1+ hour, 21+ min ago  (769+ words) Content warning: This article contains references to baby loss and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). For help and support, please visit our Advice and Support webpage. Few criminal cases have had a greater impact on the British justice system than…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago  (689+ words) Few cases show the impact of a wrongful conviction more clearly than that of Sam Hallam. At just 17 years old, Hallam was wrongly convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison. He spent more than seven years behind bars…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago  (723+ words) An innocent five-minute journey that ended in tragedy. This is one of the many cases that shocked the nation. On the evening of the 17th September 2021, 28-year-old primary school teacher Sabina Nessa left her home in Kidbrooke, southeast London, to meet…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (606+ words) In 2015, the life of the young Ola Raji was tragically cut short. Ola was murdered when coming home from a friend's house, but his killers " thought to be two men " were never brought to justice. Ola's family decided to take…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (755+ words) When Warren Jeffs was sentenced to life in prison in 2011, it seemed like a decisive turning point for the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, aka FLDS. His conviction exposed years of systemic abuse, forced marriages and manipulation…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (759+ words) Squatting is the practice of occupying an empty property without the owner's consent. Historically, UK law has tended to treat squatting as a tort " a civil wrong outside the reach of the criminal courts. This situation changed dramatically with the…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (770+ words) On a summer afternoon in 2008, two Swedish sisters were seen running repeatedly into fast-moving traffic on the M6 near Stoke-on-Trent. Both were struck by vehicles. Both survived. The incident was shocking not only because of the immediate danger, but because of…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (687+ words) Dogs have often played a part in uncovering crimes. Gruesome examples include the Babes in the Wood murders in Epping Forest, where Leonard Cook's dog led him to stumble across two children's carefully concealed corpses. So, it's no wonder that…...

4+ week, 3+ hour ago  (64+ words) The only dedicated true crime streaming service Discover the latest UK premieres and unmissable boxsets Born - 10th May 1955 The Victim: John Lennon - 8th December 1980 Arrested - 8th December 1980 Charged - 6th January 1981 Convicted - 24th August 1981 "The nobody who murdered the biggest somebody" Mark Chapman: Born - 10th May 1955 John…...

4+ week, 14+ hour ago  (590+ words) Bristol likes to sell itself as bright, creative and slightly smug about its coffee. Fair. But every city has a shadow-history too and Bristol is no exception. We're not just talking about the high-profile murder of Joanna Yeates. Bristol has…...