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Scotland Yard Confidential

Spotify Studios

What makes a great detective? A razor-sharp mind? Amazing powers of deduction? Unique observational skills? Or simple perseverance? Each week on Scotland Yard Confidential, we enter the minds of some of the greatest detectives in history — real-life sleuths who would give Sherlock Holmes a run for his money. We"ll follow in their footsteps as they hunt down suspects and crack seemingly impossible cases. Scotland Yard Confidential is a Spotify Original from Parcast, produced in partnership with

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42:50

The Moat Farm Mystery

Scotland Yard Confidential ·

2023/01/05

Four years after the disappearance of Camille Holland, Detective Inspector Elias Bower of Scotland Yard was called upon to see if he could shed any light on the mysterious case. Camille's husband, Samuel Dougal, was a hard-drinking, womanising fraudster, whom many suspected was involved in her disappearance. But with no body and no weapon, the case seemed impossible to solve. That was, until DI Bower came along, and made a grim discovery on the farmland… Using a gunsmith and ballistic experts, the

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56:34

Best of 2022: Murder on the Railway

Scotland Yard Confidential ·

2022/12/29

On a dark night in the summer of 1864 two bankers boarded a first-class rail carriage only to discover that it was covered in blood. Clearly, a violent act had occurred, but the attacker and victim had somehow disappeared from the train. Only a few clues are left behind: a briefcase, a cane, a broken watch link, and a crumpled hat. It was now up to Detective Richard Tanner of Scotland Yard to put together pieces and solve Britain’s very first railway murder... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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38:19

The Dayton Christmas Killings Pt. 2

Scotland Yard Confidential ·

2022/12/21

The spree continues into Christmas Day and beyond, during which the teen gang murders their third, fourth, fifth and sixth victims. After a tip, police catch the group wearing victims’ clothing, driving a victim’s stolen car, and in possession of the guns they used in their murders. A Parcast holiday special from Serial Killers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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40:57

The Dayton Christmas Killings Pt. 1

Scotland Yard Confidential ·

2022/12/21

In the early hours of Christmas Eve 1992, a senseless murder in Dayton, Ohio, marks the beginning of a rampage. What started as a desire for Christmas cash turns into a three-day killing spree that leaves six people dead. Even more shocking was that the brazen killers were just teens. A Parcast holiday special from Serial Killers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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53:57

The Great Pearl Heist

Scotland Yard Confidential ·

2022/12/15

On the 16th of July, 1913, an exquisite string of pale pink pearls — the most expensive necklace of its kind — is stolen while on its way back to London from Paris. But how? Who could possibly pull off a heist so audacious? Detective Inspector Alfred Ward suspects it to be the work of one man: his nemesis, Joseph Gizzard — the leader of a vast criminal network in London, and a master jewel thief. The case revives an ongoing battle between leading detective and expert criminal. In a long game of cat

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48:03

The Bermondsey Horror

Scotland Yard Confidential ·

2022/12/08

In the late summer of 1848, two officers of the newly formed Metropolitan police force discovered the body of a missing man at 3, Miniver Place in Bermondsey, South London. Buried in quicklime underneath the floor of the kitchen, Patrick O'Connor was the victim of a brutally violent crime. The obvious culprits were Frederick Manning and his wife Marie but they had already fled the scene with a fortune in stolen shares from O'Connor. What followed was one of the most memorable manhunts in Scotland

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43:30

Who Killed Jill Dando?

Scotland Yard Confidential ·

2022/12/01

On 26th April, 1999, BBC TV presenter, Jill Dando, was shot on the doorstep of her home in South West London. Killed outright by a single bullet to the head from a lone, unknown gunman. The hunt for her murderer and the motive behind her death proved to be one of the largest and most difficult enquiries ever conducted by Scotland Yard. So, who shot one of Britain's best loved presenters, and why? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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42:05

The Blackout Ripper

Scotland Yard Confidential ·

2022/11/24

It's World War 2 and London is still reeling from the Blitz. Although the blackout gives some protection from German bombers, it also provides the perfect hunting ground for criminals. When a woman is found strangled in an air raid shelter, and soon after another woman is brutally butchered, police suspect a serial killer is at work. The press dub him the Blackout Ripper. Chief Superintendent Fred Cherrill, head of Scotland Yard's fingerprint department and a pioneer in this area of forensics,

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44:00

The Fall of the Krays Pt. 2

Scotland Yard Confidential ·

2022/11/17

It's 1967. Leonard 'Nipper' Read has been promoted to the Murder Squad at Scotland Yard. It's a timely appointment, since his old adversaries — the Kray twins — have each just killed a man. The murder of George Cornell by Ronnie Kray, and the murder of Jack 'The Hat' McVitie by Reggie Kray, will be the acts that lead to their downfall. Nipper will be the man to break through the wall of silence that has protected the twins, and bring them to justice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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The Fall of the Krays Pt. 1

Scotland Yard Confidential ·

2022/11/10

In 1966, the East End of London was ruled by a vicious gang run by Ronnie and Reggie Kray. The notorious, identical twins had a vice-like grip fuelled by fear and intimidation. Police know that their violent crimes are escalating, and yet they can't get a single witness to testify against the twins. The man from Scotland Yard charged with bringing them down is Leonard 'Nipper' Read, and he's got his work cut out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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44:12

The Brides in the Bath

Scotland Yard Confidential ·

2022/11/03

In December 1915 in Highgate, London, a new bride was found drowned in her bath the day after her wedding. At first, it appeared to be a tragic accident. But when two more similar deaths came to light, Inspector Arthur Neil of Scotland Yard had two mysteries to solve: What was the real identity of the man involved in all three murders, and how did he make it look like his wives' deaths were accidents? With the help of the legendary Home Office pathologist, Bernard Spilsbury, Inspector Neil pieced

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47:34

Who Killed Teddy Haskell?

