1586: A Queen on Trial for Her Life: Mary, Queen of Scots, Faces the Crown She Threatened
She had already lost one throne and spent nearly two decades a prisoner in England, but in October 1586 Mary, Queen of Scots, was brought before a tribunal of English noblemen at Fotheringhay Castle, accused of plotting to assassinate her own cousin, Queen Elizabeth I. Read more →
1841: Facing the Noose Near Perth, He Believed He Would Return
A boy named John Burtenshaw was killed in 1839 while minding sheep on the banks of the Canning River near Maddington, within sight of a farm a few miles from Perth. Read more →
1912: It Takes More Than That to Kill a Bull Moose: the Shooting of Theodore Roosevelt in Milwaukee
Theodore Roosevelt was climbing into his car in Milwaukee on 14 October 1912, campaigning for a third term as president, when a former saloonkeeper named John Schrank stepped from the crowd and shot him in the chest. Read more →
2000: Melbourne Gangland War: Dino Dibra Ambushed and Shot Dead Outside His Own Home
Dino Dibra, 25, was one of the early casualties of Melbourne‘s gangland war. Read more →
2002: A Hit List and a Dropped Gun: the Adelaide Murder of Dr Margaret Tobin
Jean Eric Gassy was a psychiatrist deregistered in 1997 after Dr Margaret Tobin, his former boss, flagged his fitness to practise. Read more →
