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Murder at bedtime with Lyndon

47 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 22 ratings

a no waffle no frills 10 - 15 minute bi-weekly true crime bedtime story on wednesdays at 10 pm

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The Terrible Death of Eliza Morrow

February 19, 2024 22:59 - 16 minutes - 15.2 MB

Let me take you to Derby in England in 1861,where recently widowed , Richard Thorley,has become obsessed with a pretty, young irish lady called Eliza Morrow,unfortunately Eliza doesnt feel the same way about Richard,and lets him know, leading to a downward spiral in Richard, leading to anger ,jelousy and finally murder a big thank you to Martin Baggoley for the story in his book Derbyshire murders and also thank you too .... https://truecrimelibrary.com https://derbyuncovered.com https://www...

MARY BATEMAN (The Yorkshire Witch)

January 15, 2024 22:04 - 17 minutes - 15.8 MB

Mary Bateman was a self styled wise woman, a clever, cunning,confidence trickster, with absolutely no concience !she could be a serial killer , but she only stood trial for one murder ,and that was the poisoning of mrs Rebecca Perigo,a lady she was supposedly helping to lift a curse,join me as we tell her story of her crime ,her capture,and her execution https://www.yorkmuseumtrust.org.uk https://murderpedia.org https://www.mylearning.org https://examinerlive.co.uk https://northernlifemagazin...

The Agonising Death of Arthur Major

November 27, 2023 18:32 - 14 minutes - 13.3 MB

The 1934 murder of 44 year old lorry driver Arthur Major ,by his wife Ethel,in the little village of Kirkby upon Bain in Lincolnshire, England thank you to .....https://www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk https://murderpedia.org http://www.capitalpunishmentuk.org https://ourcriminalancestors.org https://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk https://crimescribe.com thankyou to jonathan Segev for kindly allowing me to use his Cursed Lullaby as my intro music https://m.soundcloud.com/jonathansegev

The Crime and Execution of Catherine Hayes

October 29, 2023 17:56 - 20 minutes - 18.3 MB

The 1726 murder of John Hayes, by his lodgers Thomas Billing and Thomas Wood, all planned by his wife Catherine,Billing was allegedly her lover ,but was also her son by a former partner,and Wood was a long time friend of John Hayes from when they lived in woucestershire ,John had generously taken him in ,and he repaid him by firstly becoming his wife's lover , and then murdering him ! but why? and what happened to them afterwards ,lets take a look! i would like to thank as always jonathon Seg...

The Terrible Murder of Annie Leeson

September 24, 2023 19:19 - 19 minutes - 17.6 MB

The 1864 murder of Annie Leeson, by her lovesick admirer William Stevens,a man wh could not control his obsession,jealousy,and anger ,he finally decided if he couldnt have pretty 17 year old Annie then nobody would! thank you to the buckingham gaol and museum website buckinghamshire live .com the books Buckinghamshire murder and crime by Scott Houghton and Buckinghamshire mystery and murder by David Kidd Hewitt and as always a big thank you to Johnathon Segev for the continued use of his Cur...

The gruesome murder of Ann Pullin

August 23, 2023 20:17 - 17 minutes - 15.9 MB

The 1833 murder in Wantage now in oxfordshire England,at the White Hart Inn on newbury street, where he decapitated body was found by her 12 year old stepson,when he went down for breakfast the suspicion immediately fell on 18 year old bean reaper George King !! but why did George kill decide to kill Ann? join me in this weeks episode to find out thank you to https://www.darkoxfordshire.co.uk https://davidkiddhewitt.wordpress.com and the book Oxfordshire murders by Nicola Sly also as always...

The Murder of Kate Dungey

July 19, 2023 20:50 - 19 minutes - 17.5 MB

On the night of friday the 8th december 1893 ,2 young brothers james and henry froome,could get no answer,at the farmhouse they spent the night at when they worked there ,they knew the sole occupant,the housekeeper, 30 year old Kate Dungey should be there,when at 9.30pm she had still not appeared, they went home and alerted their father John Froome,he and the farm manager George Dawson made a shocking discovery at the house, thanks to https://murderresearch.com/kate-dungey/ https://www.dark...

