In that stately Fitzrovia house, the butler was murdered by a disgruntled pantry-boy; in that one...

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The Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme, a major figure in world politics and an ardent opponent of...

An investigative account of the still-unsolved assassination of Swedish Prime Minister Olof Pa...

WHEN JACK THE RIPPER first prowled the streets of London, an evening newspaper commented that his...

When discussing unsolved murders of women in late Victorian London, most people think of the depr...

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In his new collection of essays, Jan Bondeson tells ten fascinating stories of myths and hoaxe...

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