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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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48:38

The Christmas Execution No One Tried to Stop | True...

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2025/12/17

The Christmas Execution No One Tried to Stop | True Crime 1898News of the Times | Episode 591 | 1898In today’s episode, we travel to Bugsworth, Derbyshire, where the brutal murder of Hannah Cotton shocked Victorian reporters… but what stunned them even more was this:When her husband John Cotton was sentenced to hang — just four days before Christmas — no one asked for clemency.No neighbours.No friends.No anti-capital-punishment campaigners.Not even the canal community who had known him for

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57:18

The Clergyman Who Hid His Wife’s Murder: The Shocking...

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2025/12/15

The Clergyman Who Hid His Wife’s Murder: The Shocking Case of Rev. Selby Watson | True Crime 1871News of the Times | Episode 590 |1871 London 1871A quiet Stockwell street.A respected clergyman.A locked room… and a truth no one wished to imagine.In October 1871, Reverend John Selby Watson — scholar, headmaster, and a man thought incapable of violence — calmly told his servant that his wife had “gone out of town.” What followed was one of the most chilling domestic murders of the Victorian era: a

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63:48

Two Killers, One Scaffold: The December Double...

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2025/12/12

Two Killers, One Scaffold: The December Double Hanging of 1911News of the Times | Episode 589 | 1911On a cold December morning in 1911, the bell at Strangeways Gaol tolled across Manchester.Inside, two very different men walked the same final corridor — strangers in life, now bound together by the narrow platform of a double scaffold. One was a jealous, violent husband; the other a quiet young labourer who claimed he never meant to kill. Their crimes were months apart, their tempers and histories

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67:25

The Ivy Inn Murder: A Single Wound and a Vanishing...

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2025/12/10

The Ivy Inn Murder: A Single Wound and a Vanishing Killer | True Crime 1891 News of the Times | Episode 588 | 1891 A shocking Victorian crime in which a trusted 16-year-old servant was killed in broad daylight… and her killer vanished into the hills of Huddersfield. What followed was a frantic manhunt, a wrongful arrest, mass public hysteria, and finally, a confession overheard in a prison infirmary.This episode unravels the full story — from the moment Catherine Dennis was found on the landing, to

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56:28

The Essex Poisoner: Mary May & the Five-Year Hunt for...

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2025/12/08

The Essex Poisoner: Mary May & the Five-Year Hunt for Britain’s Husband KillersNews of the Times | Episode 587 | 1848One quiet Essex village. One determined woman. And a trail of death so shocking it forced Victorian police to investigate an entire county.Today we uncover the chilling case of Mary May, the Essex wife whose actions in 1848 sparked Britain’s first major hunt for domestic poisoners. What began as a single suspicious death soon expanded into rumours of a murder ring, burial-club

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71:03

The Sheffield Poisoning Case – The Artist, the...

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2025/12/05

The Sheffield Poisoning Case – The Artist, the Housekeeper and the Fatal Fowl (1881)News of the Times | Episode 586 |1881A quiet December dinner in Victorian Sheffield ends in horror — and a respected artist whispers his final words: “I am poisoned.”In today’s investigation, we unravel the 1881 case of Thomas Skinner, a brilliant Sheffield craftsman and etcher whose sudden collapse after a simple meal of fowl and onion stuffing sparked one of the most controversial poisoning mysteries of the

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32:23

The Abergavenny Christmas Massacre (1175) — The True...

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2025/12/03

The Abergavenny Christmas Massacre (1175) — The True Story Behind a Medieval BetrayalNews of the Times | Episode 585 | 1175Step into the frozen winter of 1175, when a Christmas peace gathering at Abergavenny Castle turned into one of the most shocking betrayals in medieval Britain.This is the real story behind a massacre so infamous that historians believe it helped inspire Game of Thrones’ Red Wedding.In this episode, we uncover:• William de Braose, the marcher lord with a score to settle• Seisyll

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38:27

The Wife Killer of Watchfield: The Brutal Case of...

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2025/12/01

The Wife Killer of Watchfield: The Brutal Case of John Carter (1893)News of the Times | Episode 584 | 1893In 1893, the quiet Berkshire hamlet of Watchfield discovered a horror hiding in plain sight.Rhoda Carter — a young wife with no reason to run — vanished overnight. Her husband, John Carter, insisted she’d gone to tend her pregnant sister. But every part of his story began to crumble.A locked washhouse.A fire burning far too hot for a July night.A nine-year-old boy woken by thuds, cries, and

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61:13

The Kidsgrove Tragedy: Murder, Madness, and the Man...

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2025/11/29

The Kidsgrove Tragedy: Murder, Madness & the Vanished Mind | Staffordshire, 1911News of the Times | Episode 582 |1911 In October 1911, the quiet mining town of Kidsgrove was shaken to its core.Inside a secluded villa, three people — a widow, her four-year-old daughter, and their 16-year-old servant — were found brutally murdered. No forced entry. No screams. Just silence… until an eight-year-old child came running for help.The prime suspect? Karl Kramer — a German labourer with a forged

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53:55

Yarmouth’s Darkest Day Since the Plague | The 1845...

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2025/11/26

Yarmouth’s Darkest Day Since the Plague | The 1845 Bridge Disaster News of the Times | Episode 581 | 1845What began as a light-hearted Victorian spectacle — a clown in a tub drawn by four geese — became one of the worst civilian disasters in British history.In 1845, hundreds gathered on Great Yarmouth’s suspension bridge to witness a novelty act. Within minutes, the bridge collapsed, sending a crowd — mostly women and children — plunging into the River Bure. Nearly 100 people lost their lives in a

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62:05

Murder in Uniform: The Death of William Glass and the...