Two Danish Murderesses (Ana Andersdotter & Dagmar Overbye

June 07, 2023 22:36 - 20 minutes - 18.4 MB

Today i tell the tales of 2 danish lady child killers ,Ana Andersdotter,and Dagmar Overbye its the first time i have gone beyond these shores for an episode,but i came across these 2 and they really interested me so im hoping you will find them interesting too tonights episode includes a shout out to a favourite podcast of mine GHOST TALES BY THE FIRESIDE hosted by Clem Dalloway https://podcasters.spotify.com... you can find him on Ghost Tales By The Fireside on Instagram and his email i...

The chocolate cream poisoner(with my daughter Nikita(Kita)

May 20, 2023 13:20 - 17 minutes - 16 MB

A special episode ,with my daughter Kita ,about the chocolate cream poisoner,Christina Edmunds,who in 1871,in Brighton,England,decided to poison the man she loved,s wife,which she failed to do , but then decided to try to poison the rest of Brighton and blame a local sweet shop owner to make her love believe it wasnt her ,confused??? yes so was i,hopefully we will all be less confused after this episode ,hope you enjoy it :) big thanks in this episode must go to The book ,the case of the choc...

The Terrible Crime of Louise Masset

April 12, 2023 21:56 - 15 minutes - 13.9 MB

The 1899 murder of her son Manfred , by his mother Louise Masset, at London Bridge railway station ,why did she do it? their seems no reason ,and as she explained in court could it have been a mysterious mrs browning ? thank you too http://www.capitalpunishmentuk.org http://www.murderpedia.org http://www.britishexecutions.co.uk The book ; The Trial of Louise Masset edited by Kate Clarke, notable british trials no 85 as always a big thank you to jonathon segev for the continued use of cursed l...

Murder in the chicken run

March 08, 2023 19:33 - 20 minutes - 19 MB

Norman Thorne murdered his fiance Elsie Cameron at his chicken farm in Crowborough,Sussex on December 5th 1924 or did he? This is my longest murder at bedtime yet,as the story really absorbed me ,and i hope it does you too!! A massive help in writing this episode was the great short story by the famous author Minette Walters about the case called "CHICKENFEED" which i thoroughly enjoyed https://minettewalters.co.uk and also thanks to ... https://www.dailymail.co.uk https://murderpedia.org htt...

For the sake of decency gentlemen,please dont hang me high!!(The tale of Mary Blandy)

January 23, 2023 19:57 - 18 minutes - 17.3 MB

In April 1742 Mary Blandy was hanged outside oxford castle for the murder of her father Francis Blandy ,she said she thought she was mixing a harmless love potion into his food and drink ,but the jury had disagreed ,and she went to her fate bravely,but was she just a naive young lady duped by her lover? thank you to.... https://www.capitalpunishmentuk.org https://www.berkshirehistory.com https://www.oxforddnb.com https://www.gutenberg.com https:www.darkoxfordshire.co.uk and my favourite by fa...

Murder at the Tom Tackle

December 09, 2022 19:58 - 14 minutes - 13.5 MB

The 1979 murder of Teresa Elena Di Simone in her car outside The Tom Tackle pub in Southampton England a man called Sean Hodgson served 27 years in prison before dna cleared him of the crime ,so who did murder Teresa? thank you to these sources Orrible British True Crime by Ben Oakley www.theguardian.com www.southerndailyecho.co.uk www.absolutecrime.com forejustice.org reallifevillains.miraheze.org www.dailymail.co.uk and many more thank you

The Blackpool Poisoner(Louisa May Merrifield)

November 20, 2022 19:45 - 13 minutes - 12.8 MB

The story of Louisa May Merrifield who in 1953 murdered her employer Sarah Ann Ricketts with Rodine rat poison,but her husband Alfred was cleared thank you to theses sources and others in researching this story www.lancslive www.capitalpunishmentuk.org www.murderuk.com www.britishexecutions.co.uk www.jarossi.com www.executedtoday.com www,manchestereveningnews.co.uk hanged at manchester by steven fielding the coventry evening telegraph and thank you to jonathan segev for the continued use of...

