Best Murder Mile Uk True Crime Podcast Podcasts (2025)

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The Blackpool Poisoner / Sarah Ann Ricketts / Louisa Merrifield - Part 3 45:25

11h ago45:25

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Louisa and Alfred Merrifield were jointly accused of murdering their landlady and employer, Sarah Ann Ricketts. Yet, as the trial unfolded—and Alfred took the stand after his wife—it became clear that they were not being treated equally. In this third and final instalment, we delve into the stark divide in how their stories ended: one concluded in …

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The Blackpool Poisoner / Sarah Ann Ricketts / Louisa Merrifield - Part 2 42:37

3d ago42:37

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Amid the strange circumstances surrounding the death of a frail elderly woman, suspicion falls on her housekeeper. As Sarah Ann Ricketts’ final days are dissected in court, questions still linger. Did she pass away naturally in her sleep, or was she callously murdered with rat poison?... (Part 2 of 3). *** LISTENER CAUTION IS ADVISED *** This episo…

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DRUNK MILE (a mash-up of Murder Mile and Drunk Women Solving Crime) 58:10

6d ago58:10

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As a one-off special, today I'm rolling out a mash-up episode between myself, Mike from Murder Mile, and Taylor & Hannah from the brilliant Drunk Women Solving Crime to create DRUNK MILE. we kick off with a story about the time I was a victim of a crime (sort of), then for the first time in DWSC history Hannah and Taylor have a crime story presente…

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#305 - Time, Data and Death (Marina Koppel, Marylebone, UK, W1) 1:03:40

7d ago1:03:40

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This hostel marks the final attack of a horrific rapist, kidnapper, paedophile, alleged necrophile and an almost triple murderer. It’s a case which caused uproar in a community, destroyed several families, and three lives which would be changed forever, yet it was barely reported and it remains forgotten. The killer came from nowhere, which begs th…

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The Blackpool Poisoner / Sarah Ann Ricketts / Louisa Merrifield - Part 1 46:28

7d ago46:28

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With the peak of the summer season a few months away, boarding house manager Jessie Brewer was spending her downtime reading the morning paper when she saw an article about the death of an elderly woman who lived in the district. Her eyes widened at the part of the article where it listed April 14th, 1953, as the date of the woman’s death. Jessie w…

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The Lost Boys Of Wineville / Chapter 13 44:04

10d ago44:04

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The press makes a connection between the Northcott case and another notorious killer… For more information, visit https://www.thelostboysofwineville.com/ Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theywalkamongus. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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#304 - 'Mr Nobody' (Colin Findlay, The Beast of Banffshire) 1:05:55

14d ago1:05:55

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This is Ep304: 'Mr Nobody' (Colin James Findlay, The Beast of Banffshire). This hostel marks the final attack of a horrific rapist, kidnapper, paedophile, alleged necrophile and an almost triple murderer. It’s a case which caused uproar in a community, destroyed several families, and three lives which would be changed forever, yet it was barely rep…

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Under The Knife / Graeme Perks / Peter Brooks 1:11:47

14d ago1:11:47

1:11:47

In the darkness, he could only make out a silhouette. It was nearly impossible to see their features clearly through the shattered glass of the conservatory. Perhaps it was his son, who was on leave from the army. Only a few moments earlier, Graeme had been fast asleep, and now he was downstairs, and the floor of his home was soaking wet, reeking o…

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CrimeConversations 2025 - Born Bad (with Murder Mile and UK True Crime) 43:46

16d ago43:46

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CrimeConversations brings together the biggest names in true crime, recorded live at CrimeCon London 2025, partnered by TRUE CRIME channel. This is recording of Born Bad, a live show performed by myself Mike from Murder Mile UK True Crime and Adam from UK True Crime, minus our colleague Paul who was unavoidable late. Enjoy the show. For more inform…

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The Lost Boys Of Wineville / Chapter 12 32:43

