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www.patreon.com/posts/murder... 1931, the disappearance of 10-year-old Vera Page sent shockwaves through Hammersmith, West London. When her body was discovered days later, yards from her home, public outrage erupted — and police turned to their most famous forensic expert, Sir Bernard Spilsbury
The Murder of Vera Page: A Case That Science Couldn't Solve | News of the Times Historical Crime
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November 13, 2025 at 6:08 AM
www.patreon.com/posts/murder... 1931, the disappearance of 10-year-old Vera Page sent shockwaves through Hammersmith, West London. When her body was discovered days later, yards from her home, public outrage erupted — and police turned to their most famous forensic expert, Sir Bernard Spilsbury
www.patreon.com/posts/murder... 1917, wartime London was still reeling from Zeppelin raids and rations — but nothing prepared the residents of Wimbledon Common for the horror inside Winkfield Lodge. When a maid found Captain Edward Tighe, his skull shattered by a bent and bloodied poker.
Murder on Wimbledon Common: The Poker Killing of Captain Tighe, 1917 | News of the Times Historical Crime
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November 11, 2025 at 6:34 AM
www.patreon.com/posts/murder... 1917, wartime London was still reeling from Zeppelin raids and rations — but nothing prepared the residents of Wimbledon Common for the horror inside Winkfield Lodge. When a maid found Captain Edward Tighe, his skull shattered by a bent and bloodied poker.
www.patreon.com/posts/hay-kn... chilling 1858 double murder of John and Elizabeth Bucknell — an elderly couple slain in their Somerset home under horrific circumstances. Their grandson, recently released from prison, becomes the prime suspect. Was this a desperate act of greed… or something darker?
The Hay Knife Killer: Double Murder That Stunned Victorian England | News of the Times Historical Crime
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November 9, 2025 at 11:32 AM
www.patreon.com/posts/hay-kn... chilling 1858 double murder of John and Elizabeth Bucknell — an elderly couple slain in their Somerset home under horrific circumstances. Their grandson, recently released from prison, becomes the prime suspect. Was this a desperate act of greed… or something darker?
www.patreon.com/posts/triple... In June 1896, a grim crowd gathered outside Newgate Prison for a rare and chilling spectacle: three men hanged side by side, their fates sealed by two of the most brutal murder cases in Victorian London.
Triple Gallows at Newgate: The Shocking Crimes Behind the 1896 Triple Hanging | Scotland Yard Casebook | News of the Times Historical Crime
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November 6, 2025 at 6:27 AM
www.patreon.com/posts/triple... In June 1896, a grim crowd gathered outside Newgate Prison for a rare and chilling spectacle: three men hanged side by side, their fates sealed by two of the most brutal murder cases in Victorian London.
www.patreon.com/posts/too-dr... Too Drunk to Hang? The Brutal 1909 Murder That Changed British Law. We head to the shadowy backstreets of Edwardian Leeds to uncover the harrowing case of Thomas Mead, a gasworker whose drunken, brutal attack on his partner Clara Howell shocked the nation
Too Drunk to Hang? The Brutal 1909 Murder That Changed British Law | News of the Times Historical Crime
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November 4, 2025 at 6:17 AM
www.patreon.com/posts/too-dr... Too Drunk to Hang? The Brutal 1909 Murder That Changed British Law. We head to the shadowy backstreets of Edwardian Leeds to uncover the harrowing case of Thomas Mead, a gasworker whose drunken, brutal attack on his partner Clara Howell shocked the nation
www.patreon.com/posts/six-fa... London, 1874. A quiet Spitalfields lodging. A knock at the door. And a furious son-in-law armed with a pistol, a hatchet, a knife, a shoemaker’s last, a bag of stones, and — why not — some gunpowder for flair.
