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The historical crimes and criminals podcast

steven connelly

a podcast looking back at historical crimes, criminals and social stories that created the world we now live!

true crime

All Episodes

00:17:16

The Favourite

The historical crimes and criminals podcast ·

2023/08/16

A tale of favourites, romance and murder in the Court of James I Twitter: the historical crimes podcast email: thehistoricalcrimespodcast@yahoo.com If you want to listen to subscribers only episodes, for less than the price of a cup of coffee you can access these via the link: podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/steven-connelly/subscribe Feel free to donate on ko-fi.com/historicalcrimespodcast

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00:27:28

The Eltham Common Murder

The historical crimes and criminals podcast ·

2023/08/03

On the 9th of February, 1918, Nellie Trew walked across Eltham Common and was never seen alive again. Scotland Yard Detective, Francis Carlin solved the crime and this is his account of the case. Twitter: the historical crimes and criminals podcast email: thehistoricalcrimespodcast@yahoo.com Francis Carlin: Reminiscences of a Scotland Yard Detective (1927)

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00:27:22

The Bloody Benders

The historical crimes and criminals podcast ·

2023/07/20

In the Old Wild West travellers were going missing. suspicion fell on the Bender Family who owned an Inn. Legend now knows them as the Blood Benders. Twitter: the historical crimes and criminals podcast email: thehistoricalcrimespodcast@yahoo.com Special thanks to Cat at catstruecrimecorner.com

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00:28:20

Britain's first 'Wanted' Poster

The historical crimes and criminals podcast ·

2023/02/25

Percy Lefroy Mapleton holds an important part in British Criminal History: In 1881, He was the first man to appear in the newspapers as a composite sketch as a 'Wanted' man. Moreover, his execution was graphically detailed by one newspaper. If you are a Sherlock Holmes fan, like me, check out my new YouTube channel. Search 'Sherlock Holmes beyond the stories'.

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00:20:21

The Rotherham Transvestite Murder

The historical crimes and criminals podcast ·

2023/01/18

On August 1st, 1950, a body of a woman was found dead in Rotherham....but it turned out not to be a woman. twitter: the historical crimes and criminals podcast Margaret Drinkall, Rotherham Murders, Wharncliffe books (2011)

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00:55:49

The Mistletoe Murder

The historical crimes and criminals podcast ·

2022/12/25

Merry Christmas to all the listeners. PD Jame's Classic short story of murder at Christmas.

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00:07:59

Historical Pickpockets

The historical crimes and criminals podcast ·

2022/12/15

In todays episode we will look at historical Pickpockets, the Artful dodgers of the world of crime Twitter: the historical crimes and criminals podcast Palk, Deirdre (2006). "Pickpocketing". Gender, Crime and Judicial Discretion 1780–1830. Great Britain: The Boydell Press. Hitchcock, Tim; Shoemaker, Robert (2010). Tales from the Hanging Court. Bloomsbury

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00:17:41

A Real Victorian Locked Room Mystery

The historical crimes and criminals podcast ·

2022/12/01

1848 in Glasgow saw an audacious Jewellery robbery. No-one could work out how it had been perpetrated: it was a Real locked room mystery twitter: the historical crimes and criminals podcast Glasgow: The real mean City: true crime and punishment from the second city of the empire, 2013, Black and white publishing, Malcolm Archibald:

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00:23:37

Pubs, What's in a name(Part 3)

The historical crimes and criminals podcast ·

2022/08/23

There are many curiously named pubs in the world, many with interesting stories. in todays episode we look at a few of these. twitter: the historical crimes and criminals podcast email:

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00:23:38

The Notting Hill Riots

The historical crimes and criminals podcast ·

2022/04/26

Notting Hill is one of London's most desirable locations to live with all the charm of a Hugh Grant Film. However, 1958 it was essentially a slum which housed many Caribbean Immigrants. It was in this area that we saw the Notting Hill riots. twitter: the historical crimes and criminals podcast email:

