A Calender of Creeps and Crimes

On this day 1943, World War II was tearing through the world and starvation was a prospect that many had to deal with on a daily basis. This was the case for four young boys, Robert Hart, Thomas Willetts. Bob Farmer and Fred Payne who grew up on the border of The West Midlands and Worcestershire in England. They were egg poaching in The Hagley Woods area when Bob Farmer decided to climb a wych elm as he thought there may have been a nest on top. When he looked down, he could see through the twisted vines and branches of the tree and something that looked polished and shiny caught his eye. Upon further investigation and the use of a branch to fish the object out, the boys recognised the item to be a human skull. Panicked and not knowing what to do, they placed the skull back in the tree and decided to never mention it again. They were afraid that they may get into trouble for trespassing. Thomas Willetts was the youngest of the boys and feeling unnerved and spooked about the discovery t...

On Friday 13th of April 1973 Clive Ralph left his home in Gillam Street in Worcester to collect his wife Elsie from work at a bar. Elsie worked the closing shift that night and Clive would often go and collect her and even lend a hand in the closing duties, in exchange for a late night pint before the pair would head home together. They had three small children, Paul (4), Dawn (2) and Samantha (9 months). Clive worked as a truck driver and would often have to spend long periods of time away from home on long distance trips for work. A friend of Clive's David McGreavy moved in with the couple as a lodger in 1972.  David McGreavy was a down on his luck 20 year old. He was the second of 6 children and who had wanted to follow in his father's footsteps in serving his country. As a child he would move around with his family frequently to where his father was posted in The British Army. They were thought to be a tight knit family and always done everything together, go biking, walkin...

For 20 years Robert Fisher has been a name on the FBI's most wanted list since he went missing on this day 20 years ago. At 8.45 am on April 10th 2001, 911 operators began receiving calls about a house fire in Scottsdale, Arizona. Callers informed the operators to the fact that there had also been an explosion, an explosion large enough that it was felt from over a mile away and that the fire was of an enormous size. The home was that of The Fisher family, Robert and his wife Mary who lived with their daughter Brittney (12) and son Bobby (10). Rescue services rushed to the scene and it was evident to them from the moment they arrived that it was a fast burning fire, almost always a sign of arson and quite unlike the usual slow burns that would be typical of a house fire. Fire officers could hear repetitive bangs and popping noises as they approached. Warned of the earlier explosion, they had to edge on the side of caution and allow the fire to engulf the home as it was too unsafe t...