#276 - Killing for Victory (Greenford, London, Britain)
#276 - Killing for VictoryIn the evening of Tuesday 20th of May 1941, 28-year-old single-mother Phyllis Crocker and her 18-month-old daughter Eileen went to bed, as usual. Being 3 months pregnant, Phyllis drank a cup of cocoa to help her sleep, as made by her husband. But little did she know it would make her sleep for an eternity.Date: Tuesday 20th of May 1941 (bedtime, exact time unknown)Location: Ground Floor Flat, 9 Goring Way, Greenford, London, UB6Victims: 2 (Phyllis Elizabeth Crocker & Eileen Alice Crocker)Culprits: 1 (Lionel Rupert Nathan Watson)Method of death: poisoning by cyanide, infanticide and burialBlog here - https://www.murdermiletours.com/blog/murder-mile-uk-true-crime-podcast-276-killing-for-victory-lionel-watson-phyllis-eileen-crockerMurder Mile is researched, written and performed by Michael of Murder Mile UK True Crime Podcast 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 via Patreon, click here #truecrime #murder #ukcrime #cyanide #poison #westlondon #greenford #crime #london #ukcrimes #baby #child #solved #unsolved #killing #doublemurder #cruel #killings #truecrimepodcast #spotify #itunes #acast #murders #police #oldbailey #westend #blitz #ww2 #war #crime #britishmurder #britishcrimeSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/murdermile. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
21 Nov 202458min
#275 - Stolen Womanhood (Fulham, London, England)
#275 - Stolen Womanhood.On Sunday 5th of November 1978, at a little after 5:30pm, two women stood at a bus stop on Sydney Place in Kensington, SW7, waiting for the rush hour bus. Having been close friends for decades, there seemed to be an odd friction between them, and although their issue was of a personal nature, within minutes, one would be a wanted criminal on the run, and the other would be shot dead. But why did Alvada Kooken murder Margaret Philbin?Date: Sunday 5th of November 1978, at a little after 5:30pmLocation: Bus Stop (now HY), Sydney Place, off Fulham Road, Kensington, SW7.Victims: 1 (Margaret Helen Philbin known as Peggy)Culprits: 1 (Alvada Ruth Kooken)Method of killing: shooting in a public place, having drawn up a kill listBlog here - https://www.murdermiletours.com/blog/murder-mile-uk-true-crime-podcast-275-stolen-womanhood-alvada-ruth-kooken-margaret-peggy-philbinMurder Mile is researched, written and performed by Michael of Murder Mile UK True Crime Podcast 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 via Patreon, click here Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/murdermile. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
14 Nov 202454min
#274 - Immoral Earnings (Baron's Court, London, UK)
#274 - Immoral Earnings.1st August 1970, 20-year-old Mary McCormack of Limerick was found strangled in her ground floor flat at 85 Talgarth Road in Baron’s Court, W14. With no signs of a break-in, the police suspected it was either a client who she let in, or a tenant with a key. But did the Police convict the right man?Date: 1st August 1970 (roughly 2:20am, police arrived 2:25am)Location: Ground Floor Flat, 85 Talgarth Road, Baron's Court, W14Victims: 1 (Mary Elizabeth McCormack)Culprits: 1 (Alfred Nathan Bain)Method: strangulation with a wireBlog available here - https://www.murdermiletours.com/blog/murder-mile-uk-true-crime-podcast-274-immoral-earnings-mary-mccormack-alfred-nathan-bainMurder Mile is researched, written and performed by Michael of Murder Mile UK True Crime Podcast 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 via Patreon, click here Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/murdermile. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
7 Nov 20241h 2min
#273 - A 'Bad' Man (Shepherd's Bush, London, UK)
#273 - A 'Bad' Man. On Tuesday 11th August 1936, at roughly noon, in the basement flat of 7 Roseford Gardens in Shepherd’s Bush, 66-year-old widow Elizabeth Fortescue was smothered to death, as her attacker ransacked her flat. Given the violence used against her, the Police suspected “she had died at the hands of a violent man”. But how true was that?Date: Tuesday 11th August 1936 (roughly 11:50am)Location: Basement Flat, 7 Roseford Gardens in Shepherd’s Bush, W1Victims: 1 (Elizabeth Ada Fortschunk/Fortescue, nee Croker)Culprits: 1 (Alfred Stratford & Mary-Ann Flynn)Method: assault and robbery leading to suffocation and asphyxiation, Blog available here - https://www.murdermiletours.com/blog/murder-mile-uk-true-crime-podcast-273-a-bad-man-elizabeth-ada-fortschunk-alfred-stratford-mary-ann-flynnMurder Mile is researched, written and performed by Michael of Murder Mile UK True Crime Podcast 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 via Patreon, click here Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/murdermile. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
