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…

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EPISODE
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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
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1887: The Chocolate Cream Killer | Ep56
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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
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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.
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EPISODE
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: Scotland Yard Casebook: Murder at Road Hill House | Ep233
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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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The Case of Sweet Fanny Adams - Famous Victorian Murder
News of the Times Episode 405 | 1867
In today’s episode, it is 1867 Alton, near Guildford. A crime so shocking and so brutal has taken place that it is still well remembered over 100 years later.
Three small children are playing together in a field when they are approached by a man who smells of alcohol. He offers to help them to pick berries. Then, he offers two of the children money to go away and offers money to 7 ½ year old Fanny to go with him. She refuses. He picks her up and takes her away anyway.
What is found several hours later is a brutality that is extreme by any standard. There are over 20 body parts found pieced together in a jigsaw fashion, disembowelment, and the eyes of her head had been gouged out and thrown in the river for the fish.
This famous crime permeated the country in a way that only the ripper would do some 20 years later. We take a look at the background, the capture and the conclusion.
For those who like the weird, do check out our further particulars segment involving a gruesome discovery that was walled up in a house from around 1807. The house had been occupied by a religious community.
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EPISODE
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1830's-1910's: Stories From Penny Dreadfuls | Ep86
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1667 - 1935: Stories of Being Buried Alive | Ep91
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The Horrifying Hyde Park Murder
News of the Times Episode 404 | 1915
In today’s episode, we are in the heart of London in 1915.
Local resident, Alice Elizabeth Jarman, described as weak minded and suffering a walking impediment, is found brutally murdered and cruelly left in a ditch in Hyde Park. A terrible case, but sadly not a case that is distinguishably remarkable.
Until news is released that the horrific wounds she received were made with a bayonet. There is an army barracks quite close, and she had stated that she was seeing soldiers, but the 1915 bayonets issued do not match her wounds.
And then, a bayonet is found in the sewers that do match her wounds. The bayonet that is the potential murder weapon is dated 1888. Thoughts turn to possible Ripper victim, Martha Tabram…
We take a look at this sad case from the heart of London during World War 1.
For those who like the unusual, we have a similarly themed case under our further particulars segment at the end of the episode. A missing illegitimate young girl who does not get on with her family and the findings in the garden by the new tenant 20 years later…
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EPISODE
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1843 & 1919: Historical Crime Enigmas1 | Ep189
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1824 - 1893: Housemaid Stories of Betrayal and Murder | Ep193 https://youtu.be/WRbJ60mjxf4
1749 & 1828: Spectral Sleuths - Ghost Quest for Justice | Ep197 https://youtu.be/X

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The Marston Moor Murders - A Ghostly Tale
News of the Times Episode 403 | 1903
In today’s episode, it is 1903, near Yorkshire at famed bloodbath location of the Marston Moors.
This renowned haunted location is being watched by two gamekeepers as there has been a recent surge in poaching.
A torrential thunderstorm, a figure in the distance, a creepy face, some spooky mist all ends in two bodies at different locations within the moor.
The Marston Moor murders was a famous story in its day that made the international headlines. We take a look at the background, the crime, the suspect and the final outcomes.
For those who like the weird and creepy, do take a look at our further particulars segment at the end of this video where we recount another spooky encounter that took place in 1903 in America.
Hosted by Robin Coles.

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EPISODE
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1877: Case of the Body in Parts - The Case of the River Packages | EP371 https://youtu.be/I2FPE4NrSqE
1892: The Victorian International Serial Killer | EP374 https://youtu.be/TkKFL0qKG4A
1874: FRANCE Murderous Mother Daughter Love Triangle | EP377 https://youtu.be/22HllMIaXH4
1878: The Canadian Monster - Joseph LaPage | EP380 https://youtu.be/wB_gjPMsNn4

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The Campden Wonder - 17th Century Murder Mystery
News of the Times Episode 401 | 1660 - 1662
We launch our start of “Notorious” November with this very famous case from 1660 under the restoration reign of Charles II. The case, named the Campden Wonder – something of a mystery – remained relevant for centuries – still being referenced in late Victorian records.
A highly respected steward is off to the neighbouring village to collect the rents from the tenants for the Lady whom he works for. He informs his family to expect him back around 5:00 that evening and to hold supper for him.
The family wait and wait for him, finally sending off one of their manservants to go and look for the missing steward. When the man servant also does not return, the 19 year old son is sent to try to trace the pair.
The neighbourhood is rife with rumour and questions arise as to the possible involvement of the aforementioned man servant. He initially denies guilt, but then, in an extraordinary account, he starts to point fingers and who he basically accuses of murder is shocking.
However, the story continues two years on when the purported murdered man, that three people have hung for murder, shows up out of the blue with his own incredible tale!
For those who like the unusual – in our further particulars segment we recount the story of a gentleman some 100 years later who spends the majority of his life attempting to avoid air.
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EPISODE
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1893 & 1897: Tales of Assassination of the Aged | EP346 https://youtu.be/KQAV0dnkw_8
1890: The Niagara Murder | EP350
https://youtu.be/q2d3q055EhU
1875: Victorian Strychnine Stories | EP354
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1881: The Mysterious Case of Sarah Duckett | EP359 https://youtu.be/EY23YkuYu5Y

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The Demon Drummer of Cortachy Castle
News of the Times Episode 401 | 1844
In today’s episode it is 1844 and we are in Scotland at the family seat of the Ogilvie’s.
The story recounts the visit of Miss Dalrymple who, with other guests, has come to stay for a few days in the famed family halls.
Having settled in her room from her long carriage ride, and already dressed for dinner, she awaits the signal to inform her to come down to dinner. Musing by the fire, she hears the sound of drumming – a traditional Scottish tattoo. Looking outside, she is unable to discern any figure drumming in the gloom.
Believing this to be a country antiquated way of announcing dinner, she goes downstairs only to discover, from the reaction of others, just how wrong she was.
This true spooky take, foreboding the death of a family member, was well documented and very well known.
We take a look at this famous tales from 1844 - the Demon Drummer of Cortachy Castle - in today’s News of the Times Halloween Special.
For those who like more spooky and odd stories, check out our further particulars story of more ghostly drummers in Scotland – but from under houses!
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EPISODE
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