Prash's Murder Map: True Crime Podcast

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  100 | The 1928 Lake District Murder: The Honeymoon Killer of Borrowdale 05.08.2026 30min

  In June 1928, a newly married Chinese couple arrived in the Lake District to enjoy their honeymoon. Days later, 28-year-old Wai Sheung Siu was found strangled in woodland near Derwentwater. Suspicion fell on her husband as hidden jewellery, cryptic notes, and reports of mysterious men and secret societies became part of a sensational murder case.📘 My latest book: Wartime London's 'Bonnie and Clyde': The Crime Spree of Betty Jones and Karl Hulten https://www.amazon.co.uk/Wartime-Londons-Bonnie-Clyde-Hulten/dp/1036129616📺 Subscribe for video versions:https://youtube.com/@prashsmurdermap📖 Prefer to read? Full article: https://prashganendran.com/the-1928-lake-district-murder-chung-yi-miao-wai-sheung-siu/📬 Subscribe to my free newsletter and read more true crime articles:https://prashganendran.com💡 Support my workPatreon (audio-only ad-free episodes): https://www.patreon.com/prashsmurdermap☕ Buy me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/prashsmurdermap💵 PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/prashsmurdermap🎧 Listen to my other podcast Curious BritainExplore the mysteries, folklore, and forgotten stories of Britain. https://linktr.ee/curiousbritainpodcast  🙏 Thank you for listening. Your support helps keep Prash's Murder Map going and is very much appreciated.Music:Epidemic Sound"Long Note Three" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"Long Note Two" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"Unanswered Questions" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Sources: Ancestry.co.uk Two Chinese Domestic Murders – H. J. Lethbridge UK, Calendar of Prisoners, 1868–1929 New York, New York, U.S., Marriage License Indexes, 1928 The Scotsman – Thursday 4 August 1927 Edinburgh Evening News – 21 June 1928 Reynolds's Newspaper – Sunday 22 July 1928 Newcastle Daily Chronicle - Thursday 02 August 1928 Sheffield Daily Telegraph – 2 August 1928 Cumberland and Westmorland Herald – Saturday 4 August 1928 Gloucestershire Echo - Tuesday 23 October 1928 The Nottingham Journal – 24 October 1928 Barrow News – Saturday 27 October 1928 Airdrie & Coatbridge Advertiser – Saturday 27 October 1928 Evening News (London) – 20 November 1928 Shields Daily News – Tuesday 20 November 1928 Evening Standard – 20 November 1928 The Journal – 21 November 1928 Dundee Weekly News – Saturday 24 November 1928 The News – 1 December 1928 The Sunday People – Sunday 2 December 1928 Daily Express – Saturday 8 December 1928 Liverpool Echo – Saturday 8 December 1928 The Cincinnati Enquirer – 25 December 1928 The Sunday People – Sunday 6 January 1929 The Sunday Sun – 6 January 1929 Tuesday Express – Tuesday 26 March 1929
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  99 | Interview with Giles Brown on Talk Radio Europe about Wartime London's 'Bonnie and Clyde' 29.07.2026 30min

  On 1 July 2026, we were interviewed by Giles Brown on Talk Radio Europe about our latest book, Wartime London's 'Bonnie and Clyde': The Crime Spree of Betty Jones and Karl Hulten, which examines the 1944 crime spree that culminated in the shooting of private car hire driver George Edward Heath, known as the 'Cleft Chin Murder'. This is the recording of the interview in which we briefly explore several aspects of the case, including crime and society in wartime London, American servicemen in Britain during the Second World War, and the lives of Elizabeth Jones and Karl Hulten who were aged 18 and 22 at the time of their crime spree.Available as a hardback or e-book:👉From the publisher (Pen & Sword):https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Wartime-Londons-Bonnie-and-Clyde-The-Crime-Spree-of-Betty-Jones-and-Karl-Hulten-Hardback/p/57334👉From Amazon:https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1036129616📚 Read more about our researchhttps://prashganendran.com/the-cleft-chin-murder/www.youtube.com/@TRETalkRadioEuropehttps://www.talkradioeurope.comTalk Radio Europe holds the copyright to the audio in this interview. Unauthorised reproduction, copying, downloading or redistribution of this content is strictly prohibited.
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  98 | The Manhunt for Barry Prudom: The Phantom of the Forest Murders 17.07.2026 40min

