An unprovoked attack: The unsolved murder of Ricky Smith

Ricky Smith, 25, was stabbed to death in front of his partner in an unprovoked attack in Highbury, north London, on Friday, 3 October 1997. The couple were walking home from a kebab house when they were approached by the killer in Highbury Park near Hamilton Park just before midnight. Ricky was immediately stabbed in …

‘Jack The Ripper’: An unsolved murder mystery

Jack the Ripper has become the most famous serial killer in the world after spreading terror throughout London in the last years of the 19th century. His crimes have been pored over by untold numbers of experts and amateur sleuths – yet nobody has ever convincingly unmasked this notorious figure. Instead, conspiracy theories, myths and …

Year of the Ripper: Henry Talbot

Watney Street market once had more than 100 shops selling cheese, meat, fruit, shoes and clothing at the heart of the East End. One of those businesses was distinguished by a cast iron sign reading ‘J Sainsbury Ltd’, part of a growing enterprise which would become the largest grocery retailer… You must be a paid …

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… You must be a paid …