Like any crops, maple syrup production can be affected by the weather. A bad year can result in less maple syrup and increase prices. Furthermore, 75% of the maple syrup produced globally comes from Québec so it’s important that the trade was reliable. To address this, the Canadian government put together The Federation of Maple …
Dreaming of Murder
This is the story of two men, Eric Gordon-Tombe (25) and Ernest Dyer (27) who served in the First World War. Unlike many of their companions, they returned physically unscathed from the War and set about rebuilding their lives. They both secured jobs in London at the Air Ministry. Tombe had £3,000 and Dyer had …
June and Jennifer Gibbons: The Silent Twins
Born in Barbados in 1963, identical twins June and Jennifer Gibbons were inseparable. When the twins were three, the family moved to Wales as part of the Windrush movement. Now, it’s not unusual for twins to have a language between themselves, but the Gibbons twins took it a bit further; they would only communicate with …
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The Police Force: A Brief History
British police as we know them haven’t always been around, in fact there was a time when there wasn’t a police force at all. Before the police, the army was used to minimise disruption, control any rioters, and arrest smugglers. However, this wasn’t an ideal situation for anyone, and often resulted in injured and dead …
The Japanese Cannibal: Issei Sagawa
Born in Japan in 1949 to a relatively wealthy family, Issei Sagawa had a fairly happy childhood; preferring his own company, he would spend hours reading. He was born premature and remained undersized all his life - as an adult standing around 5ft tall. Medically, his size caused some issues especially in childhood and his …
Zodiac 340 Cipher Solved
In late 1960s, The Zodiac killer was spreading fear in California several brutal killings. There are five confirmed murders, but he claimed as many as thirty-seven. One of his tactics was to send ciphers to various newspapers, taunting them. Three of these ciphers have been famously unsolvable for nearly fifty years and, because no one …
Jennifer Pan’s Story
In 1979 Bich Ha and Huei Hann Pan moved from Vietnam to Canada to provide a better life for their family. The couple worked for a car manufacturing company, but had higher dreams for their two children Jennifer and Felix. They believed their children would have great opportunities in Canada and be more successful than …
The Case of Chris Smith
Chris Smith (1978) had a passion for life, surfing and partying; he believed in living and adventure. He was used to having money, and professionally he was very successful, but it didn’t control him, Chris was someone who would have been just as happy being a bartender on a beach. Growing up California, his family …
Tiktok Misadventures – update
This post is an update on a previous one, find the original here. In June 2020, the body of Jessica Lewis, mother of four, was found inside a suitcase washed up on the beach by some teenagers shooting a TikTok video, upon arrival, the police found a second suitcase with Austin Wenner inside. The couple …
The Disappearance Of Kris Kremers And Lisanne Froon
The two Dutch nationals, Kris Kremers (21) and Lisanne Froon (22) met whilst working in a cafe in Amsterdam, and later shared a student house. In 2014, after they graduated with degrees in Cultural Social Education and Applied Sciences respectively, they decided to travel to South America to improve their Spanish, whilst working in a …
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