Death in the Attic

November 05, 2022 19:38 - 18 minutes - 17 MB

The story of Margaret Walber who in may 1893 chained her husband John into the attic of their house on Gildart street in Liverpool and then 4 months later beat him to death in that attic many thanks to Alan Hayhurst the Author of the brilliant more murders in Lancashire without finding this book i wouldnt have half the details also www.capitalpunishmentuk.org www.britishexecutions.co.uk www.oldmerseytimes.co.uk The Liverpool Echo and the books Hanged at Liverpool by Steve Fielding and Foul...

The case of Margaret "Bill" Allen

October 16, 2022 22:08 - 16 minutes - 15.1 MB

The 1948 murder of 68 yr old Nancy Ellen Chadwick by Margaret "Bill" Allen maybe Britains first Transgender murderer and certainly Rawtenstall in Lancashires first murderer!! but did "Bill" deserve to hang for it? its a very sad case but decide for yourself thank you to Lancs live,The lancs times, The Bacup times, Murderpedia,executed today and the invaluable book "TheTragic and Transgendered world of Margaret "Bill" Allen by @mollycutpurse and many more and also thank you as always to @Jona...

Murder In Bridlington (Stephen Browning)

October 02, 2022 12:17 - 15 minutes - 14.6 MB

The 2007 murder in Bridlington Yorkshire of 57 year old retired lecturer Susan Grundy by 31 year old Stephen Grundy,while she walked home from celebrating the sale of her house,at the Prior John pub in the town !

Crocodile Tears (Dr Edward Pritchard)

August 29, 2022 21:04 - 12 minutes - 11.6 MB

The story of Dr Edward Pritchard who would on the 28th july 1865 become the last person to be publicly hanged in scotland for the murders by poisoning of his wife and mother in law as always i would like to thank Johnathan Segev for the continued use of Cursed Lullaby as my intro

The Beast of Manchester

July 31, 2022 20:31 - 16 minutes - 14.8 MB

The story of Trevor Hardy who terrorised manchester in the 1970s with 3 murders that at the time were overshadowed by the murders of The Yorkshire Ripper , Peter Sutcliffe but were just as depraved and evil thanks as always to jonathan segev for continuing to let me use cursed lullaby for my intro

murder in the potteries

June 20, 2022 20:32 - 14 minutes - 13.4 MB

The 1952 murder of Alice Wiltshaw by their ex chauffeur Leslie green although he was a small time crook ,the savagery of the murder was totally out of character ,everybody who met him or knew him said he was kind and gentle a really likeable man even though he was a bit of a rogue i got a lot of information for this episode from the book The Barlaston Murderer Leslie Green by Margaret Moxom avaliable on amazon in paperback or kindle a very good read i would also as always like to thank Jon...

Murder at The Crumbles

May 29, 2022 17:08 - 13 minutes - 12.4 MB

The gruesome 1924 murder of Emily Bielby Kaye in a cottage on a desolate shingle beach between Eastbourne and Pevensey known as "The Crumbles" by a horrible man called Patrick Herbert Mahon ,Mahon was married,he got Emily pregnant then started an affair with another woman,he killed Emily and stuffed her in her own luggage trunk then locked her in the spare room ,and then invited his new lover to stay for the easter weekend at the cottage ,he then after taking her home returned to the cottage ...

The Musical Milkman Murder

April 25, 2022 20:21 - 13 minutes - 12.8 MB

The 1920 murder in sleepy Little Marlow in the county of Buckinghamshire by poisoning of the very popular milkman's wife ,but was he all he seemed? i found the book The Musical Milkman by Quentin Falk to be a massive help in writing this episode and as always thank you to Jonathon Segev for continuing to let me use Cursed Lullaby as my intro !

