On the day he disappeared, 12 January 2013, Robert Duff was due to attend a family celebration for his daughter’s 18th birthday. It was not an event he was likely to miss. The 37-year-old father-of-two was close to his parents and his two daughters and was in contact with them at least once a day. …
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On Christmas Eve, 1888, a large group of friends were drinking at the Queen’s Head in Tanner Street, Bermondsey. As the name of the road suggests, the leather trade was important for the parish. Bermondsey was a working class area, populated by casual labourers, dockers and street sellers, many of… You must be a paid …
At seven o’clock on the morning of 12 September 1888, a railway worker was inspecting the tracks through the Belsize tunnel in north London when he spotted a body lying next to the wall. Most of its head was missing and bits of brain and bone matter were scattered nearby.… You must be a paid …
In the early morning of 24 September 2006, Daniel Ross was one of nearly 1,000 people enjoying a night out at the Scala nightclub in King’s Cross. He was walking across the dancefloor to tell his friends he was leaving when a gun was fired by an as-yet-unidentified gunman. The bullet hit Daniel in the …
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On 5 November, 1888, PC Herbert Lee was on duty in Marylebone Lane when he saw a woman lying on a doorstep. In her arms was baby. Approaching them, PC Lee noticed the child was dressed only in a nightshirt. He told the woman that she should wrap her baby… You must be a paid …
