Yearly Archives: 2015

Alexander Pichushkin: The Russian Chessboard Killer

Alexander Pichushkin was a Russian serial killer who between 1992 and 2006 aimed to kill 64 people to match the number of squares on a chessboard.

John George Haigh: The Notorious ‘Acid Bath Murderer’ of 1940’s Britain

A book review of the John George Haigh serial murder case of 1944-49, where in order to hide his victims, Haigh dissolved their bodies in vats of acid.

How The Insanity Defence Against A Murder Charge Works

Understanding the insanity defence, what it means in the courtroom and how this matches with the number of people in prison with mental illnesses.

Pat Tate and The Rettendon Essex Boys Murders

The Essex Boys murders saw Pat Tate and two associates shot dead in Rettendon in 1995, a brutal triple gangland murder that is still talked about today.

The Brain of Serial Killers And Psychopaths

What makes one person evil and another not? Investigation into the brains and minds of serial killers and psychopaths is trying to find out.

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