11 October

The Claimant is released on licence after ten years in prison.

Tichborne Claimant Convicted

A bankrupt butcher from Wagga Wagga said he was a lost English baronet. A grieving mother believed him; two juries and 188 court days did not.

Elisabeth Dörrier is attacked near the river Düssel and dies the following day.

Peter Kürten Executed

For fifteen months Düsseldorf hunted a killer it could not see. The break came from a survivor's letter, misaddressed and opened at the post office.