Category Archives: mystery

See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil: The Three Monkeys

Posted on September 30, 2014 by Regina Jeffers

As part of my coming release of “The Prosecution of Mr. Darcy’s Cousin,” I completed research on the Three Mystic Apes, as there are references to the extended maxim within my story’s plot line. I thought you might enjoy a … Continue reading →

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The Face of Jack the Ripper Revealed

Posted on September 15, 2014 by Regina Jeffers

The Face of Jack the Ripper Last Monday (September 8), I included a post on The Brutality of Jack the Ripper. This is one of my favorite sources on the crime. In 2006, BBC News brought us a look at … Continue reading →

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The Brutality of Jack the Ripper

Posted on September 8, 2014 by Regina Jeffers

Anyone who knows me, knows that I am a BIG Matthew Macfadyen fan, and so I was very pleased with Season 3 of “Ripper Street” was picked up. The show is a gritty, in-your-face depiction of crime in the Victorian period. … Continue reading →

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Whipping Tom (or) Toms…With a Fetish for Lady’s Behinds

Posted on August 28, 2014 by Regina Jeffers

“Whipping Tom” was the nickname given to two sexual attackers in London and the nearby village of Hackney. Both would attack women walking alone and beat them on the buttocks. While there is some evidence an earlier attacker in around … Continue reading →

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The Halifax Slasher

Posted on August 21, 2014 by Regina Jeffers

The Halifax Slasher was the supposed attacker in an incident of mass hysteria that occurred in the town of Halifax, England, in November 1938 following a series of reported attacks on local people, mostly women. The Incident The week-long scare … Continue reading →

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“The London Monster” and Piquerism

Posted on August 14, 2014 by Regina Jeffers

The London Monster was the name given to an alleged attacker of women in London between 1788 and 1790. The attacker had a signature behavior of piquerism, the pricking or stabbing of victims with a knife, pin or needle. First … Continue reading →

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The Devil’s Footprints, a Devon Area Victorian Mystery

Posted on August 4, 2014 by Regina Jeffers

The Devil’s Footprints is a name given to a phenomenon that occurred in February 1855 around the Exe Estuary in East Devon and South Devon, England. After a heavy snowfall, trails of hoof-like marks appeared overnight in the snow covering … Continue reading →

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The Hammersmith Ghost: Legal Precedent in the UK Regarding Self-Defence

Posted on July 28, 2014 by Regina Jeffers

The Hammersmith Ghost murder case of 1804 set a legal precedent in the UK regarding self-defence: whether someone could be held liable for their actions even if they were the consequence of a mistaken belief. Near the end of 1803, … Continue reading →

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UK Real Estate: The Twin Villages of Kingsand and Cawsand, Cornwall

Posted on July 16, 2014 by Regina Jeffers

Kingsand and Cawsand play a major role in the plot of my Regency romance, The First Wives’ Club, book one of the First Wives’ Trilogy. Kingsand (Cornish: Porthruw) and Cawsand are twin villages in southeast Cornwall, United Kingdom. The villages … Continue reading →

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Georgian Era Mystery~The Cock Lane Ghost: A Format for Religious Fervor

Posted on July 14, 2014 by Regina Jeffers

The Cock Lane ghost was a purported haunting that attracted mass public attention in 1762. The location was an apartment in Cock Lane, a short road adjacent to London’s Smithfield market and a few minutes’ walk from St Paul’s Cathedral. … Continue reading →

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