Scotland Yard Confidential ·

2022/10/27

At around 10:30 PM on 31st October, 1908, 12-year-old Edwin Haskell, known as Teddy to his many friends, was discovered dead at his home in Salisbury. His throat had been cut while he was sleeping. Teddy lived with his widowed mother, Flora, and was disabled. One of his legs had been amputated when he was six because of tuberculosis in his hip. He was saving up for an artificial leg, and some of that money was missing, apparently stolen by his attacker. Chief Inspector Walter Dew from Scotland Yard

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39:47

The Devil’s in the DNA

Scotland Yard Confidential ·

2022/10/20

In the early hours of December 20th 1988, police get a report of a young woman who went missing on the short walk from the train station in Raynes Park to her friend’s house. Police fear the worst, knowing that there have been a number of attacks in that part of South London recently. When a body is found in the dense undergrowth of some playing fields, just yards from the main road, their missing persons case becomes a murder investigation — one that will be solved thanks to Scotland Yard’s

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46:07

The A20 Killer

Scotland Yard Confidential ·

2022/10/13

In October 1946, an unidentified woman's body was found hidden behind a hedge by the side of the A20 in Kent, the main road between London and Dover. Local police turned to Detective Chief Inspector Robert Fabian of Scotland Yard to lead the investigation. After two high-profile failures, Fabian desperately needed to crack this case. Calm, methodical and at times inspired, Fabian tenaciously followed the clues until he found himself face-to-face with the man he believed to be the perpetrator. But

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41:28

The Unsolvable Mile End Murder

Scotland Yard Confidential ·

2022/10/06

In 1860, Mary Emsley, a well-known landlady of the East End of London, is found brutally murdered in her own home. Police openly admit they don't know where to start. Emsley was a miserly, merciless business woman — and universally disliked. When ex-police officer James Mullins places the blame on a local cobbler, it looks as though the crime has been solved. Inspector Tanner of Scotland Yard uses budding forensic knowledge to build a case against Mullins. But is it enough to convict the right

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38:47

A Short History Of: The Real Peaky Blinders

Scotland Yard Confidential ·

2022/10/05

Hosted by John Hopkins, Short History Of is a transportive podcast, taking you back in time to witness history’s most remarkable events. Today, get the true story behind the legend that inspired the hit TV series. Between the 1890s and 1910s, the British city of Birmingham was in the grip of a gang: the Peaky Blinders. But were they really champions of the working class, driven by a code of loyalty and morality? Or was theirs simply a reign of terror, marked by dishonour and violence? Short History

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52:04

The Lady Killer

Scotland Yard Confidential ·

2022/09/29

In June 1946, Divisional Detective Reginald Spooner was called to the Pembridge Court Hotel in London's Notting Hill Gate, where an out-of-work artist named Margery Gardner was found brutally murdered. The hotel room was registered to Lieutenant-Colonel Neville Heath, but he was missing. Fearing his suspect might flee the country, Detective Spooner triggered a nationwide manhunt for a man who would soon be labelled "the most dangerous criminal modern Britain has known" and whose capture would be a

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42:05

The Wigwam Murder

Scotland Yard Confidential ·

2022/09/22

In October 1942, Royal Marines find the badly decomposed body of a woman buried on Hankley Common in Surrey. The gruesome discovery kicks off an investigation by one of Scotland Yard's finest: DCI Edward Greeno. The first mystery is to identify the victim, and police soon discover that she was a nomadic, emotionally troubled young woman called Joan Pearl Wolfie — known locally as the Wigwam Girl, due to the tent-like structures she lived in on the Common. The hunt for her murderer leads DCI Greeno

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45:56

The Bromley Bride Murder

Scotland Yard Confidential ·

2022/09/15

It's the Swinging Sixties, and in Bromley, Kent, a newly married woman is slaughtered after inviting an unexpected guest in for a cup of coffee. But with no murder weapon and no fingerprints, police struggle to find the culprit...until they see a familiar name on a Christmas card written to the victim... We join Margaret Pereira, the first woman on the Scientific staff at the Metropolitan Science lab, as she pieces together the evidence to solve the mystery of the Bromley Bride murder. Learn more

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43:50

Murder in Provence

Scotland Yard Confidential ·

2022/09/08

In March 1973, a pair of British tourists are attacked while camping in the South of France. Jeremy Cartland is injured, but his father, John Cartland, is brutally hacked to death. It is not the first time French police have to work with the detectives at Scotland Yard, but the case highlights how differently the two forces investigate homicide. Scotland Yard are meticulous in their record-keeping, interviewing processes and evidence logging. The French are not. The result is a catalogue of errors,

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