Murder Mile UK True Crime

On the evening of Wednesday 3rd August 2016, a young Muslim man ran amok in Russell Square, he was armed with a knife and had killed one person and injured five, but as the press jumped to lazy conclusions and branded him as a ‘terrorist’, they missed the fact that he was (literally) fighting demons of his own. Murder Mile is researched, written and performed by Michael J Buchanan-Dunne of Murder...

On the 21st November 1927, in the backroom of a well-respected abortionist at 55 Upper Brook Street in Mayfair, recently-pregnant Elsie Goldsmith went in to have her little problem solved. His illegal technique was hailed as non-invasive, safe and revolutionary, and yet he destroyed not only the baby's life... but also hers. Date: Monday 21st November 1927 Location: 55 Upper Brook Street, Mayfair,...

On Tuesday 15th June 1948, in the 'The Maltese Club' situated in the basement of 3 Carlisle Street, one of Soho’s deadliest and most feared gangsters known as 'The Terror of Maltese London' was murdered by Joseph Farrugia? But who was 'The Terror' and why did he have to die? Date: Tuesday 15th June 1948 Location: 'The Maltese Club', 3 Carlisle Street, Soho, London, W1 Victims: 1 (Amabile Ricca) Cu...

Today’s episode began as a violent sexual assault on a young woman, a humiliating and traumatic rape which changed her life forever, but this isn’t the victim’s story and neither is it the culprit’s, it’s about two innocent people who the system was designed to protect, but ultimately failed. Date: Friday 13th February 2015 Location: 4 Landor House, Westbourne Park Road, London, W2 Victims: 2 (Has...

Today’s episode is about Elizabeth McLindon, a lonely lady looking for love who had finally found her future husband in a man named Arthur Boyce, and although this sweet and attentive man seemed like ‘Mr Right’, he was actually a liar, a thief, a bigamist and – just months later - her murderer. Date: Saturday 8th June 1946 Location: 45 Chester Square, Belgravia, London, SW1 Victims: 1 (Elizabeth M...

Today’s episode isn’t about the victim, it’s about her murderer. His identity isn’t a mystery; we know his name, his age and (based on witness descriptions) he would later become known as ‘the sad faced killer’; we know what he did, when he did it and where, but the one detail we can’t explain is why? Date: Saturday 27th May 1950 Location: Room 12, Saura Hotel, 162 Sussex Gardens in Paddington, Lo...

Today’s episode began as an ordinary morning for three police officers going about their regular duties. And what started as a simple stop-and-search on a West London street for (what would have been) a very minor traffic offence, lead to the brutal and senseless executions of three good men. This is the true story of what is often referred to as The Shepherd's Bush Murders Date: Thursday 18th Nov...

Today’s episode is about the tragic death of eight-year-old Peter Buckingham; a lovely little boy who wasn’t starved, abused or mistreated, if anything he was adored, and yet, several traumatic incidents lead to this innocent boy being murdered by the one person who loved him the most – his own mum. Date: Thursday 18th November 1948 Location: 134 Milton Avenue, Harlesden, London, NW10 Victims: 1 (...

Today’s episode is about the three possible murders of Vincent Patrick Keighery, a delightful elegant bachelor brutally tortured in his Bayswater flat. But whose story was true and why was he killed? Was it a robbery, a homophobic attack, or a sex game gone wrong? Date: Saturday 28th November 1964 Location: Flat 58, Carroll House, Craven Terrace, Bayswater, London, W2 Victims: 1 (Vincent Patrick K...

Today’s episode is about the murder of Kate Beagley; a smart independent woman who had agreed to go out for a drink with a handsome young man; she did everything right, she took every precaution, and yet, the only mistake she made was the one we all make - she knew nothing about this stranger. Date: Wednesday 30th May 2007 Location: The Terrace, Richmond Hill, Richmond, London, TW10 Victims: 1 (Ka...

Today’s episode is a romantic wartime tale about Barbara Shuttleworth and Felic Sterbe, who amidst the ruins of a bombed-out London found comfort in each other’s arms, and yet, something lead these two “lovers” to end their lives in a truly bizarre death pact… well, sort of. Date: Friday 30th July 1948 Location: Ralph Court, 210A Queensway, London, W2 Victims: 2 (Barbara Sylvia Shuttleworth and Lt...

This is part three of three about the shocking murder of Katerina Koneva; by pure luck her killer had been caught, and what seemed like a one-off attack led to “one of the most prolific and dangerous sex-offenders ever” and unravelled a catalogue of failure by the authorities in both Britain and Poland. His name was Andrzej Kunowski. Date: Thursday 22nd May 1997 Location: undisclosed ground-floor...

