Sinister South

Right Trevor's...off the top, listen to this one with CAUTION ! It's brutal...fair warning! Episode 13 hears Han walk us through a serial killer, born and raised this side of our fair city (we are unhappy to claim him in all honesty), and the brutal deaths of Rachel Nickell on Wimbledon Common and of Samantha Bisset and her four year old daughter Jazmine in Plumstead. This episode contai...

In this rage inducing episode, Rach tells the incredibly upsetting story of the quadruple homicide of Samantha Drummonds, her mother Tanysha Ofori-Akuffo, her grandmother Dolet Hill and her grandmother's partner Denton Burke on April 25 2022. **Trigger warnings for drug abuse, discussions of mental health and extreme violence** Listen as we hear how Samantha's boyfriend Joshua Jacques, l...

Episode 11 takes a bit of a different turn into a harrowing disaster on the Thames. We didn't realise it, but this episode has been launched 4 days after the 35 year anniversary of the incident! Listen as Hannah walks us through the the events that led to the capsizing of the pleasure boat Marchioness on 20th August 1989 resulting in 51 deaths!  And before anyone starts...we checked...where t...

Episode 10!! Im not sure we thought we'd get 10 under our belts, but we're covering an incredibly sad and somewhat notorious case from literally round the corner to mark the occasion.  Listen as Rach walks us through the case of Jimmy Mizen, who was killed with a piece of glass during a confrontation that 100% didn't need to happen, as well as the incredible way his family remember...

Welcome back to another episode of "Sinister South." In this ninth instalment, we delve into the dark and convoluted case of Daniel Morgan, a private investigator brutally murdered with an axe in a South London pub car park in 1987.  Despite five police investigations, the case remains unsolved, mired in corruption, conspiracy, and scandal within the Metropolitan Police. Join us as we un...

Episode 8 of Sinister South takes a twisted turn down Stanstead Road as we uncover the bizarre and brutal case of Shaun Corey. In 2011, Shaun's on-off partner Karen Otmani, also known as Tammy Cameron, turned their tumultuous relationship deadly. Shaun, a kind-hearted Northerner looking for a fresh start in London, met Otmani on an online dating site. Little did he know, her history of mental...

Episode 7 of Sinister South uncovers the chilling story of Laurent Bonomo and Gabriel Ferez, two French biochemistry students who moved to London for prestigious internships at Imperial College. In the summer of 2008, these promising young men were brutally murdered in a crime that shocked the nation and raised serious questions about the UK justice system. This episode takes listeners through the...

Episode 6 hears Rach discuss the case of Michelle Confait whose unsolved murder changed the way police investigate crimes involving children as suspects.  Throughout this episode we try to give focus to Michelle who has somewhat been forgotten in their own death, while also discussing the horrific miscarriage of justice and police activities that were more than questionable! Sources used in this e...

Surprise! We said fortnightly...we changed our minds! Hannah is back this week with a historic case from Southwark where we meet a husband and wife murder duo from the early 1800s!  Meet the Mannings, a delightful pair who perpetuated a crime that became known as the Bermondsey Horror, the cold blooded murder of Patrick O'connor, a wealthy businessman who Mrs Manning took a fancy too, and who...

**TRIGGER WARNING: ALL THE BAD THINGS** Hannah talks us through one of the most infamous cases in Catford, the murder and discovery of Rochelle Holness at the notoriously scary Milford Towers estate in 2008.  Rochelle was brutally murdered and hidden by a sub-human who should have been stopped much earlier in his criminal career. Hannah explains just how awful this man is, how the British justice...

Episode 3 sees Rach and Han step back in time *queue Dr Who music* to 1871, Kidbrooke near Greenwich as Rach discusses the brutal murder of Jane Maria Clouson.  Jane was a "Maid of All Work" for a Greenwich-based family ", The Pooks", and Edmund, the youngest son, was undoubtedly fraternising with the help! So much so that he got Jane pregnant... and then Jane is found clinging...

Episode 2 of Sinister South takes us to Streatham as Hannah tells the terrifying story of grade A monster Mario Celaire and his brutal attack and murder of girlfriend Cassandra McDermott and attack of ex-girlfriend Kara Hoyt.  Sounding like something out of an episode of Luther, this episode takes a hard turn into the world of terrifying domestic violence, which some may find difficult to hear, an...

Welcome to the first episode of "Sinister South", where we (Rach and Han) dive headfirst into one of South London's most baffling mysteries—the unsolved murder of Debbie Linsley. Back in 1988, Debbie was tragically stabbed aboard a train travelling from Orpington to Victoria. This chilling puzzle has stumped detectives for decades and remains unsolved. We’ll take you back to that fa...