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The Beast of Bermondsey: The horrific crimes of Michael Roberts
Manage episode 512219225 series 3573952
On Boxing Day 1988, a 57-year-old woman returned home to her Bermondsey flat after spending Christmas with family. Inside, someone was waiting. Over the next 18 months, four elderly women across Southwark and Rotherhithe would be brutally attacked in their own homes by the same man — Michael John Roberts. The press called him the Praying Rapist and the Beast of Bermondsey, a violent predator who stalked South London’s most vulnerable residents for nearly two years before vanishing without trace. Decades later, a cold-case review and a breakthrough in low-copy-number DNA finally unmasked him.
And because we know you come here for both the horror and the human, Rach and Han chat about bowling disasters, tall-girl energy, new specs, and the difference between “pronto” and “quickly.” (Spoiler: it’s not what you think.)
Sources for the episode include:
https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/crime-files/beast-of-bermondsey
https://squaremilenews.blogspot.com/2012/01/twenty-two-year-hunt-for-southwark.html
https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/serial-rapist-michael-john-roberts-caged-cold-280829
https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/JCO/Documents/Judgments/r-v-david-oakes-and-others.pdf
https://www.thelawpages.com/court-cases/index.php?res=1
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-16531390
https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2012/nov/21/murderer-whole-life-sentence-judges
https://www.newssniffer.co.uk/articles/478970/versions/834446
https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/uk-england-1989599
Thanks for tuning in! If you loved diving into the dark corners of South London with us, don't forget to hit that subscribe button to never miss an episode of "Sinister South."
Also, follow us on Instagram @SinisterSouthPodcast for sneak peeks, behind-the-scenes content, and more cheeky banter, or www.sinistersouthpod.co.uk. Remember, every crime tells a story... and South is the best side of the river...
Produced and hosted by Hannah Williams & Rachel Baines
Mixed & edited by Purple Waves Sound (A.K.A Will)
69 episodes
Manage episode 512219225 series 3573952
On Boxing Day 1988, a 57-year-old woman returned home to her Bermondsey flat after spending Christmas with family. Inside, someone was waiting. Over the next 18 months, four elderly women across Southwark and Rotherhithe would be brutally attacked in their own homes by the same man — Michael John Roberts. The press called him the Praying Rapist and the Beast of Bermondsey, a violent predator who stalked South London’s most vulnerable residents for nearly two years before vanishing without trace. Decades later, a cold-case review and a breakthrough in low-copy-number DNA finally unmasked him.
And because we know you come here for both the horror and the human, Rach and Han chat about bowling disasters, tall-girl energy, new specs, and the difference between “pronto” and “quickly.” (Spoiler: it’s not what you think.)
Sources for the episode include:
https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/crime-files/beast-of-bermondsey
https://squaremilenews.blogspot.com/2012/01/twenty-two-year-hunt-for-southwark.html
https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/serial-rapist-michael-john-roberts-caged-cold-280829
https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/JCO/Documents/Judgments/r-v-david-oakes-and-others.pdf
https://www.thelawpages.com/court-cases/index.php?res=1
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-16531390
https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2012/nov/21/murderer-whole-life-sentence-judges
https://www.newssniffer.co.uk/articles/478970/versions/834446
https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/uk-england-1989599
Thanks for tuning in! If you loved diving into the dark corners of South London with us, don't forget to hit that subscribe button to never miss an episode of "Sinister South."
Also, follow us on Instagram @SinisterSouthPodcast for sneak peeks, behind-the-scenes content, and more cheeky banter, or www.sinistersouthpod.co.uk. Remember, every crime tells a story... and South is the best side of the river...
Produced and hosted by Hannah Williams & Rachel Baines
Mixed & edited by Purple Waves Sound (A.K.A Will)
69 episodes
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