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News of the Times - Unlocking the vaults of historical crime

Welcome to News of the Times!Step into the shadowed alleyways and gaslit parlours of the 18th and 19th centuries with News of the Times — a meticulously curated journey through historical crime. Each episode draws from authentic reports and court records, bringing you the darkly fascinating tales that gripped Georgian, Victorian, and Edwardian Britain.With over 500 episodes and counting, we explore true accounts of mischief, murder, and mayhem from days gone by — all delivered with a wry nod and a

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24:27

An Irish Assassin Story

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2024/04/10

An Irish Assassin StoryNews of the Times Episode 289 | 18371837 County Carlow, Ireland, and Wiilliam McGrath has returned to his home town where he sees his brother, now successfully running their now deceased father’s business. William is filled with anger and resentment.Staying at his friend’s house, he offers his friend and the father £100 to act as assassins and get rid of his brother, thereby leaving the extensive business and property in the hands of William.This unique type of case brought

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36:52

The Baroness Killing of a Countess

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2024/04/08

The Baroness Killing of a CountessNews of the Times Episode 288 | 1868Vienna 1867 and beautiful Baroness Julia Ebergenyi and dashing Lieutenant Count Chorinsky meet at a party. Their meeting quickly develops into a passionate intimate affair. There is only one hindrance to their future bliss: Count Chorinsky has been divorced from his 1860 impetuous marriage. The divorce granted from the Roman Catholic church stipulates that neither he nor his wife can ever marry again.A plan is hatched requiring

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34:50

The Croydon Killer

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2024/04/06

The Croydon Killer - Sinister SaturdaysNews of the Times Episode 287 | 1907It is 1907 Croydon, South London and wealthy widow Mrs Blume has unexpectedly died a few weeks after taking in her new lodger. Even more surprisingly, she has left her considerable estate to the same new lodger. The daughter, who has been utterly cut out of her mother’s will and had seen her four days before her death, is suspicious and contests the will.And from here, a tragic tale of more deaths unfolds as the lodger

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40:27

The Attempted Ravishing of Miss Dickinson

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2024/04/05

The Attempted Ravishing of Miss DickinsonNews of the Times Episode 286 | 18751875 London, and all of England is agog with the scandal that Colonel Valentine Baker, personal friend of Bertie, Prince of Wales, soldier within the Queen’s Guard – a highly prestigious position - and celebrated war hero has been accused of an assault of a sexual nature on a train against a young lady whom he does not know.As further details come out, it would seem that it had been an attempted ravishing – another word for

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39:13

The Wheeler Family Murder Cases

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2024/04/03

The Wheeler Family Murder CasesNews of the Times Episode 285 | 1880 & 1890Today’s episode looks at two series of killings, 10 years apart, by the same family.The first murder takes place in Hertfordshire with Thomas Wheeler blowing the head off of the man he intends to rob. Descriptions speak of brain matter on the ceiling and walls. A very sad case, but not so uncommon. His 14 year old daughter takes her father’s execution badly.Almost exactly ten years later and the daughter is involved in

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46:30

Monte Carlo Trunk Murder

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2024/04/01

Monte Carlo Trunk MurderNews of the Times Episode 284 | 1907Marseille, 1907 and the porter has noticed a terrible odour and what seems to be blood oozing from one of the trunks of Sir and Lady Goold who have only just arrived from Monte Carlo. Insisting that police become involved, a naked dismembered body of a woman is revealed. An accompanying valise holds the head and the limbs. The hand luggage holds thousands in jewels.This international story of the Goolds - a former Wimbledon finalist

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27:16

The Leiden Poisoner

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2024/03/30

The Leiden PoisonerNews of the Times Episode 282 | 1883In 1883 Netherlands, Leiden was rocked by the realisation that they had a serial killer on their hands who had been killing for years without anyone suspecting a thing.Maria van Der Linden, as the British press referred to her, like Helen Jegado, was so kind, so thoughtful, everyone’s auntie, that no one suspected a thing as she speculatively systematically killed over 100.Her motive initially was gain, but with the ability to decide who lived

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37:59

A Scottish Murder Love Triangle

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2024/03/29

A Scottish Murder Love Triangle - Frightful FridaysNews of the Times Episode 281 | 17651765 County Forfar Scotland and 21 year old newly married Katharine Nairn, wed to 40ish bookish Thomas Ogilvie, is the topic of gossip within the household and the community. Dashing younger brother Lieutenant Patrick Ogilvie has arrived back from East India and a warm, and some say, intimate relationship has quickly developed between Katharine and Patrick. A dangerous game as any kind of relationship between

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45:46

Two Cases of Killer Catherines

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2024/03/27

Two Cases of Killer Catherines - Wicked WednesdaysNews of the Times Episode 280 | 1850 & 1890In today’s episode we look at two cases where the killer was named Catherine.Our first case from 1840 Ireland tells a famous murder case in its day. Catherine has left her drunken husband and moved back with her mother. Although the drunken husband leaves for a while, he returns. The murder that ensued is most notable for the attempted cover-up with the involvement of Catherine’s mother who was also

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47:39

The Case of Murderous Mme Bessarabo

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2024/03/25

he Case of Mme Bessarabo - Murderous MondaysNews of the Times Episode 279 | 19211920’s Paris was mesmerised by the case of Mme Bessarabo. A flamboyant and dramatic woman, she was also a well-known writer in her sphere of “spiritual fiction”,In July 1920, M Bessarabo does not appear for collection with his chauffeur. It was claimed by the chauffeur that Bessarabo would be depositing a large sum of money., Bessarabo had been quite vocal regarding the difficulties he was having with his wife.As the

