Murder Mile UK True Crime

Today’s episode is about one of the most disturbing acts of terrorism to be perpetrated in London’s West End. So shocking and violent, it was unlike anything we had seen before. But outside of the victim’s loved ones, this tragedy is practically forgotten. Date: Sunday 20th August 1978 at 1:34pm Location: The Europa Hotel, Duke Street, Mayfair, London, UK, W1 (now the London Marriot) Victims: 1 ki...

Today’s episode is the conclusion of a two-part series about the murder of Chelsea stockbroker John Monckton by convicted criminals Elliot White and Damian Hanson. But what drove these two men to rob, to kill, and who else is to blame for John's murder... along with the Devil's Child? Date: Monday 29th November 2004 (date of the murder, surveillance dates unknown) Location: Via Venise, 163 King's...

Today’s episode is part one of a two-part series about the brutal murder of John Monckton; a devoted father and loyal husband who provided a safe and loving home for his family. But what began as a simple burglary, left a family destroyed, having been confronted by the Devil’s Child. The series concludes next week. Date: Monday 29th November 2004 Location: 30 Upper Cheyne Row, Chelsea, UK, London,...

Today’s episode is about the investigation into the death of Joseph Wootton. Was it an accident, or was it a murder? As although his peculiar death was resolved in a court of law and the culprit caught, the question which stumped the Police wasn’t how did he die, but why? Date: Friday 3rd March 1899 Location: Room 84, Fourth Floor, Sardinia Buildings,19 to 21 Little Wild Street, London, UK, WC2 (d...

Today’s episode is about Carlos the Jackal; the infamous terrorist, hijacker, kidnapper, bomber and assassin, whose name was (supposedly) the stuff of legend. But were any of his atrocities so skilful that they deserved such a feared reputation, or was he really just a cack-handed twat? Date: Sunday 30th December 1973 Location: 48 Queen’s Grove, St John's Wood, London, UK, NW1 (former home of Tedd...

Today’s episode is the final part about the murder of Peter Fasoli, a lonely man who let a stranger into his life, only to be tortured, suffocated and left to die inside his burning bungalow. His killer had fled, believing he had covered his tracks, but he had left behind an eye-witness. This is Part Two of Two of The Badoo Killer. Date: Saturday 26th January 2013 and Thursday 21st February 2013 L...

Today’s episode is about Peter Fasoli, a lonely man who lived alone and went looking for love online. His needs were simple and his story is far from unique, but having met a young man on a dating app, the stranger he let into his home would change his life forever. This is Part One of Two of The Badoo Killer. Date: Sunday 6th January 2013 Location: 2 Rubens Road, Northolt, London, UK, UB5 (buildi...

Today’s episode is about Maria Poulton, a humble cook in a notorious West End tavern called The Coal Hole. Branded as ‘pure evil’, her shocking crime scandalised this infamous den of depravity, only this tragic little murder wasn’t committed through rage or hatred, but mercy and love. Date: Friday 13th April 1832 Location: The Cole Hole, 15 & 16 Fountain Court, off The Strand, WC2, UK, London,...

Today’s episode is the concluding part about the kidnapping of Amarjit Chohan, the modest millionaire who was drugged and tortured to sign-away his fortune, but having resisted for the sake of his family’s future, his kidnappers knew there was only one way to break him. Date: Wednesday 15th or Thursday 16th February 2003 Location: 35 Sutton Road, Heston, London, Uk, TW5 (building demolished in 200...

This is part one of a two-part episode. Today’s episode is about Amarjit Chohan; a loving father, a devoted husband and a loyal businessman. Being successful both at home and at work, although he lived for business, he loved his family above all. But when a deal went bad, Amarjit would be forced into a deadly dilemma. Date: Thursday 13th February 2003 Location: CIBA Freight, Units 7-8, Market Trad...

Today’s episode is about a drug called TGN1412. Successfully tested on animals, eight healthy human test-subjects were selected for a routine trial, with all of the necessary safety measures in place. But within just a few hours of the drug being administered, six of the eight would be fighting for their lives. Date: Monday 13th March 2006 (first day of the clinical trial) Location: Northwick Park...

Today’s episode is about Charles Mills & Emma Hartley; a young fresh-faced couple at the end of the Victorian era, who - like so many innocents - were forced into an early adulthood. And being inexperienced in the complexities of life, when a baby boy was born, a rash decision was made to save their love, which destroyed an entire family. Date: Sunday 18th February 1900 Location: 23 Denmark St...