17d ago32:43

32:43

Wild speculation, theories and interpretation are favoured over expert opinion… For more information, visit https://www.thelostboysofwineville.com/ Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theywalkamongus. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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#303 - Dirty Money (Li Hua Cao & Robert Ekaireb, Hampstead, NW3) 1:10:44

21d ago1:10:44

1:10:44

Back in 2006, Flat 9 of the Pavilion Court on the Mount Vernon Estate was the plush matrimonial home of Mr & Mrs Ekaireb. For Li Hua & Robert, their whirlwind romance meant they married just seven months after they had met and with a baby on the way, it should have been the perfect start But having wedded a jealous and controlling monster, Li becam…

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Hidden In Plain Sight / Mary Gregson / Ian Lowther 44:41

21d ago44:41

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The witness described a man in his 20s, just shy of six feet tall, with a gaunt face and light-coloured hair. Though uneasy, the passerby—out for a quiet walk along the River Aire—was quickly reassured. The man, standing over a pale woman crumpled in the grass, said she had simply fallen. The man offered his name and explained that he knew where th…

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The Lost Boys Of Wineville / Chapter 11 40:28

23d ago40:28

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A grand jury convenes in Riverside… For more information, visit https://www.thelostboysofwineville.com/ Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theywalkamongus. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Introducing: Canadian True Crime 3:19

26d ago3:19

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If you love immersive, detailed, and responsible true crime storytelling... you might like Canadian True Crime—Canada’s top indie podcast. Join host Kristi Lee for a deep dive into some of the most thought-provoking true crime cases in Canada. Where to start: The Shedden Bandido Massacre (series) The Richardson Family Murders (series) The Maple Syr…

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#302 - Schizophrenic: The Real/Fake Peter Bryan - Part Five (Richard Loudwell) 1:08:33

28d ago1:08:33

1:08:33

#302 - Schizophrenic: The Real/Fake Peter Bryan - Part Five (Richard Loudwell) This is Part Five of Five of Schizophrenic: The Real/Fake Peter Bryan. Peter Bryan is regarded as one of Britain's most infamous serial-killers and cannibals with almost every article and documentary about him slavering over the grisly details of his murders, and especia…

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Missed Warnings / The Crimes Of Joseph McCann - Part 3 57:17

28d ago57:17

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Joseph McCann carried out two sprees of horrific sexual and violent crimes in Hertfordshire, London, Cheshire, and Greater Manchester. It was a matter of urgency to get him off the streets for the public's safety. No one in England was safe until he was behind bars. McCann had victimised both male and female, child and pensioners; there was no tell…

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Missed Warnings / The Crimes Of Joseph McCann - Part 2 33:57

1M ago33:57

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A large-scale manhunt was launched after a man abducted and sexually assaulted three women over the course of four days. Joseph McCann was publicly identified as the only suspect in the case. He had stayed under the radar for over a week. When he emerged, it was for the worst possible reason. McCann was going to carry out a 12-hour crime spree… (Pa…

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#301 - Schizophrenic: The Real/Fake Peter Bryan - Part Four (Brian Cherry) 1:07:49

1M ago1:07:49

1:07:49

#301 - Schizophrenic: The Real/Fake Peter Bryan - Part Four (Brian Cherry) This is Part Four of Five of Schizophrenic: The Real/Fake Peter Bryan. Peter Bryan is regarded as one of Britain's most infamous serial-killers and cannibals with almost every article and documentary about him slavering over the grisly details of his murders, and especially …

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Missed Warnings / The Crimes Of Joseph McCann - Part 1 40:04

1M ago40:04

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The purpose of the criminal justice system is to uphold the law and protect the innocent. Public bodies, including the Crown Prosecution Service, the police, and the prison and probation system, should work together to ensure justice for all while being fair to those accused and convicted. There are occasions when things go wrong and result in deva…

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The Lost Boys Of Wineville / Chapter 10 32:37

