Master Detective April 2015

Master Detective April 2015

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The Serpent. The extraordinary story of serial killer Charles Sobhraj

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Cunning and charismatic, eloquent and a master of disguise, time and again he managed to wriggle out of tight situations as well as jails. It was not for nothing that he became known as “The Serpent.” Turn to One Life of Crime, for the extraordinary story of Asian hippie-trail serial killer Charles Sobhraj.

Post-war Lancashire. Rationing was in full force and sugar was in short supply. For jobless, cross-dressing Margaret Allen, Rawtenstall in the Rossendale Valley was a tough place to be. Find out what happened when a murder gripped the village.

And finally, ever wondered what it was like to be a hangman’s assistant? Find out in our new series, The William Warbrick Stories, in which James Billington’s “Number Two” recalls his first case.

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With silicon horns implanted in his head, Roy Gutfinski, aka Caius Domitius Veiovis, looked unforgettable. Then he was charged with murder and kidnapping…

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EUROPEAN CRIME REPORT
“When Alain Lost Patience With His Mother-in-law,” “The Phone Rang Twice. It Was Death Both Times,” “Bloodbath For A BMW” and “Gay Pals’ Night Of Murder”…

ONE LIFE OF CRIME: One By One The serpent’s Victims Surface
A decades-long crime career ends as serial killer Charles Sobhraj is finally sent down for life…

THIRTY YEARS AGO IN CRIME
More headline-making material from MD’s extensive crime archives

CROSS-DRESSER MARGARET’S STORY OF MURDER
When a widow’s body was found dumped on a road, a murder hunt was soon underway. What kind of man would kill an old lady?

JAILBREAK PART 19: 300-MILE AIR CHASE TO CATCH THE ESCAPE KING
Genius jail-buster “Tom Tom” Thomas longed to get on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted fugitives list. And during a church service at Cuyahoga County Jail he grabbed his chance…

ALBERT’S MESSAGE BEFORE THE HANGING
Albert “Paddy” Black from Belfast was seeking a new life in New Zealand but his quick temper was to cost him dear…

MD FORUM: SOHO MURDERER SENT TO DEVIL’S ISLAND
The murder of Red Max Kassel tested the detection skills of Flying Squad boss Frederick Sharpe to the limit. A classic case requested by a reader…

“I’m ADDICTED TO MURDER”
Meet the self-confessed serial killer whose claims of multiple murders have shocked Brazil…

NEW SERIES – THE WILLIAM WARBRICK STORIES: “MY STRANGE EXPERIENCES AS A HANGMAN’S ASSISTANT”
A police sergeant’s killer pays for his crime in the first instalment from the colourful career of the “Number Two” to hangman James Billington…

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