  In June 1982, the murder of Police Constable David Haigh sparked the largest manhunt Britain had seen at that time. As fugitive Barry Prudom moved through the forests and villages of North Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire, he left more victims in his wake, including Sergeant David Winter. Hundreds of police officers, helicopters, armed units and a specialist wilderness tracker joined the search, which culminated in the ‘Siege of Malton’. But how did a reserved former electrician and family man become one of the country’s most dangerous fugitives, known as the Phantom of the Forest?Subscribe to my free newsletter:https://prashganendran.com📘 Wartime London’s ‘Bonnie and Clyde’: The Crime Spree of Betty Jones and Karl Hulten https://www.amazon.co.uk/Wartime-Londons-Bonnie-Clyde-Hulten/dp/1036129616📺 Subscribe for video versions:https://youtube.com/@prashsmurdermap💡 Support my workPatreon (audio-only ad-free episodes): https://www.patreon.com/prashsmurdermapBuy me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/prashsmurdermap PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/prashsmurdermap🙏 Thank you for listening.Your support helps keep Prash's Murder Map going and is very much appreciated.Music:"Unanswered Questions" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Sources:Ancestry.co.ukMurder Casebook Volume 4 by Prash GanendranHeadline Crime: The Malton ManhuntManhunt The Phantom Cop KillerPeter N. Walker's account as Liaison Officer for North Yorkshire PoliceAldershot News, 14 May 1982Coventry Evening Telegraph, 17 May 1982Reading Evening Post, 18 May 1982Lincolnshire Echo, 23 June 1982Lincolnshire Echo, 24 June 1982Daily Mail, 28 June 1982Daily News, 28 June 1982Lincolnshire Echo, 28 June 1982Daily Mirror, 29 June 1982Daily Post, 29 June 1982Liverpool Daily Post, 29 June 1982Western Daily Press, 29 June 1982Daily Post, 30 June 1982Lincolnshire Echo, 30 June 1982The Scotsman, 30 June 1982The Sunday People, 4 July 1982 Daily Mirror, 5 July 1982 Daily News, 5 July 1982 Daily Post, 5 July 1982 Hull Daily Mail, 5 July 1982 Western Daily Press, 5 July 1982 Daily Mirror, 6 July 1982 Liverpool Daily Post, 8 July 1982 Liverpool Daily Post, 19 July 1982 Daily Post, 27 August 1982 Huddersfield, 8 October 1982 Lincolnshire Echo, 30 March 1983
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  97 | The Great Coram Street Murder: The Unsolved True Crime Case of Harriet Buswell 04.07.2026 18min

  On Christmas Day 1872, the body of 31-year-old Harriet Buswell was discovered in a Bloomsbury lodging house, her throat brutally cut inside a locked room. As detectives reconstructed her final hours, conflicting witness statements and rumours of a mysterious ‘German gentleman’ sent the investigation spiralling in the wrong direction. In this episode, we examine this baffling unsolved case that bears striking similarities to the later Jack the Ripper murders, and the tragic story of a young woman whose killer was never found.📘 My latest book:Wartime London's 'Bonnie and Clyde': The Crime Spree of Betty Jones and Karl Hulten https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Wartime-Londons-Bonnie-and-Clyde-The-Crime-Spree-of-Betty-Jones-and-Karl-Hulten-Hardback/p/57334📺 Subscribe for video versions:https://youtube.com/@prashsmurdermap💡 Support my workPatreon (audio-only ad-free episodes): https://www.patreon.com/prashsmurdermapBuy me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/prashsmurdermapPayPal: https://www.paypal.me/prashsmurdermap🙏 Thank you for listening.Your support helps keep Prash's Murder Map going and is very much appreciated.Music:Epidemic Sound"Long Note Three" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "Long Note Two"Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"Unanswered Questions"Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Sources: National Archives, Murder of Harriet Buswell at Great Coram Street MEPO 3/111 and 3/114 Birmingham Mail - Saturday 28 December 1872 Manchester Evening News - Wednesday 29 January 1873Tromp, Marlene. “A Priori: Harriet Buswell and Unsolved Murder Before Jack the Ripper, 24-25 December 1872.” BRANCH: Britain, Representation and Nineteenth-Century History. Ed. Dino Franco Felluga. Extension of Romanticism and Victorianism on the Net. Web.
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  96 | The Wrotham Hill Murder: Fabian of the Yard Investigates 28.05.2026 24min

  In October 1946, 48-year-old Dagmar Peters was found murdered on Wrotham Hill in Kent after a lorry driver spotted a blue shoe at the roadside. The investigation was led by Chief Inspector Robert Fabian, later immortalised in the TV series Fabian of the Yard. Suspicion fell on lorry driver Sidney Sinclair, a man with multiple aliases whose story soon unravelled under questioning.📖 Prefer to read? Full article:https://prashganendran.com/dagmar-peters-murder/📘 My latest book:Wartime London’s ‘Bonnie and Clyde’: The Crime Spree of Betty Jones and Karl Hultenhttps://prashganendran.com/the-cleft-chin-murder/Subscribe to my free newsletter:https://prashganendran.com📺 Subscribe for video versionsYouTube: https://youtube.com/@prashsmurdermap💡 Support my workPatreon (audio only ad-free episodes): https://www.patreon.com/prashsmurdermapBuy me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/prashsmurdermapPayPal: https://www.paypal.me/prashsmurdermap🙏 Thank you for listening.Music:Epidemic Sound"Promising Relationship" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"Long Note Three"Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"Long Note Two"Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"Unanswered Questions"Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Sources:National Archives: MEPO 3/2743; PCOM 9/740Ancestry.co.ukMurder at Wrotham Hill. Quercus, 2012Daily Mirror – Friday 11 December 1908Daily Telegraph & Courier (London) – Saturday 12 December 1908Sevenoaks Chronicle and Kentish Advertiser – Friday 25 December 1908Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette – Friday 01 November 1946Daily News (London) – Monday 04 November 1946Evening News (London) – Saturday 23 November 1946Derby Daily Telegraph – Friday 20 December 1946Daily Mirror – Saturday 01 March 1947Evening News (London) – Tuesday 18 March 1947Western Morning News – Wednesday 19 March 1947Maidstone Telegraph – Friday 21 March 1947The People – Sunday 03 August 1947
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  95 | The Wife in the Well Murder: The 1885 Botched Execution of Robert Goodale 29.04.2026 23min

