And the case Lord Lucan failed to answer Who was Sandra Rivett? The third child of Albert and Eunice Hensby, Sandra was born on 16 September 1945 in the UK and her family moved to Australia when she was two. Sandra Rivett spent the first eight years of her life in Australia before returning…

The ghost of Kitty Canham The funeral procession signifying the end of the life of Catherine “Kitty” Canham on 6th July 1752 is the stuff of legend, but let us start at the beginning. Kitty Canham was born in 1720 to Robert and Judith, who ran a prosperous farm, living…

When misogyny is condoned by society — Background I was born and raised in Essex, England. I am neither blonde (bottle or otherwise) or perma-fake-tanned. I have not had nail extensions since 1999 and I don’t do aesthetic treatments beyond waxing and the occasional set of natural looking eyelash extensions. Like a lot of women from Essex, I…

Why we need to treat every victim as if they are “one of our own” — Trigger warning: Domestic violence, murder As I write this I am waiting for the news to break that someone I knew has been murdered by her husband. I never knew that there were any issues in the marriage and I would never have suspected from the way she carried herself…

Unanswered questions or conspiracy theories? The case of the missing airman — Introduction It was in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk and the early hours of 24 September 2016, that Corrie McKeague, a Royal Air Force Regiment gunner based at RAF Honington, disappeared. In March 2018, and £2.1 million pound later, the search was stood down. In March 2022, despite no body ever being…

Why you should never take customer relationship management for granted — …the processes involved when individuals or groups select, purchase, use or dispose of products, services, ideas or experiences to satisfy needs and desires. — Solomon, M et al, 2019, p.5 The buying process does not begin and end when the actual purchase is made, but continues long after. It is…

Explaining the unexplainable through traditional lore — What is Folklore? The word Folklore describes the traditional beliefs, myths and legends of a particular culture. Folklore has been passed down through generations in oral traditions. It is often used as a way of preserving history and knowledge that might otherwise be forgotten or lost. It is difficult to draw a distinction…

Lost Boys? Incels and feminism — What is an incel? ‘Incel’ describes those who consider themselves ‘involuntarily celibate’ (Ging 2019; Witt 2020). This state of being is known as ‘inceldom’ (Hoffman, Ware, and Shapiro 2020). This term is most commonly used to describe a man who has the desire to have sex with a woman, but who has not been…