Case of the 1888 Marylebone Murder Mystery
News of the Times Episode 435 | 1888
In today’s episode it is January 1888 Marylebone, in an upper middle class neighbourhood that although less than 5 miles away from Whitechapel could very well be a hundred miles in way n terms of the differences with Whitechapel financially and socially.
Miss Lucy Clarke, a very successful dress maker with prestigious clients is found murdered in the building of her apartments. Her multiple rings have bene taken off and her jewellery in her rooms, along with some cash, taken.
The wonder is how did the robber / murderer get in?
Whilst investigating the murdered woman’s rooms, a letter is discovered that had been written, but not sent, to one of her nephews. The letter accuses the young nephew of having stolen her property and warning of dire consequences. He visits her to apologise. He is believed to have been the last person to see her alive.
We take a look at this early 1888 case – the background, the crime and the verdict.
For those who enjoy the slightly offbeat, in our further particulars segment at the end of this episode, we have a story of the murder of the man who had sold the sack that was used by Dr Crippen’s to hold his wife’s body some few years before….

Hosted by Robin Coles.

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EPISODE
If you like this, here are links to some other recommended videos:
1905: SYC: Deadly Devereaux - The Trunk Murderer | EP394
https://youtu.be/t9MUvoDMl4w
1887: The Horrific Case of Lydia Green | EP395
https://youtu.be/mITEfcw9T4U
1894: The Creepy Case of the Shaftesbury Av. Murder | EP396
https://youtu.be/D8PtrGwBJlw
1880 - 1885: Disturbing Cases of Severed Heads | EP397
https://youtu.be/2y4MQWn4eV8
1836 & 1843: The Trouble with Harriet | EP398
https://youtu.be/BrZh10eMQ0s
1532 - 1956: Grave Secrets: Disturbing Ways to Die | EP399
https://youtu.be/YERvDl4QQuc
1865: The Holborn Horror & Ramsgate Reckoning | EP400
https://youtu.be/0IItRV-ZX-A

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The Fiskerton Tragedy of 1864
News of the Times Episode 433 | 1864
In today’s episode, it is 1864 Fiskerton - some 14 miles from Nottingham.
The community is rocked with the news that Thomas Parker has attempted to murder his aged parents. Parker has long garnered a reputation in the community of being an indulged spoiled man-child. Although the village is shocked, it is not necessarily completely surprised.
The murder attempt against his mother is successful. The rifle shot hit her in the face, tore through an eye, and shot through the top of her head, essentially scalping her. She lingers, proclaiming how it was an accident on the part of her beloved son, and then dies. The father, despite the multiple wounds inflicted by the rifle across his face and chest, survives.
We take a look at this remarkable parent murder which brought a crowd of over 10,000 to witness his execution. The case is also noted as being the last public execution to take place in Nottingham.
For those who like the peculiar, today’s further particulars story is an odd one involving the ingestion of green lizards and how to get them out of one’s body. Warning to all those who fall asleep with their mouths open in the great outdoors!
Hosted by Robin Coles.

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EPISODE
If you like this, here are links to some other recommended videos:
1875: Victorian Strychnine Stories | EP354
https://youtu.be/AziIspnr9KA
1919: SYC: The Infamouse Rutherford Case | EP355
https://youtu.be/M01tNoGPl2A
1679 - 1936: Curious Cases of Murder | EP356
https://youtu.be/Kxv1VIVhJek
1885: The Mystery of Room 144 | EP357
https://youtu.be/Kxv1VIVhJek
1946: The Many Crimes of Marcel Pettiot | EP358
https://youtu.be/0FIjjwzO1kM
1881: The Mysterious Case of Sarah Duckett | EP359
https://youtu.be/EY23YkuYu5Y

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The Case of the 1836 Cross Murder - the last female execution before Victoria
News of the Times Episode 433 | 1836
Sophia Edney, 23, who married to her husband at the age of 16 – a husband who is some 30 years older than her - seems to have had enough.
After being served some fried potatoes, her husband, John Edney, begins to suffer extreme pain and a burning sensation within his body.
A doctor is called in with his own suspicions who finds her excuse of his illness being due to an ulcer doubtful.
Sophia Edney had the distinction of being the last person to be executed before the commencement of the reign of Victoria and also the last woman to be executed within 48 hours of sentencing as per the old laws.
We take a look at the background, the crime and the verdict in this husband wife murder story from 1836. For those who enjoy delving into the weird, we have a different type of challenge in our further particulars segment at the end of this episode with a cackling ghost who regularly makes his presence known when the young couple begin to enjoy their connubial bliss.
Hosted by Robin Coles.

