The Casebook
True mysteries from history, told for armchair detectives. Real cases, real clues, and the arguments that never ended.
The Road Hill House Murder
A locked country house, a missing nightdress, and the detective nobody believed.
The Wallace Case
A phone message, an address that didn't exist, and the most argued-over alibi in Britain.
Dr Crippen and the Wireless
The first fugitive caught by radio, and a disguise that fooled no one at sea.
Lizzie Borden
A hot morning in Fall River, a burned dress, and the most famous acquittal in America.
Madeleine Smith and the Letters
A Glasgow heiress, a secret lover, a bundle of letters, and Scotland's third verdict.
The Hall–Mills Murder
A rector, a choir singer, scattered love letters, and a witness called the Pig Woman.
The Pimlico Mystery
A stomach full of chloroform, no burns at all, and a question science couldn't answer.
The Somerton Man
A stranger on a beach, a scrap of Persian poetry, and a code nobody has cracked.
Agatha Christie's Eleven Missing Days
The Queen of Crime vanishes, and Britain turns detective to find her.
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