I found one of the most interesting, but dismaying, cases in a previous series of Murder by the Sea to be that of Miles Giffard. Giffard murdered his parents, Charles, 53, and…
Harold Shipman, UK’s most prolific serial killer
Talking about the Hammersmith murders of 1964-65 and my book The Hunt for the 60s’ Ripper on Shaun Attwood’s show last week, I was suddenly asked about Harold Shipman. Shaun has a…
Hunt for the 60s’ Ripper on YouTube
Just wanted to flag an interview I’ve done about The Hunt for the 60s’ Ripper for Crime Country, a new YouTube channel. It’s been launched by Nick Barksdale. He also runs the…
Dark Land: Hunting the Killers
Coming to BBC iPlayer this evening is this new four-part series. It uses contemporary experts to reinvestigate notorious cold cases to unearth possible clues to the killers’ identities. I am a contributor…
The Shipman Files: A Very British Crime Story
I wrote a feature for the Mirror‘s We Love TV mag this week and wanted to flag up this series. It’s a three-part look at the appalling Harold Shipman case made by…
Des – ITV’s account of Dennis Nilsen
As the second wave of coronavirus lockdown looms, we all need cheering, so ITV’s three nights devoted to a drama about serial killer Dennis Nilsen this week may be approached with trepidation….
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West End Girls by Barbara Tate
Barbara Tate’s memoir West End Girls is a totally absorbing and revelatory memoir about the author’s two-year stint working as a maid for the Queen of Soho – aka 1940s prostitute Mae….