#187 - The Bearded Man - Part One (Paddington, London, UK)
This is Part One of Two of The Bearded Man.12:45am on Saturday 14th January 1956, at the junction of Hertford Street and Park Lane in Mayfair, 34-year-old sex-worker Robina Bolton known as Ruby was last seen alive. The next morning she was found murdered in Flat 7 at 32 Westbourne Terrace, a flat she shared with her husband Ernest.Ernest would claim he last saw Ruby alive as she entered a taxi with an unidentified man. Seven hours later, he would stumble across the body of his wife having been brutally murdered in her bed.As her pimp who was flat broke, the only other person with a key to the flat and a laughable alibi that she was due to meet a man no-one had seen who he knew only as ‘the bearded man’, as the Police’s chief suspect, Ernest was questioned on suspicion of her murder. But was this the truth, or a lie?Date: Saturday 14th January 1956 at 12:45am (last seen alive)Location: Flat 7, 32 Westbourne Terrace, Paddington, London, UK, W2Victim: 1 (Robina Bolton/Pattinson, known as Ruby)Culprits: 1 (Leonard Vincent Atter? Ernest Bolton?)Keywords: prostitution, coercion, murderBlog - https://www.murdermiletours.com/blog/murder-mile-uk-true-crime-podcast-187-the-bearded-man-part-one-of-twoMurder Mile is researched, written and performed by Michael of Murder Mile Walks with the main musical themes written and performed by Erik Stein and Jon Boux of Cult With No Name and additional music, as used under the Creative Commons License 4.0. A full listing of tracks used and a full transcript for each episode is listed here and a legal disclaimer.For LINKS CLICK HERESupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/murdermile. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
29 Syys 20221h 4min
#186 - Dead Rich (Soho, London, England)
On Tuesday 15th April 1913, at the bachelor flat of 26-year-old aviator Jack hall - having promised to marry both of of his lovers - Jack would be found dead in his bed having been shot in the chest, just hours before his marriage. But which of his lovers would kill him, and why? Was it out of anger, love, jealousy, or as part of a premeditated revenge?Date: Tuesday 15th April 1913 at 11:45amLocation: Flat 8, Coventry Chambers, 21 Denman Street, Soho, London, W1Victims: 1 (Julian Bernard Hall, known as Jack)Culprits: 1 (Jane "Jeanie" O'Kane/Baxter)Death by suiduce and/or murder, shootingBlog - https://www.murdermiletours.com/blog/murder-mile-uk-true-crime-podcast-186-dead-richMurder Mile is researched, written and performed by Michael of Murder Mile Walks with the main musical themes written and performed by Erik Stein and Jon Boux of Cult With No Name and additional music, as used under the Creative Commons License 4.0. A full listing of tracks used and a full transcript for each episode is listed here and a legal disclaimer.For LINKS CLICK HEREFor the Manchester Show CLICK HERE:Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/murdermile. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
22 Syys 20221h 5min
#185 - Driven to Obsession (Streatham, London, UK)
On Saturday 5th December 1992, 33-year-old travel agent Gillian Bennett entered Marn Garage at 370 Uxbridge Road, W12. With her life and career going well, she purchased a nearly-new bright-red K-reg Fiat Uno. Given a sense of freedom with her own car, this should have been an exciting chapter in her reassuringly safe little life.And yet, finding a series of odd mechanical issues which required the dealership’s attention, it wasn’t only the car which caused her problems, as two weeks later, this purchase would lead to her murder.Date: Sunday 13th December 1992 at 1:20am (murdered at 2:20am)Location: Oakdale Road, Streatham, London, SW7, UK (exact location never identified)Victims: 1 (Gillian Margaret Bennett)Culprits: 1 (Winston Anthony Goulbourne)Keywords: arson, stalking, murder, theft, Blog - https://www.murdermiletours.com/blog/murder-mile-uk-true-crime-podcast-185-driven-to-obsessionMurder Mile is researched, written and performed by Michael of Murder Mile Walks with the main musical themes written and performed by Erik Stein and Jon Boux of Cult With No Name and additional music, as used under the Creative Commons License 4.0. A full listing of tracks used and a full transcript for each episode is listed here and a legal disclaimer.For LINKS CLICK HEREFor How To Plan the Perfect Murder (Manchester) CLICK HERESupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/murdermile. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
15 Syys 20221h 10min
#184 - A Woman's Sin (Marylebone, London, UK)
Friday 31st July 1863. Wealthy merchant Frederick Chappell owned a small flat in a townhouse on the Marylebone Road. On the second floor, he secretly ensconced 24-year-old Emily Mitchell. Once his maid, now his pregnant mistress, she lived the life of a lady… but she could never be treated as his wife, as she was not of the right class. With the baby, due to be born in secret, even though its conception was as much his fault as it was hers, living in a world dominated by men, the impending child would be seen as her sin… not his… and therefore death would come to Salisbury mansions.Date: Friday 31st July 1863 after 2:30pm (time indetermined)Location: Salisbury Mansions, Marylebone Road, London, UK, W2 (demolished)Victims: 1 (Frederick Mitchell, 1 day old)Culprits: 1 (Sarah Emily MItchell)Blog - https://www.murdermiletours.com/blog/murder-mile-uk-true-crime-podcast-184-a-womans-sinMurder Mile is researched, written and performed by Michael of Murder Mile Walks with the main musical themes written and performed by Erik Stein and Jon Boux of Cult With No Name and additional music, as used under the Creative Commons License 4.0. A full listing of tracks used and a full transcript for each episode is listed here and a legal disclaimer.For LINKS CLICK HEREFor the How to Plan a Murder Manchester CLICK HERESupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/murdermile. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
