In 1766 in Nottingham, England what began as anger over a poor harvest spiraled out of control, and soon rioters were breaking windows and stealing from shops. But it was the object of the looting that made this riot unique. The rioters were after cheese.
The “Murder at the Regatta” was a story of jealousy, passion, and some say even madness that shocked and fascinated the nation, and changed the very nature of how murder was seen and prosecuted in the United States.