  In 1885, in the Fenland village of Walsoken near Wisbech, Bathsheba Goodale was last seen alive with her husband, Robert. That night, he returned home alone, his trousers soaked and his boots thick with mud. He showed little concern when his wife failed to come back from the fields, and his strange indifference quickly stirred suspicion among the villagers. The discovery of Bathsheba’s body at the bottom of a well was followed by a murder charge, a trial, and a guilty verdict. Robert Goodale was condemned to death. Yet it was not the crime that would secure his place in history, but its notorious aftermath. His execution became infamous as one of Britain’s worst botched hangings.📖 Read the full article:https://prashganendran.com/penny_dreadfuls/walsoken-murder/📬 Subscribe to my free newsletter:https://prashganendran.com📺 Watch the video version:https://youtube.com/@prashsmurdermap📘 My latest book:Wartime London's 'Bonnie and Clyde': The Crime Spree of Betty Jones and Karl Hulten https://prashganendran.com/the-cleft-chin-murder/💡 Support my workPatreon (audio-only ad-free episodes): https://www.patreon.com/prashsmurdermapBuy me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/prashsmurdermapPayPal: https://www.paypal.me/prashsmurdermap🙏 Thank you for listening.Your support helps keep Prash's Murder Map going and is very much appreciated.Music:Epidemic Sound"Unanswered Questions" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"Long Note Three" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "Long Note Two" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"Lightless Dawn" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"Unanswered Questions" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Sources: Ancestry.co.uk Census Records (1851, 1861, 1871, 1881) Lincolnshire Free Press, Tuesday 22 September 1885 Lynn News & County Press, Saturday 26 September 1885 Eastern Evening News - Saturday 14 November 1885 Eastern Evening News, Saturday 28 November 1885 Norfolk News, Saturday 5 December 1885 Norfolk Chronicle, Saturday 10 November 1888 The A-Z of Curious Norfolk, Sarah Doig Norfolk Murders, Neil R. Storey Trove, National Library of Australia, newspaper article: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/111013766
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  94 | The Vampire of Kraków: Karol Kot and the Murders That Shocked Poland 18.04.2026 26min

  In 1960s Kraków, Poland, a string of random, brutal stabbings shocked the city and left police hunting a killer with no apparent motive. At first, nobody suspected Karol Kot; a polite, intelligent teenager hiding an obsession with knives and violence. The two murders and multiple attempted murders he committed would earn him the nickname ‘The Vampire of Kraków.’📘 Learn more about my latest bookWartime London’s ‘Bonnie and Clyde’: The Crime Spree of Betty Jones and Karl Hultenhttps://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Wartime-Londons-Bonnie-and-Clyde-The-Crime-Spree-of-Betty-Jones-and-Karl-Hulten-Hardback/p/57334Subscribe to my free newsletter:https://prashganendran.com📺 Subscribe for video versionsYouTube: https://youtube.com/@prashsmurdermap💡 Support my workPatreon (audio only ad-free episodes): https://www.patreon.com/prashsmurdermapBuy me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/prashsmurdermapPayPal: https://www.paypal.me/prashsmurdermap 🙏 Thank you for listening.Your support helps keep Prash’s Murder Map going and is very much appreciated.Music: Epidemic Sound"Unanswered Questions" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Sources:Karol  Kot – Wizja Lokalna, YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-et-kqwcJwcSeryjni mordercy – Był sobie chłopiec – Karol Kot (2008)Karol Kot. Wampir z Krakowa. Przed maturą chodził… polowaćM jak morderca. Karol Kot – wampir z Krakowa, Przemyslaw SemczukMurder Casebook Volume 2, Prash Ganendran“Case 95: The Vampire of Kraków”, Casefile Podcast, 2019 Nucleus, “#0289, Vampire of Kraków Karol Kot”, November 2021, The True Crime Database“The Vampire of Krakow, Karol Kot, Poland”, Evidence Locker Podcast, 2022Harriet Williamson, “In cold blood: sex maniac teen serial killer dubbed ‘Vampire of Kraków’ went on stabbing spree so he could drink victims’ blood”, The Sun, October 2018, https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/7626084/teen-serial-killer-vampire-of-krakow/
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  93 | The Murderess of Newington Butts: The Strange Case of Agnes Norman 11.04.2026 19min

