Beryl Hallam Augustine Tennyson, the great grandson of the poet laureate Alfred Lord Tennyson, was found dead in his bed at his home in Shepherds Hill, Highgate, north London, at 11.20pm on 21 December 2005.
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Tottenham Riots: The unsolved murder of Keith Blakelock
PC Keith Blakelock was stabbed to death during the Broadwater Farm riots in Tottenham, north London. The 40 year-old father-of-three, who was originally from Sunderland, was one of the first officers called to the estate on October 6, 1985. He and his colleague PC Richard Coombes were attacked by a group armed with sticks, knives …
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Who killed Lily-Mai?
A ten-week old baby died of severe head injuries just over a week after being discharged from hospital to go home with her parents. What happened? Lily-Mai Hurrell Saint George was born prematurely on 21 November 2017 and spent the first two months of her life in hospital. She was… You must be a paid …
The Serial Killer Next Door: Dennis Nilsen
In February 1983 a tenant at 23 Cranley Gardens in Muswell Hill complained that the toilets were blocked and the Dyno-rod company was called in to investigate. What they discovered in the drains would lead to the arrest of one of Britain’s most prolific serial killers. Dennis Nilsen, a 37 year-old civil servant living in …
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London Gangs and Murder: Haringey and the ‘NPK’
At least four murders since 2018 have been linked to rivalry between groups in the north London borough. The NPK is reputed to be an offshoot of the ‘Tottenham Mandem’ (TMD) gang which dates back to the 1980s. Its name refers to its origins in the Northumberland Park area (and… You must be a paid …
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