Six Failed Attempts to Kill His Mother-in-Law: The Spitalfields Hatchet Attack of 1874 | News of the Times Historical Crime
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November 2, 2025 at 5:31 AM
www.patreon.com/posts/six-fa... London, 1874. A quiet Spitalfields lodging. A knock at the door. And a furious son-in-law armed with a pistol, a hatchet, a knife, a shoemaker’s last, a bag of stones, and — why not — some gunpowder for flair.
www.patreon.com/posts/found-... 1865, a gruesome discovery on Plaistow Marshes stunned Victorian London: a man’s headless body, dumped in the reeds — his head buried nearby in a shallow grave. The case would soon unravel into an international mystery of betrayal, greed, and grim disposal methods
Found Headless on the Marshes: Scotland Yard Casebook 1865 | News of the Times Historical Crime
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November 2, 2025 at 5:29 AM
www.patreon.com/posts/found-... 1865, a gruesome discovery on Plaistow Marshes stunned Victorian London: a man’s headless body, dumped in the reeds — his head buried nearby in a shallow grave. The case would soon unravel into an international mystery of betrayal, greed, and grim disposal methods
www.patreon.com/posts/dundry... 1861
George and Sarah Waterman, an elderly couple known for their quiet life and kindness, were attacked in their own cottage by two men. The intruders came armed, posing as a known local policeman to gain entry, and what followed was a scene of unimaginable brutality
George and Sarah Waterman, an elderly couple known for their quiet life and kindness, were attacked in their own cottage by two men. The intruders came armed, posing as a known local policeman to gain entry, and what followed was a scene of unimaginable brutality
The Dundry Hill Murder | The Wedmore Brothers and the Death of Sarah Waterman, 1861 | News of the Times Historical Crime
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October 28, 2025 at 6:24 AM
www.patreon.com/posts/dundry... 1861
George and Sarah Waterman, an elderly couple known for their quiet life and kindness, were attacked in their own cottage by two men. The intruders came armed, posing as a known local policeman to gain entry, and what followed was a scene of unimaginable brutality
George and Sarah Waterman, an elderly couple known for their quiet life and kindness, were attacked in their own cottage by two men. The intruders came armed, posing as a known local policeman to gain entry, and what followed was a scene of unimaginable brutality
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When 16-year-old Annie Marshall failed to return after Sunday evensong in 1903, no one expected the tragedy that followed. Two days later, her body was found in the reeds of the River Derwent — shot twice, violated, and with her mouth stuffed full of grass.
When 16-year-old Annie Marshall failed to return after Sunday evensong in 1903, no one expected the tragedy that followed. Two days later, her body was found in the reeds of the River Derwent — shot twice, violated, and with her mouth stuffed full of grass.
The Scampston Murder | The Riverbank Crime That Shocked Edwardian England (1903) | News of the Times Historical Crime
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October 26, 2025 at 4:43 AM
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When 16-year-old Annie Marshall failed to return after Sunday evensong in 1903, no one expected the tragedy that followed. Two days later, her body was found in the reeds of the River Derwent — shot twice, violated, and with her mouth stuffed full of grass.
When 16-year-old Annie Marshall failed to return after Sunday evensong in 1903, no one expected the tragedy that followed. Two days later, her body was found in the reeds of the River Derwent — shot twice, violated, and with her mouth stuffed full of grass.
www.patreon.com/posts/jealou... In 1902, the streets of London witnessed a shocking act of violence in the heart of the City. Kitty Byron — a 23-year-old seamstress — plunged a knife into her lover’s chest in broad daylight, just steps from the Stock Exchange.
Jealousy on Judd Street - Crime of Passion | Scotland Yard Casebook: REMASTERED | News of the Times Historical Crime
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October 24, 2025 at 5:41 AM
www.patreon.com/posts/jealou... In 1902, the streets of London witnessed a shocking act of violence in the heart of the City. Kitty Byron — a 23-year-old seamstress — plunged a knife into her lover’s chest in broad daylight, just steps from the Stock Exchange.
www.patreon.com/posts/honeym... 1846 a village wedding Three weeks later, the bride was on trial for her husband’s murder. In 1846, Catherine Foster—just 17 years old and newly married—served her childhood sweetheart a dumpling for supper.
By dawn, he was dead. #truecrime
By dawn, he was dead. #truecrime
The Honeymoon Poisoning: The Chilling Case of Catherine Foster | News of the Times Historical Crime
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October 23, 2025 at 5:06 AM
www.patreon.com/posts/honeym... 1846 a village wedding Three weeks later, the bride was on trial for her husband’s murder. In 1846, Catherine Foster—just 17 years old and newly married—served her childhood sweetheart a dumpling for supper.