  In Victorian London, 15-year-old Agnes Norman was working as a nursemaid when a 14-month-old girl in her care died suddenly and mysteriously. When suspicions were raised, police uncovered a disturbing pattern. Over the previous three years, Agnes had worked in several households, and each time, a string of sudden deaths – children and pets alike - followed in her wake. Was it cold-blooded murder, or a stunningly tragic coincidence?📖 Read the full article:https://prashganendran.com/penny_dreadfuls/the-murderess-of-newington-butts-the-strange-case-of-agnes-norman/📬 Subscribe to my free newsletter and read more true crime articles:https://prashganendran.com📺 Watch the video version:https://youtube.com/@prashsmurdermap📘 My latest book:Wartime London's 'Bonnie and Clyde': The Crime Spree of Betty Jones and Karl Hulten https://prashganendran.com/the-cleft-chin-murder/💡 Support my workPatreon (audio-only ad-free episodes): https://www.patreon.com/prashsmurdermapBuy me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/prashsmurdermapPayPal: https://www.paypal.me/prashsmurdermap🙏 Thank you for listening.Your support helps keep Prash's Murder Map going and is very much appreciated.Music:Epidemic Sound"Long Note Three" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) - ending Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 LicenseSources:Ancestry.co.uk, including Census Records for 1851, 1861, and 1871.England, Manchester, Parish Registers, 1603-1954, FamilySearch.Old Bailey Online.Sun & Central Press, Saturday 6 May 1871.Norwood News, Saturday 13 May 1871.Public Opinion, Saturday 2 September 1871.Essex Times, Wednesday 19 July 1871. Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer, Saturday 20 May 1871.Simon Read, Scotland Yard: A Bloody History (Headline).Paul Thomas Murphy, Pretty Jane and the Viper of Kidbrooke Lane.
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  92 | Murder in Babbacombe: The Man They Could Not Hang 04.04.2026 25min

  In November 1884, 68-year-old Emma Ann Whitehead Keyse was brutally murdered in her home in Babbacombe, Devon. As investigators pieced together the crime, suspicion fell on a household member, leading to a trial that gripped the public. But the story didn’t end in the courtroom, as the fate of the accused would take an extraordinary turn that made headlines across Victorian England.📖 Prefer to read? Full article:https://prashganendran.com/penny_dreadfuls/john-babbacombe-lee/📘 My latest book:Wartime London's 'Bonnie and Clyde': The Crime Spree of Betty Jones and Karl Hulten https://prashganendran.com/the-cleft-chin-murder/📺 Watch the video version:YouTube: https://youtube.com/@prashsmurdermap💡 Support my workPatreon (audio only ad-free episodes): https://www.patreon.com/prashsmurdermapBuy me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/prashsmurdermapPayPal: https://www.paypal.me/prashsmurdermap🙏 Thank you for listening.Your support helps keep Prash’s Murder Map going and is very much appreciated.Music:"Lightless Dawn" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/“Long Note Two” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"Long Note Three" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Sources:Ancestry.co.ukHome Office Records, HO 144/148//A38492: Criminal Cases: Lee, JohnExeter and Plymouth Gazette Daily Telegrams - Monday 19 September 1881Express and Echo - Monday 17 November 1884Wigan Observer and District Advertiser - Friday 21 November 1884Herald of Wales - Saturday 06 December 1884North London News - Saturday 07 February 1885North Devon Journal - Thursday 28 January 1909Rope, Knife and Chair by Guy Logan, 1928The Man They Could Not Hang: The True Story of John Lee by Michael Holgate, 2005
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  91 | The Saint-Cloud Murders: The Crimes of Serial Killer Eugen Weidmann 12.03.2026 21min

  Eugen Weidmann, a German-born criminal, carried out a spree of theft, kidnapping, and murder in Paris in the late 1930s, in a case that involved foreign victims, buried bodies, ransom notes, and multiple accomplices. His calm, deceptive charm helped him evade the police for two years before he was finally captured. In 1939, Weidmann became the last man to be publicly guillotined; a controversial method of execution that would remain in use in France until 1977.📖 Prefer to read? Full article:https://prashganendran.com/eugen-weidmann-last-public-execution-france/📘 Learn more about my latest bookWartime London’s ‘Bonnie and Clyde’: The Crime Spree of Betty Jones and Karl Hultenhttps://prashganendran.com/the-cleft-chin-murder/Subscribe to my free newsletter:https://prashganendran.com📺 Subscribe for video versionsYouTube: https://youtube.com/@prashsmurdermap💡 Support my workPatreon (audio only ad-free episodes): https://www.patreon.com/prashsmurdermapBuy me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/prashsmurdermapPayPal: https://www.paypal.me/prashsmurdermap🙏 Thank you for listening.Your support helps keep Prash’s Murder Map going and is very much appreciated.Music:“Long Note Two” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"Long Note Three" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Sources:Ancestry.co.ukDaily Herald – Thursday 30 December 1937San Francisco Chronicle – Sunday 25 December 1938Bradford Observer – Tuesday 14 March 1939Bradford Observer – Wednesday 15 March 1939Daily News (London) – Thursday 16 March 1939Daily Express – Friday 17 March 1939Daily Express – Thursday 30 March 1939Birmingham Mail – Saturday 01 April 1939Leicester Evening Mail – Tuesday 16 May 1939Hull Daily Mail – Saturday 17 June 1939Halifax Evening Courier – Saturday 17 June 1939Sunday Post – Sunday 18 June 1939https://www.guillotine.dk/pages/history.html
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  90 | Murder in Birkenhead: Lock Ah Tam and the Chinatown Tragedy 26.02.2026 20min

