#293 - The Mercy Murderess (Valerie & Carmen Swann, Maida Vale)

#293 - The Mercy Murderess (Valerie & Carmen Swann, Maida Vale)

On Friday the 7th of February 1936, 32-year-old Carmen Swann booked a twin room for one night in Clarendon Court at 33 Maida Vale, West London. Staying in Room 4 of Flat 20 on the third floor, she and her 8-year-old daughter unpacked their cases, popped on their nightdresses, ordered a pot of tea and got into bed beside the reassuring warmth of the fire. Their stay marked the end of a very long journey, and it was here that their lives would cease.


  • Date: Friday the 7th of February 1936, after 9:30pm (drugs taken)
  • Location: Room 4, Flat 20, Clarendon Court, 33 Maida Vale, West London, W9.
  • Victim: 2 (Valerie & Carmen Swann)
  • Culprits: 1 (Carmen Swann)

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#168 - The Outcast (Kings Cross, London, UK)

#168 - The Outcast (Kings Cross, London, UK)

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#167 - The Bloody Butler - Part Two (Belgravia, London, UK)

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This is Part Two of Two of The Bloody Butler.With their employer on holiday in Scotland, on Saturday 9th August 1969 at 2:30pm, Frank & Victor were seen enjoying a pleasant lunch at Coq Au Vin, a Fren...

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#166 - The Bloody Butler - Part One (Belgravia, London, Britain)

#166 - The Bloody Butler - Part One (Belgravia, London, Britain)

This is Part One of Two.On the next morning of Sunday 10th August at 09:08am, Victor Ford-Lloyd the butler to Sir William Ackroyd entered the top floor flat at 69 Eaton Place after a night out. In the...

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#165 - To Love, To Die, Forever (Piccadilly, London, UK)

#165 - To Love, To Die, Forever (Piccadilly, London, UK)

On Sunday 30th October 1932, Mabel & Herbert checked into Room 201, at the far-left end of the second floor. They had enjoyed a romantic week together, they been out to the theatre, they had savoured ...

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#164 - Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang (Chinatown, London, England)

#164 - Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang (Chinatown, London, England)

#164 - Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang. On 19th August 1967, 26-year-old Australian-citizen Edward Wahlstrom-Lewis paid a visit to the Rupert Court Club at 8 Rupert Court in London's Chinatown. Entering the club...

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#163 - The Unloved (Soho & Camden, London, UK)

#163 - The Unloved (Soho & Camden, London, UK)

On the 14th March 1922, in a small ground-floor lodging at the back of 168 Hampstead Road, a baby girl was born. Conceived in secret by a young couple - 21-year-old Harry Gimber and 23-year-old Alice ...

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#162 - 'Madam' (Paddington, London, UK)

#162 - 'Madam' (Paddington, London, UK)

Back in the winter of 1950, The Victory café at 226A Edgware Road in Paddington was managed by 50-year-old Alice Williams; a quiet, nervous but hard-working lady who everyone called ‘Madam’. So respec...

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#161 - 'Do Not Disturb' - Part Three (Pall Mall, London, England)

#161 - 'Do Not Disturb' - Part Three (Pall Mall, London, England)

This is Part Three of Three of 'Do Not Disturb', the untold story of the murder of Sarah Gibson.In the summer of 1972, 24-year-old homeless man David Frooms murdered Sarah Gibson, as she lay in her be...

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