The Brighton trunk murders were two unrelated murders linked to Brighton, England in 1934. In both, the dismembered body of a murdered woman was placed in a trunk.
The murders led to Brighton being dubbed "The Queen of Slaughtering Places" (a play on "The Queen of Watering Places")
Read more about Brighton Trunk Murders: Unsolved June Murder, Violette Kaye and Toni Mancini, The 1831 Brighton Trunk Murder
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