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EPISODE
If you like this, here are links to some other recommended videos:
1809-1811: The German Brinvillier - Anna Margaretha Zwanziger | EP352
https://youtu.be/BxOsIxpNCrs
1872: The Victorian Borgia- Lydia Sherman | EP353
https://youtu.be/mHSeZwy02N0
1875: Victorian Strychnine Stories | EP354
https://youtu.be/AziIspnr9KA
1919: SYC: The Infamouse Rutherford Case | EP355
https://youtu.be/M01tNoGPl2A
1679 - 1936: Curious Cases of Murder | EP356
https://youtu.be/Kxv1VIVhJek
1885: The Mystery of Room 144 | EP357
https://youtu.be/Kxv1VIVhJek
1946: The Many Crimes of Marcel Pettiot | EP358
https://youtu.be/0FIjjwzO1kM
1881: The Mysterious Case of Sarah Duckett | EP359
https://youtu.be/EY23YkuYu5Y

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The Killing of Constable Grantham - First Constable Killed
News of the Times Episode 432 | 1830
In today’s episode we start in 1822.
England has been suffering from an increasingly terrible crime wave. The police, such as it is, consists of hired watchmen who are often n the pay of the very gangs they are supposed to be protecting.
Robert Peel is brought in as home secretary. Peel has a vision of a separate independent police force, complete with constabulary, whose purpose will be to support and protect the public. Despite great resistance and sceptics from the public of the new police force, or “peelers”, the constabulary is launched.
From this brave new experiment, the new constabulary suffers its first death in the line of duty in 1830. This is his story.
For those who wish to dip their toes into the world of the peculiar, our further particulars story at the end of this episode, we take a look at a story from Wales involving a very active poltergeist!
Hosted by Robin Coles.

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EPISODE
If you like this, here are links to some other recommended videos:
1874: FRANCE Murderous Mother Daughter Love Triangle | EP377
https://youtu.be/22HllMIaXH4
1849: The Curious Case of the Harvard Murder | EP378
https://youtu.be/n23PlQFqhlw
1877: The Case of Serial Killer Count De Tourville | EP379
https://youtu.be/C-2LGyCAMqw
1878: The Canadian Monster - Joseph LaPage | EP380
https://youtu.be/wB_gjPMsNn4
1862: The Prussian Serial Killer | EP381
https://youtu.be/vhghPmB4MWE
1928: The Body in the Sack - an Irish Murder Story | EP382
https://youtu.be/_OSz2pf4Hrk
1916: The Playboy Murderer: Murder in American High Life | EP384
https://youtu.be/e0Z7vLZnS88
1899: BRITISH Deptford poisoning cases | EP385
https://youtu.be/xzqyTnX4f1I
1384 to 1922: Dark International Murder Cases from 1384 to 1922 |
EP386 https://youtu.be/7P8dVj2lEp8

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A True Case of Murder: Scotland Yard Casebook
News of the Times Episode 431 | 1922
1922 and a small story in the papers recounts the discovery of a beaten high end call girl found by her maid in the victim’s bathroom. Police state the scene looks like a slaughterhouse.
The lead suspect is quickly traced but what then unfolds is a very strange, very bizarre tale of the killer. Is he insane? Was he insane at the time? Or is he just a bad one?
The case is given more import with the realisation that the suspected murderer is the stepson of the Baron de Freyne.
This case would severely test the definition of the McNaughton rule and what constitutes insanity within the British judicial system.
This infamous case is still taught in law courses today. We take a look at the background, the crime, and the verdict -which would end up being more complicated than it appears on the surface.
For those who enjoy the peculiar, our further particulars segment at the end of this episode looks at a case around the same time of spontaneous blue flames spontaneously igniting in the air in the room of an invalid.
Hosted by Robin Coles.

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YouTube Chronicle of the Times: @chronicleofthetimes2024

EPISODE
If you like this, here are links to some other recommended videos:
1892: The Body in the Buttery | EP392
https://youtu.be/Gcf7CT13o2s
1864 & 1878: Distrubing Cases of Matricide | EP393
https://youtu.be/zvn0Jq3d75A
1905: SYC: Deadly Devereaux - The Trunk Murderer | EP394
https://youtu.be/t9MUvoDMl4w
1887: The Horrific Case of Lydia Green | EP395
https://youtu.be/mITEfcw9T4U
1894: The Creepy Case of the Shaftesbury Av. Murder | EP396
https://youtu.be/D8PtrGwBJlw
1880 - 1885: Disturbing Cases of Severed Heads | EP397
https://youtu.be/2y4MQWn4eV8
1836 & 1843: The Trouble with Harriet | EP398
https://youtu.be/BrZh10eMQ0s
1532 - 1956: Grave Secrets: Disturbing Ways to Die | EP399
https://youtu.be/YERvDl4QQuc

