October 14, 1919 Liverpool, England David Caplan kills his wife and children with a clothing iron before slitting his own throat According to The Manchester Guardian (Dec. 3, 1919), Caplan and his wife Freda had an unhappy marriage, one which often resulted in domestic assault against Freda. So common were these occurrences that their neighbor… Continue reading Man kills children, wife with iron, attempts to kill self with knife to throat
Category: England
Man arrested for acting suspicious before he could murder two employees with hammer, after he strangled girlfriend and bludgeoned stranger with frying pan
September 12, 1998 London, England William McNamee (alt spelling: McAnamee) is arrested for suspicious behavior outside a furniture store After his arrest, McNamee professed his relief at being captured. He confessed he strangled his girlfriend, Tracey Horner, in their shared flat between July 29 and August 1, and bludgeoned John Dysart with a frying pan… Continue reading Man arrested for acting suspicious before he could murder two employees with hammer, after he strangled girlfriend and bludgeoned stranger with frying pan
Man assassinated by poisoned umbrella
September 7, 1978 London, England Georgi Ivanov Markov (Георги Иванов Марков) is struck in the leg with a poisoned pellet, leading to his death four days later Markov had defected from his home, the People’s Republic of Bulgaria, and became an outspoken critic of the country’s regime. On September 7, as he walked across Waterloo… Continue reading Man assassinated by poisoned umbrella
Four people burned alive, a fifth raped and strangled during robbery
September 1, 1986 Fordingbridge, Hampshire, England Four family members and a live-in nurse are murdered during a robbery The Cleaver family — Joseph and Hilda, their son Thomas, and Thomas’ wife Wendy — were eating dinner with Hilda’s live-in nurse Margaret Murphy when George Stephenson, John Daly, and George Daly entered their home. The intruders… Continue reading Four people burned alive, a fifth raped and strangled during robbery
The Hungerford Massacre
August 19, 1987 Hungerford, England Michael Robert Ryan goes on a shooting rampage, killing 16 and seriously wounding 15 before killing himself The rampage began in a forest where Susan Godfrey was having a picnic with her young children, Hannah (4) and James (2). Ryan forced Godfrey to put her children in the back of… Continue reading The Hungerford Massacre
