#62 - The Rosendale Murder - Part One (Chinatown, London, WC2)
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 1971Location: The Rose n Dale Club, 9 Newport Place, Chinatown, London, WC2 (first and second floor)Victims: 1 (Michael Barry Porter)Culprit: See episode for detailsMurder 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 by Kai Engel, Andy G Cohen, Parvus Decree, Tri-Tachyon and Phillip Weigl, as used under the Creative Commons License 4.0 (Attribution) via Free Music Archive. A full listing of tracks used and sources for each episode is listed below.FOLLOW US HERE:FacebookTwitterInstagramMurder Mile Discussion GroupIf you’d like to sign-up for exclusive Murder Mile content, check out our Patreon Page by CLICKING HERE.And for OFFICIAL MERCHANDISE, please visit the Murder Mile Shop.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/murdermile. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
13 Juni 20191h 12min
#61 - The Senseless Killing of Charlie Chirgwin (St Giles & Fitzrovia, London)
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 1872Location: The Strand Union, W1 and St Giles' Workhouse, London, WC2Victims: 1 (Charles Chirgwin)Culprit: George CannonMurder 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 by Kai Engel and Seclorance, as used under the Creative Commons License 4.0 (Attribution) via Free Music Archive. A full listing of tracks used and sources for each episode is the blog.FOLLOW US HERE:FacebookTwitterInstagramMurder Mile Discussion GroupIf you’d like to sign-up for exclusive Murder Mile content, check out our Patreon Page by CLICKING HERE.And for OFFICIAL MERCHANDISE, please visit the Murder Mile Shop.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/murdermile. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
6 Juni 20191h 13min
#60 - Reginald Gordon West: the Birthday Party and the Spent Penny (Chinatown, London, WC2)
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 1966Location: 23 Lisle Street, WC2 (now Beijing Dumpling)Victims: 1 (Reginald Gordon West)Culprit: Roger Hammond, Robert Alcock and David HugmanMurder 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 by Kai Engel, Parvus Decree, NCTRNM, Lee Rosevere and Chris Zabriskie, as used under the Creative Commons License 4.0 (Attribution) via Free Music Archive. A full listing of tracks used and sources for each episode is listed below.FOLLOW US HERE:FacebookTwitterInstagramMurder Mile Discussion GroupIf you’d like to sign-up for exclusive Murder Mile content, check out our Patreon Page by CLICKING HERE.And for OFFICIAL MERCHANDISE, please visit the Murder Mile Shop.Check out my blog on Adam's UK True-Crime Podcast hereSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/murdermile. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
30 Maj 20191h 11min
#59 - Daisy Edith Wallis: The Slaughtered Spinster (Holborn, London, WC2)
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 1949Location: 157 High Holborn, Covent Garden, London, WC2 (now demolished)Victims: 1 (Daisy Edith Wallis)Culprit: UnknownMurder 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 by Kai Engel, Parvus Decree, Ars Sonor, NCTRNM and Chris Zabriskie, as used under the Creative Commons License 4.0 (Attribution) via Free Music Archive. A full listing of tracks used and sources for each episode is listed below.FOLLOW US HERE:FacebookTwitterInstagramMurder Mile Discussion GroupIf you’d like to sign-up for exclusive Murder Mile content, check out our Patreon Page by CLICKING HERE.And for OFFICIAL MERCHANDISE, please visit the Murder Mile Shop.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/murdermile. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
23 Maj 20191h 9min
#58 - Jacqueline Birri: the Hooker, the Poker and the Stranger (Soho, London, W1)
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 1961Location: 3 Peter Street, Soho, London, W1 (now Supreme)Victims: 1 (Jacqueline Birri)Culprit: David EmeryMurder 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 by Kai Engel, Parvus Decree and Chris Zabriskie, as used under the Creative Commons License 4.0 (Attribution) via Free Music Archive. A full listing of tracks used and sources for each episode is listed here.FOLLOW US HERE:FacebookTwitterInstagramMurder Mile Discussion GroupIf you’d like to sign-up for exclusive Murder Mile content, check out our Patreon Page by CLICKING HERE.And for OFFICIAL MERCHANDISE, please visit the Murder Mile Shop.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/murdermile. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
16 Maj 20191h 14min
Mini Mile #7 - Duties, Din-dins, Deadly Countries and Heavenly Drugs
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 murder stats update, we discover the best and worst countries to be convicted of murder, we ask do cannibals still exist, we read a whiny letter from The Scorecard Killer (Randy Kraft) and we discover how close to heaven can one of God’s disciples get in the West End?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 by Kai Engel and Seclorance, as used under the Creative Commons License 4.0 (Attribution) via Free Music Archive. A full listing of tracks used and sources for each episode is listed here.This episode is dedicated to Ken Manley, with love from Cynthia & Beckham. xFOLLOW US HERE:FacebookTwitterInstagramMurder Mile Discussion GroupIf you’d like to sign-up for exclusive Murder Mile content, check out our Patreon Page by CLICKING HERE.And for OFFICIAL MERCHANDISE, please visit the Murder Mile Shop.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/murdermile. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
25 Apr 201950min
Mini Mile #6 - Half Moons, Hair, Hindley and The Horsey Woman
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, what ways can you plea in court, who’s a famous naughty boy then, we read a card from Myra Hindley and we dip into London’s bloodiest love-nest.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 by Kai Engel and Seclorance, as used under the Creative Commons License 4.0 (Attribution) via Free Music Archive. A full listing of tracks used and sources for each episode is listed here.FOLLOW US HERE:FacebookTwitterInstagramMurder Mile Discussion GroupIf you’d like to sign-up for exclusive Murder Mile content, check out our Patreon Page by CLICKING HERE.And for OFFICIAL MERCHANDISE, please visit the Murder Mile Shop.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/murdermile. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
18 Apr 201946min
Mini Mile #5 - Tall & Tiny, Dead & Not Dead, Famous & F**ked-Up
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 blood on their hands, who was John Lee and how did he survive three executions, we’ll read two very telling letters written by John Wayne Gacy, and we’ll ask who stole the Soho gorilla.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 by Chris Zabriskie and Dr Turtle, as used under the Creative Commons License 4.0 (Attribution) via Free Music Archive. A full listing of tracks used and sources for each episode is listed here.FOLLOW US HERE:FacebookTwitterInstagramMurder Mile Discussion GroupIf you’d like to sign-up for exclusive Murder Mile content, check out our Patreon Page by CLICKING HERE.And for OFFICIAL MERCHANDISE, please visit the Murder Mile Shop.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/murdermile. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
11 Apr 201957min
