At the age of 71, Major Thomas Hare must have thought he would be able to spend the rest of his days in peaceful retirement at his home in Surbiton. The former soldier, who served in the Irish 27th ‘Inniskillings’ foot regiment and the Cape Mounted Rifles in South Africa,… You must be a paid …
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Year of the Ripper: Margaret White
When James White battered his 67-year-old wife Margaret to death with a poker, one newspaper reported the case under the headline: ‘Warnings for “nagging wives” and brutal husbands!’. This inaccurate summary could never explain why their 41-year marriage ended in murder. The couple had raised a son and a daughter… You must be a paid …
Death in the Grand Union Canal: The unsolved murder of Tracey Meade
Fourteen-year-old schoolgirl Tracey Meade went missing nearly two weeks before she was found dead in the Grand Union Canal near Kensal Green on 1 February 1992. Tracey had been stabbed twice, in the arm and stomach, before drowning in the water. She was only partly dressed, leading police to suspect a sexual motive in her …
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‘We cannot prove who killed him’: The unsolved murder of Kwasi Anim-Boadu
Witnesses have refused to tell police who stabbed the 20-year-old student to death in Finsbury Park, north London, on 21 April 2018. It was 2am when Islington council officers knocked on the door of the flat to ask the music to be turned down. By then the party had been… You must be a paid …
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Year of the Ripper: Mary Newman
Mary Newman was 50 when she was stabbed to death by her partner in front of their 13-year-old daughter.