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The Disturbing Case of Sarah Stone
News of the Times Episode 430 | 1811 - 1814
1811 and a young wife of a gunner in his Majesty’s Service is trying to please her husband who is desperate for them to have a child – especially a son.
She is not pregnant but wishes to please him, so she lies.
Overjoyed, he arrives back on shore leave anxious to see his new son! She states she has sent him away because of teething. He returns to sea.
More correspondence takes place with tales relayed to the husband of the growing exploits of his little boy. Once again, he returns anxious to finally see his boy. Once again, he is told that the boy is away due to illness, but the gunner is adamant. If the boy is not brought to him, he will go to the boy. A wicked plan of theft of a child ensues.
This case was ground-breaking in that at the time there was no law against kidnapping children. We take a look at the crime, the outcome, and the significant follow up case that shocked society!
Today’s end of episode quirky further particulars segment involves a skeleton ship hand witnessed by many from 1813!

Hosted by Robin Coles.

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YouTube Chronicle of the Times: @chronicleofthetimes2024

If you like this, here are links to some other recommended videos:
: Remarkable executions | EP388
https://youtu.be/T6CbbY8WSaA
1844: The Case of The Colwick Murders And The Subsequent Tragedies | EP389
https://youtu.be/GgyyTQFkL6A
1851: The Disturbing Case of Mary Emily Cage | EP390
https://youtu.be/jvM8alfWztY
: "Tales of Terror: The Most Brutal Murders from Georgian Britain | | EP391 https://youtu.be/NELFlFHx6Fo
1892: The Body in the Buttery | EP392
https://youtu.be/Gcf7CT13o2s
1864 & 1878: Distrubing Cases of Matricide | EP393
https://youtu.be/zvn0Jq3d75A
1905: SYC: Deadly Devereaux - The Trunk Murderer | EP394
https://youtu.be/t9MUvoDMl4w
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The Huddersfield Murder Case of 1888
News of the Times Episode 429 | 1888
Today’s story begins with an execution on New Years Day, 1888 at the hands of Billington. How did he get here?
A relationship, that by all accounts was never good, has completely soured. As the tension rises so do the threats of violence and abusive behaviour.
But Elizabeth, the wife, is no shrinking violet. She reports the threats to the magistrates not once, but on three separate occasions. Charles Bulmer is now on the radar of the police, and he resents it. He is angry with his wife, excusing himself that he had not touched her, only threatened.
Bulmer moves out. Elizabeth will not give him his clothes that he left in the house without a policeman present. Bulmer snaps.
We take a look at the background, the buildup, the crime and the verdict in this murder case from 1888.
For those who like to delve into the peculiar, today’s further particulars story looks at a case from 1889 of a trick played on a newlywed couple on New Year’s Eve.
Hosted by Robin Coles.

#NewsofTheTimes #truecrimedocumentary #truecrime #truecrimepodcast #victorian #history

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Unlocking the Vaults of Historical Crime, your gateway to a captivating journey through the darker pages of history. We dive deep into the annals of crime, unearthing forgotten stories, unsolved mysteries, and notorious criminals from the past.

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A Spitalfields Boxing Day Tragedy - The Ellen Collins Mystery
News of the Times Episode 427 | 1896
In today’s episode it is December 26, Boxing Day, 1896. We are in Spitalfields – just around the corner from Whitechapel.
A policeman, on his regular beat, fends a woman crumpled in an alley, smelling of alcohol. She would not be the first reveller to have imbibed too much over Christmas. With help, he takes her to the station and places her n a cell to dry out.
But it quickly becomes apparent that the woman has been stabbed. A doctor is called in, but it is too late – Ellen Collins has died.
We take a look at this Boxing Day mystery from Victorian greater Whitechapel area in 1896.
Hosted by Robin Coles.

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EPISODE
If you like this, here are links to some other recommended videos:
1867: The Shocking Murder of Mary Ann Snow | EP419
https://youtu.be/-8RMiKnxLn8
1888 - 1925: A Round Robin of December Murders | EP417
https://youtu.be/wnIVPmRuEUY
1822 & 1175: The Aylesbury Murders & The Abergavenny Castle Massacre | EP420
https://youtu.be/AojM_7nx28c
1879 - 1893: The Worst Woman on Earth - Serial Killer Lizzie Halliday | EP410
https://youtu.be/w7DpCYJNRfw
1808 & 1888: The Butcher Bichel - The Butcher and the Ripper | EP408
https://youtu.be/NL-BKDIkpYk
1903: Marston Moor Murders | EP403
https://youtu.be/GmxBwDEUz1M
1660 - 1662: The Campden Wonder - 17th Century Murder Mystery | EP402
https://youtu.be/3ApnF8cWdFg

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