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This is a missing topics list for crime in the United Kingdom, covering events and criminals, on behalf of WikiProject British Crime.
Criminal conflicts
[edit]- The Conspiracy of London ()
- Peterhead prison riot - Scotland ()
Murders and assassinations
[edit]- Bedstead Suffocations ()
- Bingham Family murders ()
- British child murders ()
- Gorse Hall Mystery, murder case - ()
- Green Bicycle Mystery (murder of Bella Wright) - ()
- Houndsditch Murders ()
- Operation Enigma, a series of unsolved murders between 1987 and 1994 ()
- Popgun plot, failed assassination of George III of the UK in 1794 - ()
- Riddle of Birdhurst Rise, poisoning in Croydon, UK - ()
- South Croydon murders ()
- Wiltshire murders ()
Murderers
[edit]- Alfred John Monson, Ardlamont Mystery - ()
- Alfred and Albert Stratton, first to be convicted of murder using fingerprinting () - see Stratton Brothers case
- Amelia Dyer ()
- Ann Beddingfield ()
- Arthur Henry Bishop ()
- Black Dick ()
- Denise Labbe, UK, infanticide - ()
- Dr. Edward William Pritchard ()
- Elizabeth Butchill (1758-1780), British woman sentenced of infanticide - ()
- Frances Howarol ()
- Henry Wainwright ()
- James Camb, British murderer - ()
- James Hamcutty ()
- John Donald Merrett, Edinburgh murderer - ()
- John Hugh ()
- John Williams (murderer), Ratcliffe Highway murders (1811) - ()
- Lee Gaytor and Tracy Reid (criminal) Scottish murderers -()
- Maninder Pal Singh Kohli murderer of Hannah Foster ()
- Mary Ann Barry ()
- Neville Heath, (1917-1946) British murderer - ()
- Patrick Mahon, British murderer - ()
- Pierre Henri Alexandre ()
- Richard John Bungham ()
- Robert Howard (murderer) murderer of Hannah Williams ()
- Ronald Jabson, Babes in wood murderer - ()
- Roland B. Molineux, Knickerbocker murderer - ()
- Samuel Dougal, British murderer - ()
- Samuel Green (murderer), arch-murderer (1817-1822) - ()
- Tony Mancini, British trunk murderer - ()
- Walter Graham Rowland ()
- William Bartlett (murderer) ()
- William Kirwan, murderer of Ireland's Eye - ()
- Elizabeth Vamplew ()
- David Mazey ()
- Harold Jones ()
Assassins and hitmen
[edit]Serial killers
[edit]Drug dealers
[edit]Forgers
[edit]- Charles Black and Brian Kating, counterfeiting - ()
- Constantine Simonides, alleged document forger in Victorian England - ()
- Dorman David, forger - ()
- Jose Beraha or Jose Berara, counterfeiter- () / ()
- Real Lessard, purveyor of art forgeries - ()
- Thomas J. Wyse "The Secret Emperor and Great Lama of Forgers" - ()
- William Brockway, counterfeiter - ()
Fraud
[edit]Fraudsters
[edit]- George Macdonnel, Edwin Noyes, George and Austin Bidwell ()
- Marc Colombo (financier), Lloyds' financial trader who caused millions of losses - ()
- Mark Ledley, con artist - ()
- Thomas Osmond, faked a suicide to avoid a sex offence trial - ()
- Sheridan Leslie Scott ()
- Ernest Terah Hooley ()
Impostors
[edit]Gamblers
[edit]Organized crime
[edit]- Operation Atrium, Bristol-based police crackdown on Yardie activity ()
- Operation Safeguard (Leeds police), Leeds-based police crackdown on Yardie activity ()
- Operation Stirrup, Leeds-based police crackdown on Yardie activity ()
Gangsters
[edit]- Billy Hart, member of Freddie Foreman's criminal organization ()
- Tommy Wisbey, participant in the The Great Train Robbery ()
- John Barrie, member of the Kray's organization imprisoned in 1969 for his involvement in the murder of rival gangster Jack "the Hat" McVite. ()
- Joey Napolitano, American mobster deported from Great Britain for rigging games at the London Villa Casino during the 1950s and 60s. ()
- Victor "Scarface Jack" Russo, London gangster and associate of Billy Hill during the 1950s. ()
- Richard Castucci, American mobster deported from Great Britain for rigging games at the London Villa Casino during the 1950s and 60s. ()
- Francis Roy Adkins ()
- Noonans ()
- McKenzies ()
- Fergsons ()
Organisations
[edit]- Turkish organised crime in Great Britain ()
- Kurdish organised crime in Great Britain ()
- Geordie crime syndicate () or Geordie crime firm ()
- Liverpool crime syndicate () or Liverpool crime firm ()
- Communist Bloc groups ()
Street gangs
[edit]- King's Cross Gang, Soho street gang prominent during the 1940s. ()
- The Tongs ()
- The Tois ()
- The Govans ()
- Powery ()
- Ruchill Boys ()
- The Monks ()
- Williamson gang - ()
Yardies
[edit]- Daniel "Gun Power" Lowe, Yardie gunman wanted for the murder of a 17-year-old boy. ()
Pirates
[edit]- James Kelly (16??-1701), English ()
- William Phillips (16??-1724), English ()
- Lionel Wafer (c. 1660-1705), English ()
- John Cooke [Cook] (16??-1683), English ()
- John Coxon (16??-1689), English ()
- Peter Harris (16??-1680), English ()
- Richard Hawkins (16??-16??), English ()
- George Hout [d'Hout] (16??-16??), English ()
- Thomas Magott (16??-17??), ()
Smugglers
[edit]- John Carr (criminal) ()
- John and Harry Carter ()
- Colonial Office Bombing ()
- Daniel Coppinger ()
- Pierre-Joel Delaitre ()
- Thomas Johnson (criminal) ()
- Kingsmill Gang ()
Terrorists
[edit]Individuals
[edit]- Brian Nelson, former British soldier and member of the Ulster Defense Association ()
- Hillary Ann Creek (), a member of the Angry Brigade involved in letter bombing.
