News of the Times - Unlocking the vaults of historical crime

News of the Times Episode 55e | 1873
Mary Ann Cotton - Serial Killer Saturdays
Mary Ann Cotton is still renowned as one of England's worst serial killers.  Accurate numbers are difficult, but estimate…

News of the Times Story 158s | 1887
Israel Lipski - The Murderer of Miriam Angel
Israel Lipski has been remembered through history of having some kind of tie to Jack the Ripper.  This is true and not …

News of the Times Episode 54 | 1813-1923
Murder to Avoid Child Maintanance
"In this collection of stories, we look at cases where children were killed specifically for the purpose of avoiding maintenan…

News of the Times Episode 53 | 1888
Whitechapel Wednesdays Part 5
In this episode of Whitechapel Wednesdays, police, and the press, are still coming to grips with the horrific murder of Mary Ann "Polly…

News of the Times Episode 52 | 1887
When Obsession Turns to Murder - The Chocolate Cream Killer - Christiana Edmunds
England has had wholesale poisoning before, notably of beer (Oh no! We hear you say…

News of the Times Story 160 | 1834 - 1836
Incest Cases in Regency Times
A highly touchy subject. 
We, at News of the Times, are keen to show the range of life and crimes from Great Britain's past.  *Re…

News of the Times Story 150 | 1899
Mary Ann Ansell - Murdering her sister in an insane asylum
The lengths a woman will go to find the money in order to get married is demonstrated in this case. 
Our r…

News of the Times Episode 51v | 1923
Albert Edwards Burrows - Seral Killer Saturdays
An interesting case in that his latest murder was what caught him for 3 previous murders 3 years before. 

Albert Edw…

News of the Times Story 161v| 1800 - 1840
Houses of Death  and the Diabolical Surgeon
Healthcare in early 1800's England (Regency / Pre-Victorian) was a scary time to become ill or to have medical iss…

News of the Times Episode 50v| 1679 -1879
When Reverends Go Bad
This episode focuses on two quite famous cases of their day. 
The Rev Robert Foulkes whose bad behaviour was renowned, but culminated in …

News of the Times Episode 49v | 1888
Whitechapel Wednesdays - Episode 4
In this episode of Whitechapel Wednesdays, Investogations are pursued as to definitively confirm the victim and her history.  The…

News of the Times Ep48 | 1879
When Employees Take Revenge - Catherine Kate Webster
Catherine "Kate" Webster, a name still remembered today.  Although comparatively speaking, her crime was  not as extre…

News of the Times Story 107| 1671
The Man Who Stole the Crown Jewels from the Tower of London
Colonol Blood (often incorrectly remembered as Captain Blood) successfully stole the crown jewels from the …

News of the Times Story 170v | 1663 - 1829
Stories of Executioners
In this episode we look at 3 executioners in England's history.  The role of executioner transformed over 100 years from executioners…

News of the Times Episode 47v| 1881
Margaret Messenger: The 13 Year Old Serial Killer
In this episode of Serial Killer Saturdays, we look at another child serial killer (the previous story being the Ag…

News of the Times Story 169 | 1877
The Starvation Of An Heiress By The Ruthless Fortune Hunter
This infamous case from 1877 captured everyone's imagination.  It was commented that the people attending …

News of the Times Episode 46v | 1594 - 1808
A Haggle of Witches
In this collection of stories we look at stories about witches from 1594 to 1808.  The stories include the first reported witch trial in …

News of the Times Episode 45 | 1888
Whitechapel Wednesdays - Episode 3
In this episode of Whitechapel Wednesdays, another victim is found with extremely vicious slashings across the body. Mary Ann "P…

News of the Times Ep44v | 1837
The Jack the Ripper Precursor - Francois Courvoisier
50 years before the series of slayings in Whitechapel, a similar series of murders occurred n London in and around th…

News of the Times Story 137 | 1693
The Poplar Witch - Mary Compton
An infamous historical case that was still referred to a hundred years later.  Mary Compton, the elder, was not a witch in the sense o…