Murders usually have some kind of motive or criminal need, But 1847 saw a most strange Murder. It was that of a 17 year old wife poisoning her Husband of only 3 weeks for no apparent reason. In todays episode of the HCCP we look at the strange case of Catherine Foster

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In 1895 Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson are on the trail of two elusive Conmen.

Merry Christmas to my listeners and its a Sherlock story I wrote myself and was published in an anthology earlier this year.

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London is a city of many former Jails (to Gaols to use old fashioned wording). In todays episode of the HCCP we look at the History and Executions of Horsemonger Lane Gaol, near present day Elephant and Castle.

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We always associate head chopping devices with Joseph-Ignace Guillotin's machine that was named after him; But Head lopping machines had been around for Hundreds of Years and its to the 13th Century that we return to in todays episode of the HCCP to look at the Halifax Gibbet.

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When Royal Princes were being educated and required corporal punishment for transgressions they didn't receive this themselves as they were regarded as they had been perceived to have been born to Divine rights. Instead their punishment was given to another boy taught alongside the Prince. They were known as Whipping Boys.

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Queens, New York in 1942 saw a murder case quickly solved with systematic police work and an account was written by the Detective in Charge in 1955. In todays episode we look at 'The Cupcake Killer'.

A Link to a real murder case filmed for BBC: https://youtu.be/ZhVgA7d21fs?si=njQ4UmdFTP3b6R4t

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story: Captain Henry Flattery, front page detective magazine, Nov 1955. Featured on Historicalcrimedetective.com

In 1865 a freed Slave wrote a letter to his former Master. It was published in National Newspapers and became a Media sensation.

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In 1948, during the Berlin Airlift, A US Pilot started Bombing the Children of Berlin....with Candy.

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Seattle In 1938, saw the most bizarre bomb plot when a Harboured Japanese Ship was almost blown up by Canadians.

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Story originally written in history link.org by Daryl C. McClary

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Taphophobia is the fear of being buried alive and was perhaps more likely to happen than you believe, especially in the Victorian Era. In todays episode we look at cases and the innovative inventors who invented Safety coffins to prevent premature burials.

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