Sikes, Bill

Sikes, Bill

fleeing pursuers, hangs himself with the rope he was using to escape. [Br. Lit.: Dickens Oliver Twist]
See: Death, Accidental

Sikes, Bill

hanged for killing of Nancy. [Br. Lit.: Oliver Twist]
See: Murder

Sikes, Bill

Fagin’s thieving associate. [Br. Lit.: Oliver Twist]
See: Thievery
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