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Year of the Ripper: John Shorting

In the late 19th Century the English guzzled down an average of one gallon of spirits, 40 gallons of wine and 30 gallons of beer every year (and it had actually decreased since the 1870s). One of those enjoying alcohol on 28 May 1888 was John Shorting, a 42 year-old…

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Year of the Ripper: Michael Rumbold

On Thursday 24 May 1888, two young couples set off for a walk to Regent’s Park. There was Joseph Rumbold, a 21 year-old printer, and his date Elizabeth Lee, her cousin Emily Lee and a colleague of Joseph’s called Alonzo Burns. The entered the park by York Gate, just down…

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‘I need you to find the people who killed him’: The unsolved murder of Calvin Bungisa

Four people were filmed on a taxi dashcam as they stabbed a 22 year-old man to death – but so far police have been unable to identify the killers. The cab driver had just dropped off a fare when he saw a man being chased by a group of people…

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Reluctant witnesses: The unsolved murder of Elyon Poku

Up to 100 people were at a birthday party when the DJ was stabbed to death, but nobody was able to identify the killers. Police believe some of those who saw what happened were ‘warned off’. It all started to go wrong after they cut the cake. Suddenly the lights…

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Killer on the Run: The Unsolved Murder of Antonio Rodney-Cole

Seven years after a 22-year-old drug dealer was stabbed to death for his list of customers, the prime suspect is believed to be hiding in a country with no extradition treaty with the UK. It was probably around 10am when Leanne called her drug dealer to arrange to buy heroin.…

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