  After a birthday celebration in Birkenhead in 1925, the Tam family’s life of respectability and success suddenly unravelled in a violent tragedy. This episode explores the life of Lock Ah Tam, his role as a respected figure in Liverpool’s Chinese community, and the fateful events that led to one of the most shocking family murders of the era, set against the backdrop of Liverpool’s Chinatown and surrounded by the eerie coincidences that haunted the case long afterwards.📖 Prefer to read? Full article:https://prashganendran.com/lock-ah-tam-and-the-chinatown-tragedy/📘 Learn more about my latest bookWartime London’s ‘Bonnie and Clyde’: The Crime Spree of Betty Jones and Karl Hultenhttps://prashganendran.com/the-cleft-chin-murder/📺 Subscribe for video versionsYouTube: https://youtube.com/@prashsmurdermap💡 Support my workPatreon (audio only ad-free episodes): https://www.patreon.com/prashsmurdermapBuy me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/prashsmurdermapPayPal: https://www.paypal.me/prashsmurdermap🙏 Thank you for listening.Your support helps keep Prash’s Murder Map going and is very much appreciated.Music:"Long Note Three", "Long Note Two" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Sources:Ancestry.co.ukNational Library of WalesLiverpool Echo – Wednesday 02 December 1925Lancashire Evening Post – Wednesday 02 December 1925Evening Express – Thursday 03 December 1925Northampton Chronicle and Echo – Friday 22 January 1926Liverpool Evening Express – Wednesday 27 January 1926Liverpool Echo – Friday 05 February 1926Westminster Gazette – Saturday 06 February 1926Leeds Mercury – Saturday 06 February 1926Daily Express – Monday 08 February 1926 Shields Daily Gazette - Wednesday 13 August 1924 Daily Express – Monday 08 February 1926 (duplicate entry)Widnes & Runcorn Chronicle – Saturday 27 March 1926Sunday Sun – Sunday 28 March 1926 Illustrated Police News - Thursday 10 December 1925 Witness History – “The Scandal of Liverpool’s Missing Chinese Sailors”, 2020LiverpoolEcho.co.uk – January 2022 Liverpool Daily Post - Thursday 11 February 1926 Daily Express - Wednesday 24 March 1926 Pontypridd and Llantrisant Observer Sat, Nov 25 The Curious Disappearance of Mr Foo (Podcast), 2023Murder Casebook 86 Friends of Flaybrick Memorial Gardens https://flaybrick.org/catherine-cecelia-and-doris-tam-1926/ Seal, L. & Neale, A., (2019) “Race, Racialisation and ‘Colonial Common Sense’ in Capital Cases of Men of Colour in England and Wales, 1919–1957”, Open Library of Humanities 5(1), 64. doi: https://doi.org/10.16995/olh.471
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  89 | Murder in Wartime Folkestone: Did Dennis Leckey Get Away With It? 19.02.2026 21min

