On Friday evening, at Tenby Museum, there were many ooohs, aaahs, urghs and even a few laughs as Keith Johnson, author and editor of Pembrokeshire Life, regaled the audience with tales of the murderous goings on in Pembrokeshire from the 18th to 20th centuries.

Friend murdered friend in a duel, there were dark deeds on the water by a mysterious stranger and even one of Tenby's mayors was hanged for murder. The saddest tale was of a young and destitute woman who apparently killed her new born child. Convicted of murder and due to be hanged, she was later reprieved and eventually led a long life, dying in Amroth aged 78.

Mr. Johnson's talk was the second in the museum's annual series of talks and will be followed by 'Going Potty' in the summer, an exploration of some of the ceramic items in the museum's collections.