Best Jack Hammersmith Podcasts (2026)

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Update: The 2025 Season Cliffhanger 1:26

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4h ago1:26

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Hi all, apologies for the delay. I posted up on the blog site I was unwell with pneumonia, then it occurred to me a lot of folk never visit the blog site and I better put something up here as well. Anyway, please hit play it explains it all. I am on the mend but need some downtime… sorry all.By Simone Whitlow

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Introducing: Paranormia 32:33

26m ago32:33

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New from Always True Crime, Paranormia explores true crime stories that are haunted by something otherworldly, where paranoia meets the paranormal. The episode I'm sharing with you is called The Ouija Board Trial. In early 1994, the murder of Harry and Nicola Fuller brought twelve jurors to a Brighton hotel, locked away from the world with nothing …

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5 of America's Worst Miscarriages of Justice 3:15:18

3d ago3:15:18

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From Emmett Till to the Central Park Five, explore America’s shocking miscarriages of justice, wrongful convictions, and system failures that destroyed lives—and what they reveal about power, race, and truth. Sponsor: ⁠rocketmoney.com/casual⁠ - cancel your unwanted subscriptions today and reach your financial goals fast Learn more about your ad cho…

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Flashback to The Real-Life Harley Quinn 1:44:16

18m ago1:44:16

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In this flashback episode, we are in the late 1970s where the Hillside Strangler had been captured, and two men now awaited trail. But one of them, Kenneth Bianchi, had a plan for escaping a life sentence - fake a Hillside Strangler attack, complete with DNA. Enter Veronica Compton, Bianchi's own Harley Quinn. Firmly under Bianchi's spell, she woul…

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#330 - The Slain Stylist (Andre Mizelas, Hyde Park, W2) 1:10:38

16m ago1:10:38

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On Monday 9th of November 1970 at 8:42am, the TR5 sports car of celebrity hairstylist Andre Mizelas pulled up on South Carriage Drive in Hyde Park, London. It was daylight, rush hour and he was surrounded by cars, cyclists and pedestrians. 40 minutes his body was found in the dr4iver’s seat with two bullets in his head. No-one saw of heard his murd…

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COMING SOON: the new series of Murder Mile 1:30

5d ago1:30

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Murder Mile returns to your ears on Thursday 8th January, for more details listen to this short trailer, and for extra goodies, subscribe via Patreon. Follow me on SOCIAL MEDIA · Instagram · FaceBook · Threads SUBSCRIBE via Patreon Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/murdermile. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Murder Mile Christmas Special 2025 13:16

12d ago13:16

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This is the Murder Mile Christmas Special, written as a thank you to all of our loyal listeners. If you're new to the show, you probably won't get it. Listen to all the old episodes, and then you will. Enjoy and Merry Christmas. Mx Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/murdermile. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Luka Magnotta: The Butcher of Montreal 1:23:14

12d ago1:23:14

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The disturbing true story of Luka Magnotta—how internet fame, obsession, and ignored warnings led to one of Canada’s shocking crimes, told through the online hunt that tried to stop him. Sponsor: shopify.com/casual - start your $1 per month trial period rocketmoney.com/casual - cancel your unwanted subscriptions today and reach your financial goals…

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BONUS CHAT with Murder Mile & True Crime Enthusiast - Patrick Mackay 1:18:05

16d ago1:18:05

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This is a special one-off recording between myself, Mike at Murder Mile and Paul at True Crime Enthusiast about Patrick MacKay: Two Sides of a Psychopath. If you haven;t listened to our 10-part series yet, please do, as this contains lots of spoilers.Enjoy. Mx Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/murdermile. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/p…

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The Miser of Marcham Park - Revisited 15:05

25d ago15:05

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This week on Tales we enter the vaults to revisit - and re-record - one of the five early episodes still on here that was recorded on my cheap, starter microphone. (We’ll knock the other four off next year in mid-season breaks.) With Christmas just around the corner this seems as good a time as any to follow a young Charles Dickens around Canongate…

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Peter Falconio: Mysterious Murder in the Outback 57:52

