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The Vintage Murders Podcast
Exploring the crimes & misdemenours committed in the West Country of England in bygone days, there causes, reasons and eventual outcomes., that affected families as well as communities for many years after the unspeakable events took place. These episodes cover murderous acts committed between 1900 and 1950.
Episodes
The Vintage Murders PodcastCase 124 A Margate Murder Mystery, Kent, 1930
An itinerant mother and son, thieves & fraudsters by lifestyle, and not very good ones at that, ends when a not so grand plan goes up in smoke. The YouTube…
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Case 123 The Senseless Slaying Of Police Constable 489, Essex 1927
A random car stop by a policeman during the night and his subsequent murder leads to a nationwide manhunt, with groundbreaking ballistics evidence plus the…
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Case 122 The Assassination Of A Prime Minister, London 1812
A man blinded by his own grievances seeks restitution by drastic means. The YouTube video version is available here: Spencer Perceval video
The Vintage Murders PodcastThe Scandalous Life Of The Duchess Of Argyll
The life and scandals of a prominent socialite and aristocrat culminating in 1963 with a calamitous divorce and the fallout that followed. The YouTube video…
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Case 121 Blood Money & The Slaying Of A Child, Kansa City 1953
The notorious kidnap & murder of Bobby Greenlease, a missing ransom and two dubious cops. The YouTube video version is available here: Greenlease video
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Case 120. The Epsom Murder Tragedy of Agnes Kesson, Surrey 1930
Case 120. The Epsom Murder Tragedy of Agnes Kesson, Surrey 1930, One quiet morning, the body of a 20 year old woman is found in a ditch beside the road. The…
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Hollywood’s Mysterious Lavender Marriages
During the golden era of film, and beyond, the studios liked to control their stars. For those of a different sexual persuasion they had a convenient solution…
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Case 119. Deception & Lies Of A Murderous Manipulator. California 1943
Louise Peete spent her life in the pursuit of easy cash, and a way of eliminating those who stood in her path. That is, until she made, literally, a fatal…
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Case 118. The Twisted & Cruel Life Of Juanita Spinnelli. San Francisco 1939
A middle aged woman from an uncertain background recruits a gang of delinquents to rob & steal for her. Inevitably her unthought out plans go awry and her own…
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Case 117. Kidnap & Murder. The Fate Of Marion Parker, Los Angeles 1927
A schoolgirl goes missing one afternoon, setting in motion a frantic chain of events to find the child and track down the perpetrator. The YouTube video…
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Sex, Manipulation & Power La Paiva’s Life Of Scandal
From the Moscow ghetto to Paris high society, this scandalous 19th century courtesan was on a mission to acquire wealth & power, not minding who she trampled…
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Case 116 Justice Betrayed. The Leo Frank Murder Tragedy
The brutal killing of a young factory worker, three suspects and a terrible end for the assumed culprit. The YouTube video version can be found here: Leo Frank…
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Case 115 The Callous & Conniving Mary Britland, Bolton, Lancs, 1886.
