Wainewright and the Foxglove Fable
He painted beautiful pictures, forged elegant signatures and left a smell of foxglove wherever he went.Read More 
Terriss and the Stage Door Stabber
A theatrical death, a household grievance, and one man who thought revenge smelled marvellous and then gruesomely did it.Read More 
James Lyons and the Silenced Pocket
A bloke who thought a quiet choke was a clever trick, and then the whole street decided to make him famous in the worst way.Read More 
the-architect-who-planned-heists
He drew building plans for robberies like it was a normal job and then walked away like a polite contractor; im amped by how detailed and oddly bougie that sounds.Read More 
James Reavis and the Paper Empire
He forged a Spanish pedigree, sold a chunk of the West, and behaved like a gentleman who had misplaced his napkin and claimed the tablecloth.Read More 
Bloody Monday Louisville: When an Election Turned Nasty
On August 6 1855 Louisville found out mob rule tastes vile and leaves a cuppa stone cold.Read More 
Sarah Dazley and the Tea That Lied
A countrywoman who slipped arsenic into kettles and kitchens, and a village that pretended to be baffled.Read More 
The St Giles Sweep That Made Everyone Wig
This is the chaotic true story of a police dragnet, dole queues, and a court that treated misery like a performance piece - and yes, it hits different.Read More 
Mary Ann Barlow and the Bonnet That Wouldn't Stay Put
A milliner, a bustle, and Mary Ann Barlow who tried to walk out with a hat and walked straight into a magistrate's mood.Read More 
Why Neal Dow's Temperance Parade Turned Ugly
A mayor with a crusade, a suspicious cask, and a seaside crowd that decided manners could wait.Read More 