Pushing the Boundaries: Episode 198
When Independent Insurance came to town, they were a different type of insurance company. Lead by their flamboyant leader Michael Bright, they did things differently to their stuffy competitors. They ...
25 Aug 202025min
#105 - Meux and the Man-Made Tidal Wave (aka the London Beer Flood)
On Monday 17th October 1814, at 5:30pm, an iron hoop on a vat of Porter beer at the Horseshoe Brewery would slip, it didn't seem like an emergency, but it would unleash a deadly tidal wave which would...
20 Aug 20201h 13min
Noise.
An almost unreal and chilling tale this time around on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, spanning more than three decades, and concerning the exploits of a dangerous individual who took an imagined g...
19 Aug 20201h 26min
The Death List: Episode 197
The notebook he was writing in was nothing special. And nobody paid too much attention to what 23 year old Gregory Davis was writing - why would they. But he was taking his fascination with murderers ...
18 Aug 202023min
#104 - The 'Elementary' Murder of William Raven (Marylebone, London, W2)
On Thursday 15th October 1942, in flat 34 of Chalfont Court at 236 Baker Street, the body of William Raven was discovered. He was an elegant sociable divorcee and co-owner of a gentleman’s outfitters ...
13 Aug 20201h 20min
Father and Son: Episode 196
The headless body was found behind garages in a quiet village on the Hertfordshire/Bedfordshire border. It is clear that 42 year old father of four John Finney had suffered a brutal, violent attack. B...
11 Aug 202021min
#103 - The Beating of Baby Richard (Soho child killer)
On Tuesday 4th October 1853, in a squalid first-floor lodging at 6 Little Dean Street, the beating of baby Richard began… and ten days later, he would be dead. Described as a ‘bastard’ child, his wido...
6 Aug 20201h 14min
The Princess, And The Magnificent Seven
I'm thrilled to be hosting a listener penned episode from friend of the show Julia Crane this time around on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, a look into a remarkable tale from the mid 1970's that i...
4 Aug 20201h 16min
