Lavinia Thompson
Family Murder Mystery (Part 7): Revealing John Walker, and Theories of Frederick's Death
An update on John Walker Before I delve into my theories on what might have happened to Frederick George Bull, I first want to announce...
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Lavinia Thompson
Sep 17, 2023
Family Murder Mystery (Part 6): The Other Man
The death of a beloved father, a respected sailor, and devoted husband would cast ripples in the waters in which he died for many years...
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Lavinia Thompson
Nov 26, 2022
Book Review: "Poisoned Vows" by Clifford L. Linedecker
⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ (4/5 stars) One woman. Eleven marriages to nine men. Three kids. Two murders. Countless webs of tangled lies and lives and...
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Lavinia Thompson
Apr 17, 2022
Family Murder Mystery (part 3)
THe Backdrop: Exploring Frederick George Bull's early life Frederick George Bull grew up between two worlds in London: the ending of the...
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Lavinia Thompson
Mar 12, 2022
Book review: "Dead Ends" by Joseph Michael Reynolds
Dead Ends: The Pursuit, Conviction and Execution of Female Serial Killer Aileen Wuornos, the Damsel of Death ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (5/5 stars) This one...
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Lavinia Thompson
Feb 7, 2022
My Family Murder Mystery pt 2
Where to Start? Intergenerational Trauma and its Roots A whispered story swept through three generations of my family. A whisper that...
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Lavinia Thompson
Oct 30, 2021
Book Review: "Diamond Doris" by Doris Payne
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (4/5 stars) Doris Payne is not your average jewel thief. This isn't another saga from the Pink Panthers, the international jewel...
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Lavinia Thompson
Sep 19, 2021
Book Review: "A Tangled Web" by Leslie Rule
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️(5/5 stars) MINDBLOWN. If you want a book that completely messes with your mind and then unravels everything into a wild but...
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Lavinia Thompson
Jul 26, 2021
Strange Obsessions Pt 2: The Zodiac Killer
Rock and roll, peace symbols, flower children, hippies and lots of drugs. Many remember 1969 as the summer of love, with fondness and...
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Lavinia Thompson
Jun 20, 2021
Strange Obsessions Part 1
A cobblestone alley filled with shadows, dim lanterns, and silence. Whitechapel, London, England, 1888. A night looked different back...
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Lavinia Thompson
May 25, 2021
Book Review: "The Great Diamond Heist" by Gordon Bowers
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (5/5 stars) An intriguing and detailed glimpse at one of the most audacious crimes in Great Britain, and the world. This book...
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Lavinia Thompson
May 20, 2021
Angel of Death: Reta Mays
update In October 2021, more details were revealed on the investigation that led up to the arrest of Reta Mays. The details are outlined...
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Lavinia Thompson
May 3, 2021
The Degrees of Monstrosity 3: Arsenic
In the era where we find Mary Ann Cotton, arsenic was everywhere. One could find it in rat poison, candles, face powders, candies,...
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Lavinia Thompson
May 2, 2021
Book Review: "The Secret Poisoner" by Linda Stratmann
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐(5/5 stars) With a mix of stories, true cases, facts and sometimes startling statistics, Stratmann takes us into the dark world of...
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Lavinia Thompson
Apr 5, 2021
The Degrees of Monstrosity
Two things proved deadly back in Victorian England: the wallpaper, and a woman who only wanted men for their life insurance. In this...
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Lavinia Thompson
Mar 7, 2021
A Tale of Two Killers
Trigger warning: violence, mention of child abuse, mental illness. When killers are given names like the “Devil’s Daughter” or the...
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Lavinia Thompson
Feb 20, 2021
Book Review: "Jersey Tough" by Wayne "Big Chuck" Bradshaw
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️(5/5 stars) Full of adventure, introspective analysis and fascinating glimpses into the world of a man who went from outlaw...
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Lavinia Thompson
Dec 12, 2020
Book Review: "Jack the Ripper: The Suspects" by the Whitechapel Society
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4/5 stars Something in the mysterious persona of Jack the Ripper intrigues most true crime lovers. This book offers a balanced,...
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