#19 - Norah Upchurch and her Lonely Death in the Empty Shop Part 2 (Bloomsbury, London, W1)

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 Sep 20221h 5min

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 Sep 20221h 7min

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 Aug 20221h 5min

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 Aug 20221h 3min

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 Aug 20221h 14min

In a small basement front room of 3 Rundell Road in Maida Hill once lived a little family; 26-year-old chambermaid Minnie Barry, her fiancé 24-year-old porter Frederick Sorensen and their 3 year old son Frederick. Times were hard, money was tight, and – as a truly diligent woman with a big heart and a focus to provide for her family – she got them through the toughest of times, but only just.But everybody has a breaking point. Everybody reaches their limit. And on Wednesday 28th June 1933, Minnie’s happened right here.Date: Wednesday 28th June 1933Location: Basement Room, 3 Rundell Road, Maida Hill, London, UK, W9Victims: 1 (Minnie Barry)Culprit: 1 (Frederick Sorensen)Blog - https://www.murdermiletours.com/blog/murder-mile-uk-true-crime-podcast-179-minnieMurder 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.

4 Aug 20221h 3min

This is Part Three of Three of The Night Porter. On the morning of Sunday 18th September 1972, in Room 11,68-year-old Emmy Werner was found dead in the bed of Room 11 in the Queen’s Hotel, Bayswater. Having locked her door from the inside – gaining entry - someone had beaten, suffocated and strangled her. It was a cruel and motiveless crime on a defenseless old lady, which remains unsolved to this day. But who had killed her, and why?Date: Sunday 17th September 1972 (discovered)Location: Room 11, Queen's Hotel, Inverness Terrace, London, UK, W2Victims: 1 (Emmy Werner)Keywords: holocaust, dementia, OAP, unsolvedBlog - https://www.murdermiletours.com/blog/murder-mile-uk-true-crime-podcast-178-the-night-porter-part-three-of-threeMurder 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.

28 Juli 20221h 10min

This is Part Two of Three of The Night Porter.On the morning of Sunday 18th September 1972, in Room 11,68-year-old Emmy Werner was found dead in the bed of Room 11 in the Queen’s Hotel, Bayswater. Having locked her door from the inside – gaining entry - someone had beaten, suffocated and strangled her. It was a cruel and motiveless crime on a defenseless old lady, which remains unsolved to this day. But who had killed her, and why?Date: Sunday 17th September 1972 (discovered)Location: Room 11, Queen's Hotel, Inverness Terrace, London, England, W2Victims: 1 (Emmy Werner)Keywords: homicide, pensioner, unsolved, Blog - https://www.murdermiletours.com/blog/murder-mile-uk-true-crime-podcast-177-the-night-porter-part-two-of-threeMurder 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 HERELink to Live London ShowLink to Dark Poutine/Murder Mile Meet-UpSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/murdermile. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

21 Juli 20221h 4min