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I am unemployed due to a heart condition.
I love Local History, especially the Victorian period, I am a Ripperologist and am in the proccess of writing "Jack the Ripper, From Hell, From Hull?" which looks at 8 Ripper suspects with links to the City. I am also working on a similar book about how the Hull Newspapers covered the crimes of the Ripper.
I am the historian for Ghosttrackers and I have worked with most of the paranormal groups in Hull in one form or another.
I am a member of The Ripper Casebook, Jtr Forums and Bad Psychics.com.
I write several bloggs covering all aspects of my writing and life. I am a weekly host on Rippercast, and a monthly guest on Humberside Paranormal Investigations very own Talk Radio Show.
I am married with two wonderful kids.
I can be contacted direct at mcebe@hotmail.co.uk
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Reply on Brian L Porter Q+A
by MikeCovell
3 days ago
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Creative Writing
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Heritage Days begin next month with many of Hull’s older buildings opening up for the day.
The days run between the 11th and 14th of September and admission is free. Many locations give tours of the buildings which is often great fun for all the family, as well as educational.
The Heritage Days are run by English Heritage and in Hull there are a number of properties on display including,
Blaydes House,
Brynmoor Jones Library,
Carnegie…
Latest comment by MikeCovell 3 days ago
I attended last years with the wife and we were given a guided tour of Blaydes House which was fantastic…
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Man Kills Wife - Banned From Pub!
by MikeCovell
3 days ago
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You could not make it up!
A 74 year old man in Scotland throttled his 69 year old wife to death and was spared jail after the judge ordered that he be banned from the local!
Edward Flaherty, 74, was convicted of strangling 69-year-old Ina Flaherty with his tie after she refused to give him money to go out drinking.
Lord Matthews said Flaherty’s dementia made him unsuited to prison! Surely he would be better suited to prison than the community…
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Judges are all as daft as Badgers nowadays.
Killers get 15 years for murder and they are out in…
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by MikeCovell
3 days ago
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Great stuff, Thanks Brian.
I suppose for the benefit of those who are not published, I should ask about that aspect.
How did you get a publisher?
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by MikeCovell
3 days ago
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Thanks Brian.
I was lucky enough to win a copy of Brian’s "A Study In Red" when he launched a competition on the "JTR Forums". It is an excellent read and readily available on Amazon.
Brian, are there any major retailers, other than the online ones such as Amazon, stocking your works?
I know some people don’t like ordering off the internet.
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