Gladesmore Community School, located on Prospect Place in Tottenham, North London, England, was a microcosm of the area’s diverse yet tense demographic landscape in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The school served a predominantly working-class neighborhood, home to large Caribbean, African, and growing Southeast Asian communities, including many Vietnamese families who had resettled in … More Arif Roberts

In the quiet town of Dawley, a suburb of Telford in Shropshire, England, a horrific tragedy unfolded on March 16th, 1990. Six-week-old Jason Ravenscroft, a defenseless infant, suffered a fatal fractured skull at his family home. Jason and his twin brother were born into a modest household on King Street (also referred to in some … More Jason Ravenscroft

In the early 1990s, the city of Calgary, Alberta, Canada was gripped by fear as a series of brutal murders targeted vulnerable women working in the sex trade. Between January 1990 and February 1993, at least seven—and possibly eight—women were killed under eerily similar circumstances, leading police and the public to suspect a single serial … More The Calgary Prostitute Murders

In the early morning hours of July 5th, 1996, a jogger in the Fraserview neighborhood of Vancouver, British Columbia stumbled upon a harrowing scene: a sixty-one-year-old woman lying unconscious and bleeding on the grounds of David Thompson Secondary School. When authorities arrived, the victim was rushed to the hospital. She remained unconscious for six agonizing … More Cathy Berard

Forty-four-year-old David Jon Malloy was born in Pittsburgh, California, but moved to Vancouver, British Columbia in the 1970s. An intelligent, college-educated man, David had aspired to work as a librarian but settled for driving a taxi to make ends meet. Sunday, March 17th, 1996 unfolded like any other work day. David clocked in at two … More David Jon Malloy

October 28th, 1996 was a Monday night that began like any other in the Leslieville neighborhood, a working-class enclave of brick row houses and corner stores along Carlaw Avenue in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Around eight thirty-five p.m., the tranquility shattered with the sound of gunshots echoing through the narrow streets near the intersection of Carlaw … More Bao Manh Le

Thirty-one-year-old Richard Chacon was originally from Huntington Beach, California, but relocated to Vancouver, British Columbia around 1996. He worked as the manager of The Car Wash, a popular spot for after-hours dancing and socializing, and was well-liked in the local nightlife community. On July 25th, 1999, at approximately three-thirty a.m., the scene inside The Car … More Richard Chacon

Seventeen-year-old Cindy Halliday was the youngest of four daughters born to Jackie Hinds, living in the tight-knit community of Waverley, just outside Elmvale in southern Ontario, Canada. Described by those who knew her as spirited and adventurous, Cindy often hitchhiked between nearby towns like Waverley, Elmvale, Midland, and Barrie—a common practice at the time in … More Cindy Halliday

On the evening of April 19th, 1990, twenty-one-year-old Anthony Burrows went out with a friend to the Alicante Club, a popular venue in Speke, Liverpool, England. According to accounts from the time, after leaving the club around two a.m., Burrows and his friend became embroiled in a heated argument with another group of individuals over … More Anthony Burrows

It was the evening of March 19th, 1990, in the quiet suburb of Sunniside, near Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England. Fifty-seven-year-old former science teacher Jack Royal and his wife, Sonia, were spending a quiet evening at home, reading together in their front room. At approximately eleven thirty-five p.m., the doorbell rang. Jack went to answer it, peering through … More Jack Royal