26d ago57:52

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On a desolate Australian highway, a backpacker vanishes. A survivor escapes, suspicion erupts, and chilling evidence unfolds in the haunting Peter Falconio outback murder mystery that still troubles investigators today. Sponsors:⁠⁠shopify.com/casual⁠⁠ - start your $1 per month trial period ⁠rocketmoney.com/casual⁠⁠ - cancel your unwanted subscripti…

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#329 - Patrick MacKay: Two Sides of a Psychopath - Part F (Ivy Lillian Davies) 1:14:38

19d ago1:14:38

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This is Part F of F of Patrick MacKay: Two Sides of a Psychopath, about the killing of Ivy Davies. On the night of Sunday 3rd of February 1975, between 10:30pm and midnight, 48-year-old café owners and single parent of seven children Ivy Davies was brutally beaten to death in her own home by an unknown assailant. It has remained unsolved for 50 yea…

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Caroline Crouch: The Murder That Shook Greece 1:08:32

23d ago1:08:32

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A staged home invasion, a nation transfixed, and a chilling betrayal. We unravel the lies behind Caroline Crouch’s murder—and how one man fooled Greece before the truth emerged. Sponsor: hellofresh.com/casual10fm - for 10 free meals and free breakfast for life Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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The Tichborne Claimant - One 37:10

28d ago37:10

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Quick note all: This episode is approx 29 minutes long… I’ve accidentally left some background music or something muted at the end + will delete that and re-upload once home again… Sorry all, there is no secret Easter egg at the end of this episode, it’s ok to hit stop when the end credits roll… This week On Tales we return to the Australian outbac…

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#238 - Patrick MacKay: Two Sides of a Psychopath - Part E (Sarah Ann Rodmell) 1:03:58

26d ago1:03:58

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This is Part E of F of Patrick MacKay: Two Sides of a Psychopath, about the killing of Sarah Rodmell. On the night of Saturday the 21st of December 1974, 92-year-old Sarah Rodmell, a spinster who had lived in Hackney all her life, went to her local pub (The Temple Bar Tap) at 5:30pm, and having left at 11:15pm, she arrived back at 49 Ash Grove, jus…

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Velma Barfield: The Death-Row Granny 59:41

26d ago59:41

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Behind the gentle grandmotherly smile lurked a chilling killer. Discover how Velma Barfield—America’s ‘Death-Row Granny’—used poison, manipulation, and faith to hide a deadly trail of victims. ⁠shopify.com/casual⁠ - start your $1 per month trial period today rocketmoney.com/casual⁠ - cancel your unwanted subscriptions today Learn more about your ad…

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The Monster of Florence: Italy’s Demented Slayer of Couples 2:11:27

1M ago2:11:27

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Dive into Italy’s most terrifying true-crime mystery as we uncover the Monster of Florence—decades of murders, conspiracies, botched investigations, and unanswered questions in a case that still haunts Italy today.Sponsor: ⁠shopify.com/casual⁠ - start your $1 per month trial period today Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoice…

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#237 - Patrick MacKay: Two Sides of a Psychopath - Part D (Leslie Frank Goodman) 1:17:08

1M ago1:17:08

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This is Part D of F of Patrick MacKay: Two Sides of a Psychopath, about the killing of Leslie Frank Goodman. Thursday 13th of June 1974, six months after Stephanie Britton & Christopher Martin’s double murder, 64-year-old Leslie opened his shop on Rock Street in Finsbury park at just shy of 7am. At 5pm, he planned to close-up early to watch the Wor…

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The Richardson Family Murders 1:08:25

1M ago1:08:25

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A chilling dive into Canada’s youngest triple-murderer. Grooming, rebellion, and a deadly pact unravel as Jasmine Richardson and Jeremy Steinke shock a nation with an unthinkable crime. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Cloud10

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#236 - Patrick MacKay: Two Sides of a Psychopath - Part C (Stephanie Britton & Christopher Martin) 1:08:26

1M ago1:08:26

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This is Part C of F of Patrick MacKay: Two Sides of a Psychopath, about the killing of Stephanie Britton and Christopher Martin. On the night of Friday 11th of January 1974, inside the six-bedroomed home called ‘The Mercers’ on Hadley Green Road in Barnet, north-west London, the bodies of 58-year-old window Stephanie Britton and her 4-year-old gran…

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The Real-Life Scream Killers. 46:23

