Devon has had its fair share of ‘murder most foul’.
This is the story of those who ended up on the end of the hangman’s rope
This book gathers together the stories of 123 prisoners
Over the high walls of Liverpool’s Walton Gaol have contained some of the most infamous criminals
Illustrated with more than fifty photographs
This intriguing book gathers together the stories of 120 criminals hanged at both Lincoln Castle Prison
For decades the high walls of Birmingham’s Winson Green Gaol have contained…
Hanged at York gathers together the stories of criminals hanged at York
For decades the high walls of Winchester Prison have contained some of the country’s most infamous criminals
For decades the high walls of Leeds’s Armley Gaol have contained many infamous criminals
Herefordshire Murders brings together twenty-eight murderous tales
This chilling collection of true stories delves into the villainous deeds
Baffling case of Lydia Atley at Ringstead in 1850
Detailed sections on the criminal history of each of the towns in the region
Kent’s history – Linda Stratmann re-examines some of the historic crimes
This fascinating history, the first of its kind, provides a murky and most intriguing account of criminal activity on Britain’s railways
The murder cases in this book are a mixture of classic narratives of jealousy, elimination and passion,
From the murder of James I and the brutal torture of his betrayers to the beheading of Radical Weavers Baird and Hardie
Jack the Ripper’s brutal murders have left an ineradicable stain on the gloomy streets of Whitechapel
The historic city of Lincoln has a history going back to the Romans and a catalogue of crimes to match it
The grim and bloody events in this book, many of which have not been written about for
Hidden behind the picturesque facade of country lanes and rugged coastlines, quaint villages
Drawing on a wide selection of sources and illustrated with more than fifty images
Despite its peaceful, rural reputation, Lincolnshire has seen appalling crimes to rival
Within the pages of this book are the stories behind some of the most notorious murders
The cases covered here record the county’s most fascinating but least known crimes, as well as famous murders that gripped
Oxfordshire Murders brings together twenty-five murderous tales
Life in the largely rural county of Dorset has not always been idyllic, for over the years it has experienced numerous murders
We include the case of cat burglar Charlie Peace, who killed 20-year-old PC Nicolas Cock in Seymour Grove
Within these pages are accounts of Robert James Lees, the Ilfracombe spiritualist
Square Mile Bobbies is a history and casebook of the City of London Police between 1839
Shocking cases that include Hannah Carey, beaten to death by her husband at Warfield
Neil R. Storey has drawn on a vast array of originial sources – among them witness statements
Some of the gruesome cases in this book are better known than others
Graverobbing was a dark but profitable industry in pre-Victorian Scotland – criminals
Look beyond the pretty cottages and gentle landscapes of the Cotswolds, and you will find a dark history
They include the cases of Charlotte Dymond, whose throat was cut on Bodmin Moor in 1844
This absorbing collection delves into the villainous deeds that have taken place in Norwich
A fascinating introduction to the darker side of Kingston-upon-Hull’s past.
Drawing on a wide selection of sources and illustrated with more than sixty photographs