Prash's Murder Map: True Crime Podcast

Welcome back to foggy, lamplit London as we embark on the second episode of this miniseries on one of the most notorious serial killers of all time - Jack the Ripper. We’ll look at the first of the canonical murders; that of Mary Ann Nichols, known as Polly, who was found in Bucks Row with her throat slashed and her abdomen mutilated. Wrap up warm and keep looking over your shoulder, because the A...

Jump in a hansom cab and come with me to the foggy, lamplit streets of London’s East End as we embark on this 7 part mini-series on the gruesome murders of arguably the most infamous serial killer of all time… Jack the Ripper. Pack your doss money and a penny for the newsboy and let’s get started with two killings that occurred just before the Autumn of Terror. Could Emma Smith and Martha Tabram h...

Black versus white, North versus South, vigilantes and a deathbed confession. Join me for all this and more as we travel to Atlanta, Georgia in 1913 to learn about the tragic death of 13-year-old factory worker Mary Phagan – one of the most divisive cases in history. Was the right man found guilty, or was it impossible to hold a fair trial in a state riven by racial, religious and geographic tensi...

We travel back to Minnesota in 1912 to discover the tragic case of a young woman slain just yards from home: so close to safety, yet so far from salvation. She was popular and hardworking, with a loving, happy family, and no enemies. So how was it possible that a man confessed multiple times to killing 21-year-old Alice Matthews, but nobody was ever taken to trial? Thanks for listening! Here’s how...

Most murderers try to hide their crimes. But this one wrote a book about it. Join me on a journey to Poland as we learn about the strange case of the failed intellectual, businessman and novelist who brutally killed his ex-wife’s lover in a jealous rage. He thought he was smarter than the police. But he was wrong. Recommended Podcast: Morbidology, check out  https://morbidology.com/morbidology-pod...

When Quakers Hill Nursing Home hired a new member of staff without conducting proper background checks, they had no idea of the carnage that would follow, as their night shift nurse Roger Dean became one of the worst mass murderers in Australian history. Murder is always distressing, but when the victims are some of society’s most vulnerable members, it becomes even more poignant. Recommended Podc...

Last time, in the first part of this double episode, I told the story of the disguise-wearing, letter-writing serial killer operating in California’s Bay Area in 1968 and 69, who christened himself Zodiac. His choice of victim changed, as did his MO, so how do you catch a killer whose only motive is achieving infamy and mocking the police? Join me for Part 2, where we’ll analyse the killer’s behav...

How do you catch a serial killer who picks his victims at random, and whose only motive is to taunt the police? In Part 1 of this 2-part investigation into California’s Zodiac Killer, I’ll present the story of one of the most bizarre yet compelling unsolved cases in criminal history. Coincidences, letters, ciphers, phone calls and costumes – they’re all here. Join me again next time for Part 2 whe...

Two murders. Two sisters. One mind. Journey with me back to the 1930s to examine one of the most grotesque and brutal double slayings in the history of France. This is not for the faint-hearted, because true crime just got even bloodier. Thanks for listening! Here’s how you can get in touch with comments and suggestions: Twitter: @PrashsMurderMap Email: prashsmurdermap@gmail.com If you enjoyed the...

In this episode, I examine five lesser-known murder cases from the Victorian era. Although each case is too brief to warrant a full episode, together they offer a fascinating glimpse into nineteenth-century crime and punishment. Among the stories featured are a mass murder on a German farm, the shooting of a station master in Kent, a double murder in Chelsea, a strange killing linked to superstiti...

Board a plane with me and fly to one of the most beautiful countries in the world, forever bloodstained by the murders of at least 38 women by the South African Strangler, or, as I call him, the Black Ted Bundy. How did the injustice and brutality of apartheid contribute to a child growing up to shed the skin of his humanity and becoming a monster? Thanks for listening! Here’s how you can get in t...

Murder mystery novels would have you believe that crimes only happen in dark, dreary places in the dead of night, but today we’re examining the tragic killing of a young girl in broad daylight on a sunny August afternoon in 1867. How did this happen in such a small, quiet town? Thanks for listening! Here’s how you can get in touch with comments and suggestions: Twitter: @PrashsMurderMap Email: pra...

In 1989, students at the Ecole Polytechique in Montreal were looking forward to their Christmas break. But the hopes and dreams of 14 ambitious young women were shattered that day by a gunman on an ideologically driven rampage. We’ll pay tribute to the dead and we’ll also look at why he did it. Marc Lépine wanted to be a martyr, but he made himself into a monster. As we’ll learn, things are rarely...

He said he hated women…but then he became one. In this episode, we delve deep into psychology, profiling and gender dysphoria in the case of the Frankston Killer, who terrorised a quiet suburb of Australia in the early 90s but could be released in 2023. We’ll look at nature versus nurture and what could have turned Paul Denyer into a serial murderer. Thanks for listening! Here’s how you can get in...

What do we really know about the poignant death of the girl who inspired one of Edgar Allan Poe’s novels, The Mystery of Marie Roget? Join me in New York in 1838 to investigate the unsolved murder of the enigmatic Mary Rogers, loved by all and remembered as the Beautiful Cigar Girl. “Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there wondering, fearing Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dar...

The American frontier could be a perilous place, but most stout-hearted travellers were expecting nothing worse than tumbleweed, rattlesnakes and boredom on their long ride. When people started to go missing in the Osage area, suspicion fell on a family who were not all that they seemed. A local legend says red corn grows on the prairie to this day as the very land is saturated with the blood of t...

Pack your tent and sleeping bag, because in this episode we’re going to spend a night on the shores of Lake Bodom, the scene of one of Finland’s most famous unsolved murder cases. But it’s not the rustling leaves or the hoot of an owl that you should fear, as a vicious killer stalks the campsite. You’d better leave your flashlight switched on… Thanks for listening! Here’s how you can get in touch...

The sinister Ratcliffe Highway in South East London was home to violence, prostitution and danger. 7 murders in as many days. Man, woman or child…nobody was safe. Thanks for listening! Here’s how you can get in touch with comments and suggestions: Twitter: @PrashsMurderMap Email: prashsmurdermap@gmail.com Credits: Research, writing, narration and audio editing by Prash Character Voices by Prash Mu...

In Victorian Brighton, eating chocolate was about to get dangerous… and it wasn’t just toothache people had to worry about. Triggered by a romantic obsession with her local doctor, vain and conniving Christiana Edmunds masterminded a poisoning spree and was smugly convinced she would never be caught… Thanks for listening! Here’s how you can get in touch with comments and suggestions: Twitter: @Pra...

In 1939, Germans were reeling from the declaration that their country was at war. But soon, train travellers on the S-Bahn had more to fear than the darkness of the blackout, as a remorseless serial killer stalked the tracks. Don’t forget your ticket, and remember not to trust everyone who wears a uniform… Thanks for listening! Here’s how you can get in touch with comments and suggestions: https:/...