In the Summer of 1972, 14-year-old Judith Roberts took off for a bike ride within the vicinity of her Staffordshire home. Her ...

“HE WAS A MONSTER AND I WAS ONE OF HIS VICTIMS” – THE STORY OF A FATAL CHARMER. The Moat Farm Murder was carried out in 1899 but was not properly investigated until four years later. It proved to be ...

DARK DEEDS AS THE SOULS WERE WILD Stephen Wade reflects on some disturbing criminal tales from the days of hanging.

The time we celebrate at the end of October has little to do with pumpkins or white blankets over our heads, although that fun is always welcome. No, Hallowe’en is when restless souls are about, and ...

The former Great Eastern Railway was at one time seen as a rather dull sleepy railway in the eastern corner of England whose principal traffic was London commuters, holiday makers to the Essex, ...

Witchcraft? The word sends shivers down the spines of many of us, especially when the dark fingers of winter night begin to creep around the corners of the house, when the wind howls and shadows ...

Propaganda when used effectively can create a myth of great potency, but to have a lasting effect it has to be based on truth. Fakes always disappoint when found out. In the Great War the myth of the ...

I’ve collected three stories about underworld women from my new book, British Gangs, to share with you this Halloween season. I really enjoyed uncovering their stories, less well-known than the lives ...

Halloween Ghosts and Halloween Crimes! There are notorious tales of the supernatural undead preying on unsuspecting innocent victims at Halloween. Ghostly tales flood the media at this time of year, ...

On 11th July 2013 I sent a Freedom Of Information Request (FOI) to Staffordshire Police. Could I have a copy of the Pathologist Report concerning Judith Roberts murder 7.6.1972 and a copy of the ...

DARK DEEDS AS THE SOULS WERE WILD Stephen Wade reflects on some disturbing criminal tales from the days of hanging.