crime – Criminal Sentences

Finding Wendy

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During my research for The Odd Female blog series, I became acquainted with so many women who are an unfortunate part of this awful story. But, due to the fact that I currently live in Derbyshire, one of the women in particular, piqued my interest. Her name was Wendy Sewell.

Apathy

In the early hours of Sunday 2nd September 1979, 20-year-old student Barbara Leach, pictured, was brutally murdered and dumped in a Bradford alleyway by Peter Sutcliffe. By now, Sutcliffe had eluded capture since his first officially acknowledged victim, Wilma McCann, in 1975.

The Moniker Part 2

Following on from Part 1 we continue to examine the significant damage a seemingly harmless nickname can do to a case and its victims.

The Moniker Part 1

Sensationalist spin, glorified untruths, and life-destroying headlines – sadly, all part of our societal fabric thanks to the British mainstream media. We are so used to it, most of us are immune, but what happens when the bold headlines go from simply causing shockwaves and drama, to being directly responsible for death, or even multiple deaths? Well, nothing, apparently.