Mary Sandford was not the victim of a sudden or brutal attack. Instead she suffered a long, slow death from starvation and neglect.
Author archives: murdermap
Year of the Ripper: PC Michael Lewis
The death of a 48-year-old police constable results in two men being charged with murder.
London Gangs and Murder: Brent, Stonebridge, Church Road and the SKG
At least 13 murders have been linked to feuds involving groups based in the northwest London borough
Year of the Ripper: Maria Rider
Maria Rider was 67 when she was knocked down by a horse-driven van in Borough, south London, on Thursday 19 January 1888. She was trying to cross the busy Borough end of Great Dover Street at the junction with Long Lane and had made it to the middle of the… You must be a paid …
Year of the Ripper: Michael Patten
Notting Hill and Notting Dale epitomised the contradictions of 19th Century London, a city wherein the poor lived yards away from people spending more in one day than they would in a year. In the sweeping crescents, gardens and walks along Ladbroke Grove down to Campden Hill and Holland Park… You must be a paid …