On the morning of March 19th, 2007, a devastating fire claimed the life of three-year-old Callum Bland in his family home on Fulmar Lane, in the Hemmingwell estate of Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, England. What began as a blaze in a garbage bin outside the house quickly spread, engulfing the property in flames and toxic smoke. Callum’s … More Callum Bland

On the evening of Sunday, September 16th, 2007, nineteen-year-old Edvin Johnson was fatally stabbed in the stairwell of Barnet House, a block of flats on the Crawford Estate in Camberwell, south London. Found around nine p.m. with a single severe stab wound to his groin or leg—severing a major artery—he bled to death despite efforts … More Edvin Johnson

On the night of August 30th, 2007, on a quiet residential street in Newham, East London, seventeen-year-old Mohammed Ahmed was fatally stabbed in Chesterford Road, Manor Park, shortly before eleven thirty p.m. Emergency services received calls just before midnight reporting a serious assault. London Ambulance Service paramedics attended but could do nothing to save the … More Mohammed Ahmed

Thirty-six-year-old builder and property developer John Iveson was described by those who knew him in contrasting terms: a devoted father and husband, yet also a tough, sometimes feared figure in local business circles. He lived in Nantwich, Cheshire with his wife Julie and their children. At the time of his disappearance, Julie was heavily pregnant … More John Iveson

Philip Salmon, a forty-one-year-old unemployed man described as a loner, was last seen alive on April 30th, 2006, around midday. He had met with family at his home in Pine Court on Reading Road in the quiet town of Farnborough, Hampshire, where he lived alone. Shortly afterward, he was reported missing. For nearly seven weeks, … More Philip Salmon

Sixty-eight-year-old father of five and grandfather Mehar Singh Kataria lived a quiet life in a house on Byron Avenue in East Ham, east London. He was last seen alive by a neighbor at around nine a.m. on the morning of February 3rd, 2006. His body was discovered later that evening, at approximately eight p.m., by … More Mehar Singh Kataria

In the summer of 2005, what began as a dream European holiday for an Australian tourist ended in unimaginable horror in a quiet hotel in London’s Paddington district. Newton Murray John Thompson, a sixty-one-year-old father of two from Melbourne, was brutally beaten to death in his room at the Comfort Inn on Craven Hill. His … More Newton Thompson

In the quiet village of Langbank, Renfrewshire, Scotland, a gruesome discovery in July 2004 shattered the rural peace and launched one of Scotland’s enduring murder mysteries. On July 13th, 2004, a local farmer stumbled upon a body concealed under a hedgerow while collecting hay bales in a field off Gallahill Road. The deceased was identified … More Martin Toner

On the night of February 24th, 2004, twenty-two-year-old Craig Eaton was walking along Molyneux Road in Kensington, Liverpool, heading to a friend’s house after an evening out. Around eleven fifteen p.m., near the junction with Mallow Road, he was approached and shot twice at close range. Local residents rushed to his aid, performing CPR in … More Craig Eaton

On the morning of Monday, February 21st, 2005, twenty-year-old Justin Bernier was found dead in his flat at 297 Clapham Road, SW9, in the Clapham area of London. He had been stabbed multiple times, and a post-mortem examination confirmed that he died from massive blood loss caused by the knife wounds. Police believe the attack … More Justin Bernier