A married woman has an affair with neighbour. Three people stand in her way in getting her ultimate desire. The YouTube video version can be found here…
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WW2 Blitz Underworld Scandals
The not so glorious activities of citizens and underworld figures during the rigors of the war. The TouTube video version can be found here. WW2 Scandals
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Case 114 The Merciless Lancashire Poisoner. Blackpool 1953
The extraordinary story of a killer who condemned herself to the scaffold by her own incessant gossiping about her employer. The YouTube version can be found…
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Case 113 The Bloody Benders Serial Killers, Kansas, 1871-73
Across the lonely prairie trail across Kansas, travellers are going missing without a trace. With few farmsteads along the route answers are few and far…
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Courtesan To The Gentry Cora Pearl
A famed English courtesan in Paris who scandalously commanded immense wealth & influence from aristocrats and the wealthy. The YouTube video version can be…
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Case 112 The Arizona Trunk Murderer Winnie Judd, Phoenix 1931
The falling out of three women over a married man leads to the slaying of two of them, and a tortured story as to the reasons behind the truth. The YouTube…
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Case 111 Lizzie Borden The Killer Who Wasn’t, Massachusetts 1892
Family frictions, a step mother, two spinsters & two violent murders. There is a murderer in the house. The YouTube video version can be found here Lizzie…
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Queen Of Fences Frederica Mandelbaum New York 1855
The rags to riches scandal of the women who became the foremost handler of stolen goods in America and perfected an organised crime empire. The YouTube video…
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Case 110 The Nightmare French Jack The Ripper Joseph Vacher, France 1894-97
A three year killing spree across rural France leaves the locals in fear and the anxious police hunt for the madman on the loose. The YouTube video version…
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Case 109 The Deadly & Lethal Poisoner Marie Lafarge, Paris 1840
An arranged & coerced marriage leads to a series of deadly events and two divided families, a contested trial & flawed evidence. The YouTube video version can…
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Orgies Duels & Blackmail, The Kotze Scandal, Berlin 1871
An unknown whistleblower reveals the goings on at select private parties attended by high ranking court members. Inevitably it ends in tragedy. The YouTube…
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Case 108 The Brutal Family Conspiracy & Murder of Captain White. Salem, Mass 1830
A family falling out, missing will and a chest full of cash lead to a sea captains brutal murder. Who did what and why would take some sorting out. The YouTube…
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Case 107 Murder Of A Family For Profit Paris 1869
Mass murder for money, but an unsubtle plan and execution of a whole family. Eventually, purely by luck, the perpetrator is tracked down and the truth laid…
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40 Elephants Gang Scandal, London 1850-1950
A female gang of thieves & shoplifters roamed the capital unchecked for over a century. This is the scandal of generations organised criminals. The YouTube…
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Case 106 The Gigolo & A Courtesans Cruel Slaying. Paris 1887
A triple murder in a fashionable part of the city and a calling card lead to a foreigner with a colourful past. The YouTube video version can be found here…
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Case 105 The Blood Soaked Ratcliffe Highway Murders, London 1811
A series of brutal murders affecting two households over a 2 week period poses a conundrum in solving the case. The YouTube video version can be found here.
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The Scandal Of The Thief Taker, London 1720s
Jonathon Wild was in the early part of the 18th century, the capitals premier thief taker. But was his success motivated by something much more sinister. The…
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Case 104 Gabrielle Bompard The Sordid Trunk Killer, Paris 1899
An unwitting accomplice or a woman who planned & participated in the crime. The court would decide. The YouTube video version can be found here.
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Scandal Of The Thief Who Kept Escaping, London 1720s.
A prolific thief, Jack Sheppard, and a burglar has an uncanny knack of escaping jail, and breaking in once, evading justice amidst a crime epidemic in the…
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Case 103 Dr Websters Abhorrent Murder Of Dr Parkman, Boston 1849
An eminent doctor is in debt to a longstanding friend & devises a fatal plan to get him off the hook & solvent again. The YouTube video version can be found…
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Case 102 The Brutal Alfred Rouse, Blazing Car Killer, Northamptonshire 1930
A man with multiple mistresses & kids, decides to disappear by murdering an innocent victim to take his place. The YouTube video version can be found here.
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Case 101 The Cleveland Torso Murders, Ohio 1934-38
A persistent serial killer of numerous innocent victims leaves a city in fear. What would it take to capture the perpetrator. The YouTube video version can be…
The Vintage Murders PodcastJohn Stonehouse, MP, Spy, Deceiver
The extraordinary rags to riches to rags life of a man who faked his own death, and left a trail of unanswered questions in his wake. The YouTube video version…
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Case 100 Elizabeth Graham. The ‘Bloody Babs Murder’ California 1953
A woman with a troubled past makes an ill fated decision with some criminal friends. The YouTube video version is available here.
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Case 99 The Murderous Mother In Law Elizabeth Duncan, California 1958
An over protective mother goes to extreme means to prevent her son from being with the woman he loves. The YouTube video version can be found here.
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Case 98 Bible John. The Brutal Barrowlands Slayings. Glasgow 1968-69
A serial killer is on the loose and preys on women on the nightclub dancefloor. The YouTube video version is available here.
