In spite of its small size and rural character Hertfordshire has been the location for some of the most infamous and fiendish murders in the history of England.

Hertfordshire Murders

History

Connell, Nicholas

Europe

The History Press

In 1888 the unknown brought death and terror to the streets of Victorian London's East End. The Man Who Hunted Jack the Ripper is the story of Detective Inspector Edmund Reid, who was head of the Whitechapel detective force. Having joined the Metropolitan Police Force, Reid rose through the ranks and was eventually transferred to the notorious East End. It was at this time that he assumed responsibility to lead his men in a relentless pursuit of Jack the Ripper; his pursuit of the Whitechapel murderer spanned the years 1888 to 1891. Reid retired from the police force in 1896 but, in the subsequent years, he often reminisced on his involvement in the hunt for the infamous serial killer; from the comfort of his armchair he carefully considered any new theory that came to light about the identity of Jack the Ripper. The Man Who Hunted Jack the Ripper recounts the full story of a series of murders that shocked the world.

The Man Who Hunted Jack the Ripper: Edmund Reid and the Police Perspective

Biographies & Memoirs

Evans, Stewart P.

Historical

Amberley Publishing

In 1910 Cora Crippen, an unsuccessful music-hall artiste known as Belle Elmore, was murdered by her husband Dr Hawley Harvey Crippen, an American quack doctor, at their London home. During a search of the house, Scotland Yard found the remains of her body under the floor of the cellar. The crime was probably the most famous murder of the twentieth century. Crippen's attempt to escape across the Atlantic with his young mistress Ethel Le Neve disguised as a boy fascinated the world, as did his subsequent Old Bailey trial and execution. Nicholas Connell provides a complete and accurate account of the notorious 'North London Cellar Murder', compiled from the surviving files of Scotland Yard, the Central Criminal Court, the Director of Public Prosecutions and the Home Office. This book draws on a variety of new material including previously unseen official government documents, memoirs of journalists who reported on the story in 1910, contemporary English, Canadian and American newspapers and four important long-forgotten and extensive sets of autobiographical articles by Ethel Le Neve.

Doctor Crippen: The Infamous London Cellar Murder of 1910

True Crime

In 1910 Cora Crippen, an unsuccessful music-hall artiste known as Belle Elmore, was murdered by her husband Dr Hawley Harvey Crippen, an American quack doctor, at their London home. During a search of 39 Hilldrop Crescent, Scotland Yard found the remains of her body under the cellar floor. Crippen’s attempt to escape across the Atlantic, with his young mistress Ethel Le Neve disguised as a boy, made headlines across the world, as did his subsequent Old Bailey trial and execution. It became the most famous British murder case of the twentieth century and has retained its fascination to this day. Nicholas Connell provides a meticulously researched account of the ‘North London Cellar Murder’, compiled from official files, contemporary newspapers and the autobiographies of many people connected to the case. Recently discovered material (including several long-forgotten memoirs by Ethel Le Neve) contains significant new information that shatters modern myths about the murder and popular beliefs about the characters involved. Stories that have persisted since 1910 of Crippen’s innocence are also examined in this new, accurate and detailed account of the remarkable story of Dr Crippen.

The most extensive and complete Hertfordshire ghost guide, packed with over 500 stories. Completely revised and updated with many new stories, this latest ghostly gazetteer boasts a bumper collection of Hertfordshire's ghost tales from five centuries of documentary sources as well as contemporary accounts from the people experiencing ghostly phenomena today. Illustrated by dozens of rare and evocative pictures, this new edition includes diary dates of regular hauntings and a gazetteer of haunted inns; perfect for the active ghost hunter as well as the armchair historian alike. Read about grey ladies, poltergeists, floating ghosts, a haunted bed, phantom monks and Civil War wraiths from nearly every town and village in the county. Whatever your belief in ghosts, this book will leave you entertained and chilled and with a much richer knowledge of Hertfordshire and its haunted history.

Haunted Hertfordshire: A Ghostly Gazetteer

Religion & Spirituality

Stratton, Ruth

Occult & Paranormal

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

In 1888 the unknown brought death and terror to the streets of Victorian London's East End. The Man Who Hunted Jack the Ripper is the story of Detective Inspector Edmund Reid who was head of the Whitechapel detective force. Having joined the Metropolitan Police Force, Reid rose through the ranks and was eventually transferred to the notorious East End. It was at this time that he assumed responsibility to lead his men in a relentless pursuit of Jack the Ripper; his pursuit of the Whitechapel murderer spanned the years 1888 to 1891. Reid retired from the police force in 1896 but, in the subsequent years, he often reminisced on his involvement in the hunt for the infamous serial killer; from the comfort of his armchair he carefully considered any new theory that came to light about the identity of Jack the Ripper. The Man Who Hunted Jack the Ripper recounts the full story of a series of murders that shocked the world.

Haunted Hertfordshire

The Book Castle

The Annotated I Caught Crippen

Professionals & Academics

Mango Books

In 1910 Chief Inspector Walter Dew became the most famous detective in the world after a transatlantic chase resulted in him capturing the American murderer Dr Hawley Harvey Crippen. This was the first time that wireless telegraphy had resulted in the arrest of a murderer and it was Dew's final investigation for Scotland Yard. After retiring from the Metropolitan Police and working as a private detective Dew began to write and in 1938 his autobiography I CAUGHT CRIPPEN was published. It subsequently became an important work for crime historians and has long been out-of-print. Dew's accounts of the Crippen case and his futile hunt for Jack the Ripper are the lengthiest ever written by a police officer closely involved in the investigations. The latter part of I CAUGHT CRIPPEN deals with a variety of other cases that Dew worked on, including the arrest of the international jewel thief Harry the Valet. THE ANNOTATED I CAUGHT CRIPPEN makes this classic work available again. It contains a full transcription of the original text, annotated with footnotes including additional material from a newspaper serialisation of Dew's memoirs that has never appeared in a book before. It also features appendices of Dew's other writings and articles written about the celebrated detective during his lifetime.

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Hertfordshire Murders

The Man Who Hunted Jack the Ripper: Edmund Reid and the Police Perspective

Doctor Crippen: The Infamous London Cellar Murder of 1910

Doctor Crippen: The Infamous London Cellar Murder of 1910

Haunted Hertfordshire: A Ghostly Gazetteer

The Man Who Hunted Jack the Ripper: Edmund Reid and the Police Perspective

Haunted Hertfordshire

The Annotated I Caught Crippen

The Annotated I Caught Crippen