A strange and terrifying figure haunted Birmingham in the autumn of 1886. He was tall, powerful, shrouded in white and his hideous face burned with an unearthly fiery glow and the sight of him was enough to send you insane. Some thought him a ghost and some thought him a devil. Others suspected he wasContinue reading “Wind-Heeled Jack: The Terror of Brum 1886”
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The London Monster
In 1790, Georgian London was haunted by a Monster. No woman was safe. Typically, he would approach a pretty young lady as she walked home and make lewd comments to her, and then he would attack her with a blade. Sometimes the blade would be attached to his knee and he would kick his victimContinue reading “The London Monster”
The Dublin Blackberry Poisoner
In the autumn of 1989 it was feared that a maniac poisoner was at large in Dublin, coating blackberries with the deadly herbicide Paraquat. Anyone, especially children, could be in danger from this lethal toxin as they went blackberrying. The press called him the ‘Paraquat Lunatic’ or the ‘Poison Maniac’ and it led to understandableContinue reading “The Dublin Blackberry Poisoner”
Paul Weatherhead 