8 Syys 20221h 5min
#183 - Captain J A Ritchie and the End of the War (Soho, London, Britain)
At a little after 11:30pm on Friday 14th September 1945, Captain John Ritchie of the Canadian Army was attacked on Bourchier Street by two British soldiers clutching half a brick. But why? This is a case less about the man who died, or the men who did it, but how a war had shaped and then broke them?Date: Friday 14th September 1945 at 11:30pmLocation: Bourchier Street, Soho, London, UK, W1 (incorrectly marked in the press as Romilly Street)Victims: 1 (Captain John Alexander Ritchie)Culprits: 2 (Robert Blaine and Charles "Jock" Connolly)Keywords: WW2, AWOL, robbery, money, Blog - https://www.murdermiletours.com/blog/murder-mile-uk-true-crime-podcast-183-captain-j-a-ritchie-and-the-end-of-the-warMurder Mile is researched, written and performed by Michael of Murder Mile Walks with the main musical themes written and performed by Erik Stein and Jon Boux of Cult With No Name and additional music, as used under the Creative Commons License 4.0. A full listing of tracks used and a full transcript for each episode is listed here and a legal disclaimer.For LINKS CLICK HERETickets to How to Plan the Perfect Murder (Manchester) CLICK HERESupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/murdermile. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
1 Syys 20221h 7min
#182 - The Quiet American (The Strand, London, Britain)
In the summer of 1958, the occupant of Room 622 in the Strand Palace Hotel was Bernard Smith; a kind and decent man who was quiet and respectable. Running a successful furniture business in New York, he doted on his two sisters, his niece and he would do anything for them, and likewise for him.With his health declining, having discussed his retirement with his sisters, Bernard had sold up, left America and moved to the UK to be nearer his family – it is what families do, they support one another.At 12:15pm on Tuesday 3rd June 1958, Lila Gilman (Bernard’s sister) was in Room 622 helping him with a simple task. Last seen entering his room, moments later, he would brutally beat his sister to death.Date: Tuesday 3rd June 1958 at roughly 12:15pmLocation: Room 622, The Strand Palace Hotel, The Strand, London, UK, WC2Victims: 1 (Lila Gilman, nee Bernstein)Culprits: 1 (Bernard Smith, formerly Bernstein)Keywords: dementia, sibling, strangulation, Blog - https://www.murdermiletours.com/blog/murder-mile-uk-true-crime-podcast-182-the-quiet-americanMurder Mile is researched, written and performed by Michael of Murder Mile Walks with the main musical themes written and performed by Erik Stein and Jon Boux of Cult With No Name and additional music, as used under the Creative Commons License 4.0. A full listing of tracks used and a full transcript for each episode is listed here and a legal disclaimer.For LINKS CLICK HERETo subscribe to PATREON.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/murdermile. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
25 Elo 20221h 5min
#181 - Sweet Dreams (Green Park, London, British)
In the early hours of Saturday 25th July 2009 at roughly 4am, two such strangers would meet by chance right here. One was Nadim Gulamhuseinwala and the other was Thomas Connor; two men from very different cultures, but blessed with a gift at an early age, they were both given the opportunity to make the most of it. In their own ways, they would both get the success they deserved…… one got recognition through years of hard-work and study to his craft, the other received instant fame through an image on a packet of instant dessert. One was a brilliant doctor with a bright future ahead of him, and where as the other would be nicknamed after the product he blamed on his demise.Date: Saturday 25th July 2009 at roughly 4amLocation: Queen's Walk, Green Park, London, UK, SW1Victims: 1 (Nadim Gulamhuseinwala)Culprits: 2 (Thomas Connor & William Paton)Keyword: stranger killing, Angel Delight, drink, attack, Blog - https://www.murdermiletours.com/blog/murder-mile-uk-true-crime-podcast-181-sweet-dreamsMurder Mile is researched, written and performed by Michael of Murder Mile Walks with the main musical themes written and performed by Erik Stein and Jon Boux of Cult With No Name and additional music, as used under the Creative Commons License 4.0. A full listing of tracks used and a full transcript for each episode is listed here and a legal disclaimer.For LINKS CLICK HERESupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/murdermile. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
18 Elo 20221h 3min
#180 - Lena: Alone and Unloved (Paddington, W9, British)
On Wednesday 22nd July 1942, the body of a woman was pulled from the water right here. She had been missing for more than a week, but no-one had reported her missing. We know her only as Lena Cunningham. How she got here, why she died, and what she was running from is still a mystery, but her death and life was a tragedy which is all too common, but should never have happened.Date: Wednesday 22nd July 1942 (discovered)Location: by the Wedlake Street footbridge, Paddington, London, England, W9Victims: 1 (Lena Cunningham)Keywords: homeless, poor, lost, coroner, suicide, murder, Blog - https://www.murdermiletours.com/blog/murder-mile-uk-true-crime-podcast-180-lena-alone-and-unlovedMurder Mile is researched, written and performed by Michael of Murder Mile Walks with the main musical themes written and performed by Erik Stein and Jon Boux of Cult With No Name and additional music, as used under the Creative Commons License 4.0. A full listing of tracks used and a full transcript for each episode is listed here and a legal disclaimer.For LINKS CLICK HERESupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/murdermile. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
11 Elo 20221h 14min
