Frederick Manning was 28 when he and his wife murdered their friend Patrick O’Connor. A former GWR guard, he had lost his job due to being implicated in a train robbery and he had a turbulent relationship with the victim, but did this lead him to kill? shorturl.at/7raBn
Maria Manning (née de Roux) liked the finer things in life and would stop at nothing to preserve her status. She was Swiss and had worked as a lady’s maid in several grand households before marrying Frederick Manning with whom she committed a brutal murder: shorturl.at/7raBn
📣 I have exciting news – my new book, the Bermondsey Murder, about the iconic historical homicide case of Maria and Frederick Manning, a seemingly ordinary couple who committed a brutal crime, is now available on Amazon! More info here: shorturl.at/7raBn
I’m delighted that my new book, The Bermondsey Murder, is in this month’s book competition in the London Historians’ newsletter, especially as it is one of my favourite organisations. You can find out more about London Historians here: www.londonhistorians.org
If you’re interested in true crime, you are warmly invited to join Sarah Bax-Horton, Robin Jarossi, Dan Smith and me for a lively discussion of our favourite real-crime reads, in celebration of National Crime Reading Month. You can register for free here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Today I’ve been writing about historical rural crimes for my crime history newsletter, featuring poaching, theft, sheep rustling, arson and murder. drangelabuckley.substack.com
Happy May Day! This month in my Sleuthing Adventures weekly crime history newsletter will be the first murder solved by fingerprints, a notorious French poisoning case and an exploration of the ‘black highway’ of the Thames. You can sign up here: drangelabuckley.substack.com
This week on my Sleuthing Adventures newsletter is the sinister case of Amelia Dyer, the notorious Victorian baby farmer and one of Britain’s most prolific serial killers: drangelabuckley.substack.com/p/in-the-ste...
This weekend I’m really looking forward to attending The Crime Writers' Association annual conference in Brighton for the first time. Hopefully I’ll live to tell the tale…📚🗡️🩸
Out now in my Sleuthing Adventures newsletter for all subscribers: The Hunt for Dr and Cora Crippen – a mysterious disappearance, some trailblazing early forensic science and an exciting transatlantic chase 👉 drangelabuckley.substack.com/p/the-hunt-f...#crimehistory
Out now for all subscribers, in my Sleuthing Adventures newsletter, an iconic Victorian murder case, The Manchester Cab Mystery, and Detective Caminada’s greatest challenge 👉 drangelabuckley.substack.com/p/the-manche...
On 26 Feb 1889 ‘Manchester’s Sherlock Holmes’, Detective Jerome Caminada faced his most challenging case: The Manchester Cab Mystery. I’ll be sharing this story on my Sleuthing Adventures newsletter this Friday for all subscribers. You can sign up here: drangelabuckley.substack.com
Today on my Sleuthing Adventures newsletter is a brief history of the art of foot printing, one of the earliest forensic techniques: drangelabuckley.substack.com/p/the-art-of... (for paid subs only)
Free on my Sleuthing Adventures newsletter today is the tragic case of the murder of PC Nicholas Cock in Manchester in 1876, a real-life historical crime with an astonishing twist: drangelabuckley.substack.com/p/who-killed...
I’m really looking forward to returning to Oxford Brookes Uni this week where I’ll be teaching on the first year undergrad history module, Bloody Histories: Crime and Violence in the West, for this semester. It’ll be great to be back!
This week on my Sleuthing Adventures newsletter (for paid subs) is a glimpse into the fascinating crime museum at the Préfecture de Police in Paris, which is a treasure trove of French crime and policing artefacts: drangelabuckley.substack.com/p/inside-par...
This week I’m working on new posts for my Sleuthing Adventures newsletter, starting with the puzzling case of the Manchester Cab Mystery in 1889, which tested the deductive skills of Detective Jerome Caminada, Manchester’s Sherlock Holmes. Subscribe here: drangelabuckley.substack.com
In this week’s Sleuthing Adventures newsletter, I’m offering a free guide on how to find the shady characters in your family tree. Available now for all subscribers:
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Reading about Constance Kent, the 16-year-old who later confessed to murdering her 3-year-old half-brother, Francis Saville Kent in 1860 at Road Hill House, Wiltshire. The case was investigated by Detective Whicher of Scotland Yard, who failed to secure her conviction at the time.
I’m researching the forensic tool of foot printing and I’ve been reading about a tragic case of arson in 1833 in Norfolk. Gilpin Reynolds’ footprints were found near the field where straw was burned. They were compared with his boots, which led to his conviction and execution. He was 24 years old.
This morning I’ve been writing more material for my Sleuthing Adventures newsletter, this time on the dark history of my home city of Manchester, which will be published next month for all subscribers. In the meantime, you can subscribe to my newsletter here: drangelabuckley.substack.com
I’m ending the week with the exciting news that I’ve had confirmation that I’ll be on Seabourn Sojourn for two weeks in Aug/Sep, travelling to Scotland and Iceland. I’ll be sharing dark historical true crime cases of Nordic noir onboard 🚢💀
This week’s Sleuthing Adventures newsletter is out! This is for paid subscribers (thank you!) and I’m offering a 7-day trial for free subscribers. The next newsletter will be free for everyone and it's due to be published next Friday 👉 drangelabuckley.substack.com/p/wilkie-col...