This is Part Two of a two-part series into the murder of Alice Gross. Today’s episode is about the hunt for the murderer of Alice Gross. With rape as a motive but no clear link to any suspect, the attack seemed almost random. And although their encounter was entirely by chance, a cruel twist of fate may have decided her death just three years before she was even born. This is Part Two of Two of Th...

On Thursday 28th August 2014, 14-year-old Alice Gross went for a nice long walk down the Hanwell Flight of the Grand Union Canal. It was a sunny day, on a relatively busy towpath, on a route she knew well having walked it many times before. She was witnessed several times on CCTV, but (somehow) between 4:23pm and 4:42pm, on a clear stretch of the canal... Alice Gross vanished. The question is how?...

This is a special Christmas thank you from myself (Michael) to all the Murder Mile listeners to wish you a very Merry Christmas, a happy holiday and a joyous New Year, featuring some listener questions, a very special message from a secret Murder Mile "celebrity" and there's a special competition to win some Murder Mile goodies. To take part in the competition : Email me at mmiletours@gmail.com wi...

This is the omnibus edition of The Four Faces of The Camden Ripper, that's all four episodes together with the waffle (Extra Mile) taken out, as many listeners asked for it with the multi-part series. It contains no extra details which weren't in the previous episodes and is not essential to listen to... unless you want to. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/murdermile . Hosted on Acast....

This is Part Four of a four-part series into The Camden Ripper. The truth about may never be known, as it’s hard to understand who he is, as he appeared to be a different person to different people at different times. By viewing this story from his perspective, it is clear that there were four distinct sides to the personality of Anthony Hardy; the alcoholic, the addict, the sadist and the maniac....

This is Part Three of a four-part series into The Camden Ripper. The truth about may never be known, as it’s hard to understand who he is, as he appeared to be a different person to different people at different times. By viewing this story from his perspective, it is clear that there were four distinct sides to the personality of Anthony Hardy; the alcoholic, the addict, the sadist and the maniac...

This is Part Two of a four-part series into The Camden Ripper. The truth about may never be known, as it’s hard to understand who he is, as he appeared to be a different person to different people at different times. By viewing this story from his perspective, it is clear that there were four distinct sides to the personality of Anthony Hardy; the alcoholic, the addict, the sadist and the maniac....

This is Part One of a four-part series into The Camden Ripper. The truth about may never be known, as it’s hard to understand who he is, as he appeared to be a different person to different people at different times. By viewing this story from his perspective, it is clear that there were four distinct sides to the personality of Anthony Hardy; the alcoholic, the addict, the sadist and the maniac....

Sir Bernard Spilsbury was an acclaimed pathologist and the father of forensic science whose most celebrated case made his name and changed the face of murder investigations forever. But how solid was his evidence, and did it lead to an innocent man being executed? Date: January 1910 onwards Location: Albion House, 55-57 New Oxford Street, London, Bloomsbury, WC1 Victims: 1 (Dr Hawley Harvey Crippe...

On Friday 29th March 1968 at roughly 4:20pm, 56-year-old wages clerk Frederick Monk was bludgeoned to death by an unknown assailant inside of a locked office. The attack was brutal, but nothing was stolen. So, was this a robbery, a murder, or something else? Date: Friday 29th March 1968 Location: F Cope & Co, 17-19 Whitcomb Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2 Victims: 1 (Frederick Ernest Monk)...

On Saturday 3rd June 2017 at 12:24am, in London's bustling Trafalgar Square, as 50-year-old Desmond O’Beirne was heading home after a night out in the West End, he made a very innocent and simple request from a total stranger... 37 seconds later, his life was over. Date: Saturday 3rd June 2017 Location: Trafalgar Square, London, WC2 (in front of the National Gallery) Victims: 1 (Desmond O'Beirne)...

On Monday 25th October 1943, at roughly 3:30pm, a businessman called Savvas Demetriades was murdered in broad daylight on a public pavement outside of the Helvetia pub at 23 Old Compton Street. The Police's investigation should have collapsed owing to the code of silence in Soho’s Greek-Cypriot community. But this would collapse owing to how petty the murder was. Date: Monday 25th October 1943 Loc...

On Wednesday 28th December 1836 at roughly 2pm, off Pineapple Place in Maida Vale, the dismembered torso of an unidentified lady was discovered hidden behind a paving stone. With no arms, no legs and no head, her identity was impossible to determine, but the investigation and discovery of subsequent body parts unearthed one of the most brutal murders in British history. Date: 24th December 1836 to...