Community Blighted by Chilling Hoax

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For nearly three decades, the former mining community of Castletown, Sunderland, has been linked with the notorious hoaxer Wearside Jack.

Yesterday, residents recalled the fear and rumour that has pervaded their lives. GAVIN ENGELBRECHT reports. Meanwhile, a journalist who writes for The Northern Echo recalls the night when he was confronted by detectives on the doorstep of his home in connection with the killings

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Community Blighted by Chilling Hoax

FOR nearly three decades, a pall of suspicion has hung over the community of Castletown - a name which became synonymous with Wearside Jack.

The former mining community, in S...

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