2M ago46:23

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Dive into the chilling real stories that inspired Scream. Explore real-life killers, shocking crimes, and the dark truths behind one of horror’s most iconic movies. Sponsor: shopify.com/casual - start your $1 per month trial period today Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Cloud10

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Richard Speck: The Self-Annointed Devil 3:46:16

2M ago3:46:16

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Inside the chilling life of Richard Speck, the self-annointed devil whose brutal crimes shocked America. Explore his past, prison tape, and the night that became the crime of the century. Sponsors: ⁠rocketmoney.com/casual⁠ - cancel your unwanted subscriptions today ⁠shopify.com/casual⁠ - sign up for your $1 per month trial period today Learn more a…

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#235 - Patrick MacKay: Two Sides of a Psychopath - Part B (Mary Brigid Hynds) 1:09:20

2M ago1:09:20

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This is Part B of F of Patrick MacKay: Two Sides of a Psychopath, about the killing of Mary Hynds. On Friday the 20th of July 1973, a kind and frail 75-year-old spinster called Mary Hynds was last seen entering her ground floor lodging at 4 Willes Road in Kentish Town, London. The next morning her body was discovered; she had been strangled and bea…

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The Polaris Expedition - Two 40:43

2M ago40:43

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This week On Tales we return to the Arctic, the year 1871. Charles Francis Hall has passed on, mysteriously, after drinking a suspiciously sweet, yet metallic coffee. What will happen to the expedition as power passes to the hard-drinking Sidney Buddington? Today we’ll find out. This is part two of a two parter. Apologies for the delay in getting t…

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Flashback to The Amazon Review Killer 1:09:23

2M ago1:09:23

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In this flashback episode, Simon delves into the chilling case of Todd Kohlhepp, infamously known as the Amazon Review Killer. Terrible grammar. Wrote down crimes on the internet. 1/5 stars, would not recommend. Sponsor: shopify.com/casual - start your $1 per month trial period today Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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#324 - Patrick MacKay: Two Sides of a Psychopath - Part A (Heidi Ann-Marie Mnilk) 1:07:58

2M ago1:07:58

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This is Part A of F of Patrick MacKay: Two Sides of a Psychopath (Heidi Mnilk). On Sunday the 8th of July 1973, 17-year-old German tourist Heidi Mnilk boarded the 4:57pm train to Hayes at Charing Cross station. At 5:08pm, just 90 seconds outside of London Bridge station, a scream was heard, she was stabbed and her body was thrown onto the tracks at…

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COMING SOON: Patrick MacKay: Two Sides of a Psychopath by Murder Mile & True Crime Enthusiast 1:56

2M ago1:56

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In a ten part crossover series, Mike of Murder Mile and Paul from The True Crime Enthusiast join forces to bring you the full story; from MacKay’s disturbed childhood, his crime spree, his methods and his motives, as well as the three murders he was convicted of and the eight additional killings he was suspected of, and confessed to. Having previou…

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Alias "Elaine Parent": The Chameleon Killer 1:41:02

2M ago1:41:02

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Unmask the chilling story of Elaine Parent—the “Chameleon Killer.” From stolen identities to cold-blooded murder, uncover how the world’s most elusive con artist evaded capture for decades. Sponsor: shopify.com/casual - start your $1 per month trial period today Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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#323 - The Deadly House of Saud (Prince Nasser al Saud, Marylebone, NW1) 1:06:03

2M ago1:06:03

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On Monday 15th of February 2010 at 1:30am, Saud Abdulaziz bin Nasser, a 34-year-old Saudi Prince entered Room 312 of The Landmark hotel in Marylebone accompanied by his ever-faithful servant, 32-year-old Bandar. For the second time in so many weeks, he brutally beat his servant, inflicting cuts, bruises, a fractured eye socket, his ear to swell so …

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Horne, Duncan & Yorke: The Last Witches 17:57

2M ago17:57

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After multiple Witchcraft Acts and heightened paranoia about witches and the Devil, how did the United Kingdom's last witches fare? Janet Horne, the last executed; Helen Duncan, the last imprisoned; and Jane Rebecca Yorke, the last convicted. Welcome to Episode 3 of Vintedge: "Horne, Duncan & Yorke: The Last Witches." The Vintedge team hopes you ha…

