#102 - The Five Alibis of James Forbes McCallum (Covent Garden, London, WC2)
On Friday 20th December 1940, James Forbes McCallum robbed the Coach & Horses public house in Covent Garden; he was a desperate man whose first and only robbery was ill-judged, unplanned and such a catastrophic failure that it ended in death. And yet, when he was arrested, he was so panicked, he gave the Police five plausible alibis. But which alibi was right?Date: Friday 20th December 1940 at 5:15amLocation: The Coach & Horses, 42 Wellington Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2Victims: 1 (Morris Sholman)Culprits: 1 (James Forbes McCallum)Murder Mile is researched, written and performed by Michael J Buchanan-Dunne of Murder Mile Walks with the main musical themes written and performed by Erik Stein and Jon Boux of Cult With No Name with additional music, as used under the Creative Commons License 4.0 (Attribution) via Free Music Archive and YouTube Music. A full listing of tracks used and a full transcript for each episode is listed here.FOLLOW US HERE:FacebookTwitterInstagramMurder Mile Discussion GroupYoutubeSUPPORT THE PODCAST:Support us via PATREON.Buy Merch in THE SHOPFree Goodies HERESupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/murdermile. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
30 Heinä 20201h 13min
#101 - The Fatal Seizure of John Esmond Murphy (Soho, London, W1)
On Saturday 7th November 1908, at 11:40am, John Esmond Murphy walked into the bank of Cartmell & Schlittle at 84 Shaftesbury Avenue. Overwhelming evidence pointed to the fact that he bungled a heist, pulled a gun, shot and stabbed the manager dead, and was then captured, arrested, convicted and executed. But did he actually do it?Date: Saturday 7th November 1908 at 11:40amLocation: Cartmell & Schlittle at 84 Shaftesbury Avenue, Soho, London, W1Victims: 1 (Fredrich George Wilhelm Maria Julius Schlitte)Culprits: 1 (John "Jack" Esmond Murphy)Murder Mile is researched, written and performed by Michael J Buchanan-Dunne of Murder Mile Walks with the main musical themes written and performed by Erik Stein and Jon Boux of Cult With No Name with additional music, as used under the Creative Commons License 4.0 (Attribution) via Free Music Archive and YouTube Music. A full listing of tracks used and a full transcript for each episode is listed here.FOLLOW US HERE:FacebookTwitterInstagramMurder Mile Discussion GroupYoutube SUPPORT THE PODCAST:Support us via PATREON.Buy Merch in THE SHOPFree Goodies HERESupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/murdermile. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
23 Heinä 20201h 17min
#100 - The Martyr and the Massacre (Westminster, Sir Michael Francis O'Dwyer & Udham Singh)
On Wednesday 13th March 1940 at 4:30pm, in the Tudor Room of Caxton Hall, Udham Singh would murder Sir Michael O'Dwyer, a man he had never met before, but fuelled by hatred over twenty-one years, Udham’s reason to kill would make him not just a murderer, but a martyr.Date: Wednesday 13th March 1940Location: Caxton Hall, 10 Caxton Street, Westminster, London, SW1Victims: 1 (Sir Michael Francis O'Dwyer)Culprits: 1 (Udham Singh)Murder Mile is researched, written and performed by Michael J Buchanan-Dunne of Murder Mile Walks with music written and performed by Erik Stein and Jon Boux of Cult With No Name with additional music, as used under the Creative Commons License 4.0 (Attribution) via Free Music Archive and YouTube Music. A full listing of tracks used and a full transcript for each episode is listed here.FOLLOW US HERE:FacebookTwitterInstagramMurder Mile Discussion GroupYoutubeSUPPORT THE PODCAST:Support us via PATREON.Buy Merch in THE SHOPFree Goodies HERESupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/murdermile. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
16 Heinä 20201h 9min
#99 - The Accidental Death of Amelia Pottle (Soho, London, W1)
On Sunday 29th May 1887, in the first-floor flat of 29 Great Windmill Street in Soho, twenty-year-old Amelie Pottle had a "little accident" with an oil-lamp which would lead to her slow and painful death. But was it a mishap, or a murder?Date: Sunday 29th May 1887 to Monday 30th May 1887Location: 29 Great Windmill Street, Soho, London, W1 (now Nico Didonna)Victims: 1 (Amelia Pottle)Culprits: 1 (Franz Schultz)Murder Mile is researched, written and performed by Michael J Buchanan-Dunne of Murder Mile Walks with music written and performed by Erik Stein and Jon Boux of Cult With No Name with additional music, as used under the Creative Commons License 4.0 (Attribution) via Free Music Archive. A full listing of tracks used and a full transcript for each episode is listed here.FOLLOW US HERE:FacebookTwitterInstagramMurder Mile Discussion GroupYoutubeSUPPORT THE PODCAST:Support us via PATREON.Buy Merch in THE SHOPFree Goodies HERESupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/murdermile. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