  On the streets of Folkestone, Kent, amid World War II, 18-year-old Caroline Trayler disappeared after being seen drinking at the local pub one Sunday evening in June 1943. When Police Constable Lewis entered a bombed-out grocer’s shop several days later in the hunt for the missing woman, he discovered a tragic scene which confirmed that the missing person’s case had now become a murder enquiry.📘 Learn more about my latest bookWartime London’s ‘Bonnie and Clyde’: The Crime Spree of Betty Jones and Karl Hultenhttps://prashganendran.com/the-cleft-chin-murder/📖 Prefer to read? Full article:https://prashganendran.com/the-wartime-murder-of-caroline-trayler-by-dennis-leckey-1943/📺 Subscribe for video versionsYouTube: https://youtube.com/@prashsmurdermap💡 Support my workPatreon (audio only ad-free episodes): https://www.patreon.com/prashsmurdermapBuy me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/prashsmurdermapPayPal: https://www.paypal.me/prashsmurdermap🙏 Thank you for listening.Your support helps keep Prash’s Murder Map going and is very much appreciated.Music:"Long Note Three", "Long Note Two" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Sources:Ancestry https://www.ancestry.co.ukProfessor Keith Simpson: An Autobiography, 1978, Harrap LtdA Lance for Liberty, J.D. Casswell, George Harrap & Co LtdBritish Newspaper Archive, https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.ukDaily News 22 June 1943Folkestone Herald, 24 July 1943Folkestone, Hythe, Sandgate & Cheriton Herald - Saturday 25 September 1943Hull Daily Mail - Tuesday 02 November 1943Daily Mirror - Tuesday 02 November 1943Liverpool Echo - Saturday 06 November 1943Sunday Sun (Newcastle) - Sunday 07 November 1943Daily Herald - Saturday 24 February 1945Gloucester Citizen - Saturday 24 February 1945Stockport Advertiser and Guardian - Friday 23 March 1945Kensington News and West London Times - Friday 23 August 1946Wells Journal - Friday 04 October 1946https://madebyredrose.co.uk/abuser/dennis-leckey?category=19https://www.iicsa.org.uk/reports-recommendations/publications/investigation/cambridge-house-knowl-view-rochdale/part-f-other-institutions/dennis-leckey.html
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  88 | Elizabeth Jones and Karl Hulten: Wartime London’s “Bonnie and Clyde” - Author Discussion 13.02.2026 13min

  In this special author discussion episode, Prash and Melissa Ganendran share their experiences of writing their latest book, which examines the 1944 crime spree of Elizabeth Jones and Karl Hulten, culminating in the murder of private car hire driver George Edward Heath. The case became known as the 'Cleft Chin Murder', while some newspapers at the time described the pair as London's 'Bonnie and Clyde'.In the episode, we talk about how we discovered and researched the case, the lives and fateful meeting of Betty Jones and Karl Hulten, and some of the new information we uncovered.For further information about Wartime London’s Bonnie and Clyde: The Crime Spree of Betty Jones and Karl Hulten, please visit: https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Wartime-Londons-Bonnie-and-Clyde-The-Crime-Spree-of-Betty-Jones-and-Karl-Hulten-Hardback/p/57334Book Trailer: https://youtu.be/B7S_4DKxLa8You can also find more about the book and our work on my website: https://prashganendran.com/the-cleft-chin-murder/Thank you
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  87 | Murder in a Lincolnshire Village: The Ethel Major Poisoning Case 05.02.2026 22min

  In Lincolnshire in 1934, 44-year-old Arthur Major died suddenly. He had previously been healthy, and his wife seemed unusually eager to arrange his funeral. The ensuing investigation revealed a troubled marriage, and the circumstantial evidence against Ethel Major began to mount, in this vintage true crime case that captured the attention of both the local community and the national press, with Ethel later being dubbed the “corned beef killer.”📖 Prefer to read? Full article:https://prashganendran.com/the-ethel-major-murder-case-lincolnshire-1934/📘 My latest book:Wartime London's 'Bonnie and Clyde': The Crime Spree of Betty Jones and Karl Hulten https://prashganendran.com/the-cleft-chin-murder/📺 Subscribe for video versions:https://youtube.com/@prashsmurdermap💡 Support my workPatreon (ad-free episodes): https://www.patreon.com/prashsmurdermapBuy me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/prashsmurdermapPayPal: https://www.paypal.me/prashsmurdermap🙏 Thank you for listening.Your support helps keep Prash’s Murder Map going and is very much appreciated.Sources:Ancestry.co.uk; National Archives; Society for Lincolnshire History & Archaeology; Hull History Centre. Newspaper coverage:Lincolnshire Echo, 29 May 1934; Daily Mirror, 30 May 1934; Lincolnshire Standard and Boston Guardian, 2 June 1934; Nottingham Journal, 1 August 1934; Daily Mirror, 3 August 1934; Nottingham Journal, 3 August 1934; Louth Standard, 4 August 1934; Boston Guardian, 4 August 1934; Lincolnshire Echo, 31 October 1934; Daily Express, 2 November 1934; Western Mail, 2 November 1934; Leicester Evening Mail, 19 December 1934, p.10; Taunton Courier and Western Advertiser, 26 December 1934; Taunton Courier, Bristol and Exeter Journal.
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  86 | Murder in Chantilly Forest: The 1978 True Crime Case of Alain Lamare 23.01.2026 26min

  A routine patrol in northern France uncovered an abandoned car in May 1978, sparking a terrifying manhunt. Over months, shootings, bombings, and stolen vehicles terrorised the Oise region, while anonymous letters taunted law enforcement. When the pieces fell into place, it revealed a shocking truth: the Oise Killer had been hiding in plain sight all along.Subscribe to my free newsletter:https://prashganendran.comYouTube:📺 youtube.com/@prashsmurdermap💡 Support my workPatreon (ad-free episodes): https://www.patreon.com/prashsmurdermapBuy me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/prashsmurdermapPayPal: https://www.paypal.me/prashsmurdermap🙏 Thank you for listening.Your support helps keep Prash’s Murder Map going and is very much appreciated.Sources:Intégrale l'Affaire Alain Lamare - Au bout de l'enquête, 2023Alain Lamare - Les affaires criminelles qui ont marqué la Picardie
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  85 | The Brecknock Road Murder: The True Crime Case of George Vincent Heneage Finch 18.01.2026 11min

