1852: The Last Public Hanging in NSW: Francis Thomas Green Executed at Darlinghurst Gaol
Francis Thomas Green was hanged at Darlinghurst Gaol on 21 September 1852 for the murder of John Jones at Buckley’s Creek on 10 March that year, shot dead with a pistol. Read more →
1889: Was Jack a Jill? Rumours of a Female Ripper Emerge in London
Jack the Ripper was a woman. Read more →
1952: An All-Night Manhunt: 400 Police Search Brisbane
By the early hours of 21 September 1952, more than 400 police had been drawn into the hunt for Betty Shanks’s killer in Brisbane. Read more →
2002: Hillside Strangler Angelo Buono Dies in Prison, Never Expressing Remorse
Angelo Buono Jr., one half of the killing partnership known as the Hillside Stranglers, died of a heart attack at age 67 while serving a life sentence without parole at Calipatria State Prison in California. Read more →




