“There were infinite possibilities as to how he might be shot. There was room for conjecture and for difference of opinion in this matter...”On the morning of 10 August 1893, a party of three gentlemen leave for a morning of shooting on the sp
“...she asked me to fetch the police, but my husband would not let me interfere... he had threatened to rip her inside out. I said to her: “He is not safe to live with”...”In the early morning of 2 June 1906, a woman is discovered lying dead o
“He there saw the deceased lying upon her back on the floor, a pool of blood surrounded her head, her throat was cut, and she was dead...”During an unseasonal storm on the night of 31 May 1902, a young unmarried woman is brutally murdered in t
“The boy was lying on the bed in convulsions, and the bed was covered in black vomit...”An accidental poisoning or a bid to wipe out an entire family? You decide.Late in the evening of 22 September 1887 in Victorian-era Surrey, a doctor is ca
“I have been watching him for 12 years. He has been hiding, but I caught him at last...”A pre-meditated murder in broad daylight or the tragic result of deteriorating mental health? You decide.In this special pilot episode of Was Justice Serv
Discover historical crimes, one headline at a time. Join hosts Jen Baldwin and David Wilson as they journey back in time to some of the past’s most cryptic criminal cases, brought to you by Findmypast. In each episode, we’ll take a look at t