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True Crime

True crime from Britain and Ireland, including historic murders, notorious cases, unsolved mysteries and the stories behind them.

Did Spring-Heeled Jack murder Maria Davis?

Greater London · London · Spring Heeled Jack

Did Spring-Heeled Jack murder Maria Davis?

London Burkers: How Resurrectionists Turned To Murder

Bodysnatching · Greater London · London · Murder

London Burkers: How Resurrectionists Turned To Murder

The Charing Cross Trunk Murder: London’s Gruesome Parcel of Horror

Central London · Greater London · London · Murder

The Charing Cross Trunk Murder: London’s Gruesome Parcel of Horror

Ireland’s Last Witch? 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Bridget Cleary

Ireland · Munster · Murder · Tipperary · Witchcraft

Ireland’s Last Witch? 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Bridget Cleary

Martha Ray’s Grave in Elstree: A Georgian Murder Remembered

Cemeteries and Burial Places · True Crime

Central London · Hertfordshire · London · Murder

Martha Ray’s Grave in Elstree: A Georgian Murder Remembered

Why Did Jack the Ripper Stop Killing?

Jack the Ripper

Why Did Jack the Ripper Stop Killing?

John Horwood: Was Justice Served or Was He a Victim?

Bristol · Murder · South-East England

John Horwood: Was Justice Served or Was He a Victim?

Nottingham Killer William Saville Hanged Twice And Haunts Gallows Hill

Ghosts and Hauntings · True Crime

East Midlands · Murder · Nottinghamshire

Nottingham Killer William Saville Hanged Twice And Haunts Gallows Hill

Charles Peace: The Victorian Killer Who Still Haunts Yorkshire

Ghosts and Hauntings · True Crime

Sheffield · Yorkshire and the Humber

Charles Peace: The Victorian Killer Who Still Haunts Yorkshire

Mary Bateman: The Dark Deeds Of A Yorkshire Witch

Leeds · Murder · West Yorkshire · Witchcraft · Yorkshire and the Humber

Mary Bateman: The Dark Deeds Of A Yorkshire Witch

10 Grisly Victorian Murders That Weren’t Jack the Ripper

10 Grisly Victorian Murders That Weren’t Jack the Ripper

Murder and Dripping Fat: Kate Webster Horrors

London · Murder

Murder and Dripping Fat: Kate Webster Horrors

Henry Trigg, the Grocer who Refused the Grave

Cemeteries and Burial Places · True Crime

Bodysnatching · East of England · Hertfordshire

Henry Trigg, the Grocer who Refused the Grave

Ruth Ellis: The Last Woman Executed in England

Executions · Greater London · Murder

Ruth Ellis: The Last Woman Executed in England

Blackbeard: The Ghostly Legend of Bristol’s Most Infamous Pirate

Bristol · Pirates · South-West England

Blackbeard: The Ghostly Legend of Bristol’s Most Infamous Pirate

Jack Ketch: The Executioner Who Horrified London

Dark History · True Crime

Executions · Greater London · London

Jack Ketch: The Executioner Who Horrified London

Campden Wonder: A Mystery of False Confessions and Injustice

Gloucestershire · West Midlands

Campden Wonder: A Mystery of False Confessions and Injustice

Inside the Gruesome Trade of Resurrection Men and London Burkers

Bodysnatching · Burke and Hare · London

Inside the Gruesome Trade of Resurrection Men and London Burkers

The London Monster: A Tale of Terror and Hysteria

The London Monster: A Tale of Terror and Hysteria

Why Was Walter Sickert Mistaken For Jack The Ripper?

Jack the Ripper

Why Was Walter Sickert Mistaken For Jack The Ripper?

The Exorcism of Michael Taylor

Murder · Occult · Yorkshire and the Humber

The Exorcism of Michael Taylor

Kingsclere’s Ghosts: Echoes of Wartime Tragedy

Ghosts and Hauntings · True Crime

Hampshire · South-East England

Kingsclere’s Ghosts: Echoes of Wartime Tragedy

10 Dick Turpin Facts You Didn’t Know

10 Dick Turpin Facts You Didn’t Know

The Heinous Crimes Of Bible John: The Murders That Shook Glasgow

Glasgow · Murder · Scotland

The Heinous Crimes Of Bible John: The Murders That Shook Glasgow

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