By dawn, he was dead. #truecrime
By dawn, he was dead. #truecrime
www.patreon.com/posts/limeho... 1867 A young woman found dead. A slashed throat. And a chilling claim from her lover — that she did it to herself.
But the neighbours heard something different:
By the time the police arrived, her body was already cold… and the timeline didn’t match his story.
But the neighbours heard something different:
By the time the police arrived, her body was already cold… and the timeline didn’t match his story.
The Limehouse Mystery — The 1867 Case That Divided Victorian London | News of the Times Historical Crime
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October 21, 2025 at 5:27 AM
www.patreon.com/posts/limeho... 1867 A young woman found dead. A slashed throat. And a chilling claim from her lover — that she did it to herself.
But the neighbours heard something different:
By the time the police arrived, her body was already cold… and the timeline didn’t match his story.
But the neighbours heard something different:
By the time the police arrived, her body was already cold… and the timeline didn’t match his story.
www.patreon.com/posts/maltho... In the early dawn of 1867, the villagers of Wolverton awoke to smoke curling from the local malthouse — but the scent wasn’t malted barley.....
The Malthouse Murder | Wolverton’s Burning Secret (1867) | News of the Times Historical Crime
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October 19, 2025 at 6:01 AM
www.patreon.com/posts/maltho... In the early dawn of 1867, the villagers of Wolverton awoke to smoke curling from the local malthouse — but the scent wasn’t malted barley.....
www.patreon.com/posts/sarah-... 1851 Clavering, Essex, two young boys died days apart — sudden, wrenching illness, no clear explanation. Locals whispered… but the law shrugged.
Then a neighbour’s infant died.
Then her husband. All had one visitor in common. Her name was Sarah Chesham
Then a neighbour’s infant died.
Then her husband. All had one visitor in common. Her name was Sarah Chesham
Sarah Chesham: The Essex Poisoner Who Changed British Law (1847–1851) | News of the Times Historical Crime
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October 16, 2025 at 4:57 AM
www.patreon.com/posts/sarah-... 1851 Clavering, Essex, two young boys died days apart — sudden, wrenching illness, no clear explanation. Locals whispered… but the law shrugged.
Then a neighbour’s infant died.
Then her husband. All had one visitor in common. Her name was Sarah Chesham
Then a neighbour’s infant died.
Then her husband. All had one visitor in common. Her name was Sarah Chesham
www.patreon.com/posts/bayone... 1865, 19-year-old Eli Sykes member of Queen Victoria’s volunteer corps.
when the young woman he loved, Hannah Brook, told him no, something inside him splintered. Hannah and her mother lay stabbed fifteen times with the very bayonet he’d drilled with that afternoon.
when the young woman he loved, Hannah Brook, told him no, something inside him splintered. Hannah and her mother lay stabbed fifteen times with the very bayonet he’d drilled with that afternoon.
Bayonet Madness in Batley: A Victorian Double Murder | News of the Times Historical Crime
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October 14, 2025 at 5:17 AM
www.patreon.com/posts/bayone... 1865, 19-year-old Eli Sykes member of Queen Victoria’s volunteer corps.
when the young woman he loved, Hannah Brook, told him no, something inside him splintered. Hannah and her mother lay stabbed fifteen times with the very bayonet he’d drilled with that afternoon.
when the young woman he loved, Hannah Brook, told him no, something inside him splintered. Hannah and her mother lay stabbed fifteen times with the very bayonet he’d drilled with that afternoon.
www.patreon.com/posts/he-sle... 1857 the town of Maidstone was shaken by a killing so savage that even the local coroner faltered in describing it.
Two brothers, one bed, one axe — and a brutal act that tore a working-class family apart. By dawn, one son was dead.
The other… vanished into the woods.
Two brothers, one bed, one axe — and a brutal act that tore a working-class family apart. By dawn, one son was dead.
The other… vanished into the woods.
He Slept Beside His Brother… Then Butchered Him With an Axe | The 1857 Maidstone Fratricide | News of the Times Historical Crime
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October 12, 2025 at 4:59 AM
www.patreon.com/posts/he-sle... 1857 the town of Maidstone was shaken by a killing so savage that even the local coroner faltered in describing it.