This is part two of three about the shocking murder of Katerina Koneva; an innocent little girl who was brutally raped and strangled to death in her own bedroom by an unknown assailant, it was a devastating attack which would destroy a family forever, but not for the reasons you might expect. Date: Thursday 22nd May 1997 Location: Shepherd's Bush Police Station, Shepherd's Bush, London, W12 Victim...

This is part one of three about the shocking murder of Katerina Koneva; an innocent little girl whose doting parents had done everything to protect her, she had a nice home, a loving family and a happy life, but in the one place she should have been safest, her innocence shattered at the hands of The Beast. Date: Thursday 22nd May 1997 Location: 35 Iffley Road in Shepherd's Bush, London, W12 Victi...

This is the omnibus edition of Sulphuric, parts one to six in one episode with no extra mile. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/murdermile . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is the Final Part of Sulphuric: the true story of serial killer John George Haigh. On the evening of Friday 18th February 1949, serial-killer John George Haigh murdered his sixth and final victim Henrietta Helen Olivia Robarts Durand-Deacon, also known as Olive at his storeroom at Leopold Road. Six people had been murdered, as English Law states that “corpus delicti – with no body, there can...

This is Part Five of Six of Sulphuric: the true story of serial killer John George Haigh, the Acid Bath Murderer. On the evening of Thursday 12th February 1948, a few hours after he had murdered her husband, serial-killer John George Haigh had to lure Rosalie Henderson – Archie’s neurotic, alcoholic and bed-bound wife from the comfort of her hotel to a secluded storeroom, 25 miles away, to murder...

This is Part Four of Six of Sulphuric: the true story of serial killer John George Haigh, the Acid Bath Murder. On the morning of Thursday 12th February 1948, two years after the triple murder of the McSwan family, with John George Haigh having blossomed into a respected businessman with enough money to last a lifetime and had no plans to kill ever again, he lured his new pal - a wealthy man of du...

This is Part Three of Six of Sulphuric: the true story of serial killer John George Haigh. On Monday 2nd July 1945, British serial-killer John George Haigh lured the reclusive parents of his first victim and friend – William Donald McSwan – to his basement at 79 Gloucester Road to be murdered and their bodies disposed of in acid. But how did he do this, and why? Date: Monday 2nd July 1945 Location...

This is Part Two of Six of Sulphuric: the true story of serial killer John George Haigh. On Saturday 9th September 1944, in the basement of 79 Gloucester Road (South Kensington), convicted fraudster John George Haigh would murder his first victim – a successful businessman, entrepreneur and his closest friend - William Donald “Mac” McSwan. And although his body would never be found, Johnny Haigh’s...

This is Part One of Six of Sulphuric: the true story of serial killer John George Haigh. On Monday 28th February 1949, 39 year old John George Haigh; an amiable and smartly-dressed director of an engineering firm sat in interview room three of Chelsea Police Station, assisting the police with the disappearance of his friend Mrs Henrietta Durand-Deacon. And yet, in this interview, Johnny Haigh...

This is Mini Mile, a weekly compendium of UK true-crime facts and trivia designed to accompany Murder Mile True-Crime Podcast and to entertain and inform you whilst your host (Michael) is writing and researching the next multi-part series of Murder Mile. In Mini Mile #13 we’ll ask which sibling is most likely to become a serial-killer, what ponsy toys do crime scene investigators have at their dis...

This is Mini Mile, a weekly compendium of UK true-crime facts and trivia designed to accompany Murder Mile UK True-Crime Podcast and to entertain and inform you whilst your host (Michael) is writing and researching the next multi-part series of Murder Mile. In Mini Mile #12 we’ll explore the free-time of three infamous killers, we’ll look at the tools used by modern forensics teams, we’ll take too...

This is Mini Mile, a weekly compendium of UK true-crime facts and trivia designed to accompany Murder Mile True-Crime Podcast and to entertain and inform you whilst your host (Michael) is writing and researching the next multi-part series of Murder Mile In Mini Mile #11 we’ll ask who lives with the same name as an infamous serial killer, how do you determine the age and sex of human remains, how d...

This is Mini Mile, a weekly compendium of UK true-crime facts and trivia designed to accompany Murder Mile UK True-Crime Podcast and to entertain and inform you whilst your host (Michael) is writing and researching the next multi-part series of Murder Mile. In Mini Mile #10 we’ll ask what is the average killing spree of a serial-killer, what can forensics teams determine from different patterns of...