He’s the London serial killer you may never have even knew existed – from the late 1950’s to the mid 1960’s, West London was shocked by the...
Marta Herda
Michael McAleavey
He was for many years a folk devil, almost an apparition, whispered about in playgrounds and used as a threat by parents, in the North West...
Pen and Sword Books once again very kindly recently sent me a book that I had long known was being created, long since known was due for release soon...
I can often be found scouring bookshops both high street and online for the best true crime has to offer – a show such as the Enthusiast doesn’t...
I was kindly offered the chance by Pen and Sword Books Ltd to review a newly published book concerning a subject that has long held my interest, a...
“I had everything I ever wanted – loving parents, a nice home, and a wonderful husband and family. I thought the world was wonderful and that bad...
I am pretty satisfied that the motive was robbery. They used an awful lot of violence – it was a particularly vicious, brutal, murder” _ Detective...
“You’ll find my gun in the car. I just wanted to shoot my girlfriend. I’ve wanted to kill her for two years, but when I saw her I couldn’t do it. I...
“This was a frenzied attack so there must have been blood all over the house, but it’s possible not all of that blood is the victim’s, Miss Armstrong...
“He was always talking of killing people. He once boasted that he had murdered an old person in Enfield, and hinted that he had killed others. When...
“Obviously he is a desperate man and needs help” – Detective Chief Superintendent Ken Thompson (speaking in 1986) Stockwell is a district in inner...
“You don’t want to see this one son. I’ve seen nothing like it before and I’ve seen a few. It’s the wife. She’s got no…He’s ripped at her son. It’s a...
“Why do that to such a gentle man? If they had wanted his money, he would have given it to them” – Sylvia Allett (Alan’s sister) The rural hamlet of...
“I have committed an irrevocable act. I have taken the life of an innocent child. Oh God, I have wanted to tell you all night” – Peter Pickering to...
“It struck me as being cold, isolated, desolate, everything about a nasty place. She shouldn’t have died there; nobody should.”- Colin Frost (Elsie’s...
I was delighted to be sent a copy of the debut book from author Robert Giles, who has collaborated with former Norfolk Police Intelligence officer...
“We have a beast at large who has killed once, and will possibly try to kill again” – Detective Chief Superintendent Clifford Lodge (speaking in...
“We found the body in the garage – it was quite a horrendous sight.” Sergeant Bob Allard, Avon and Somerset Police Nearly 40 years ago, a brutal and...
I am delighted to bring the Robert Mone trilogy featured this past week on TTCE to a close today. As listeners to the UK True Crime podcast will be...
As part of the second TTCE Trilogy, I am thrilled to deliver the second part of the latest guest piece TTCE has written for the fantastic UK True...
This week on TTCE, I am delighted to release part by part the latest collaboration between TTCE and the UK True Crime Podcast, for the latest 2 part...
In the 1980’s, the West London district of Notting Hill was just beginning its transformation from a rundown area to the fashionable, affluent area...