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David Paul Nixon @newghoststories.bsky.social · 8h

2/2 Noticing similarities with the Highgate victim, Margerat Lloyd, police waited for Smith when he attempted to collect her inheritance. Smith married 7 times and killed 3 of his wives. The investigating officer has ‘signed’ the bath with his initials.

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David Paul Nixon @newghoststories.bsky.social · 8h

1/2 One of the actual bathtubs from the Bride in the Bath Murders. Alice Smith married George Joseph Smith in 1913, and drowned in the bath during their honeymoon in Blackpool. Her father and the landlady were suspicious, and spotted a similar drowning case in Highgate, London, soon after
#truecrime

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David Paul Nixon @newghoststories.bsky.social · 1d

The business card of hangman William Marwood. Marwood was renowned for developing the ‘long drop’ a method of hanging which snapped the neck instantly, thus avoiding prolonged strangulation. He executed 175 people in his career, including Irishman Maolra Seoighe, who was pardoned in 2018 #truecrime

David Paul Nixon @newghoststories.bsky.social · 2d

2/2 Notoriously, her husband Timothy was executed for the murder, but later their landlord John Reginald Christie was discovered to be a serial killer. Evans was posthumously pardoned in 1966 and 10 Rillington Place has long since been torn down. #crimemuseum #rillingtonplace

Police file for Timothy Evans. The cover notes that he was executed for murder but pardoned.

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David Paul Nixon @newghoststories.bsky.social · 2d

1/2 This door could be the last remnant of 10 Rillington Place. It was once the door to the outhouse, where on 2 December 1949 the bodies of Beryl Evans and her baby Geraldine were found. #truecrime #crime

The door to the outhouse at 10 Rillington Place, behind which the victim’s bodies were found.

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David Paul Nixon @newghoststories.bsky.social · 3d

Those interested in the Crippen case can also make a homage to Cora Crippen’s grave, which is in St Pancras and Islington Cemetery. #graves #graveyard #cemetery

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David Paul Nixon @newghoststories.bsky.social · 3d

Scotland Yard’s Crime Museum – known also as The Black Museum – is not open to the public. However, key exhibits are currently available to view at the Metropolitan Police Museum in Sidcup. I’ll be posting pictures all this week. Starting with exhibits from the infamous case of Dr Crippen #truecrime

A letter from solicitors representing the family of his late wife

Autobiography of investigating officer Walter Dew

A popular true crime pamphlet of the Crippen Horror.

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David Paul Nixon @newghoststories.bsky.social · 4d

Did a #UFO just land?

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David Paul Nixon @newghoststories.bsky.social · 5d

If I ever find myself stumbling into a folk #horror film, this shop in Wood Green has the perfect suit for it.

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David Paul Nixon @newghoststories.bsky.social · 6d

The Joker and The Penguin - the early years. #books #dickens

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David Paul Nixon @newghoststories.bsky.social · 7d

#newbook The world of psychic phenomena occupies the borderland between science and religion. Stewart Lamont made a series of paranormal invesitagations for BBC Scotland. In this book, he continues his work, exploring ghosts, poltergeists, psychokinesis & whether there really is life after death.

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David Paul Nixon @newghoststories.bsky.social · 8d

I found my collection of Polish film poster postcards! #movies #art #film

Designs for Godfather 2 and One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.

Designs for Monty Python and the Holy Grail and Life of Brian.

Designs for Moby Dick and 2001 A Space Odyssey.

Designs for Pedro Almodavar’s Kika and Midnight Cowboy

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David Paul Nixon @newghoststories.bsky.social · 9d

Dover town centre has this curious mist tunnel. Perfect for pretending you’re passing into a different dimension when you do your shopping. #art #sculpture #dover

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David Paul Nixon @newghoststories.bsky.social · 11d

#BOTD author, director and artist Clive Barker. He came to prominence with his Books of Blood series, leading Stephen King to describe him as ‘the future of horror’ He wrote and directed Hellraiser, Nightbreed, and Lord of Illusions. Other works include Weaveworld and Imajica. #books #horror

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David Paul Nixon @newghoststories.bsky.social · 13d

Close together but yet so far apart… #books #dickens

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David Paul Nixon @newghoststories.bsky.social · 15d

Shame they never did that Videodrome sequel, the one where you get a zip in your face and the film inserted directly into your cerebral cortex. #movies #scifi #books

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David Paul Nixon @newghoststories.bsky.social · 16d

#BOTD author Charlotte Riddell. A prolific Victorian novelist, she published more than 56 books and a literary journal. She wrote 5 supernatural novels (and many shorts), managing to find new ways to approach the haunted house story. Works include Fairy Water and The Nun’s Curse. #books #ghosts

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David Paul Nixon @newghoststories.bsky.social · 17d

#BOTD Elizabeth Gaskell. Known for her novels about the Victorian industrial age, like North & South and Cranford, Gaskell wrote many supernatural tales, using her realistic style to slowly pull the rug out from under her readers. Classic tales include The Old Nurse’s Tale, and The Squire’s Story.

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David Paul Nixon @newghoststories.bsky.social · 18d

#BOTD author Violet Hunt. Her parents were members of the Pre-Raphaelite group & she’d become influential as a leading suffragette. She hosted literary salons & pursued affairs with H.G. Wells, Maugham, and Ford Maddox Ford. She wrote 2 collections of ‘Tales of Unease’ which were much acclaimed.

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David Paul Nixon @newghoststories.bsky.social · 19d

Good work. #shopsigns

David Paul Nixon @newghoststories.bsky.social · 20d

Dover’s western cliffs also have the remains of what’s thought to be a Knights Templar Church. It was discovered in 1806 during construction of the Western Heights fortifications. It’s layout mirrors the New Temple Church in London albeit on a smaller scale. #history #archeology

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David Paul Nixon @newghoststories.bsky.social · 21d

While Dover Castle, on the eastern cliff of Dover, is a cared for tourist location, the fortifications on the western cliffs have largely been left to nature. These shots are from the Drop Redoubt, a 19th century fort dug deep into the cliff, surrounded by an empty moat. #castle #abandoned

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David Paul Nixon @newghoststories.bsky.social · 23d

A tribute to swimmers of the Channel. On the Crest of a Wave was created by artist Ray Smith and can be found on the seafront in Dover.
#sculpture #art #swimming

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David Paul Nixon @newghoststories.bsky.social · 24d

Dover Castle has amongst its walls a Roman lighthouse, the tallest and most complete standing Roman structure in Britain. Possibly its oldest too. Parts of its survival is due to its conversion into a belfry for the adjacent church. #history #roman

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David Paul Nixon @newghoststories.bsky.social · 25d

A few shots from Dover Castle’s interiors. #castle #history

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