This week features a case that would have baffled Sherlock Holmes. A woman dies after falling on a broken basin she was carrying. A witness says she saw a police office push her. But nobody else sees him. There’s also a young man who makes a habit of stealing the hearts of women, as long as they are wealthy. And another fortune telling swindle.

One of the most bizarre scientific experiments ever to take place was conducted took place at an execution. And hear about the sea captain who tried to murder the people sailing his ship. Finally, a very unusual case shows that if you want to stop anybody physically attacking you, get a cat.

Listen to the incredible case of a trial for Bigamy that took place in 1867. Not only did the bride and groom know they were committing bigamy, but, it is alleged, so did the priest who was marrying them. And there’s the bizarre incident in which a sister is abducted from a nunnery, not once but twice. Finally, we have a glimpse inside a prison where a flogging takes place.