Cold Case Jury: Bella Wright The Green Bicycle Mystery
In The Green Bicycle Mystery, historical true crime author Antony M. Brown reopens this cold case and painstakingly reviews the facts and the three theories on who killed Bella Wright ...
Tag: Historical Crime Books
Cold Case Jury: Gay Gibson Death Of An Actress
In 1947 on board the ocean liner Durban Castle, actress Eileen (Gay) Gibson vanished. A search of the ship yielded no sign of the young woman leaving only one conclusion; ...
Cold Case Jury: Charles Bravo Poisoning At The Priory
When a dying barrister is told by his doctors he has ingested a rare poison he seems strangely indifferent to his plight. Over a century later debate still rages: was ...
Mary Ann Cotton Dark Angel: Britain’s First Female Serial Killer
The story of Mary Ann Cotton, at first glance, mirrors that of the typical Black Widow; a woman who murders her husbands for financial reward. Known as the ‘Dark Angel’, ...
Charlie Peace: Murder, Mayhem and the Master of Disguise
Charlie Peace was a man who over time became a master criminal and a charismatic individual who used his unique skills to almost every advantage. He had determination, self-confidence, and ...
The Pearl Bryan Murder in Unwanted: A Murder Mystery of the Gilded Age
In late January 1896 in Fort Thomas, Cincinnati, the headless corpse of a young woman is found partly hidden under some bushes in a farmer's field. A gruesome crime which ...
Bombers, Rioters and Police Killers: Violent Crime and Disorder in Victorian Britain
The popular image of Victorian Britain is an ordered, well-behaved and well-mannered society; it is not of an era littered with riots, violent muggings, and terrorist attacks. Bombers, Rioters and ...
Angel Meadow: Victorian Britain’s Most Savage Slum
Step into the Victorian underworld of Angel Meadow, the vilest and most dangerous slum of the Industrial Revolution in a book by Dean Kirby.
Victorian Criminals, Their Crimes and Their Punishments
The harsh punishments of the Victorian prison system are showcased in Victorian Convicts, a book examining the lives and crimes of 100 Victorian criminals.
Scotland Yard’s Ghost Squad: The Unique and Secretive Police Unit Fighting Post-War Crime
A fascinating look at the elite Ghost Squad police unit created to tackle post World War II crime in London in a book by Dick Kirby.
20th Century British Miscarriages of Justice: Famous London Cases
A book review examining miscarriage of justice cases in 20th century London, where despite best intentions, the criminal justice system got it wrong.
Kitty Genovese, The Public Murder 37 Witnesses Ignored
The desperate cries of a fatally injured young woman ring out into the night. She knows she can be heard but realises as her life ebbs away, that no one ...
