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From the Archives: Poster appeal helps catch Torso on Train killer Mar 01 2012

THIS is the man we are looking for,” declared police as the hunt for the killer in the grisly ‘Torso in the Train’ case took a dramatic turn.Read

Torso on the Train murder

Casebook: How knitted pattern was used in hunt for 'Torso on Train' killer Feb 23 2012

A SIMPLE Indian knitted pattern – highlighted in posters printed in the Birmingham Mail – proved vital in the needle-in-a-haystack murder mystery that became known as the case of the ‘Torso on the Train’.Read

Henry Kimberley

Casebook: Memoirs from the hangman's noose Feb 16 2012

The dark history of the hangman's noose looms large over Birmingham’s Winson Green Prison. Crime Files delves into the archives to look at some of those to meet their end at the gallows.Read

From the Archives: I used a pillow and string to kill the girl Feb 02 2012

THE courtroom was crowded long before Horace Carter was brought before magistrates and many women who queued outside were turned away.Read

Casebook: Big police search for the killer next door Jan 26 2012

FAMED executioner Albert Pierrepoint had already made his final checks of the gallows when he slipped the noose around the neck of a convicted child killer.Read

Casebook: Moon killer's deadly mood swings Jan 19 2012

THE moon does strange things to me,” Allan Dennis Witcomb once admitted to his sister.Read

Casebook: Was this newlywed frightened to death? Jan 12 2012

TERROR may have killed a frail young woman as she walked across a patch of waste land near her home, posited police as they probed the terrible murder of the newlywed.Read

From the Archives: The 'cruel' and 'wicked' ways of the baby-faced killer Jan 05 2012

A YOUTH “of angelic appearance but of cunning that would deceive anyone”.Read

Casebook: Lone wolf responsible for Halloween murder Dec 22 2011

THE manhunt started quickly following the discovery of a woman’s body in the potting shed at the rear of her home in Birmingham.Read

From the Archive: My boy asked that there should be no revenge Dec 08 2011

THE anonymous phone call was as chilling as it was remorseless.Read

From the Archives: Maria murdered because of a suspected affair Nov 24 2011

THE headline in the 1948 newspaper could not help but catch the eye: “My wife starved me, fed her lover.”Read

From the Archives: Police heroes gave their lives in the Blitz.. Oct 27 2011

WAVE after wave came the enemy bombers of the Luftwaffe to drop their deadly ordnance on to the homes and workplaces of innocent Brummies.Read

From The Archives: Bombings sparked nightmare for Birmingham Six.. Oct 20 2011

Over the past few weeks, Crime Files has examined some of the worst miscarriages of justice in the history of the West Midlands. For the final part of the series, Mail Crime Correspondent MARK COWAN looks at the case described by the late Lord Devlin as the “greatest disasters to have shaken British justice in my time” – the wrongful convictions of the Birmingham Six.Read

From The Archives: Innocent men robbed of their liberty by Serious Crime Squad Oct 13 2011

DURING the past 12 months the Robbery Squad have been fully engaged enquiring into the activities of groups of professional criminals suspected of being actively engaged committing armed robberies against Post Office and Security organisations.”Read

From The Archives: Shocking police tactics saw trio wrongly jailed Oct 06 2011

AS security guard George Smith approached the entrance of the Black Country factory carrying a bag full of cash, he must have known something was wrong.Read

From The Archives: Gary's hopes hinge on a parole hearing Sep 29 2011

BIRMINGHAM prisoner Gary Critchley has taken a step closer to freedom after being allowed to make an emotional visit to the family home he last saw in 1980 when he headed off to London. He was later found guilty of a murder he maintains he did not commit and has since spent the last 31 years in jail. A parole hearing will shortly decide whether Gary will finally be freed from prison. Crime Files looks at the case.Read

Casebook: Euphoria and bitterness of the Bridgewater Three Sep 22 2011

STRETCHED out on the ground, the man kissed the pavement in glee.Read

Crimes From The Archives: Michael Shirley wrongly jailed for 'Cinderella murder' Sep 15 2011

ABLE Seaman Michael Shirley listened in stunned astonishment at a detective who was formally charging him with the rape and murder of Linda Cook.Read

From The Archives: Wrong man jailed for murder of teenager Sep 08 2011

The discovery of pretty Judith Roberts’ battered body led to an intensive murder hunt. But, almost 40 years on, her killer has never been caught. However, the case did lead to one of Britain’s longest miscarriages of justice. Crime Correspondent Mark Cowan examines the case.Read

From The Archives: Conspiracy theories still swirl around Bella Sep 01 2011

THE four teenage boys moved gingerly through the woods on that dank April afternoon in 1943, careful not to give away their presence.Read

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