1M ago32:37

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The police learn the true identity of the boy claiming to be Walter Collins… For more information, visit https://www.thelostboysofwineville.com/ Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theywalkamongus. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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#300 - Schizophrenic: The Real/Fake Peter Bryan - Part Three (Girl ‘P4’) 1:07:57

1M ago1:07:57

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#300 - Schizophrenic: The Real/Fake Peter Bryan - Part Three (Girl ‘P4’) This is Part Three of Five of Schizophrenic: The Real/Fake Peter Bryan. Peter Bryan is regarded as one of Britain's most infamous serial-killers and cannibals with almost every article and documentary about him slavering over the grisly details of his murders, and especially h…

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The Criminology Killer / Amie Gray & Leanne Miles / Nasen Saadi 1:06:33

1M ago1:06:33

1:06:33

The full moon painted the sea in silver; its light rippling gently across the water. From his perch on West Cliff, a local photographer heard sudden screams from the shoreline below. The darkness concealed whatever was unfolding. He was puzzled but not alarmed. The screams stopped almost as quickly as they had started. Not overly concerned, he pack…

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#299 - Schizophrenic: The Real/Fake Peter Bryan - Part Two (Nisha Shesh) 1:08:54

2M ago1:08:54

1:08:54

This is Part Two of Five of Schizophrenic: The Real/Fake Peter Bryan. Peter Bryan is regarded as one of Britain's most infamous serial-killers and cannibals with almost every article and documentary about him slavering over the grisly details of his murders, and especially his cannibalism. But how much of this story is the truth, an exaggeration or…

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Throwing Away The Key / Christopher Pratt & Shirley Carr / Desmond Lee 39:22

2M ago39:22

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As daylight faded and the moorland sky burned a deep orange, the quiet stretch of the A640 near Huddersfield appeared serene. A local resident, David Sykes, was out jogging along a remote country road between the Nont Sarahs pub and the B6114 junction. The route, typically bypassed in favour of the faster M62 motorway, was nearly deserted. On the v…

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The Lost Boys Of Wineville / Chapter 9 27:38

2M ago27:38

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Arrests are made… For more information, visit https://www.thelostboysofwineville.com/ Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theywalkamongus. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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#298 - Schizophrenic: The Real/Fake Peter Bryan - Part One (Peter Andrew Bryan) 1:06:52

2M ago1:06:52

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This is Part One of Five of Schizophrenic: The Real/Fake Peter Bryan. Peter Bryan is regarded as one of Britain's most infamous serial-killers and cannibals with almost every article and documentary about him slavering over the grisly details of his murders, and especially his cannibalism. But how much of this story is the truth, an exaggeration or…

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The Naked Carpenter / Robert Jenner 1:01:26

2M ago1:01:26

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Following reports that a man had been seen streaking in a park in Maidstone, Kent, police officers were sent to the home of a notorious self-described naturist. The man had a reputation in the area for wearing see-through clothing, if any at all. When confronted by the police in the past, he had done nothing more than laugh, so the attending office…

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The Lost Boys Of Wineville / Chapter 8 32:46

2M ago32:46

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The threads in the investigation begin to come together... For more information, visit https://www.thelostboysofwineville.com/ Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theywalkamongus. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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#297 - Simply Complicated (Donald & Jean Ramsey, Kentish Town, NW5) 1:06:46

2M ago1:06:46

1:06:46

On Sunday 8th of August 1948 at just after 10:30pm, Jean & Donald Ramsey, a young couple with two children met at this junction to discuss their collapsing marriage. It ended in murder. But how could something so simple be so complicated, as was this the story of a good man who was pushed to his limits by an unfaithful wife, or a good wife who was …

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Alcohol, Resentment & The Murder of A Millionaire / Sir Richard Sutton / Thomas Schreiber 1:05:16

