1825: Convicted of Sheep Stealing on Saturday: Hanged for Murder by Wednesday
John Godliman had already lived one hard sentence before he faced the gallows. Read more →
1861: Hanged Where They Killed: Two Men Executed for the Murder of a Shepherd in Colonial South Australia
In September 1861, two men were tried and executed for the murder of a shepherd, Theodore Gustavus Burggoist, near Fowler’s Bay in South Australia. Before their execution, the two men acknowledged their guilt. Read more →
1876: A Cashier’s Refusal Dooms the Jesse James-Younger Gang at Northfield, Minnesota
On September 7, 1876, the Jesse James-Younger Gang rode into Northfield, Minnesota, intending to rob the First National Bank. Read more →
1936: Neglect and Extinction: the Last Tasmanian Tiger Dies Alone at Hobart Zoo
The last known thylacine, a carnivorous marsupial, died in captivity at Hobart Zoo in Tasmania. Read more →
1974: An Extra Femur Bone: the Discovery That Revealed a Third Victim of Ted Bundy
Hunters searching brush near Interstate 90 in Issaquah, Washington, about one mile from Lake Sammamish State Park, stumbled on fragmented human remains scattered across the ground. Read more →
1998: The Forged Will That Exposed Britain’s Most Prolific Serial Killer, Doctor Harold Shipman
Harold Shipman was arrested on 7 September 1998 after police investigated the death of his patient Kathleen Grundy, who had left him £386,000 in a will that turned out to be forged. Read more →
