a podcast looking back at historical crimes, criminals and social stories that created the world we now live!
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 16 hours 30 minutes
episode 11: The Swells night time guide through the Metropolis
In 2019 a Victorian book called 'The Swells night time guide through the Metropolis' was sold for £4000 at Auction. it was a Victorian Guide for young men finding sexual adventures in London.
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episode 10: The Baker Street Robbery
In 1971, a Bank Robbery directly inspired by a Sherlock Holmes Short story took place on exactly the same street where the great fictional Detective had lived.
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episode 9: Karl Hulten
London in 1944 found an American GI and a British woman go on a 6 day crime spree influenced by Gangster movies.
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www.military.com/undertheradar/2017/10/british-crime-boom-world-war-two
Arnold, Catharine, Underworld London, Simon and Schuster, London, 2012
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episode 8: The LA Trilogy, Part 3: William Edward Hickman
On December 15th, 1927 a man walked into a School in Los Angeles and abducted a 12 year old child. The sensational case made worldwide headlines for the brutal subsequent events.
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episode 7: Cases that changed the law: Chimney sweeps
In 1875 a case would cause the world of the Chimney Sweeps to change forever.
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victorian-era.org/chimney-sweepers-of-the-victorian-era.html
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episode 7: Cases that changed the Law: Chimney Sweeps
In 1875 the role of Chimney Sweeps was changed forever due to the death of an apprentice.
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episode 6: Cases that changed the law: The Bradford sweets poisoning
In 1858, over 200 people were poisoned when a bag of Arsenic was accidentally mixed with their sweet mixture. The resulting case would help change the law in the UK.
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episode 5: The LA Trilogy, Part 2: Erwin Walker
In Post war a killer was on the loose with multiple guns, including Machine guns. this is the story of Erwin 'Machine gun' Walker.
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episode 4: The Tiger in the Smoke
In 1857 Londoners were treated to a Bizarre spectacle....a Tiger walking down a street with a crying boy in its jaws.
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episode 3: Coin Clipping
Coin clipping for Centuries was a capital crime, but it didn't stop what was a lucrative business.
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www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/naughty-money-clippers-and-coiners-in-16th-century-england
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