Mini Mile #5 - Tall & Tiny, Dead & Not Dead, Famous & F**ked-Up

#229 - Dumped. On Friday 27th of March 1959 at 2:50am, Graham Osborn man was found slumped against the railings at 117 Piccadilly. Later dying of his wounds, no-one knew why he was there, few knew that had happened and no-one knew who had attacked him or why. And although the Police would bring his killers to trial, this little-known case would only lead to more questions than it answered.Date: Friday 27th of March 1959 at 2:50am (discovered)Location: outside of 117 Piccadilly, London, England, SW1Victim: 1 (Graham John Osborn)Culprit: 2 (William James Joyce & William Henry Heathcote)Method: shootingBlog - https://www.murdermiletours.com/blog/murder-mile-uk-true-crime-podcast-229-dumpedMurder 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 via Patreon, click hereSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/murdermile. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

19 Okt 20231h 5min

#228 - William Bousfield and the Price of Fame. In the early hours of Sunday 3rd of February 1856, William Bousfield, a part-time tobacconist and wannabe actor mercilessly murdered his wife and three children as they slept. But what could have driven this quiet little dreamer to slaughter his family?Date: Sunday 3rd of February 1856, between 1am and 3am (estimate)Location: 4 D'Arblay Street (was Portland Street), Soho, London, England, W1Victim: 4 (Sarah, Anne, Eliza & John Bousfield)Culprit: 1 (William Bousfield)Method: strangling and stabbingBlog - https://www.murdermiletours.com/blog/murder-mile-uk-true-crime-podcast-228-william-bousfield-and-the-price-of-fameMurder 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 via Patreon, click hereSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/murdermile. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

12 Okt 20231h 7min

#227 - Silly Little Boys. This is 19-25 Harrington Gardens in Kensington, SW7. In the early hours of Tuesday 9th of March 1954, two immature young boys called Ted & Ian chose to get rich quick, by breaking in, tying up the night porter, and robbing the hotel of its haul of cigarettes and cash. It should have been a simple robbery for two simple boys… but being so inept, their inexperience led to a good man’s murder.Date: Tuesday 9th of March 1954 at roughly 1amLocation: Aban Court Hotel, 19-25 Harrington Gardens, Kensington, London, Britain, SW7Victim: 1 (George Frederick Smart)Culprit: 2 (Kenneth 'Ted' Gilbert and Ian Arthur Grant)Blog - https://www.murdermiletours.com/blog/murder-mile-uk-true-crime-podcast-227-silly-little-boysMurder 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 via Patreon, click hereSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/murdermile. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

5 Okt 202358min

#226 - Overkill. On Saturday 22nd of June 1968, a petty thief tried to steal a small amount of cash from Taj Mahal at 21 Romilly Street in Soho. It wasn’t a daring heist, but a petulant act which would have resulted in a fine or a few weeks in prison. And yet, allegedly using ‘acceptable force’ to restrain him, three men would be charged with murder.Date: Saturday 22nd of June 1968 at 5:30pmLocation: Taj Mahal, 21 Romilly Street, Soho, London, England, W1Victim: 1 (Bashir Meah)Culprit: 1 (Ali Ahmed Mian, Ali Mokbul and Abdul Subhan) - acquittedBlog - https://www.murdermiletours.com/blog/murder-mile-uk-true-crime-podcast-226-overkillMurder 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 via Patreon, click hereSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/murdermile. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

28 Sep 20231h 4min

This is Part Two of Two of The ‘Immoral’ Mrs Patmore. On Saturday 4th August 1945, Private Cyril Patmore knocked on the door of 12 Greenhill Road in Harlesden to speak to his heavily pregnant wife, Kathleen. Expecting to give birth within the week, this should have been a joyous moment for this devoted father of five. But with Cyril knowing for certain that the child was not his, what she said in these final moments decided if she lived or died.Date: Saturday 4th of August 1945 at 8:55amLocation: 12 Greenhill Road, Harlesden, London, England, NW10Victim: 1 (Kathleen Marjorie Jenning)Culprit: 1 (Cyril Patmore)Blog - https://www.murdermiletours.com/blog/murder-mile-uk-true-crime-podcast-225-the-immoral-mrs-patmore-part-two-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 HERETo subscribe via Patreon, click hereSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/murdermile. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

21 Sep 20231h 5min

This is Part One of Two of The ‘Immoral’ Mrs Patmore. On Saturday 4th August 1945, Private Cyril Patmore knocked on the door of 12 Greenhill Road in Harlesden to speak to his heavily pregnant wife, Kathleen. Expecting to give birth within the week, this should have been a joyous moment for this devoted father of five. But with Cyril knowing for certain that the child was not his, what she said in these final moments decided if she lived or died.Date: Saturday 4th of August 1945 at 8:55amLocation: 12 Greenhill Road, Harlesden, London, London, England, NW10Victim: 1 (Kathleen Marjorie Jenning)Culprit: 1 (Cyril Patmore)Blog - https://www.murdermiletours.com/blog/murder-mile-uk-true-crime-podcast-224-the-immoral-mrs-patmore-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 HERETo subscribe via Patreon, click hereSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/murdermile. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

14 Sep 202359min

#223 - "A Cripple for Life". On Monday 27th of August 1923 at 12:45am, 18-month-old Dorothy Kaslofski drowned in the river Thames having been thrown from Westminster Bridge. Only she didn’t fall, she was thrown by her mother in an act of mercy, having been given some devastating news by a doctor that her daughter’s life wouldn’t be worth living. But was he wrong, had she misheard, or did was this a lie?Date: Monday 27th of August 1923 at 12:45amLocation: Westminster Bridge, London, England, SW1Victim: 1 (Dorothy Catherine Kaslofski)Culprit: 1 (Ada Elizabeth Kaslofski)Method: infanticide, child murderBlog - https://www.murdermiletours.com/blog/murder-mile-uk-true-crime-podcast-223-a-cripple-for-lifeMurder 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 via Patreon, click hereSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/murdermile. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

7 Sep 20231h 7min

#222 - The Five Shilling Striptease. On Thursday 23rd of November 1967 at just shy of midnight, Eric Simmons and David Williams entered GiGi’s, a low rent striptease at 62 Frith Street in Soho. They paid their money, they had a drink, they watched the show, and then seven words were spat. A few minutes later, one of them would be dead.Date: Thursday 23rd of November 1967 at roughly midnightLocation: GiGi's Striptease, 62 Frith Street, Soho, London, England, W1Victim: 1 (Eric Thomas Simmons)Culprit: 1 (Alfred Joseph Saliba)Blog - https://www.murdermiletours.com/blog/murder-mile-uk-true-crime-podcast-222-the-five-shilling-stripteaseMurder 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 via Patreon, click here For the new album by Cult With No Name, click hereSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/murdermile. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

31 Aug 20231h 5min