Two brothers, one bed, one axe — and a brutal act that tore a working-class family apart. By dawn, one son was dead.
The other… vanished into the woods.
Two brothers, one bed, one axe — and a brutal act that tore a working-class family apart. By dawn, one son was dead.
The other… vanished into the woods.
www.patreon.com/posts/paris-... 🥀 In 17th-century Paris, a city alive with powdered wigs, whispered gossip, and deadly ambition, one woman’s rise and fall scandalised high society.
Madame Tiquet had it all — wealth, status, and a husband she couldn’t stand.
Madame Tiquet had it all — wealth, status, and a husband she couldn’t stand.
The Paris Poisoning Scandal: Madame Tiquet's Fall from Society to the Scaffold (1699) | News of the Times Historical Crime
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October 9, 2025 at 5:38 AM
www.patreon.com/posts/paris-... 🥀 In 17th-century Paris, a city alive with powdered wigs, whispered gossip, and deadly ambition, one woman’s rise and fall scandalised high society.
Madame Tiquet had it all — wealth, status, and a husband she couldn’t stand.
Madame Tiquet had it all — wealth, status, and a husband she couldn’t stand.
www.patreon.com/posts/arseni... 1869
Joseph Oliver — a healthy, hard‑working boilermaker — fell violently ill in the spring of 1869. Within weeks he was dead, and his young wife, Fanny Frances Oliver, was weeping at his funeral.
Fanny had rekindled a secret affair with a butcher named Burgess.
Joseph Oliver — a healthy, hard‑working boilermaker — fell violently ill in the spring of 1869. Within weeks he was dead, and his young wife, Fanny Frances Oliver, was weeping at his funeral.
Fanny had rekindled a secret affair with a butcher named Burgess.
Arsenic, Bonnets and Betrayal: The 1869 Dudley Poisoning of Joseph Oliver | News of the Times Historical Crime
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October 7, 2025 at 5:07 AM
www.patreon.com/posts/arseni... 1869
Joseph Oliver — a healthy, hard‑working boilermaker — fell violently ill in the spring of 1869. Within weeks he was dead, and his young wife, Fanny Frances Oliver, was weeping at his funeral.
Fanny had rekindled a secret affair with a butcher named Burgess.
Joseph Oliver — a healthy, hard‑working boilermaker — fell violently ill in the spring of 1869. Within weeks he was dead, and his young wife, Fanny Frances Oliver, was weeping at his funeral.
Fanny had rekindled a secret affair with a butcher named Burgess.
www.patreon.com/posts/ghost-... But one winter night she was found brutally slaughtered — her face split open by repeated blows with a sword and a hatchet, her rooms ransacked — and yet not a single thing of value was missing.
And the true puzzle:
Every door locked and bolted.
And the true puzzle:
Every door locked and bolted.
A Ghost Story Without a Ghost: The Chelsea Parlour Murder of 1833 | News of the Times Historical Crime
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October 5, 2025 at 11:55 AM
www.patreon.com/posts/ghost-... But one winter night she was found brutally slaughtered — her face split open by repeated blows with a sword and a hatchet, her rooms ransacked — and yet not a single thing of value was missing.
And the true puzzle:
Every door locked and bolted.
And the true puzzle:
Every door locked and bolted.
www.patreon.com/posts/woman-... 🕯️ A 19th-century mystery that begins with a murder... and spirals into urban legend.
In the winter of 1894, one of London’s most refined boroughs was struck by two chilling tales — one whispered behind lace curtains, the other screamed across the front pages.
In the winter of 1894, one of London’s most refined boroughs was struck by two chilling tales — one whispered behind lace curtains, the other screamed across the front pages.
The Woman in Black and the Murder of Augusta Dawes | True Crime 1894 | News of the Times Historical Crime
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October 2, 2025 at 5:23 AM
www.patreon.com/posts/woman-... 🕯️ A 19th-century mystery that begins with a murder... and spirals into urban legend.
In the winter of 1894, one of London’s most refined boroughs was struck by two chilling tales — one whispered behind lace curtains, the other screamed across the front pages.
