#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
#94 - The Terror of Maltese London (Soho, London, W1)
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 1948Location: 'The Maltese Club', 3 Carlisle Street, Soho, London, W1Victims: 1 (Amabile Ricca)Culprits: 2 (Joseph & Francis Farrugia)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 HERE* * * * * * as mentioned * * * * * *Link to Behind-The-Scenes Video hereSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/murdermile. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
21 Touko 20201h 15min
#93 - The Landor House Murders (Westbourne Park, London, W2)
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 2015Location: 4 Landor House, Westbourne Park Road, London, W2Victims: 2 (Hassan & Zohra Amrani)Culprits: Ashraf AmraniMurder 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 HERE* * * * * * * * * as mentioned in this episode * * * * * * * * *New Murder Mile Merchandise via THREADLESSSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/murdermile. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
14 Touko 20201h 1min
#92 - Elizabeth McLindon and the Wrong 'Mr Right' (Belgravia, London, SW1)
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 1946Location: 45 Chester Square, Belgravia, London, SW1Victims: 1 (Elizabeth McLindon)Culprits: Arthur Robert BoyceMurder 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.
7 Touko 20201h 6min
#91 - The Sad Faced Killer (Paddington, London, W2)
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 1950Location: Room 12, Saura Hotel, 162 Sussex Gardens in Paddington, London, W2Victims: 1 (Agnes Mary Walsh)Culprits: Donald Westgarth DavidsonMurder 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.
30 Huhti 20201h 8min