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5 More of the Weirdest Murders That Have Never Been Explained 3:58:43

2M ago3:58:43

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Dive into five chilling, unsolved murder mysteries—Jennifer Servo, Keddie Cabin, Barry & Honey Sherman, Rey Rivera, and more. Twists, conspiracies, no closure—just relentless true-crime edging. Listen if you dare tonight. Sponsor: shopify.com/casual - start your $1 per month trial period todayrocketmoney.com/casual - cancel your unwanted subscripti…

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#322 - 'Fat Fred' - Part 2 of 2 (Malcolm Heaysman, Islington / Carmarthenshire) 1:01:42

3M ago1:01:42

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This is Part Two of Two of 'Fat Fred'. On Monday 23rd of August 1971 at 9:40am, a gang of armed robbers stole £166,000 (£3.2 million today) from Preston’s Jewellers in Blackpool, and in their haste to escape, three officers were shot, many were injured, and Detective Superintendent Gerry Richardson was shot. The gang’s leader, Frederick Sewell, a g…

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The Halifax Gibbet 10:14

2M ago10:14

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This week On Tales we take a slight detour from the Polaris Expedition: I think where that Tale goes IS shocking, but not terribly in a Halloween horror kind of way… So this week we’re taking a ride to the town of Halifax, England to meet The Halifax Gibbet - someone’s wild solution to petty thievery. We’ll return to The Polaris in a fortnight. Con…

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Flashback to The Hammersmith Ghost Murder 36:36

3M ago36:36

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The ghost might be fake, but the murder and legal precedents are both very real. Sponsor: shopify.com/casual - start your $1 per month trial period today Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Cloud10

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#321 - 'Fat Fred' - Part 1 of 2 (Frederick Joseph Sewell, Blackpool / Islington) 1:04:33

3M ago1:04:33

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This is Part One of Two of 'Fat Fred'. This is Part One of Two of 'Fat Fred'. On Tuesday 29th of September 1971, Malcolm Heaysman, co-owner of a fancy-dress shop in Islington was brutally murdered outside of his remote farmhouse in Gwynfe near Llangadog, Carmarthenshire. Being 40 days into a 45 day man hunt, Police were seeking Britain’s no1 villai…

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The Kidnapping of Zephany Nurse 2:22:30

3M ago2:22:30

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Abducted at birth, reunited by chance—Zephany Nurse’s true story unravels identity, justice, and two families at war. From hospital theft to courtroom reckoning, witness heartbreak, resilience, and hope. Sponsor: shopify.com/casual - start your $1 per month trial period today Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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Ruth Ellis: The Last Woman Executed 23:33

3M ago23:33

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It's 1955, and at HMP Holloway, Ruth Ellis is sentenced for the murder of David Blakely and is subsequently hanged. But what was the cause for her to do such a thing? What led her to become the last woman executed in the United Kingdom? Welcome to Episode 2 of Vintedge: "Ruth Ellis: The Last Woman Executed". If you're in Ireland and suffering from …

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The Polaris Expedition - One 28:36

3M ago28:36

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This week On Tales we travel back to 1871, to take a journey to the top of the world. Our intrepid hero, Charles Francis Hall has dreams of becoming the first man to stand on the North Pole - but dreams can sometimes go horribly awry. Just what happened to the Polaris Expedition? This is part one of a two parter (part two will follow after we take …

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#320 - The 'Paedo' Killer (Rhian Beresford, Acton, W3) 1:02:03

3M ago1:02:03

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EPISODE THREE HUNDRED AND TWENTY: Sunday 22nd March 2020, one day before the first Covid lockdown, 29-year-old mother-of-one Rhian Beresford left her flat terrified that her two-year-old daughter was being abused by a paedophile ring. On Salisbury Street, certain that she had found one of the gang, she ran him over in her car and stabbed another. B…

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David Milgaard and the Murder of Gail Miller 3:02:48

3M ago3:02:48

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A brutal 1969 murder, a wrongful conviction, and a decades-long fight for justice. This is the tragic story of David Milgaard and the truth behind the murder of Gail Miller. Sponsors: rocketmoney.com/casual - cancel your unwanted subscriptions today shopify.com/casual - sign up for your $1 per month trial period today Learn more about your ad choic…

