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Terror in the Blitz: the Air Raid Killer
Thursday 27th November, 18:30
Discover the macabre tale of Gordon Cummins, a serviceman who shocked a nation during the Blitz blackouts of 1942 and left an indelible mark on forensic science, criminology, psychology, and history itself.
Join former Metropolitan Police DCI Steve Gaskin see how Gordon Cummins, aka the Air Raid Killer, went on a rapid killing spree and was brought to justice to face the executioner.
" Not since the panic-ridden days in 1888, when Jack the Ripper was abroad in the East End, had London known such a reign of terror as that which existed in this wartime February, when, night after night, death - fiendish revolting and gruesome - came to four unsuspecting women in the heart of the Metropolis” - Chief Superintendent Fred Cherrill
Steve Gaskin was a DCI in the Met, serving at busy police stations in the Metropolis. Notably, he spent a total of ten years investigating drug trafficking and the money generated from crime. He retrained as a criminal psychology lecturer and works with his wife Kate, a former Met officer, and his three daughters.
Timings:The talk begins at 18:30 and lasts approximately 75 minutes, including a Q&A with the audience.
Conditions of entry: this event is recommended for anyone over the age of 16 years.
Tickets: there are two ways to attend this event, in person at Bow Street Museum of Crime and Justice, or online via a live stream (using Zoom).
Prices to attend at the Museum: £6 / £4.80 Friends.
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Join the livestream via Zoom.
Terror in the Blitz: the Air Raid Killer
Thursday 27th November, 18:30
Discover the macabre tale of Gordon Cummins, a serviceman who shocked a nation during the Blitz blackouts of 1942 and left an indelible mark on forensic science, criminology, psychology, and history itself.
Join former Metropolitan Police DCI Steve Gaskin see how Gordon Cummins, aka the Air Raid Killer, went on a rapid killing spree and was brought to justice to face the executioner.
" Not since the panic-ridden days in 1888, when Jack the Ripper was abroad in the East End, had London known such a reign of terror as that which existed in this wartime February, when, night after night, death - fiendish revolting and gruesome - came to four unsuspecting women in the heart of the Metropolis” - Chief Superintendent Fred Cherrill
Steve Gaskin was a DCI in the Met, serving at busy police stations in the Metropolis. Notably, he spent a total of ten years investigating drug trafficking and the money generated from crime. He retrained as a criminal psychology lecturer and works with his wife Kate, a former Met officer, and his three daughters.
Timings:The talk begins at 18:30 and lasts approximately 75 minutes, including a Q&A with the audience.
Conditions of entry: this event is recommended for anyone over the age of 16 years.
Tickets: there are two ways to attend this event, in person at Bow Street Museum of Crime and Justice, or online via a live stream (using Zoom).
Prices to attend at the Museum: £6 / £4.80 Friends.
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