31 Okt 20241h 2min
#272 - Red Mist (Marylebone, London, UK)
#272 - Red MistOn Sunday 31st July 1949, just before midnight, Michael Martin unleashed a violent attack on a defenceless 53-year-old prostitute known locally as ‘Mona’. To the press, it seemed like an all-too-familiar story of a destitute woman who was brutally murdered by a horny drunken punter, but with time and infirmity catching up with all of us, this anonymous streetwalker’s death marked the end of an amazing criminal.Date: Sunday 31st July 1949 (roughly 11:50pm)Location: Room 12, 45 Manchester Street, Marylebone, London, W1Victims: 1 (Annie Beamish, aliases Margaret Reid, Maggie Reid, Mona Reeves, Monica Reeves, Elsie Brown)Culprits: 1 (Michael Joseph Martin, alias Danny)Murder Mile is researched, written and performed by Michael of Murder Mile UK True Crime Podcast 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.Blog here - https://www.murdermiletours.com/blog/murder-mile-uk-true-crime-podcast-272-red-mist-michael-joseph-martin-annie-beamish-alias-margaret-reid-mona-reeves-elsie-brown-etcFor links click hereTo subscribe via Patreon, click here Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/murdermile. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
24 Okt 202458min
#271 - Vicious Circles (Lisson Grove, London, England)
#271 - Vicious CirclesOn Wednesday 18th and Thursday 19th of August 2021, having recently been released from prison, Lee Peacock brutally murdered his ex-partner Sharon Pickles and her partner Clinton Ashmore. But was this due to jealousy, or a drug-induced paranoia, or jealousy, being stuck inside their own ‘vicious circles’.Date #1 (Sharon's murder): Wednesday 18th August 2021 at 7am+Location: Flat 13 or 14, Alpha House, 1 Ashbridge Street, Lisson Grove, London, NW8Date #2: (Clinton's murder) Thursday 19th of August 2021 at around midnightLocation: (flat unknown) Jerome House, Jerome Crescent, Lisson Grove, London, NW8Victim: 2 (Sharon Pickles & Clinton Ashmore)Culprit: 1 (Lee Christopher Peacock)Blog here - https://www.murdermiletours.com/blog/murder-mile-uk-true-crime-podcast-271-vicious-circles-sharon-pickles-clinton-ashmore-lee-peacockMurder Mile is researched, written and performed by Michael of Murder Mile UK True Crime Podcast 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 via Patreon, click here Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/murdermile. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
17 Okt 20241h 3min
#270 - The 'Taxi Driver' Murders - Part Two (Lambeth, London, UK)
This is Part Two of Two of The 'Taxi Driver' Murders.On Thursday 18th of October 1945, the bloodied body of veteran taxi-driver Frank Everitt was found wedged on the bridge in a hole at the pump house on Lambeth Bridge, which he could hardly fit into. At first, it seemed like he was either stuck or sleeping, but was this just a crude attempt to conceal a corpse, or a meticulously planned execution?Date: Thursday 18th of October 1945 (found at 9:05am)Location: The Pump House, Lambeth Bridge, London, SW1Victim: 2 (Frank Everitt & Reuben Martirosoff)Culprit: 2 (Marian Grondkowski & Henryk Malinowski)Method: shooting and disposalBlog here - https://www.murdermiletours.com/blog/murder-mile-uk-true-crime-podcast-269-270-the-taxi-driver-murders-parts-1-2-frank-everitt-reuben-martirosoff-marian-grondkowski-henryk-malinowskiMurder Mile is researched, written and performed by Michael of Murder Mile UK True Crime Podcast 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 via Patreon, click here Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/murdermile. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
10 Okt 202459min
#269 - The 'Taxi Driver' Murders - Part One (Lambeth, London, UK)
This is Part One of Two of The 'Taxi Driver' Murders.On Thursday 18th of October 1945, the bloodied body of veteran taxi-driver Frank Everitt was found wedged on the bridge in a hole at the pump house on Lambeth Bridge, which he could hardly fit into. At first, it seemed like he was either stuck or sleeping, but was this just a crude attempt to conceal a corpse, or a meticulously planned execution?Date: Thursday 18th of October 1945 (found at 9:05am)Location: The Pump House, Lambeth Bridge, SW1Victim: 2 (Frank Everitt & Reuben Martirosoff)Culprit: 2 (Marian Grondkowski & Henryk Malinowski)Blog here - https://www.murdermiletours.com/blog/murder-mile-uk-true-crime-podcast-269-270-the-taxi-driver-murders-parts-1-2-frank-everitt-reuben-martirosoff-marian-grondkowski-henryk-malinowskiMurder Mile is researched, written and performed by Michael of Murder Mile UK True Crime Podcast 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 via Patreon, click here Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/murdermile. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
3 Okt 202455min