2M ago1:05:16

1:05:16

Members of Dorset Constabulary’s armed response team stood outside the conservatory of a large estate in Higher Langham near Gillingham. There had been reports of a violent altercation inside. Armed officers had been dispatched as there was a gun registered at the address… *** LISTENER CAUTION IS ADVISED *** This episode was researched and written …

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The Lost Boys Of Wineville / Chapter 7 17:56

2M ago17:56

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After five months apart, Christine Collins is not convinced that the boy returned to her loving arms is her son… For more information, visit https://www.thelostboysofwineville.com/ Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theywalkamongus. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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#296 - An Afterglow of Hate (Styllou Christofi, Hella Belcher / Christofi, Hampstead, NW3) 1:08:45

2M ago1:08:45

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On the night of Wednesday 28th of July 1954, 11 South Hill Park was the scene of one of London’s most shocking and brutal murders. It was so horrific, it caused an outrage in society, an uproar in the press and a debate in Parliament as how could anyone be so callous and cruel? It was a murder which devastated a family, yet, the killer would claim …

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The Casanova Conman / The Murders of Margaret McOnie & Jack Shuttleworth 52:30

2M ago52:30

52:30

Robert Morphet hadn’t seen his elderly neighbour in several days. He was concerned that 88-year-old Jack could have fallen or hurt himself, so Robert decided to call in to make sure Jack was okay. When a knock at the door went unanswered, Robert walked around to his neighbour's garden and checked the shed. It was locked, but something in the back o…

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The Lost Boys Of Wineville / Chapter 6 25:16

2M ago25:16

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Two families settle in Saskatchewan… For more information, visit https://www.thelostboysofwineville.com/ Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theywalkamongus. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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#295 - The Good Mum (Nicole Hurley, Primrose Hill, NW8) 1:00:17

3M ago1:00:17

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On Saturday 9th of October 2021, mother-of-four Nicole Hurley was brutally attacked in her bed; only the man who murdered her wasn’t a stranger who’d stalked her or a burglar who’d broken in, but the jealous and controlling boyfriend she’d loved, lay beside, and raised a family with for half of her life. That night, he took her life, orphaned her c…

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The Air Steward & The Puppet Master / The Killing of Christophe Borgye 52:21

3M ago52:21

52:21

Officers from the Cheshire Constabulary stood guard at the rear of a property on Hylton Court in Ellesmere Port. An ominous white tent had been erected covering a section of the garden at the bottom of a terraced house. Specialists congregated in the confined space of a brick outbuilding and methodically began chipping away at layers of cement cove…

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#294 - Sheer 'Bloody' Ignorance (‘Robyn’ Browne, Fitvrovia, UK) 1:02:52

3M ago1:02:52

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On Friday 28th of February 1997 sometime after 7pm, at 6b Gosfield Street, a brutal and bloody attack on a lone sex-worker occurred in this first floor flat. Barely reported in the newspapers and ignored by television, the murder of ‘Robyn’ Browne is a case which was largely forgotten… yet the truth of what happened could be hidden among a scatteri…

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Murder In The Shadow of High Grange Farm / Margaret Dobson / Robert Hoolhouse 56:30

3M ago56:30

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Police Constable John Robert Chapman was on duty when he spotted an elderly farmer waving frantically. Henry Dobson was out of breath and barely able to stand as he finally blurted out to the approaching officer, “My wife! She’s dead. She’s murdered in the field”… *** LISTENER CAUTION IS ADVISED *** This episode was researched and written by Eileen…

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The Lost Boys Of Wineville / Chapter 5 28:03

3M ago28:03

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News of the Wineville ranch reaches the public… For more information, visit https://www.thelostboysofwineville.com/ Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theywalkamongus. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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#293 - The Mercy Murderess (Valerie & Carmen Swann, Maida Vale) 1:02:25

3M ago1:02:25

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On Friday the 7th of February 1936, 32-year-old Carmen Swann booked a twin room for one night in Clarendon Court at 33 Maida Vale, West London. Staying in Room 4 of Flat 20 on the third floor, she and her 8-year-old daughter unpacked their cases, popped on their nightdresses, ordered a pot of tea and got into bed beside the reassuring warmth of the…