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2025/11/24

Murder in Uniform: The Death of William Glass and the Hanging of Inspector Montgomery News of the Times | Episode 580 | [1871 - 1873 🔍 A Victorian bank clerk found butchered. £1,600 in notes vanished. And standing at the centre of the storm? A decorated police inspector with debts, secrets... and a very damp coat.In 1871, the quiet Irish town of Newtownstewart was shattered by a murder so brutal — and so unexpected — it dominated headlines across the Empire. But when the evidence began to point not

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62:54

The Ardlamont Mystery: Murder, Money, and the Missing...

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2025/11/21

The Ardlamont Mystery: Murder, Money, and the Missing ManNews of the Times | Episode 579 | 1893 Scotland, 1893 — A young aristocrat lies dead on a hunting estate. His tutor claims it was a tragic accident. But as investigators dig deeper, a tangled web of insurance policies, disappearing witnesses, and suspicious identities begins to unravel.🔍 Who was the enigmatic "Edward Scott"?💼 Why was a life insurance policy taken out just days before the death?🧠 And what did the famed Dr Joseph

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36:24

1631Spectral Evidence: The Chilling Case of Anne...

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2025/11/19

Spectral Evidence: The Chilling Case of Anne Walker’s Ghost | A Notorious November EpisodeNews of the Times | Episode 579 | 1631In 1630s County Durham, the dead didn’t just whisper… they testified.This is the gothic true crime story of Anne Walker — a young servant girl who vanished, only for her ghost to return, describe her murder, name her killers, and send shockwaves through a superstitious society. Incredibly, the courts listened. And a conviction followed.In an era before fingerprints or

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56:02

A Most Inconvenient Pregnancy: Class, Murder, and the...

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2025/11/17

A Most Inconvenient Pregnancy: Class, Murder, and the Doddinghurst Tragedy of 1850News of the Times | Episode 577 | 1850Step into the shadows of rural England, where a quiet field near a stile becomes the setting for a grim discovery.A young woman is found face-down in the grass. She was pregnant. And someone wanted her silence — permanent.As whispers ripple through the small 1850s community of Doddinghurst, a troubling picture emerges: a man with much to lose, a secret love affair, and the

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66:14

The Murder of Vera Page: A Case That Science Couldn't...

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2025/11/14

The Murder of Vera Page: A Case That Science Couldn't SolveNews of the Times | Episode 576 | 1931 In 1931, the disappearance of 10-year-old Vera Page sent shockwaves through Hammersmith, West London. When her body was discovered days later, concealed in a garden mere yards from her home, public outrage erupted — and police turned to their most famous forensic expert, Sir Bernard Spilsbury, to help secure a conviction.Confident in his findings, Spilsbury offered precise testimony on time of

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45:37

Murder on Wimbledon Common: The Fireside Poker...

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2025/11/12

Murder on Wimbledon Common: The Fireside Poker Killing | 1917 True CrimeNews of the Times | Episode 575 | 1917A quiet house. A brutal assault. And a killer hiding in plain sight.In November 1917, wartime London was still reeling from Zeppelin raids and rations — but nothing prepared the residents of Wimbledon Common for the horror inside Winkfield Lodge. When a maid opened the bedroom door that morning, she found her employer, Captain Edward Tighe, barely clinging to life — his skull shattered by a

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60:19

The Hay Knife Killer: Double Murder That Stunned...

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2025/11/10

The Hay Knife Killer: Double Murder That Stunned Victorian EnglandNews of the Times | Episode 574 | 1858 Welcome to News of the Times, where we delve into the darkest corners of British history. In today’s episode, we explore the chilling 1858 double murder of John and Elizabeth Bucknell — an elderly couple slain in their Somerset home under horrific circumstances. Their grandson, recently released from prison, becomes the prime suspect. Was this a desperate act of greed… or something even

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73:32

Triple Gallows at Newgate: The Shocking Crimes Behind...

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2025/11/07

Triple Gallows at Newgate: The Shocking Crimes Behind the 1896 Hanging | Scotland Yard CasebookNews of the Times | Episode 573| 1896In June 1896, a grim crowd gathered outside Newgate Prison for a rare and chilling spectacle: three men hanged side by side, their fates sealed by two of the most brutal murder cases in Victorian London.This episode dives deep into the shocking crimes that led to that triple execution:🗝️ Muswell Hill: The savage killing of 79-year-old Henry Smith, a reclusive engineer

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39:12

Too Drunk to Hang? The Brutal 1909 Murder That...

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2025/11/05

Too Drunk to Hang? The Brutal 1909 Murder That Changed British LawNews of the Times | Episode 572 |1909 In this gripping true crime episode, we head to the shadowy backstreets of Edwardian Leeds to uncover the harrowing case of Thomas Mead, a gasworker whose drunken, brutal attack on his partner Clara Howell shocked the nation — and forever altered British legal history.When Mead claimed he was “too drunk to form intent,” the courts were faced with a pressing question: can murder be excused by

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27:53

Six Failed Attempts to Kill His Mother-in-Law: The...

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2025/11/03

🔪 Six Failed Attempts to Kill His Mother-in-Law | The Spitalfields Hatchet Attack of 1874News of the Times | Episode 571| 1874Notorious NovemberLondon, 1874. A quiet Spitalfields lodging. A knock at the door. And a furious son-in-law armed with a pistol, a hatchet, a knife, a shoemaker’s last, a bag of stones, and — why not — some gunpowder for flair.What followed was one of the most bizarre and dogged murder attempts ever committed in Victorian England. George French tried six separate times to

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