In the winter of 1894, one of London’s most refined boroughs was struck by two chilling tales — one whispered behind lace curtains, the other screamed across the front pages.
www.patreon.com/posts/nolagh... January 1898, neighbours in rural County Cavan made a grim discovery: the bodies of Mary Reilly, her daughter Mary King, and two small children lay motionless on the floor. Their skulls had been crushed with a heavy spade.
Even the rats had arrived before authorities.
Even the rats had arrived before authorities.
The Nolagh House of Horror: Ireland’s 1898 Family Massacre | News of the Times Historical Crime
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September 30, 2025 at 5:42 AM
www.patreon.com/posts/nolagh... January 1898, neighbours in rural County Cavan made a grim discovery: the bodies of Mary Reilly, her daughter Mary King, and two small children lay motionless on the floor. Their skulls had been crushed with a heavy spade.
Even the rats had arrived before authorities.
Even the rats had arrived before authorities.
www.patreon.com/posts/scisso... In May 1900, the body of Mary Waknell was discovered in a quiet Brixton basement — savagely stabbed nearly forty times, many wounds inflicted with her own sewing scissors. No forced entry. No signs of struggle. And no one was ever convicted.
The Scissors Murder Mystery: Unsolved Brixton Crime Shocks Edwardian London | News of the Times Historical Crime
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September 28, 2025 at 4:56 AM
www.patreon.com/posts/scisso... In May 1900, the body of Mary Waknell was discovered in a quiet Brixton basement — savagely stabbed nearly forty times, many wounds inflicted with her own sewing scissors. No forced entry. No signs of struggle. And no one was ever convicted.
www.patreon.com/posts/britis... British True Crime: Real Murders of the 1920s | Crime Compilation
Step back into Britain’s 1920s — a decade of seaside holidays, smoky music halls, and scandals lurking just beneath respectability.
In this 3-hour British true crime compilation,
Step back into Britain’s 1920s — a decade of seaside holidays, smoky music halls, and scandals lurking just beneath respectability.
In this 3-hour British true crime compilation,
British True Crime: Real Murders of the 1920s | Crime Compilation | News of the Times Historical Crime
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September 27, 2025 at 5:17 AM
www.patreon.com/posts/britis... British True Crime: Real Murders of the 1920s | Crime Compilation
Step back into Britain’s 1920s — a decade of seaside holidays, smoky music halls, and scandals lurking just beneath respectability.
In this 3-hour British true crime compilation,
Step back into Britain’s 1920s — a decade of seaside holidays, smoky music halls, and scandals lurking just beneath respectability.
In this 3-hour British true crime compilation,
www.patreon.com/posts/1913-s... 1913 In the quiet village of Bedlington, April 1913, a dispute over beer stock and a £30 bond exploded into one of Edwardian England’s most shocking pub tragedies. A portrait of tension, rural policing, and Edwardian justice — all beneath the roof of a country pub.
The 1913 Sun Inn Pub Murders | True Crime | News of the Times Historical Crime
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September 27, 2025 at 5:12 AM
www.patreon.com/posts/1913-s... 1913 In the quiet village of Bedlington, April 1913, a dispute over beer stock and a £30 bond exploded into one of Edwardian England’s most shocking pub tragedies. A portrait of tension, rural policing, and Edwardian justice — all beneath the roof of a country pub.
www.patreon.com/posts/scotti... It’s 1909 in Musselburgh, Scotland. A woman’s body—bound, sacked, and terribly decomposed—is found deep in an abandoned coal pit.
Who was she?
How did she vanish unseen?
And what links a missing sailor, a jealous miner, and a fragment of newspaper dated June 11th?
Who was she?
How did she vanish unseen?
And what links a missing sailor, a jealous miner, and a fragment of newspaper dated June 11th?
Scottish Mystery: The Bound Woman and the Pit That Hid the Truth | True Crime 1909 | News of the Times Historical Crime
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September 23, 2025 at 5:37 AM
www.patreon.com/posts/scotti... It’s 1909 in Musselburgh, Scotland. A woman’s body—bound, sacked, and terribly decomposed—is found deep in an abandoned coal pit.
Who was she?
How did she vanish unseen?
And what links a missing sailor, a jealous miner, and a fragment of newspaper dated June 11th?
Who was she?
How did she vanish unseen?
And what links a missing sailor, a jealous miner, and a fragment of newspaper dated June 11th?