Murder Casebook Magazine Issue 36 Killer Couples Fernandez Beck Gallego Smith Birnies (1501)

Original vintage Murder Casebook – Issue 36, part of the Marshall Cavendish weekly true-crime series Investigations into the Ultimate Crime.

This issue is titled “Killer Couples” and focuses on several notorious criminal partnerships, with the cover highlighting:

• Fernandez and Beck
• Gallego and Smith
• The Birnies

The issue is presented around the theme of couples involved together in serious criminal cases, with the cover strapline “The masters and the slaves.”

Magazine Details

Publication: Murder Casebook
Issue: 36
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish
Series: Investigations into the Ultimate Crime
Main Feature: Killer Couples
Featured Cases: Fernandez and Beck, Gallego and Smith, The Birnies
Original UK Price: £1.50
Format: Vintage weekly true-crime magazine / partwork
Date: Exact publication date is not visible on the supplied image, so I would not guess it for the listing.
SKU: 1501

About This Issue

This issue uses the familiar black, cream and blue Murder Casebook design, with two monochrome portrait photographs prominently displayed on the front.

The central headline is:

“Killer Couples”

with the featured names printed directly beneath:

Fernandez and Beck, Gallego and Smith, The Birnies

The issue would suit collectors interested in vintage true crime, criminal partnerships, historic murder cases and the Marshall Cavendish Murder Casebook series.

The bold typography and period presentation are very typical of the series, making it a distinctive collectible from this long-running crime partwork.

Condition

Pre-owned vintage condition with visible age-related wear.

From the supplied image:

• Front cover is complete and presents well overall.
• Light surface rubbing and fine scratching visible across the black cover.
• Minor edge wear around the outer borders.
• Corners show slight handling wear and softening.
• Top edge has light wear but no major damage visible.
• Spine/left edge appears intact with some normal age-related rubbing.
• Bottom edge remains generally tidy.
• Cover appears reasonably flat.
• Blue, cream and black print remains clear and strong.
• Both cover portraits remain clearly visible.
• No obvious writing, price stickers or labels are visible.
• No major tears are apparent in the supplied image.

Only the front cover is shown, so the condition and completeness of the internal pages cannot be fully verified from the available photograph.

SKU: 1501