Murder Mile UK True Crime

On Thursday 5th April 1934, in Flat 5 of 35 Gosfield Street, 34 year old Juliette Merrill was murdered; it was a crime of passion committed by her boyfriend, investigated by the Police and convicted in a court of law, and although the case is now closed, the details of her life and death are a little sketchy… with one vital clue almost erased forever. Date: Thursday 5th April 1934 Location: Flat 5...

On Monday 26th December 2011, Seydou Diarrassouba was stabbed to death outside of Foot Locker on Oxford Street, he was a promising young man from a good solid family who had a great start in life, and yet, believing that he had to carry a knife, instead of becoming someone great, he became just another statistic.... and another wasted life. Date:  Tuesday 26th December 2011 Location: Foot Loc...

Gordon Johnson; a tragic man of many misfortunes, who was side-lined by life and shafted by fate, and yet crueller still, with no reason and being so unexpected, on Tuesday 5th September 1945, in Mac’s Dance Hall in Soho, the first time he ever met, saw or even knew about his killer was in the seconds before his death. Date: Tuesday 5th September 1945 Location: 41 Great Windmill Street, Soho, Lond...

On Tuesday 20th July 1982, an IRA bomb exploded in Hyde Park. Ben and Freya Pedersen were the last two victims of the Hyde Park bombing, and yet their faces don’t appear in any photos and their names aren’t etched on the memorial plaque, and although they died thirty years after this terrorist attack, their deaths are no less tragic. Date: Tuesday 20th July 1982 Location: Hyde Park, London, W2 Vic...

On 31st October 1917, Emilienne Gerard went missing, two days later her dismembered corpse was found. The Police suspected her killer was Louis Voisin; an experienced butcher who could kill a cow with a single blow, a conniving love-rat who carefully juggled his two secret mistresses and a romantic soul who would do anything for the woman he loved. But was he her killer? Date: Wednesday 31st Octob...

This is a PART TWO of a TWO part special on the murder of Michael Barry Porter; a twenty-three year old scaffolder from King’s Cross, who was brutally murdered in a disreputable West End club, and yet, strangely, almost none of the forty witnesses could identify his killer. This is the investigation. Date: Sunday 26th September 1971 Location: The Rosendale Club, 9 Newport Place, Chinatown, London,...

This is a PART ONE of a TWO part special on the murder of Michael Barry Porter; a twenty-three year old scaffolder from King’s Cross, who was brutally murdered in a disreputable West End club, and yet, strangely, almost none of the forty witnesses could identify his killer. Date: Sunday 26th September 1971 Location: The Rose n Dale Club, 9 Newport Place, Chinatown, London, WC2 (first and second fl...

On Thursday 14th November 1872, the life of Charlie Chirgwin was ended; he was an innocent who wasn’t stabbed, beaten or shot; but his last few hours alive were decided by rules, red-tape and petty revenge, and yet Charlie would never know that, as he was only fourteen weeks old. Date: Monday 14th November 1872 Location: The Strand Union, W1 and St Giles' Workhouse, London, WC2 Victims: 1 (Charles...

On Monday 25th April 1966, Reginald Gordon West was murdered by three young men; he had never met them before, he had never seen them before and they had never spoken before. In fact, they had never met. So why and how did they kill him? Date: Monday 25th April 1966 Location: 23 Lisle Street, WC2 (now Beijing Dumpling) Victims: 1 (Reginald Gordon West) Culprit: Roger Hammond, Robert Alcock and Dav...

On Monday 15th August 1949, a lovely but lonely lady with big dreams and a warm heart - who had struggled against the odds to build her own business from scratch - had finally succeeded. She should have been happy… but (unbeknownst to her) someone wanted her dead. Date: Monday 15th August 1949 Location: 157 High Holborn , Covent Garden, London, WC2 (now demolished) Victims: 1 (Daisy Edith Wallis)...

On Thursday 2nd November 1961, on the first floor of 3 Peter Street, a Soho sex-worker called Jacqueline Birri was bludgeoned to death… by a complete stranger. But why? Date: Thursday 2nd November 1961 Location: 3 Peter Street, Soho, London, W1 (now Supreme) Victims: 1 (Jacqueline Birri) Culprit: David Emery Murder Mile is researched, written and performed by Michael J Buchanan-Dunne of Murder Mil...

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 which returns in May 2019. In Mini Mile #7 we’ll ask what jobs do most serial killers do, can stomach contents determine a time of death, we do a...

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 series of Murder Mile which returns in May 2019. In Mini Mile #6, this week we’ll ask are most murderers born under a full moon, can you be identified by a single strand of hair,...

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 which returns in May 2019. In Mini Mile #5 we’ll ask how tall or short are serial killers, what occurs during an autopsy, which celebrities have b...

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 which returns in May 2019. In Mini Mile #4 we’ll ask what are the favourite nibbles of serial killers, what happens during decomposition, is there...

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 which returns in May 2019. In Mini Mile #3, we’ll ask what music do deranged killers listen to, what happens during rigor mortis, are you a necrop...

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 which returns in May 2019. In Mini Mile #2 we’ll ask which infamous murderers loved their pets, we’ll investigate fingerprint powder, we’ll redefi...

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 which returns in May 2019. In Mini Mile #1 we’ll ask what are the favourite drinks of murderers, what is luminal, how many different types of kill...

For your enjoyment, this is the omnibus edition of The Other Side of 10 Rillington Place - Parts Six to Ten with all the waffle and Extra Mile taken out. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/murdermile . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For your enjoyment, this is the omnibus edition of The Other Side of 10 Rillington Place - Parts 1 to 5, with all of the waffle and Extra Mile taken out Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/murdermile . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is the final part of The Other Side of 10 Rillington Place. On Friday 20th March 1953, Reg Christie left 10 Rillington Place forever and entered Rowton House at 1 Calthorpe Street, a lodging house for homeless men, but being a wanted serial-killer, what was his big plan to escape? Date: Friday 20th March 1953 Location: Rowton House, King's Cross, London, N1 (now demolished) Victims: 9 (assort...

On Friday 6th March 1953, 27 year old mother-of-two Hectorina MacLennan went missing from Ladbroke Grove having spent the last three nights staying at a new friend’s house with her boyfriend, Alex. Little did anyone know, that she was the ninth and final victim of British serial killer John Reginald Halliday Christie. Date: Friday 6th March 1953 Location: Gaumont Palace (now The Hammersmith Apollo...

On an unspecified date in January 1953, 25 year old Rita Elizabeth Nelson disappeared from the streets of West London, she was six months pregnant and was due to return home to Belfast to have the baby. She was the sixth victim of British serial killer John Reginald Halliday Christie. Date: January 1953 Location: 10 Rillington Place, Ladbroke Grove, London, W10 Victims: 1 (Rita Elizabeth Nelson) C...

On an unspecified date in January 1953, 26 year old Kathleen Madeleine Maloney, an orphan, alcoholic and full-times prostitute went missing from the Paddington area. She was never reported missing. And yet she would be the seventh victim of British serial killer John Reginald Halliday Christie. Date: January / February 1953 Location: 10 Rillington Place, Ladbroke Grove, London, W10 Victims: 1 (Kat...

On Sunday 14th December 1952, Ethel Christie died of an accidental overdose of sleeping tablets in bed, her husband tried to save her, but it was too late. And yet, was this the truth... given that her husband was John Reginald Halliday Christie and he had already murdered four people and sent an innocent man to his death? Date: Sunday 14th December 1952 Location: 10 Rillington Place, Ladbrok...