Maartje Tamboezer

 

I wrote about Maartje Tamboezer, a 15 year old Dutch schoolgirl who was murdered in East Horsley, Surrey, England in 1986 by an evil pair known as the railway killers.

Badlands

 The film Badlands premiered on 13 October 1973. It was based on the case of Charles Starkweather who shot 10 people in 1957-58.

World Day Against the Death Penalty

 10 October is World Day Against the Death Penalty 

Infanticide

 In 1849, Rebecca Smith became the last woman in Britain to be hanged for infanticide (killing one’s own child). She poisoned her baby son with arsenic. She was hanged in Devizes, Wiltshire. 

Madeleine Smith

 I found a very good video about Madeleine Smith. She was accused of poisoning her former lover in Glasgow in 1857. A jury returned a verdict of 'not proven', a Scottish verdict that meant she was not necessarily innocent but there was not sufficient evidence to convict her.

Dr Bodkin Adams

 Bodkin Adams was a doctor who murdered people in Brighton, England in the 1950s. The not-so-good doctor made a lot of money from his crimes. This is an excellent video about him.

Octogenarian hanged

 On 4 October 1843 an 84 year old man was hanged in Scotland for the murder of his wife. His name was Alan Mair.