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Why did Scotland Yard's biggest manhunt fail: Part 3
Dictatorial senior officers, information overload and bad luck defeated London's finest in the hunt for one of the capital's worst serial killers
Jul 25
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Robin Jarossi
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Why did Scotland Yard's biggest serial killer hunt fail so badly? Part 2
It was London's biggest manhunt, and yet the killer of six women in 1964-5 was never found. So, who were the men who came under suspicion?
Jul 3
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June 2024
Video: four authors talk classic true-crime books
For National Crime Reading Month, I was joined by Angela Buckley, Dan Smith and Sarah Bax Horton to discuss books that inspired and moved us…
Jun 21
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Robin Jarossi
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True-crime bookchat – our favourite books
I am one of four authors who will be chatting about a terrific cross-section of non-fiction crime writing in a forthcoming online event. Join us!
Jun 5
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Robin Jarossi
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May 2024
Join our true-crime talk
June is National Crime Reading Month and I'm delighted to be joining three other authors to discuss our favourite non-fiction case studies…
May 22
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Robin Jarossi
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Why did Scotland Yard's biggest serial killer hunt fail? Part 1
I thought I'd return to a case I covered in The Hunt for the 60s' Ripper. This year is the 60th anniversary of Scotland Yard's most tragic failure…
May 8
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Robin Jarossi
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The bent cop who pretended he was a magistrate
Interviewing a former anti-corruption officer provided revelatory detail in understanding the level of police wrongdoing in 1970s' London
May 4
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Robin Jarossi
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April 2024
Crime writers gather to plot murder and mayhem
The Crime Writers’ Association’s annual conference brought together top criminal minds and experts in wrongdoing for three days in Brighton
Apr 26
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Robin Jarossi
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Research links for crime writers
Based on a panel I did at the CWA conference, here are my tips for exploring past cases – for fiction and non-fiction writers
Apr 18
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Robin Jarossi
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20 of the best true-crime books: Part 2
More brilliant writing and extraordinary cases from non-fiction crime writers…
Apr 13
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Robin Jarossi
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20 of the best true-crime books: Part 1
Great research, vivid writing, historical context – here's my selection of the first 10 of 20 outstanding non-fiction crime books…
Apr 5
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March 2024
Macbeth is innocent!
Was it the witches? Was it Lady M? Or was Macbeth really just a murderous usurper? True-crime playwright William Shakespeare sows doubts in the court of…
Mar 28
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