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True Crime

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

10 Brutal Murders That Shocked London

London · Murder

10 Brutal Murders That Shocked London

13 Jack the Ripper Locations Tour Guides Won’t Show You

East London · Jack the Ripper · London

13 Jack the Ripper Locations Tour Guides Won’t Show You

Ireland’s 5 Strangest Murders

Cannibalism · Fairies · Ireland · Saints

Ireland’s 5 Strangest Murders

Maria Marten and the ‘Murder in the Red Barn’ on Film

Horror and Fantasy Films · True Crime

Red Barn Murder · Suffolk · Tod Slaughter · Tod Slaughter Films

Maria Marten and the ‘Murder in the Red Barn’ on Film

13 Belfast Creepy Facts That May Shock You!

Dark History · True Crime

Belfast · Northern Ireland · Ulster

13 Belfast Creepy Facts That May Shock You!

Horrific Torture Methods in Ireland Through The Ages

Dark History · True Crime

Horrific Torture Methods in Ireland Through The Ages

5 Grisliest Hebridean and Highland Murders Of The 19th Century

Highland (Scotland) · Na h-Eileanan Siar (Western Isles) · Scotland

5 Grisliest Hebridean and Highland Murders Of The 19th Century

5 Strangest Ireland Executions

Executions · Ireland

5 Strangest Ireland Executions

Paranormal · True Crime

Haunted Castles · Shropshire · West Midlands

Serial Killer Ghost Stalks Shrewsbury Castle

Do Ripper Victim Ghosts Haunt Whitechapel?

Ghosts and Hauntings · True Crime

Jack the Ripper · London

Do Ripper Victim Ghosts Haunt Whitechapel?

Are these Jack the Ripper ghosts?

Jack the Ripper

Are these Jack the Ripper ghosts?

Haunted Kirkcaldy Book Reveals ‘Testimony of the Dead’

Death · Fife · Scotland

Haunted Kirkcaldy Book Reveals ‘Testimony of the Dead’

Britian’s Most Notorious Unsolved Deaths

Britian’s Most Notorious Unsolved Deaths

Mary Pearcey, the Hampstead Murderess

London · North London · South-East England · Wicked Women Week

Mary Pearcey, the Hampstead Murderess

Catherine Wilson, The Killer Nurse

East Midlands · Lincolnshire · Murder · Wicked Women Week

Catherine Wilson, The Killer Nurse

The Strange Case Of Glasgow’s Madeleine Smith

Glasgow · Lanarkshire · Scotland · Wicked Women Week

The Strange Case Of Glasgow’s Madeleine Smith

Jill the Ripper? 5 Women Accused Of Being Jack

Jack the Ripper · London · Wicked Women Week

Jill the Ripper? 5 Women Accused Of Being Jack

Burke And Hare’s Life and Crimes: What you need to know!

Bodysnatching · Burke and Hare · Edinburgh · Midlothian · Scotland

Burke And Hare’s Life and Crimes: What you need to know!

13 Jack the Ripper Facts You Didn’t Know

Jack the Ripper

13 Jack the Ripper Facts You Didn’t Know

John George Haigh’s vampire circus of blood and acid

London · Vampires

John George Haigh’s vampire circus of blood and acid

Edward Pritchard, the Poisoning Philanderer

Executions · Glasgow · Lanarkshire · Scotland

Edward Pritchard, the Poisoning Philanderer

‘Naming Jack the Ripper’ doesn’t prove Jack

Jack the Ripper · Spooky Victorians

‘Naming Jack the Ripper’ doesn’t prove Jack

Has DNA proved Aaron Kosminski was Jack the Ripper?

East London · Jack the Ripper

Has DNA proved Aaron Kosminski was Jack the Ripper?

A Madman Feeds And Dances With A Corpse: Is This The Foulest Story Ever?

London · Spooky Victorians

A Madman Feeds And Dances With A Corpse: Is This The Foulest Story Ever?

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