A Scottish Murder Love Triangle - Frightful FridaysNews of the Times Episode 281 | 17651765 County Forfar Scotland and 21 year old newly married Katharine Nairn, wed to 40ish bookish Thomas Ogilvie, is the topic of gossip within the household and the comm

Two Cases of Killer Catherines - Wicked WednesdaysNews of the Times Episode 280 | 1850 & 1890In todays episode we look at two cases where the killer was named Catherine.Our first case from 1840 Ireland tells a famous murder case in its day. Catherin

he Case of Mme Bessarabo - Murderous MondaysNews of the Times Episode 279 | 19211920s Paris was mesmerised by the case of Mme Bessarabo. A flamboyant and dramatic woman, she was also a well-known writer in her sphere of spiritual fiction,In July 1920,

The Village of Assassins - Serial Killer SaturdaysNews of the Times Episode 53 | 1840 It is 1929 in a small village in Hungary a village which over several years is going against the growth rate taking place in the surrounding villages. What is odder s

The Cropton Murders - Frightful FridaysNews of the Times Episode 277 | 18721872 Pickering in Yorkshire and well off farmer Joseph Wood and his middle son, also named Joseph have vanished. Josephs cousin, who coincidentally was the last person to see Jos

The Littlehampton Poison Pen Letter MysteryNews of the Times Episode 276 | 1920 - 19231920 Littlehampton Surrey residents are being bombarded by vile language, threats, and libellous comments through letters and post cards.  The centre recipient, it would

The Murder of Helen Priestly - Murderous MondaysNews of the Times Episode 275 | 1934In 1934 Aberdeen, a shocking crime of the murder of Helen Priestly takes place. Within 15 hours her body is discovered in a potato sack, in a recess under the stairs of a

Notorious Nurse Wilmot Mystery - Serial Killer SaturdaysNews of the Times Episode 274 | 1880It is 1880 Sheffield and tragedy continues to strike again and again at the Booth residence coincidentally shortly after the hiring of Nurse Mary Ann Wilmot.  Thin

An Irish Family Affair of Murder - Frightful FridaysNews of the Times Episode 273 | 18521853 County Clare Ireland and James Stackpoole, just shy of his 21st birthday, has been horrifically butchered and murdered.  His body has been placed miles from his h

The Infamous Go-Cart Murder Case - Wicked WednesdaysNews of the Times Episode 272 | 19231923 Scotland, not far from Glasgow, and a horrific murder has been uncovered of a young boy. A tragic story, absolutely, but what unfolds as the case is investigated