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True crime cases in United Kingdom

Documented cases from United Kingdom, arranged as concise records with key events and sources.12 records
The Countess of Chester Hospital, where the deaths investigated in the case occurred
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Lucy Letby case

Lucy Letby (born 4 January 1990) is a British former NHS neonatal nurse convicted of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder seven others at the Countess of Chester Hospital in Chester between June 2015 and June 2016.

Place
Chester, England, United Kingdom
Date
2015–2016
Sources
2 cited
Soham Village College, near to Soham, Cambridgeshire, Great Britain. This is the main building of Soham Village College, a state secondary school. It was the home of Charles Moreby and built in 1901. The school moved there in 1925 having originated in 1686. The school is comprised of several buildings on two adjacent sites.
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Soham murders

Both children were murdered – most likely by asphyxiation – and their bodies disposed of in an irrigation ditch close to RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk.

Place
Soham, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
Date
4 Aug 2002
Sources
2 cited
The memorial to the victims of the Dunblane massacre
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Dunblane massacre

The Dunblane massacre was a school shooting that took place at Dunblane Primary School in Dunblane, near Stirling, Scotland, on 13 March 1996, when 43-year-old Thomas Hamilton killed 16 pupils and one teacher and injured 15 others before killing himself.

Place
Dunblane, Scotland, United Kingdom
Date
13 Mar 1996
Sources
2 cited
Millgarth Police Station in Leeds. Taken on the afternoon of Saturday the 3rd October 2009.
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Yorkshire Ripper murders

Peter William Sutcliffe (2 June 1946 – 13 November 2020), also known as Peter Coonan, was an English serial killer and HGV driver who was convicted of murdering thirteen women and girls, and attempting to murder seven others between 1975 and 1980.

Place
Northern England, United Kingdom
Date
1975–1980
Sources
2 cited