Thomas Frederick Houghton, age 9, was said to be a happy child, who died in a horrific murder at the Chatham Lines Thomas Frederick...

Hannah Greenfield was found at the foot of the staircase quite dead, with her head battered The village policeman of Robertsbridge Sussex...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

A beloved son murders his mother after going insane Sarah Beard was born in Horsted Keynes, Sussex in 1812. the seventh and last born...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Bensley Cyrus Lawrence was murdered at the Sawmill in Goods Station Rd Bensley Cyrus Lawrence was born on 17 April 1834 in Shropham...

The tragic murder of Richard Taylor by John bell This is a particularly sensitive blog, which reports some gruesome details via witness...

Frances Kidder hanged for the murder of her Stepdaughter Frances Kiidder born Frances Drury in Brenchley Kent, in the last Quarter of...

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...

The murder of Francie Eliza O'Rourke by Harold Apted John Laney O'Rourke whose father John O'Rourke was a journeyman tailor had moved his...

Ellen Medhurst kills her Daughter Olive Ellen Medhurst was the 5th of 8 children born to William Medhurst, an engineer Blacksmith from...

John Whibley is shot dead by Bertha Peterson, the Daughter of Rev. Peterson On Sunday 5th February, a shocking murder occurred in the...

The Murder of Mary Forward by Heskett Swatland Mary Jenner was born on 5 Jun 1853 in Sissinghurst, Kent. Mary was the 4th of 6 children,...