  In 1886, shootings in London were rare - even more so in broad daylight. In this episode, we explore the murder and robbery committed in a quiet Kentish Town road by George Finch, a would-be performer whose stage ambitions had faltered. Finch would avoid execution and go on to live a long life after his release from Broadmoor.📖 Prefer to read? Full article:https://prashganendran.com/penny_dreadfuls/murder-at-the-post-office-brecknock-road-kentish-town/📘 Wartime London’s ‘Bonnie and Clyde’: The Crime Spree of Betty Jones and Karl Hultenhttps://prashganendran.com/the-cleft-chin-murder📺 Subscribe for video versionsYouTube: https://youtube.com/@prashsmurdermap💡 Support my workPatreon (ad-free episodes): https://www.patreon.com/prashsmurdermapBuy me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/prashsmurdermapPayPal: https://www.paypal.me/prashsmurdermap🎧 Listen to my other podcast Curious BritainExplore the mysteries, folklore, and forgotten stories of Britain. Listen now: https://linktr.ee/curiousbritainpodcast 🙏 Thank You!Your support means the world to me and helps keep Prash’s Murder Map alive. I truly appreciate it!Sources:Popular Science Monthly (1875)The People — Sunday 13 June 1886Banbury Beacon — Saturday 19 June 1886Exeter and Plymouth Gazette — Thursday 05 August 1886St James's Gazette — Wednesday 04 August 1886Jersey Express and Channel Islands Advertiser — Tuesday 10 August 1886Kenilworth Advertiser — Saturday 25 November 1905Old Bailey OnlineAncestry.co.uk
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  84 | Murder on Roppa Moor: The Helmsley Double Murder of 1895 09.01.2026 23min

  In 1895, 22-year-old Robert Hudson took his wife Kitty and their infant son on holiday to Helmsley, North Yorkshire. When they departed hurriedly under suspicious circumstances, the landlady at their boarding house was surprised. Soon, Kitty Hudson’s relatives grew concerned as to her whereabouts and the Yorkshire Police set out to track a killer who used multiple aliases and sent false letters to throw them off his trail. This episode revisits a little-known Victorian double murder case from North Yorkshire.📄 Full written case file, sources & newsletter:https://prashganendran.com/penny_dreadfuls/murder-on-roppa-moor-helmsley-1895/📘 My latest book:Wartime London's 'Bonnie and Clyde': The Crime Spree of Betty Jones and Karl Hulten https://prashganendran.com/the-cleft-chin-murder/📺 Subscribe for video versions:https://youtube.com/@prashsmurdermapSupport the show on Patreon for ad-free audio episodes:https://www.patreon.com/prashsmurdermap💰 One-off contributions☕ Buy me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/prashsmurdermap💵 PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/prashsmurdermap🙏 Thank youYour support helps keep Prash’s Murder Map going, and it’s genuinely appreciated.Sources:Ancestry.co.ukManchester Courier – Tuesday 11 September 1894Echo (London) – Monday 17 June 1895Bingley Chronicle – Friday 21 June 1895Loftus Advertiser – Friday 21 June 1895Chard and Ilminster News – Saturday 22 June 1895Bridlington Free Press – Saturday 22 June 1895Wells Journal – Thursday 27 June 1895Yorkshire Evening Post – Wednesday 19 June 1895Huddersfield Daily Examiner – Monday 1 July 1895Hull Daily Mail – Wednesday 3 July 1895Stalybridge Reporter – Saturday 27 July 1895Hull Daily Mail – Tuesday 13 August 1895Bradford Daily Telegraph – Tuesday 13 August 1895Weekly Dispatch (London) – Sunday 18 August 1895
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  83 | Dr Crippen and the Hilldrop Crescent Murder: The Notorious 1910 True Crime Case 18.11.2025 39min

