Murderous Butcher Bichel - The Butcher and the Ripper
News of the Times Episode 408 | 1808 & 1888
1888 London, and all of England is highly disturbed by the horrendous slashings taking place in Whitechapel which are both horrific and seemingly motiveless.
Investigative reporters, scientists and historians come out to see if a precedent can be found that may help explain the mind of the killer haunting the streets of Whitechapel.
From here, the story of Andreas Bichel comes to the forefront from 80 years before.
Quiet, married and unassuming, girls who vast Bichel have a habit of disappearing again and again.
Finally, with the last disappearance, the missing girl’s sisters notice that pieces of her clothing have been given to the tailors to be remade at the orders of Mr Bichel.
Police are called in.
Articles of clothing are found, but no bodies of the multiple missing girls until one of the policemen notices that the dog seems both excited and disturbed around the wood pile.
This fascinating case was referred to again and again in the 1888 papers of the time. We take a look at the infamous Bichel case – the background, the crimes and the conclusion.

For those who like the odd, we have an additional case under our further particulars segment at the end of the episode. It takes place around the same time as the Bichel case. And like that case, it has a follow up some 80+ years later…

Hosted by Robin Coles.

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EPISODE
If you like this, here are links to some other recommended videos:
1844 - 1864: Murderous Stories from Cheshire | Ep190
https://youtu.be/1w19W1S3w1I
1825 & 1895: Scandal and Murder Stories from the Stage | Ep194
https://youtu.be/nzJ34cW2GLs
1851 & 1920: Murderous Stories from Suffolk | Ep198
https://youtu.be/7Gjgcka5pzQ
1882: Scandal and Murder on Merseyside | Ep206
https://youtu.be/QmSsd1et-iI
1873: The Holywood Murders of Ireland | Ep226
https://youtu.be/LCkARM2Yr5w
1905: A Grisly Murder in Nottingham | Ep231
https://youtu.be/

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The Blazing Car Murder
News of the Times Episode 407 | 1930
In today’s episode it is 1930 and one case is leading in all the national papers for weeks.
A car is found in full blaze. People are horrified to discover that a human body is found within the blaze. The horror deepens as it is found that the person within the car was alive whilst being incinerated.
Thankfully, the car license plate is not touched and the car is able to be traced to a man who has been missing from his home for some days.
But, things become more complex when the owner of the car is found alive and well, visiting one of his many mistresses. What then unfolds becomes more complex as the car owner’s quite sordid private life, referred to by himself as his expensive harem, is revealed.
This case was notorious in its day, both with the public and from a legal standpoint.
We take a look at the background, the crime and the conclusion of the blazing car murder.
For those who like the unusual, our further particulars segment at the end of the video looks at a case in Miami, of a similar nature, but involving a cursed haunted schooner.
Hosted by Robin Coles.

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EPISODE
If you like this, here are links to some other recommended videos:
1879: When Employees Take Revenge - Catherine Kate Webster | Ep48
https://youtu.be/OrR9jDUUAds
1887: The Chocolate Cream Killer | Ep56
https://youtu.be/CvLFKAF5C9Q
1813 - 1885: A Collection of Botched Executions | Ep77
https://youtu.be/h0qDK09zCKc
1881: The Brighton Railway Murderer - Percy Lefroy Mapleton | Ep81
https://youtu.be/J8_1oQu70LM
1830's-1910's: Stories From Penny Dreadfuls | Ep86
https://youtu.be/sW_VLuR044s
1667 - 1935: Stories of Being Buried Alive | Ep91
https://youtu.be/nUGkHExcR84
1927-1934: Trunk Murder Tales | Ep96
https://youtu.be/YoIk_NdPmqw

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News of the Times Episode 406 | 1896 & 1903
In today’s episode, we explore the case of Henry Starr, convicted of one brutal murder, but suspected of two.
In 1896, Henry Starr has been paying his attention to young attractive Eleanor Coulthard. The parents become increasingly concerned over this entanglement and send her away, but Henry follows. On an evening out, witnessed by several, Eleanor is found the next morning floating in the river. Coincidentally, Henry was seen late the prior evening completely wet up to his waist.
Some seven years later, Henry is now married after a whirlwind romance and a baby on the way. Their happiness lasts a few short weeks, before the fights begin regarding finances and Henry’s drinking. Lying in wait, Mary, his wife, is brutally attacked with some wounds being so large that the coroner can put his fist on them. The horrific nature of her wounds earned him the moniker “the Blackpool Ripper”,
We take a look at the background, the crimes and the capture of the infamous Starr murders.
Hosted by Robin Coles.

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EPISODE
If you like this, here are links to some other recommended videos:
1907: The Scandalous Murder of William Whiteley | Ep229
https://youtu.be/S8eDL6ovkCo
: Scotland Yard Casebook: Murder at Road Hill House | Ep233
https://youtu.be/a3OzNyvkJMk
1894: The Gildart Street Tragedy | Ep237
https://youtu.be/Ygti6rL5djA
1905: Mother-in-law Murder in Armagh | Ep241
https://youtu.be/u6lGzL4ZmDM
1894: Evil Abbe Bruneau | Ep245
https://youtu.be/tRovV6bJx2U
1807: Terrible Thomas Simmons | Ep249
https://youtu.be/So5pZH7EIlw

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