Chapter 4: The Brighton Trunk Murders
Chapter 4: The Brighton Trunk Murders The “Queen of Watering Places” The city of Bri ghton, United Kingdom, often known colloquially as “Brighton Beach”, has been one of the prime destinations for the British for over 200 years. Brighton boasts of some of the nicest beaches in Britain, relatively warmer temperatures compared to the rest of the country, and a plethora of bars, nightclubs and concert venues. Because of these things, Brighton has earned the nickname the “Queen of Watering Places.” Besides being a top vacation destination, Brighton has also been known as a safe, peaceful city. Outside of a spate of counter-culture youth violence during the 1960s and ‘70s—which was made known to the world through the rock band The Who’s 1973 album Quadrophenia and a 1979 film of the same name, as well as the popular Stray Cat’s song “Rumble in Brighton”—and the Irish Republican Army bombing of a hotel in 1984, crime in Brighton has been historically low. Therefore, Brighton’s idyllic ...