The New Newgate Calendar

Here are some of the crime history and true crime articles I’ve read this month. The Bootlace Murders in Great Yarmouth, 1912 Mugshots of Law –... read more »

By Cassie Watson; posted 28 March 2021. Our ability to research the history of crime is expanding at a remarkable rate, as more and more legal documents... read more »

It was a Tuesday morning in the summer of 1860 when Hannah Holmes answered the charge of murder against her, her clear voice proclaiming “Not guilty!”... read more »

 The ten year sentence that Margaret Hendry received at the Circuit Court in Aberdeen in September 1864 appears completely disproportionate to her... read more »

Anyone who has ever been in the position of taking a large sum of money to or from the bank will know the accompanying sensation of vulnerability along... read more »

James Hunter has previously appeared in this blog, albeit a younger, better looking version with more hair. On that occasion he had been sentenced... read more »

In 1930 and 1931, three girls were killed in separate incidents in the south-east of England. Only one case ever saw a murderer convicted – but could... read more »