Loss of the Dryad Crimes 29 min readThe Dryad, from Liverpool to St. Jago de Cuba, was totally wrecked on the 10th November on a reef of... Read More
Extraordinary Rape at the Stepney Toll House Crimes 12 min readOn the evening of 27 July 1827, 23-year-old Susannah Poole left her sister’s house at 3 Caroline Street near Commercial... Read More
Wanted in Waterford Crimes 27 min readThe O’Hare family lived in Waterford City, a town built on the bank of the Suir River, in the south-east... Read More
Murderer Weds Victim’s Daughter Crimes 1 8 min readOn the afternoon of Sunday, November 24, 1895, in a jealous rage, William Royce shot his former lover, Nellie Patton,... Read More
CSI – The Prologue Crimes 15 min readJourney back only a short time in history, when esteemed judges and assembled juries had only the testimony of witnesses... Read More
Fraud, Murder and the Burial Club Crimes 16 min readWilliam Spratt, alias Constable, alias Spratty Watts, died on 11 June 1848 after being ill for some days. His half-sister,... Read More
Escaped from the Hulks Crimes 2 14 min readNotorious robber Huffey White, alias Hufton White, alias Huffham White, alias Houghton White, alias William Evans, escaped from the hulks near Woolwich no... Read More
Terrible Murder of a Policeman Crimes 5 18 min readIn the darkest hours of Saturday morning on 28 February 1885 near Weatheroak Hill near Kings Norton, James Davies of... Read More
Murder or Accident? Crimes 9 12 min readThe charred and headless body of David Scollie was found in the ruins of a fire that took place on... Read More
Oysterman Shot, Deputy Sheriff Arrested Crimes 11 min readOyster Trade By the mid 1860’s, the ever-growing oyster market in New York City was assessed at close to five million... Read More