Many infamous criminals have spent time in the red brick building. Broadmoor Hospital via The Sun Broadmoor Hospital is the oldest high-security facility in the UK. Originally named the Broadmoor Criminal Lunatic Asylum, it was built for men and women in 1863. However, contrary to popular belief, the facility isn’t a prison, and the daily operations are very different. Instead, sessions are based around therapy rather than the usual prison practises, such as job roles. This i

The Flying Squad took on some of the worst criminals in British history, but their most notable conquest was an infamous diamond heist. In October 1919, Detective Chief Inspector Frederick Wensley called 12 detectives to his office in Scotland Yard, the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police in London. He told them that their task was to combat violent criminals currently occupying the London boroughs through surveillance and capture. They would be known as the Flying Squad.

Patrick Warren and David Spencer simply disappeared. David Spencer and Patrick Warren via guardian.com Over the years, the missing children case has caused much speculation and criticism due to the lack of urgency around the disappearances. Was it down to a lack of importance because of their working-class backgrounds, or was it because they didn’t fit the “missing white girl” aesthetic the media wanted to report on? In the winter of 1996, Patrick, who was 11 and David, 13, w

The 8-year-old’s murder changed England’s laws. Sarah Payne via bbc.co.uk Playing hide and seek with her brothers and sister in a cornfield, Sarah crawled through a gap in the tall harvest and onto the road adjacent to the field. She was heading back to her grandparents’ home because she’d received a knock on the head, but while walking down the road, she was abducted by a man in a white van. What came next was England’s worst child murder at the time. Eight-year-old Sarah g

Homophobia hindered the investigation, but Jaap Bornkamp’s death helped change gay rights rules. 52-year-old Jacob Bornkamp, known as Jaap, was precisely where he wanted to be in life. The Dutch native was creating stunning flower displays for the Royal Family and nobility, and he was in a relationship with the man he loved. “He once picked us up at the airport wearing snake leather boots, camo trousers and a big white fur coat. Jaap was not your regular florist.” — Hilgert B

Sally’s killer attacked women in at least three countries, but a lack of due diligence meant he continued his rampage for decades. Sally Anne’s murder was tragic, but what made the 18-year-old’s death worse was that she was right outside her home when she was attacked in the early hours of the morning. Her screams of pain and terror went unanswered, and when a neighbour eventually came to investigate, it was too late. Sally Anne Bowman via Murderpedia Born in September 1987 i

One is strange, but three is bizarre. Brighton Station In East Sussex, England, Brighton has always been known as the home for dirty weekends away for Londoners and a city of unscrupulous crime. It’s boujee, yet full of culture and home to a community of people you won’t find anywhere else in the country. Perhaps it’s then unsurprising that many bodies have turned up in the seaside resort over the years. However, three torsos in trunks is a slightly more unusual occurrence. P

Police admit Georgina Gharsallah’s homicide case was full of mistakes from the outset. Georgina Gharsallah via BBC.co.uk On the 7th of March 2018, the 30-year-old mother of two, Georgina Gharsallah, went into town to run errands like any other day. She visited the JobCentre to look for new work opportunities and went to a phone shop. She was recorded on CCTV in the phone shop in Worthing, West Sussex, on the south coast of England, but after this stop, she vanished on a busy

With natural charisma, Neville Heath could charm most into bed, but they didn’t always leave alive. Born in Ilford Essex on the 6th of June 1917, Neville Heath was an attractive young man who charmed everyone he met. In 1937 at the age of twenty, he decided he wanted to join the army and enrolled as a pilot. Neville Heath via mirror.co.uk Heath came from a lower-middle-class family but always had issues with petty crime. While in the army, he stole money from the mess room an

The investigations spanned 25 years and John Cooper was finally caught with the help of a quiz show. John Cooper (right) on Bullseye via thesun.co.uk Born on the 3rd of September 1944, John Cooper lived in Milford Haven, a small town in Pembrokeshire, Wales, where he worked as a farm labourer. He was a keen fisherman and knew the local area well, spending most of his free time outdoors. In 1966, he married Patricia, and the couple had two children, a girl and a boy. In 1978,

The nine-year-old was taken on her way home, but the investigation was more sinister than anyone dreamed. Shannon Matthews via express.co.uk In 2008, Madeleine McCann’s abduction still filled the air on every news channel. The image of the three-year-old was plastered everywhere and no one could escape the mention of her name. Her kidnapping was the nightmare of every parent in the country, and for Karen Matthews, she was about to share the pain the McCanns were going through

Before Sandy Hook, there was Dunblane. Outside Dunblane Primary School via aoav.org.uk Wednesday the 13th of March 1996 started like many others. Men and women went to work, store shutters opened welcoming customers, and children entered their classrooms, ready to learn. It took just three minutes to change that day for an entire community, forever. 43-year-old Thomas Watt Hamilton spent a lot of his life helping out with the Scouts. In July 1973, he was made assistant leader