- Rex Francis Farran (), a murder victim who was mistakenly killed by a IRA bomb meant for his brother and war hero Roy Farran.
- James Greenfield (), a member of the Angry Brigade involved in letter bombing.
- Monty Harris (), attempted to smuggle explosive to Israel.
- Anna Mendleson (), a member of the Angry Brigade involved in letter bombing.
- James Richards ()
- Thomas Joseph Williams ()
Highwaymen
[edit]Graverobbers
[edit]Miscellaneous crimes
[edit]- Cambridge investigation - ()
- Druce Affair - ()
Miscellaneous crime-related people
[edit]- John Charnocke, Catholic conspirator - ()
- Robert Barnewell, Catholic conspirator - ()
- Harry Nichols, pornographer ()
Corruption
[edit]Law enforcement
[edit]- Jerry Bentham ()
- Thomas Butler (murderer) ()
- Sir George William Campbell ()
- Francis Edward Camps ()
- Fred Cherrill ()
- Robert Churchill ()
- Walter Frederick Crofton ()
- Margaret Damer Dawson ()
- Sir Thomas De Veil ()
- Walter Dew ()
- Edmund Frederick du Cane ()
- Andrew Ducan ()
- John Glaister, Jr. ()
- Charles B. Goring ()
- Julius Grant ()
- William Jones Hershel ()
- Cecil Rolf Hewitt ()
- Sir Richard Leofric Jackson ()
- Sir Percy Laurie ()
- Gerald Roche Lynch ()
- Hermann Mannheim ()
- W.L. Melville-Lee ()
- George Oldfield ()
- Augustus Joseph Pepper ()
- Peter D. Scott ()
- Robert Donald Teare ()
- Howard Vincent ()
- William Henry Willcox ()
- Adolphus Frederick Williamson ()
- Sir John Woodcock ()
Politicians
[edit]- Samuel Bellson ()
- John Richard Hammersley ()
- Trevor Ernest Heath ()
- Sir Christopher Llewe ()
- Anthony A. Cooper Shaftesbury ()
- Patrick Stewart (politician) ()
Prisons
[edit]Prostitution
[edit]Rapists
[edit]Witchcraft
[edit]Murder Victims
[edit]- Helen McCourt - ()
- Daniel Nolan - ()
- Jenny Abbot - ()
- Alistair Wilson - ()
- Lyn Bryant - ()
- Julia Webb - ()
- Kate Bushell - ()
- Richard Watson (murder victim) - ()
- David Spencer (murder victim) - ()
- Patrick Warren - ()
- Janet Brown (murder victim) - ()
- Tracey Mertens - ()
- Lindsay Jo Rimer - ()
- Megan Tooze - ()
- Henry Tooze - ()
- Jean Bradley - ()
- Penny Bell - ()
- Gwenda Dixon - ()
- Peter Dixon - ()
- Nicola Fellows - ()
- Karen Hadaway - ()
- Lesley Molseed - ()
- Judith Roberts (murder victim) - ()
- Barbara Mayo - ()
- Jackie Ansell-Lamb - ()
- Helen Puttock - ()
- Jemima McDonald - ()
- Patricia Docker - ()
- Elizabeth Figg - ()
- Gwynneth Rees - ()
- Hannah Tailford - ()
- Irene Lockwood - ()
- Helene Barthelemy - ()
- Margaret McGowan - ()
- Bridget O'Hara - ()
- Mary Fleming (murder victim) ()
- Julia Wallace - ()
- Bella Wright - ()
- Marion Gilchrist - ()
- Amelie Delagrange - ()
- Caroline Mary Luard, Luard Case (murder victim) - ()
- Hannah Foster, abducted and murdered seventeen year-old from Southampton - ()
- Norma Upchurch, London prostitute - ()
- Jessie James (murder victim), murdered fifteen year old from greater Manchester September 2006 - ()
- Stacey Queripel, seven year old girl murder victim - ()
- Harry Barham, London bookmaker - ()
- Marie Bailes - ()
- Annie Austin - ()
- Maxine Arnold and Terry Gooderham - () ()
- Emily Armstrong - ()
Missing Topics Lists
[edit]- MurderUK.com missing topics list (Abbot-Young) - 117 articles left
Notes
[edit]References include:
- Jones, Richard Glyn. (ed.) True Crime Through History. Paragon, 2004. ISBN 1841198498
- Morton, James. Gangland: Underworld in Britain and Ireland. Little Brown Book Group Limited, 2006. ISBN 0-7515-1406-3
- Thompson, Tony. Gangland Britain. Coronet Books, 1995. ISBN 0-3406-0825-0
- Spraggs, Gillian. Outlaws and Highwaymen: The Cult of the Robber in England from the Middle Ages to the Nineteenth Century. Pimlico, 2002. ISBN 0-7126-6479-3
- The World's Most Infamous Crimes and Criminals. New York: Gallery Books, 1987. ISBN 0-8317-9677-4