March 2014 – Page 4 – Manchester Historian

Gina Castellheim explores the citizens throughout history who have taken it upon themselves to pursue justice, often with tragic consequences.

Capital punishment has historically focussed on the criminal facing the death penalty. George Scrafton explores the intriguing world of the executioner.

James Brannan explores one of the favoured interrogation technique of law enforcement for centuries, torture.

While criminal plots do excite us, crimes of passion are the bread and butter of the criminal world. Katherine Almond investigates some of the most notorious crimes of passion in history.

A petition calling for the Daily Mail to stop sexualising children with their language has garnered massive popular support. Megan Dina Garlick explores the roots of the tabloid.