true-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.

Innocent Victims

In the early hours of Sunday 26 June 1977, Peter Sutcliffe took the life of 16-year-old schoolgirl Jayne MacDonald, who had been walking home in the Chapeltown district of Leeds, after a Saturday night out with friends. Her mutilated body was discovered by children in a playground just before 10am the same morning.

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.