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Crime

This section looks at the various crimes, big or small, that have occurred in Hertfordshire, and our reactions to them.

  • 500 guineas reward

    500 guineas reward

    Attempted arson in Bishops Stortford
  • Bodysnatching at Little Hadham

    Bodysnatching at Little Hadham

    Gruesome goings on...
  • Crime Stories of Hertfordshire 1731-1800

    Crime Stories of Hertfordshire 1731-1800

    Recorded by the Gentlemen's Magazine
  • George Hill, last person executed in Hertford

    George Hill, last person executed in Hertford

    On the morning of 4 July 1875, William George Hill was baptized by his mother, Sarah Thrussell, at St. Peters ...
  • Last highwayman hung in Hemel Hempstead

    Last highwayman hung in Hemel Hempstead

    The last man convicted of highway robbery executed in 1802
  • More additions to Hertfordshire Names Online

    More additions to Hertfordshire Names Online

    The Westminster Bail Bonds (HALS/SH14) provide another source for family historians and also anyone who is interested in litigation in ...
  • Murder by poisoning

    Murder by poisoning

    John Carrington's Diary, 1800
  • Murder or suicide

    Murder or suicide

    Earl of Essex, 1683
  • Murders at Borham House and the Execution of Thomas Simmons

    Murders at Borham House and the Execution of Thomas Simmons

    At the southern end of the High Street, a house called Borham House used to stand next door to what ...
  • ROBERT ORRIDGE BAXTER - EXECUTIONER

    ROBERT ORRIDGE BAXTER - EXECUTIONER

    Hertfordshire's own Pierrepoint
  • Rogues and Vagabonds .. and other criminals

    Rogues and Vagabonds .. and other criminals

    August 2015 saw the addition to Hertfordshire Names Online of more than 12,000 summary convictions taken from the returns of the ...
  • The Curious case of Mrs Ridgley and her mean-tempered Irish Terrier

    The Curious case of Mrs Ridgley and her mean-tempered Irish Terrier

    The date was January 25th, 1919. Mrs Roach, asleep in her house on Nightingale Road, Hitchin awoke in the middle ...
  • The Hertford Horror

    The Hertford Horror

    Shameful murder in the heart of Hertford
  • The Marshals Wick Murder

    The Marshals Wick Murder

    August 22nd 1880
  • The Murder Of Harriet Lane from Waltham Cross

    The Murder Of Harriet Lane from Waltham Cross

    Whitechapel, 1875
  • The Red Lion Pub

    The Red Lion Pub

    Woolmer Green
  • Thomas Simmons

    Thomas Simmons

    awaiting trial in Hertford Gaol
  • Witchcraft

    Witchcraft

    Confession of Thomas Colley
  • The Cole Green Robbery of 1824

    The Cole Green Robbery of 1824 (4)

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