jury with Diane Janes

About

Join crime author, Diane Janes, for an immersive experience where you'll form a 12-strong Jury and begin a captivating debate - guilty, or not guilty? Join for a day, or more!

Discuss the evidence, form a verdict and find out what really happened on murder cases which took place between 1900-1974. 

Diane has handpicked each case, chosen for their insight into the judicial system and changes of society’s attitude towards crime over the last century. This promises to be a thought-provoking week, all you need is an open mind.

Each day, two new murder cases will be revealed – so if you would like to book for more than one day, don’t worry, you’ll have a different experience throughout the week.

What will the course entail?

Participants will be expected to listen to the evidence, making notes as they go, then discuss the case and attempt to reach a verdict, based on what they have heard each day. No experience of the course from previous years, advance reading, or knowledge of the English judicial system is needed.

The cases chosen for your consideration will not be revealed in advance and just as in a real Jury Room, jurors will be requested to switch off all electronic devices and to put aside any pre-conceived ideas they may have, if they do happen to have heard or read anything about any of these cases previously.

Although these are all real cases, no distressing crime scene photographs will be used.

Participants should note that this course involves a lot of listening, as it is necessary to hear all the available evidence, prior to discussing the case and attempting to reach a verdict.

The course will take place in the Wessex Learning Centre (pictured above)

Course timings

The course will run from 9.00am-5.00pm each day, with registration taking place 15 minutes prior to the start time.

There will be breaks with refreshments (tea, coffee and cake) throughout the day.

Course Fees

£99 (per day) including access to Winchester Cathedral, refreshments, notebook and pen. With different murder cases being assessed each day, you can join for as many days as you’d like.

The course fee includes admission to Winchester Cathedral. Step inside and discover over 1000 years of history.

Got any questions about the course? Feel free to call the Box Office on 01962 857 275 (Monday to Friday, 10.00am-4.00pm), they will be happy to answer your queries.

The Tutor

Diane Janes is the author of numerous crime novels, as well as many respected books on real life historical murders and a novel published under the pen name Nell Finnemore, which has nothing to do with crime at all!

She was an invited contributor to the Crime Writers Association Anthology Truly Criminal, and has contributed to several TV programmes, including regular appearances and behind the scenes assistance with the popular BBC TV series Murder, Mystery & My Family.

Her writing has been shortlisted for several awards and in 2012 she was awarded a Red Herring – the special award presented by the Crime Writers Association for services to the genre.

More information can be found on Diane Janes here.