Ménage à Murder: 1920s Love Triangle Killers

Ménage à Murder: 1920s Love Triangle Killers

Edith Thompson was the model 1920's flapper girl. Her husband Percy was more suburban. When young Freddy Bywater entered the marriage home, things became deadly.


This week Maddy Pelling tells Anthony Delaney the story of a murder case that gripped the nation.


Written by Maddy Pelling. Edited and Produced by Freddy Chick. Senior Producer is Charlotte Long.


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