9 Heinä 20201h 12min
#98 - The Petty Grudge of Victor Castigador (Chinatown, London, W1)
At just before midnight on Sunday 2nd April 1989, Victor Castigador and his small gang of cohorts robbed the Leisure Investments amusement arcade at 23 Gerrard Street in Chinatown, but owing to a very petty grudge, Victor would turn a simply robbery for a few thousand pounds into one of London's worst and most horrific mass-murders.Date: Sunday 2nd April 1989 to Monday 3rd April 1989Location: 23 Gerrard Street, Chinatown, London, W1 (now the 'Play 2 Win' arcade)Victims: 4 (Ambikalpahan Anapayan, Kandiahkanapathy Vinayagamoorthy, Deborah Bernadine Alvarez and Yurev Alejandro Gomez)Culprits: 5 (Victor Morales Castigador, Calvin Graham Nelson, Paul Stephen Clinton, Karen Dunn and Allison Linda Woodside) - note: only Victor & Calvin were charged with murder and attempted murder, the others were charged with robbery.Murder Mile is researched, written and performed by Michael J Buchanan-Dunne of Murder Mile Walks with music written and performed by Erik Stein and Jon Boux of Cult With No Name with additional music, as used under the Creative Commons License 4.0 (Attribution) via Free Music Archive. A full listing of tracks used and a full transcript for each episode is listed here. FOLLOW US HERE:FacebookTwitterInstagramMurder Mile Discussion GroupYoutube SUPPORT THE PODCAST:Support us via PATREON.Buy Merch in THE SHOPFree Goodies HERESupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/murdermile. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2 Heinä 20201h 17min
#97 - 'Christine Granville' - The Fall of a Forgotten Hero (Krystyna Skarbek, Spy)
On the evening of Sunday 15th June 1952, just inside the front-door of the Shelbourne Hotel at 1 Lexham Gardens, a 44-year-old lady known as 'Christine Granville' was murdered. She looked like a nobody, and yet, living under an assumed name, she was actually a hero, a soldier, a secret-agent and one of the most amazing women who has ever lived. Her exploits were the stuff of legend, but being cast aside by a government who no longer needed her skills, her cruel death marked a sad demise for “Churchill’s favourite spy”.Date: Sunday 15th June 1952Location: 1 Lexham Gardens, Kensington, London, W8 (now the Lexham Gardens Hotel)Victims: 1 (Krystyna Skarbek, alias 'Christine Granville)Culprits: 1 (Dennis George Muldowney)Murder Mile is researched, written and performed by Michael J Buchanan-Dunne of Murder Mile Walks with music written and performed by Erik Stein and Jon Boux of Cult With No Name with additional music, as used under the Creative Commons License 4.0 (Attribution) via Free Music Archive. A full listing of tracks used and a full transcript for each episode is listed here.FOLLOW US HERE:FacebookTwitterInstagramMurder Mile Discussion GroupYoutubeSUPPORT THE PODCAST:Support us via PATREON.Buy Merch in THE SHOPSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/murdermile. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
11 Kesä 20201h 19min
#96 - Zakaria Bulhan - The Terrorist Who Never Was
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 Mile Walks with music written and performed by Erik Stein and Jon Boux of Cult With No Name with additional music, as used under the Creative Commons License 4.0 (Attribution) via Free Music Archive. A full listing of tracks used and a full transcript for each episode is listed here.FOLLOW US HERE:FacebookTwitterInstagramMurder Mile Discussion GroupYoutubeSUPPORT THE PODCAST:Support us via PATREON.Buy Merch in THE SHOPFree Goodies HERESupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/murdermile. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
4 Kesä 20201h
#95 - Elsie Goldsmith and the Parasite Inside (Mayfair, London, W1)
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 1927Location: 55 Upper Brook Street, Mayfair, London, W1 (demolished)Victims: 1 (Elsie Alice Goldsmith)Culprits: 1 (Charles Jackson Palmer)Death by illegal abortionMurder Mile is researched, written and performed by Michael J Buchanan-Dunne of Murder Mile Walks with music written and performed by Erik Stein and Jon Boux of Cult With No Name with additional music, as used under the Creative Commons License 4.0 (Attribution) via Free Music Archive. A full listing of tracks used and a full transcript for each episode is listed here.FOLLOW US HERE:FacebookTwitterInstagramMurder Mile Discussion GroupYoutubeSUPPORT THE PODCAST:Support us via PATREON.Buy Merch in THE SHOPFree Goodies HERESupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/murdermile. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
28 Touko 20201h 6min
