The Poplar Mystery: The Murder of Rose Mylett 1888

The Poplar Mystery: The Murder of Rose Mylett 1888

Prefer to watch the YouTube video? Click Here  Around 4.15 am on the 20th of December 1888, Police Sergeant Robert Golding and Constable Thomas Costello were on patrol when they came across the lifeless body of a woman in Clarke’s Yard, Poplar, London.  She was lying...
Anne Noblett: The Deep Freeze Murder 1957

Anne Noblett: The Deep Freeze Murder 1957

Prefer to watch the YouTube video? Click Here  Christmas Day 1957 was the first year the Queen’s speech was broadcast on television, it was also the year that one of England’s most baffling unsolved murders took place. On Monday, the 30th of December 1957, 17-year-old...
The Women of Whitechapel: Mary Jane Kelly 1888

The Women of Whitechapel: Mary Jane Kelly 1888

Prefer to watch the YouTube video? Click Here  This is the final part in a five-part series into the women of the Whitechapel murders in 1888.  Part 1: Mary Ann “Polly” Nichols, Part 2: Annie Chapman, Part 3: Elizabeth Stride, Part 4: Catherine “Kate” Eddowes, can be...
The Women of Whitechapel: Elizabeth Stride 1888

The Women of Whitechapel: Elizabeth Stride 1888

Prefer to watch the Youtube video Click Here  This is the third in a five-part series into the women of the Whitechapel murders of 1888.  Part 1: Mary Ann “Polly” Nichols and Part 2: Annie Chapman are available in previous blogs The focus of this blog is Elizabeth...
Murder at 4 Euston Square 1879

Murder at 4 Euston Square 1879

Prefer to Watch the video on Youtube Click Here The rise of the boarding/ lodging house in Victorian London was in response to the population explosion.  Between 1801 and 1901 London grew from 1- 6 million people.  The Working-class couldn’t afford to buy property and...