In the final instalment of our Heists Making Headlines series, we feature another true-crime story that shook the British press. Sit back and make a
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In part two of our Heists Making Headlines series, we delve into another British true crime story: the 1952 Eastcastle Street Robbery. As expected, the
Heists make headlines, and delving into our newspaper archives, we’ve found plenty of headlines covering British history’s most extensive criminal raids. Some are well-known, while
Belle Gunness & children 03 Dec 1908, Thu The Salina Daily Union (Salina, Kansas) Newspapers.com It started with a tragedy. In the early morning of
A mutilated corpse in a shoebox. Nationwide press coverage. A possible connection to a major historical event. Not to mention, a ghost . . .
One of U.S. history’s strangest crimes was a streak of sneaky haircuts that took place in 1942 Mississippi. The Pascagoula criminal was nicknamed “The Phantom
In May 1827, Maria Marten left home to elope to Ipswich with a man named William Corder. As you may have guessed from the title
In January of 1947, the mutilated body of a woman, drained of blood and severed at the waist, was found in an empty lot in
In early 1817, a mystery woman showed up in the town of Almondsbury in Gloucester, England. She seemed disoriented, and when she spoke her words
Suzy Lamplugh Fri, Dec 5, 1986 – 6 · The Guardian (London, Greater London, England) · Newspapers.com Disappearance On July 28, 1986, real estate agent