When Marcia Grender was just 10 years old, she and her cousins asked their beloved Nan—who was descended from Romany gypsies—to read their future from their palms. Such a thing...

Daniel Morgan was one of Britain's 10,000-odd registered private detectives until his untimely death. The discovery of his body in the car park of a pub in Sydenham, south London,...

The crime that took place on one Sunday morning in 1999 was so gruesome that it was described as an "orgy of savagery" by prosecuting counsel. Four people of...

Of all the crimes humans are capable of, there is perhaps none more unimaginable than a parent killing their own child—or the other way around. Parricide—when a child kills...

Back in 2003, Charlene Downes was a 14-year-old schoolgirl living in Blackpool, England. Even though she had become somewhat of a truant and often hung around in the wrong...

When a person begins their service as a police officer, they swear to defend and protect people. They become part of a force that we as civilians are supposed...

Losing your child suddenly and violently is heart-breaking enough, but not having the possibility to lay them to rest is a different kind of torture. 5-year-old April Jones' parents...

The brutal murder of 17-year-old Keane Mulready-Woods in 2020 caused nationwide shock and found its way to international headlines due to gruesome details of the crime. Right from the...

When a person is found dead, determining their identity is one of the first things to do. Depending on the case and the circumstances, the police can use several...

"Even the devil itself would be disgusted in what that thing has done." Those were the words of 6-year-old Alesha MacPhail's mother when she spoke about her daughter's killer. Three...

Back in 1987, two young women were murdered and sexually abused in separate attacks in Kent, England. The authorities were able to collect evidence from both crime scenes, but...

Bates' mother said of her first meeting with Smith after the two had started living together: "As soon as I saw Smith the hairs on the back of my...

If you think about a midlife crisis, what comes to mind? The fear of mortality and the desire to be young again are normal things that most of us...

In August 2009, PC Andrew Harper and his colleague Andrew Shaw responded to the call of a burglary in West Berkshire, England, despite the fact they were already finishing...

Many of us have heard about the horrible mass shooting that occurred on May 24 in Uvalde, Texas, United States and left 19 students and two teachers dead. What...

21-year-old Eve Stratford was an ambitious young woman with big plans for her future. She loved her job as a Bunny at a Playboy club in London but did not...

Reynhard Sinaga is an unassuming man, barely 5ft 7 in tall, with a slim figure, a friendly smile and thick-rimmed glasses. His friends in Manchester described him as nice, meek,...

When a few days had passed in October 2009, without anybody seeing 50-year-old Alan Wood at work or sitting at his favourite pub, his friends and colleagues began to worry....

On Friday, April 15, 2016, the police showed up at a semi-detached house on Dawson Avenue in Spalding, Lincolnshire. It was the home of the Edwards family, 49-year-old Elizabeth...

Logan Mwangi was a happy little schoolboy with a cheeky grin, brown curly hair, and kind eyes. Those who knew Logan during the first years of his life described...

Some of you may know Brooke Kinsella from her role as Kelly Taylor in the series EastEnders. The show has run since 1985 and is, with more than 6,500...

Peter Sutcliffe, better known as the "Yorkshire Ripper." Many of us recognise this name - The serial killer who terrorised the North of England in the 1970s and early...

Lawrence Haggart was a popular and talented young man who lived in a two-story semi-detached house on Glenbervie Drive with his mother and two brothers. The boys' parents, Janet...

On the 15th December 1992, Barry Sutcliffe took his normal route to work along Compstall Road, in Romiley, England. After picking up two of his colleagues he headed...