SinisterCrimes

On this day

15 December

  1. 1811

    The Marrs and their apprentice are buried at St George in the East.

    Ratcliff Highway murders Disputed verdict

    Seven people killed in two East London households twelve days apart in 1811. The suspect hanged himself before trial, and doubts have outlived him.

  2. 1855

    The inquest jury returns a verdict of wilful murder against Palmer, and he is arrested.

    William Palmer Executed

    A Staffordshire doctor deep in racing debts, a friend's winnings at Shrewsbury, and a strychnine trial moved to London by Act of Parliament.