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#319 - Live by Hate, Die by Hate (Girl A, Tottenham, N15) 1:09:18

3M ago1:09:18

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On Monday the 12th of May 2008 at 4:45pm, two gangs clashed outside of the McDonald’s on Oxford Street, London, leaving one man, 22-year-old Steven Bigby dead. It was the epitome of pointless, yet it became a mere footnote when the press realised what he was charged with. It was a crime so heinous, some said his killing was his just comeuppance, es…

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Jack the Stripper: The Hammersmith Nude Murders 48:06

3M ago48:06

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It's the 1960s in London, and a mysterious serial killer - nicknamed "Jack the Stripper" by the press - has strangled multiple women before stripping and dumping their bodies around Hammersmith. Scotland Yard's manhunt for Jack the Stripper had some promising leads, and some main suspects, but something always put them back to square one... Welcome…

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#318 - The un-Holy Trinity - Part Two (Bernard Oliver, Muswell, Hill, Uk) 1:01:53

3M ago1:01:53

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This is Part Two of Two of The un-Holy Trinity. On Friday 6th of January 1967, 17-year-old Bernard Oliver vanished from Muswell Hill. 10 days later, his body was found 85 miles away in Suffolk. He had been strangled and assaulted, with his body cut into eight pieces. But who had abducted him, and why? · Location: Wheatsheaf Crossroads, Tattingstone…

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The Keddie Cabin Murders: Who did it? 1:47:30

3M ago1:47:30

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In 1981, Cabin 28 in Keddie, California, became the scene of a brutal unsolved quadruple murder. Decades later, theories, suspects, and conspiracy swirl—was it family, mafia, or serial killers? Sponsor: shopify.com/casual - sign up for your $1 per month trial period today Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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Flashback to: The Unsolved Mystery of the Black Dahlia Case 1:32:03

3M ago1:32:03

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As seen in LA Noire. Sponsors: ⁠shopify.com/casual⁠⁠⁠ - sign up for your $1 per month trial period today Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Cloud10

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#317 - The un-Holy Trinity - Part One (Bernard Oliver, Muswell Hill, N10) 1:06:00

4M ago1:06:00

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This is Part One of Two of The un-Holy Trinity. On Friday 6th of January 1967, 17-year-old Bernard Oliver vanished from Muswell Hill. 10 days later, his body was found 85 miles away in Suffolk. He had been strangled and assaulted, with his body cut into eight pieces. But who had abducted him, and why? · Location: Wheatsheaf Crossroads, Tattingstone…

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The Hammersmith Ghost 6:44

4M ago6:44

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Last week when I covered the Tale of Spring Heeled Jack, I mentioned a couple of people in passing without explanation… Apologies all, I’ll be coming back to a few of those people sometime in the near future… But with regards the Hammersmith Ghost, there is a Patreon minisode from back in 2022. I re-recorded the episode over the weekend. The follow…

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Flashback to: Glennon Engleman: Dentist by Day, Hitman by Night 52:09

4M ago52:09

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DS. DDS. KILLER. Sponsors: ⁠rocketmoney.com/casual⁠ - cancel your unwanted subscriptions today shopify.com/casual⁠⁠ - sign up for your $1 per month trial period today Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Cloud10

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Spring Heeled Jack 27:35

4M ago27:35

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This week on Tales of History and Imagination we return to an episode from the first season to give it a new coat of (red) paint… speaking of, we’re going back to London in 1837 to discuss newspapers, the death of ‘Silly Billy,’ ‘painting the town red’ and a mysterious sex pest whose legend took on a life of it’s own throughout the remainder of the…

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#316 - Malice or Madness? (Mirella Jacklin Beechook, Rotherhithe, SE16) 1:06:45

4M ago1:06:45

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On Thursday 18th of September 1985, 23-year-old Mirella Beechook, a separated mother of two girls made an emotional appeal before the cameras and spoke those words that no mother should ever utter - “bring her home, dead or alive, please just bring her home”. Her 7-year-old daughter Tina was missing, and Tina’s friend, 4-year-old Stacey Kavanagh ha…