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Blog 27: Lydd Kent 1833 The rape of a married woman
This story is more about the afterlife of the families, than the in-depth writing about the crime and court case, I would normally look...

Sarah Warren
Jul 26, 202411 min read


Blog 26: 1881 Balcombe Brighton Sussex Railway murder
Mrs Gold said farewell to her Husband as he left home for London, not knowing it would be the last time she saw him alive Frederick Isaac...

Sarah Warren
Jul 19, 202498 min read


Blog 25: Bethersden Kent 1849 - Murder and Burglary of Old Man Law
Bethersden in shock after a local is burgled murdered in his own home. William Law was born in Bethersden Kent i n December 1769 to...

Sarah Warren
Jul 12, 202422 min read


Blog 24: Newmarket Hill Sussex 1868 - The murder of Old man Mr Baldey
A man murdered in a case of misidentify David Baldey was born in Falmer Sussex in August 1808 the 8th of 9 children born to John Baldey...

Sarah Warren
Jul 5, 202435 min read


Blog 23: Chatham 1863 - Robert Burton was Hanged for the murder
Thomas Frederick Houghton, age 9, was said to be a happy child, who died in a horrific murder at the Chatham Lines Thomas Frederick...

Sarah Warren
Jun 28, 202428 min read


Blog 22: Robertsbridge Sussex 1894 Herbert Greenfield Matricide
Hannah Greenfield was found at the foot of the staircase quite dead, with her head battered The village policeman of Robertsbridge Sussex...

Sarah Warren
Jun 21, 202421 min read


Blog 21: West Malling Kent 1861 John Atkins wife murder
This is related to Blog 14, The father of Thomas Atkins who Murdered Policeman Israel May at Snodland in 1875 This is the story of John...

Sarah Warren
Jun 14, 202414 min read


Blog 20: South Downs Sussex 1893 - A female 'tramp' is found murdered
A farmer comes across the dead body of a tramp on the south downs, a woman with a colourful past Emily Maria Sanders was born in 1848 at...

Sarah Warren
Jun 7, 202410 min read


Blog 19: Shorncliffe Kent 1875 Murder of a Soldier at Shorncliffe Camp
The death of Joe Foulstone caused turmoil for the band of the 82nd Regiment On the evening of Saturday 6th March 1875, a murder took...

Sarah Warren
May 31, 202414 min read


Blog 18: Piddinghoe Sussex 1881 - Ex-policeman charged with the murder of his wife
The inquest into the death of Emily was ruled as accidental death but then the police got involved James Diplock was born in 1849 in...

Sarah Warren
May 24, 202416 min read


Blog 17: Otterden Kent 1839 - A widower murders a married Woman
was it a love affair or unwelcomed affection that turned to murder by Samuel Seager? Stephen Giles was born in Wichling Kent in 1799. He...

Sarah Warren
May 17, 202435 min read


Blog 16: Ardingly Sussex 1868 Matricide by Insanity
A beloved son murders his mother after going insane Sarah Beard was born in Horsted Keynes, Sussex in 1812. the seventh and last born...

Sarah Warren
May 10, 202416 min read


Blog 15: Wickhambreaux 1836 - Hanged for Highway robbery and attempted murder
The survival of an attack and robbery on Henry Johncock, sent an 18 year old to be hanged. Henry Johncock was born in Hernhill, Ken...

Sarah Warren
May 3, 202412 min read


Blog 14: Snodland Kent 1873 - Brutal murder of a Policeman
PC Israel May murdered by Thomas Atkins Israel May was born on 13th May 1836 in Broughton Monchelsea Kent, the 6th of 7 children of...

Sarah Warren
Apr 26, 202426 min read


Blog 13: Tunbridge Wells 1907 - Postpartum Infanticide
The Tunbridge Wells Tragedy of Mrs Jury and the murder of her son. Emily Lockyer was born in 1867, she was the 8th of 9 children born to...

Sarah Warren
Apr 19, 202411 min read


Blog 12: Sturry Kent 1836 - Hanged for Incendiarism
James Joy age 19, was hanged for a wheat stack fire Thomas Rammell was a land owner and farmer in Sturry Kent, which is about two and...

Sarah Warren
Apr 12, 202417 min read


Blog 11: Tunbridge Wells 1888 - The Baltic Sawmill Murder
Bensley Cyrus Lawrence was murdered at the Sawmill in Goods Station Rd Bensley Cyrus Lawrence was born on 17 April 1834 in Shropham...

Sarah Warren
Apr 5, 202417 min read


Blog 10: Aylesford Kent -1831 A Murder leads to the youngest boy to be hung at Maidstone
The tragic murder of Richard Taylor by John bell This is a particularly sensitive blog, which reports some gruesome details via witness...

Sarah Warren
Mar 30, 202447 min read


Blog 9: New Romney 1867 - Murdered by a Jealous Stepmother
Frances Kidder hanged for the murder of her Stepdaughter Frances Kiidder born Frances Drury in Brenchley Kent, in the last Quarter of...

Sarah Warren
Mar 22, 202426 min read


Blog 8: Tunbridge Wells 1902 - Sequel to Harold Apted Blog - The letters
The culprit of the threatening letters was caught. The follow-on from last weeks blog on Frances O'Rourke's Murder On Friday 14th March a...

Sarah Warren
Mar 15, 20249 min read
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