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Case 97 Albert Burrows & The Simmondley Pit Murders, Glossop, Derbyshire 1923
A man with 2 wives and three children takes drastic measures to save money, which leads to a local mob tracking him down. The YouTube video version is…
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The Mohock Scandal, London 1710
A group of upper class gangs terrorise the streets of the city. Did they exist at all or was it sensationalised press reports. The YouTube video version can be…
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Case 96 Louise Calvert, The Deadly Shoe Fetish Murderer, Leeds, Yorkshire 1926
A woman from a precarious background, an unsolved possible murder and her landlady found dead & 2 pairs of missing shoes. Only one suspect, but was it her? The…
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Case 95 Eddie Cullens, The Bathing Cap Murder, N Ireland 1931
Some itinerant circus workers fall out, which leads to the discovery of a body in a field. Evidence as such points at one person. The YouTube video version can…
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E94 Fowler & Milsom, The Muswell Hill Killers London 1896
Two career burglars and a brutal unnecessary murder. The pair fall out which leads to an unusual execution. The YouTube video version can be found here.
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Unbelievable & True Convent Scandals
Since medieval times to the present day, in Britain & Europe, scandals have haunted the church, particularly involving convents. The YouTube video version can…
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Case 93 Edith Thompson, Adultery & A Cold Hearted Murder. London 1922
A seemingly random attack on a couple on their way home after a night out seems to the police an open and shut case, except there is a hidden side story which…
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Case 92 The Unexplained Black Dahlia Murder, Los Angeles 1947
E92 The Unexplained Black Dahlia Murder, Los Angeles 1947. An enigmatic murder mystery about the brutal slaying and dismemberment of a young woman that still…
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A Pre Raphaelite Love Triangle Scandal
An art critic & writer, a famous painter and an artists model come together through differing circumstances to set the scene during the height of the Victorian…
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The Corruption & Times Of Ernest Marples
From humble beginnings to the top echelons of political power, changing many aspects of the country along the way. But were some of his decisions made for his…
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Case 91 The Holmes Murder Castle, Chicago 1887
Said to be Americas first serial killer, who got caught, he was a swindler, fraudster & bigamist over his dubious career, as well as leaving a trail of dead…
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Case 90. The Blackout Ripper. London 1942
In the dark times of WW2 of the London blitz during the days & nights of 1942, terror lurked in the streets, not only from the unrelenting bombing but from a…
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The Scandal Of The Men Who Crossdressed. England 1870
The famous Victorian scandal of two men, and others, who assumed female personas in public and the theatre, causing a run in with the authorities. The YouTube…
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Case 89 The Infamous Brides In The Bath Murders, England 1889-1912
A man who used bigamy unashamedly to satisfy his desire for money involving multiple unsuspecting women, together with some conveniently dead wives along the…
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Case 88 The Brutal Fraudster Who Slayed His Boss, Southampton 1929
The murder of an engine oil company agent by a mysterious ‘Mr Thomas’ leads to a nationwide hunt and the capture & conviction of a desperate petty thief. The…
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Case 87 The Horrific Crimes Of The Butcher Of Plainfield, Wisconsin 1957
The chilling story of Ed Gein, the multiple murderer and grave robber, and the horrors that he left behind. The YouTube video version is available here.
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The Sensational Lady Mordaunt Scandal, Warwickshire, 1868
The famous, or maybe infamous, society scandal that saw the Royal family drawn into the dramas of lies and deception of the fall from grace of a member of the…
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Case 86 The Fatal Poison Love Triangle, Pimlico, London 1886
A seemingly obvious murder by a disgruntled wife with the help of the local church minister raises questions that can’t be fully answered, as do the events…
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Case 85. The Ruinous Infidelity & Arsenic Murder, Liverpool, England 1889
A drug addicted husband, an unfaithful wife, a suspicious death by poison and the supposed culprit protests their innocence. The YouTube video version can be…
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Case 84 The Deadly Avarice of Caroline Grills, Sydney 1953
The relatives of a well respected grandmother succumb to a mystery illness, and eventual death. The answer is finally unravelled and exposes the activities of…
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Case 83 Thames Torso Murders, London 1887-1889
A series of murders often blamed on Jack The Ripper. But there was another murderer, just as brutal, if not more so, who stalked the city. The YouTube video…
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The Royal Hunting Lodge Scandal Austria 1889
A senior royal and his mistress are found dead together one morning under strange circumstances. A cover up is started to prevent the real truth from coming…