Stewart Northcott asks a neighbour for some advice…
Louisa and Alfred Merrifield were jointly accused of murdering their landlady and employer, Sarah Ann Ricketts. Yet, as the trial unfolded—and Alfred took the stand after his wife—it
Amid the strange circumstances surrounding the death of a frail elderly woman, suspicion falls on her housekeeper. As Sarah Ann Ricketts’ final days are dissected in court, questions still linger. Did she pass away naturally in her sleep, or was she callously murdered with rat poison?...
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With the peak of the summer season a few months away, boarding house manager Jessie Brewer was spending her downtime reading the morning
The press makes a connection between the Northcott case and another notorious killer…
In the darkness, he could only make out a silhouette. It was nearly impossible to see their features clearly through the shattered glass of the conservatory.
Wild speculation, theories and interpretation are favoured over expert opinion
The witness described a man in his 20s, just shy of six feet tall, with a gaunt face and light-coloured hair.
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Joseph McCann carried out two sprees of horrific sexual and violent crimes in Hertfordshire, London, Cheshire, and Greater Manchester.
A large-scale manhunt was launched after a man abducted and sexually assaulted three women over the course of four days.