1825: John Riddel Hanged at Hobart for Murder, Confessing Two More Killings
A dispute over the butchering of a pig turned fatal in Hobart in 1825. Read more →
1825: Thomas Peacock Hanged at Hobart for the Murder of Constable Craggs
Thomas Peacock, transported from Macquarie Harbour to stand trial, was convicted in the Supreme Court of the murder of Constable Craggs. Read more →
1825: Three Men Hanged at Hobart for Bushranging and Robbery
On an evening in July 1825, a gang of armed bushrangers descended on the home of Samuel Haywood in the Macquarie district of Van Diemen’s Land. Read more →
1888: Jack the Ripper Claims His First Victim in Whitechapel
Mary Ann Nichols, known as Polly, was 43 years old, a divorced mother of five, and homeless on the night she died. Read more →
1985: Night Stalker Richard Ramirez Captured by an Angry Mob in East Los Angeles
For months in 1985, Richard Ramirez, the Night Stalker, terrorised California, breaking into homes while families slept to assault, mutilate, and murder. Read more →
1997: Princess Diana Killed in Paris Tunnel Crash
In the early hours of 31 August 1997, Diana, Princess of Wales, died after a high-speed car crash in the Pont de l’Alma tunnel beside the River Seine in Paris. Read more →
2006: The Scream Recovered Two Years After Brazen Oslo Museum Theft
Edvard Munch’s iconic painting The Scream, stolen from the Munch Museum in Oslo on 22 August 2004, was recovered by Norwegian police on 31 August 2006. Read more →