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48:38

The Village of Assassins

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2024/03/23

The Village of Assassins - Serial Killer SaturdaysNews of the Times Episode 53 | 1840 It is 1929 in a small village in Hungary – a village which over several years is going against the growth rate taking place in the surrounding villages. What is odder still, the incredible death rate seems to be striking the predominantly middle to older male population.The village statistics in terms of percentage of land holding women is also strangely higher than the average.What unfolds is a web of treachery

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40:19

The Cropton Murders

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2024/03/22

The Cropton Murders - Frightful FridaysNews of the Times Episode 277 | 18721872 Pickering in Yorkshire and well off farmer Joseph Wood and his middle son, also named Joseph have vanished. Joseph’s cousin, who coincidentally was the last person to see Joseph alive, has kindly stepped in to take over and run Joseph’s farm for him whilst he is away. Indeed, cousin Robert has even received a letter with a Liverpool post mark that states that he Robert is to take over and run everything.But, some

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42:26

The Littlehampton Poison Pen Letter Mystery

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2024/03/20

The Littlehampton Poison Pen Letter MysteryNews of the Times Episode 276 | 1920 - 19231920 Littlehampton Surrey residents are being bombarded by vile language, threats, and libellous comments through letters and post cards. The centre recipient, it would seem, is quiet and highly respectable Miss Swan and anyone who is associated with her. Then, the vile letters move onto other respectalble residents of the community. As the poison pen letters deluge the town over a three year period, Scotland

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43:44

The Murder of Helen Priestly

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2024/03/18

The Murder of Helen Priestly - Murderous MondaysNews of the Times Episode 275 | 1934In 1934 Aberdeen, a shocking crime of the murder of Helen Priestly takes place. Within 15 hours her body is discovered in a potato sack, in a recess under the stairs of a residence of 8 apartments.Helen’s shoes are clean despite the constant rain and accompanying mud indicating that she must have been killed before the rain started. The body placement was not there 3 hours before, indicating the killer, with the

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42:23

Notorious Nurse Wilmot Mystery

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2024/03/16

Notorious Nurse Wilmot Mystery - Serial Killer SaturdaysNews of the Times Episode 274 | 1880It is 1880 Sheffield and tragedy continues to strike again and again at the Booth residence coincidentally shortly after the hiring of Nurse Mary Ann Wilmot. Things come to a head when Mrs Wilmot, devasted by the rapid succession of the deaths of her children, is also placed under the daily care of Nurse Wilmot. She is shortly thereafter found unconscious. A trunk, owned by the family, is found in Nurse

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30:53

An Irish Family Affair of Murder

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2024/03/15

An Irish Family Affair of Murder - Frightful FridaysNews of the Times Episode 273 | 18521853 County Clare Ireland and James Stackpoole, just shy of his 21st birthday, has been horrifically butchered and murdered. His body has been placed miles from his home, with identifying clothing placed near the body.Investigations uncover that James was nearly due to collect on a healthy inheritance, but now that he was dead, that annual inheritance would go to his uncle Thomas.What unfolds is a murder pact by

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46:31

The Infamous Go-Cart Murder Case

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2024/03/13

The Infamous Go-Cart Murder Case - Wicked WednesdaysNews of the Times Episode 272 | 19231923 Scotland, not far from Glasgow, and a horrific murder has been uncovered of a young boy. A tragic story, absolutely, but what unfolds as the case is investigated is an unbelievable story of how the crime was committed and the incredible attempts to hide the body.This case certainly falls into the category of “truth is stranger than fiction”.The Go-Cart Murder as it was called seized the headlines nationally

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45:28

The Mysterious Case of Ellen Kittel - Murder Mystery

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2024/03/11

The Mysterious Case of Ellen Kittel - Murderous MondaysNews of the Times Episode 271 | 1872It is 1872 Essex and Elizabeth Kittel, wife of farm labourer William Kittel, has just died a surprise agonising death. Ellen Wenden, the 20 year old daughter of the famer on whose land William works, swoops in and takes control. The neighbours have been gossiping for some time about the intimacy that seems to have developed between married 40+ farm labourer William Kittel and 20 year old Ellen Wenden.

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32:24

Murderess Martha Marek - Serial Killer

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2024/03/09

Murderess Martha Marek - Serial Killer SaturdaysNews of the Times Episode 270 | 1938In today’s episode it is 1937 Austria and Martha Marek, a supposed feeble, nearly sightless woman has reported thefts from her house - luckily, she is insured.From this attempted insurance fraud, the reported stolen items found in a warehouse she is renting, unravels activity dating back to her first known insurance fraud that made the international news– hacking off her husband’s leg for an insurance payout – to a

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39:59

Tales of Women Killers in Ireland

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2024/03/08

Tales of Women Killers in Ireland News of the Times Episode 269 | 1881 - 1902In today’s episode we look at three cases where women were the murderers.Our first case from Derry 1881 tells the take of an 80 year old man who has committed suicide according to his 40 year old wife. Did the man even have the strength to pull a trigger is one of the many questions that arise in this case.Our second story takes place in 1887 Galway where nurse Mary Rielly is discovered literally cooking her patient

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