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00:24:24

The Bobbed Haired Bandit

The historical crimes and criminals podcast ·

2022/04/19

10 years before Bonnie Parker became the most famous female robber in America's history, another woman caused a sensation in New York, with her series of robberies. She was called Celia Cooney but the Newspapers called her the Bobbed Haired Bandit. twitter: the historical crimes and criminals podcast cattstruecrimecorner.com

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00:20:48

Half hanged Smith(and other stories)

The historical crimes and criminals podcast ·

2022/04/12

Hanging was the traditional execution throughout England and Scotland for Centuries, but it wasn't always successful. In todays episode we look at some who survived the process. They were known as the 'Half-Hanged'. Twitter: the historical crimes and criminals podcast email:

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00:17:13

The D-Day Crossword Puzzle

The historical crimes and criminals podcast ·

2022/04/05

In 1944 during WW2 codenames for the D-Day operation started appearing in the Daily Telegraph newspaper. Was this a German spy at work? M15 were determined to find out. Twitter: the historical crimes and criminals

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00:24:05

Belle Gunness

The historical crimes and criminals podcast ·

2022/03/29

Belle Gunness is one of the United States most infamous serial killers, yet her story remains shrouded in mystery. In todays episode we look at the story behind this monster. Thanks to Catt Smith for todays story. find her blog- cattstruecrimecorner.com twitter: the historical crimes and criminals podcast

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00:19:38

(More) Statues of London

The historical crimes and criminals podcast ·

2022/03/22

London is a city of Statues. In todays episode we will look at some more of these. twitter: the historical crimes and criminals podcast email: thehistoricalcrimespodcast@yahoo.com

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00:25:16

The Convict Hulks

The historical crimes and criminals podcast ·

2022/03/15

After the American colonies fought independence in 1775, it caused one big problem for Great Britain...we had nowhere to send our convicts. So, what was the answer? twitter: the historical crimes and criminals podcast email: thehistoricalcrimespodcast@yahoo.com www.digitalpanopticon.org/Convict_Hulks Henry Mayhew and John Binny, The Criminal Prisons of London and Scenes of London Life, (London:

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00:14:52

George Orwell's 'The Spike'

The historical crimes and criminals podcast ·

2022/03/08

In 1931 George Orwell wrote an essay on his life as a tramp and a Spike he stayed in overnight. Spikes were the slang name for Workhouses. twitter: the historical crimes and criminals podcast

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00:28:29

London's grave issue

The historical crimes and criminals podcast ·

2022/03/01

By the 19th century Londons population had exploded and it simply had no more space for its dead. What was to be the answer? twitter: the historical crimes and criminals podcast Amadei, gian Luca Victorian Cemeteries and the Suburbs of London; Spatial Consequences to the Reordering of London’s Burials in the Early 19th Century, routledge, 2022 Brooke, A & Brandon D London city of the dead,the history press, 2008 Muinzer,Thomas, L, A Grave Situation: An Examination of the Legal Issues Raised

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00:17:42

The Rev Hackman

The historical crimes and criminals podcast ·

2022/02/22

A Tale of obsession, stalking and Murder in Georgian era London. twitter: the historical crimes and criminals podcast https://www.exclassics.com/newgate/ng355.htm www.historyextra.com/period/modern/how-to-carry-off-a-great-hoax/ www.smithsonianmag.com/history/fatal-triangle-77291407/ http://hysterical.foxearth.org.uk/2005/02/rev-edward-drax-free.html Capital crimes max decharne arrow books 2012 https://muse.jhu.edu/article/6978/summary https://murderpedia.org/male.H/h/hackman-james.htm

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00:17:19

Charles Dickens pets(...and other stories)

The historical crimes and criminals podcast ·

2022/02/15

Charles Dickens had a considerable amount of pets and he generally gave them the same unusual names reserved for his literary creations.... twitter: the historical crimes and criminals

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