1851: He Prayed for His Own Son to Die: A Fatalist Hanged at Melbourne Gaol for Murder
Patrick Kennedy was a shepherd at an out-station near Penshurst in Victoria, sharing a hut with his wife and two other men. Read more →
1917: Told to Dig a Hole in the Dark: the Stepson Who Undid Eugenia Falleni in the “Man-Woman” Trial at Darlinghurst
Annie Birkett married Harry Crawford in Sydney in 1913 not knowing that Crawford had been born Eugenia Falleni and had lived as a man for twenty years. Read more →
1974: Nixon Walked Free on a Pardon While His Own Attorney General Went to Prison: the Watergate Cover-Up Trial
Five men who had run Richard Nixon’s White House and Justice Department went on trial in Washington in October 1974, charged with conspiracy, obstruction of justice and perjury for trying to smother the investigation into the break-in at the Democratic National Committee offices two years earlier. The trial ran three months. Read more →
1977: The Banknote Clue That Could Have Caught the Yorkshire Ripper Years Early
Peter Sutcliffe hammered 20 year old Jean Jordan to death near a cemetery in Manchester, then realised the brand new £5 note he had just paid her was traceable straight back to his wage packet. Read more →