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Unsolved / Alan Wood 1:02:26

3M ago1:02:26

1:02:26

A quiet man in his 50s, leading a simple life of gardening and visits to the pub, is brutally murdered in his own home. DNA, a shoe print from a rare type of trainer and CCTV footage are all left behind. Who would target this unassuming man? What sinister motive lurks behind this calculated act of extreme violence? And how could someone leave behin…

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The Lost Boys Of Wineville / Chapter 4 45:12

3M ago45:12

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Officers from the Los Angeles Police Department arrive at a poultry ranch in Riverside… For more information, visit https://www.thelostboysofwineville.com/ Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theywalkamongus. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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#292 - One of Life's Winners (Peter Wickins, Gordon Topen, UK) 1:04:19

3M ago1:04:19

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Saturday 19th of December 1992 at 2:20pm, behind a wooden hut at White City bus depot off Caxton Road in Shepherd's Bush, the body of 32-year-old successful Peter Wickins was found, he was naked except for a pair of socks and had been stabbed 19 times. The Police assumed because he was a millionaire dressed in a tuxedo and that his Rolex watch was …

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Phantom In The Forest / Barry Prudom 1:11:21

3M ago1:11:21

1:11:21

Held at gunpoint by an intruder, his family had been prisoners in their own home since the previous evening. For nearly twelve hours, they had listened as their captor spoke of the lives he had taken. When he finally slipped away in the morning, he left the captives to wrestle with his parting words: "I am going to die, but I will not be the only o…

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#291 - The Scourge of Soho (Ernest Pink & Det Sgt Harold Challoner) 1:02:31

3M ago1:02:31

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On Saturday 25th of May 1963 at 12:20am, four men were ejected from The Establishment Club on Greek Street in Soho. They left without a struggle, with no blood spilled, no damage done and nobody hurt. And yet, with accusations of corruption, violence and an attempted murder in its wake, it sparked a criminal trial and an inquiry which almost brough…

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The Cleft Chin Murder / The Shooting of George Heath 1:07:08

4M ago1:07:08

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The car parked on Lurgan Avenue matched the description circulated to the police in London. PC William Waters reported the discovery from a nearby police box and waited for detectives to arrive. Soon after, a man emerged from a house on Lurgan Avenue and approached the vehicle. PC Waters swiftly intercepted the suspect, asking if he owned the car. …

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The Lost Boys Of Wineville / Chapter 3 21:59

4M ago21:59

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A boy thought lost is returned to his mother, but not all is as it seems… For more information, visit https://www.thelostboysofwineville.com/ Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theywalkamongus. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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#290 - A God called JACKIE (Aravindan Balakrishnan, Brixton, UK) 1:02:31

4M ago1:02:31

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On Friday 25th of October 2013 at 11:15am, charity workers aided by the police coordinated the escape of several followers from a flat in Brixton. Some of the women had been held for 30+ years, one for her entire life, but they didn't see themselves as hostages, as having began living life in the commune under a political belief, they didn't realis…

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Nottingham Flat Fire Deaths 1:01:35

4M ago1:01:35

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People had perished in the fire, and officers needed to gather as much information as possible. They visited the flat next door to routinely question the man who lived there. He said he needed to tell them something about the blaze. He held his hands out in front of him and put his head down before saying, “Can you get me out of here without being …

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#289 - The Chalk Pit Murder - Part Two (Thomas John Ley, Kensington, London) 1:01:58

4M ago1:01:58

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This is Part Two of Two of The Chalk Pit Murder. On Thursday 28th of November 1946, Australian politician Thomas Ley enlisted four good people to help him trap a bad man who terrorised women. As a simple plan with no law broken and nobody hurt, it was a gentlemanly reaction to a dastardly crime by a criminal who they felt deserved worse. Only what …

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