On the morning of Monday, November 10th 1890, 21-year old Elizabeth Holt had left her home in Dunscar to make […]
The Callous Murder of Elizabeth Walsh (1904)
On the morning of Friday, 2nd December 1904, the people of Burnley, would be shocked to their very core when […]
The Bizarre Case of Richard Massey (1926) | Padiham
As the sound of the slow moving waters in the near distance began to reemerge, the startled birds which had […]
THE DISTURBING CASE OF JOSEPH HOLDEN (1900) | Bury
When Joseph Holden walked along Railway Street situated over in Radcliffe, he was fully aware of the ramifications his recent […]
THE TRAGIC CASE OF THOMAS MATTHEWS (1893) | Manchester
As the sun rose over the City, the lush green landscape would reveal its secrets that lead to many a […]
THE SAD AFFAIR OF ELIZABETH SPENCER (1885) | Carlisle
Today, we seemingly take many things for granted, never giving a thought to what our ancestors went through over a […]
THE TRAGIC DEMISE OF ALICE BEETHAM (1912) | Blackburn
Today’s story has been recommended to me by Eddie Beetham, a direct descendant of Miss Alice Beetham with whom this […]
THE DARK HOLE CLOUGH BABY (1893) | Manchester
“The Burnley Sensation” as it was now becoming known had caused a great stir not only in Burnley but also […]
THE MELANCHOLY OF ALICE ANN FARRAR (1894) | Accrington
Accrington during the mid-to-late 1800’s had managed to find itself immune from murder whilst all around them in places such […]
THE DARK HOLE CLOUGH BABY (1893) | Manchester
On Sunday, 6th August 1893, three brothers who resided in Blackley, a small suburb of Manchester that has historically been […]