  Dr Crippen and the Hilldrop Crescent Murder revisits one of Britain’s most infamous true crime cases of 1910. When Cora Crippen, better known on the music-hall stage as Belle Elmore vanished, her husband Hawley Harvey Crippen offered shifting explanations that soon aroused suspicion. A police search of their Hilldrop Crescent home uncovered human remains, pointing to a shocking murder. Crippen and his mistress Ethel Le Neve attempted to flee Britain, but a transatlantic chase brought them into custody. The case became a sensation, cementing Dr Crippen as one of the most notorious figures in British criminal history.📄 Full written case file & sources:https://prashganendran.com/the-notorious-dr-crippen-and-the-hilldrop-crescent-murder/Who Killed Kent Reeks? YouTube:  https://youtu.be/aOvgSPFRZfU📘 Wartime London’s ‘Bonnie and Clyde’: The Crime Spree of Betty Jones and Karl Hultenhttps://prashganendran.com/the-cleft-chin-murder/💡 Support my workPatreon (ad-free episodes): https://www.patreon.com/prashsmurdermapBuy me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/prashsmurdermapPayPal: https://www.paypal.me/prashsmurdermap🎧 Listen to my other podcast Curious BritainExplore the mysteries, folklore, and forgotten stories of Britain. Listen now: https://linktr.ee/curiousbritainpodcast 🙏 Thank You!Sources:Coniam, Matthew. Mr Crippen, Cora and the Body in the Basement.Pen & Sword True Crime. Rubenhold, Hallie. Story of a Murder. Transworld. Kindle Edition.British Newspaper ArchiveAncestry.co.uk
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  82 | The Murder of Mary Drury: A Forgotten True Crime Case from 1920s Liverpool 11.11.2025 16min

  In February 1920, 15-year-old Kathleen Mary Drury left her home in Waterloo, Liverpool, and never returned. The following morning, her body was found near the Brooke Road allotments, her throat cut and no sign of the killer. Days later, the mutilated body of a railway signalman was discovered on the tracks at Sandhills Station but what linked the two deaths? This episode revisits an obscure and long-forgotten case from post-war Liverpool.🔗 Prefer to read the case?https://prashganendran.com/the-murder-of-mary-drury/📘 My latest book:Wartime London’s ‘Bonnie and Clyde’: The Crime Spree of Betty Jones and Karl Hultenhttps://prashganendran.com/the-cleft-chin-murder/📺 Subscribe for video versionsYouTube: https://youtube.com/@prashsmurdermap💡 Support my workPatreon (ad-free episodes): https://www.patreon.com/prashsmurdermapBuy me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/prashsmurdermapPayPal: https://www.paypal.me/prashsmurdermap🎧 Listen to my other podcast Curious BritainExplore the mysteries, folklore, and forgotten stories of Britain. Listen now: https://linktr.ee/curiousbritainpodcast🙏 Thank You!Your support means the world to me and helps keep Prash’s Murder Map alive. I truly appreciate it!Sources:Daily Mirror - Thursday 05 February 1920Liverpool Daily Post - Friday 06 February 1920Liverpool Echo - Thursday 05 February 1920Liverpool Evening Express - Wednesday 04 February 1920Nottingham Journal - Thursday 05 February 1920, Saturday 21 February 1920Portsmouth Evening News - Tuesday 10 February 1920Music:Eternal Moment Even If I Go "Long Note Three" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License "Long Note Two" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
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  81 | Murder at the Garibaldi Inn: The True Crime Story of Constable Herbert Burrows 24.10.2025 15min

  In November 1925, police constable Herbert Burrows was found guilty of murdering publican Ernest Laight, his wife Doris, and their young son Robert at the Garibaldi Inn in Worcester. The discovery was made by the family’s charwoman, who raised the alarm after finding the doors unlocked and the till emptied. The case exposed the calculated betrayal of trust within a small community and led to Burrows becoming the last person from Worcester to be executed by hanging.📖 Prefer to read? Full article:https://prashganendran.com/constable-herbert-burrows-and-the-murder-of-the-laight-family/👉 Wartime London’s ‘Bonnie and Clyde’: The Crime Spree of Betty Jones and Karl Hulten https://prashganendran.com/the-cleft-chin-murder/Subscribe to my YouTube channel for video versions of the podcast:📺 youtube.com/@prashsmurdermap💡 Support me on Patreon to get ad-free audio episodeshttps://www.patreon.com/prashsmurdermap 💰 One-off contributions☕ Buy me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/prashsmurdermap💵 PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/prashsmurdermap🎧 Listen to my new podcast Curious Britainhttps://open.spotify.com/show/5DaHZikOhsXP13vl36Oyqu🙏 Thank You!Your support means the world to me and helps keep Prash’s Murder Map alive. I truly appreciate it!Sources:Ancestry.co.ukBirmingham Daily Gazette - Wednesday 03 February 1926Cheltenham Chronicle - Saturday 20 February 1926Evening News 21 January 1987Evening News (London) - Tuesday 26 June 1917Evesham Standard & West Midland Observer - Saturday 05 December 1925Hendon & Finchley Times - Friday 29 June 1917Illustrated Police News - Thursday 25 February 1926Dundee Courier - Friday 18 December 1925Kingston Times - Saturday 30 January 1926Reynolds's Newspaper - Sunday 06 December 1925, Sunday 21 February 1926Sunday Express - Sunday 29 November1925Daily News (London) - Monday 30 November 1925Thomson's Weekly News - Saturday 05 December 1925Westminster Gazette - Thursday 18 February 1926 Music:"Long Note Three" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License"Long Note Two" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 LicenseEven if I go"Ominous" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/