Did she murder Jack the Ripper

March 20, 2022 19:29 - 18 minutes - 17 MB

No one knew that the reclusive old lady who was found dead in her squallid 3 room bungalow surrounded by cats ,was once 50 years before arguably the most famous woman in the world ,but who was she and who may her husband have been? references, thank you to ...They all love jack by Bruce robinson ,The last victim by Anne e Graham andCarol Emmas ,Murderpedia.org , www.theguardian.com , www.casebook.org ,www.old-merseytimes,www.britishnewspaper archive

Neville Heath The Ladykiller

February 28, 2022 21:42 - 16 minutes - 14.9 MB

The murders in 1946 of margery Gardner and Doreen Marshall thank you to ministry of history, british newspaper archive,murderuk,truecrimeedition,the bournemouth echo,Rotten to the core by Francis Selwyn and thank you to Jonathon Segev for the continued use of his Cursed Lullaby as my intro

Massacre at Stukeley Road

February 02, 2022 22:37 - 14 minutes - 12.9 MB

The massacre of the Cornish family on the 28th April 1919 by Henry Perry aka Beckett big thanks to www.E7-nowandthen.org for a lot of the detail in this story and to jonathan Segev for the use of cursed lullaby for my intro music

The Murder of Celine Figard

January 02, 2022 15:56 - 13 minutes - 12.3 MB

The 1995 Murder of French student Celine Figard by English truck driver Stuart Morgan the week before christmas

The Blackout Ripper

December 09, 2021 20:34 - 18 minutes - 17.3 MB

The 1942 murders of 4 women in 5 days by Airman Gordon Cummings

The Little Red Riding Hood Murder

November 07, 2021 19:02 - 18 minutes - 17.1 MB

The 1946 murder of Muriel Drinkwater

The Great Yarmouth bootlace murders

September 26, 2021 19:21 - 15 minutes - 14.3 MB

The 1900 murder of Mary Jane Bennett on Great Yarmouth beach

blood in the perambulator

August 24, 2021 22:19 - 19 minutes - 18 MB

The 1890 murder of mrs phoebe hogg and baby tiggy the book "The woman at the devils door " by sarah beth hopton was invaluable in this story

A jar of your special dripping please missus !!!

July 16, 2021 22:16 - 21 minutes - 19.9 MB

The 1879 murder of Julia Martha Thomas by her housekeeper Kate Webster

Double jeopardy (The murder of Julie Hogg)

June 02, 2021 22:50 - 21 minutes - 20 MB

The 1989 murder of Julie Hogg and the fight to get justice by her mother Ann Ming

Karma in Manchester???

May 11, 2021 23:06 - 13 minutes - 12.6 MB

A man was hanged in manchester in 1947 but did he do it?and if he didnt,did he still deserve to hang?

The Devil lived in Wath

April 25, 2021 23:24 - 17 minutes - 16.1 MB

The 1988 Murders in Wath upon Dearne and mexborough in south yorkshire commited by Anthony Arkwright

The wicked dwarf of Nelson

April 06, 2021 23:08 - 16 minutes - 15.2 MB

The 1936 murder of miss Ruth Clarkson by Max Mayer Haslam

Lesley and Stefan pt 2

March 21, 2021 10:42 - 11 minutes - 10.9 MB

The second part of Lesley and Stefan part 2 sorry for the wait

EP 11 Lesley and Stefan

March 15, 2021 01:19 - 15 minutes - 14 MB

The Murder of Lesley Molseed and the terrible injustice done to Stefan Kiszco

ep 10 Murder in Milton Keynes

February 28, 2021 19:32 - 15 minutes - 14.1 MB

The murders of Dorothy and Michael Rogers in stantonbury in 2003

The Glossop bigamist murders

February 07, 2021 22:45 - 18 minutes - 16.6 MB

Did the milkman kill little johnny gill ?

January 22, 2021 22:15 - 15 minutes - 14.1 MB

did the local milkman murder his little helper?

The Denham massacre

January 06, 2021 23:18 - 15 minutes - 14.3 MB

The 1870 massacre of the Marshall family in Denham Buckinghamshire

under the covers with Lyndon

December 24, 2020 20:49 - 21 minutes - 19.8 MB

a little collection of ghost stories for christmas eve

The Ashland Christmas Tragedy

December 23, 2020 21:29 - 14 minutes - 13.7 MB

The 1881 brutal christmas killings of 3 children in ashland ohio

Horror at the hospital

December 09, 2020 22:04 - 13 minutes - 12.5 MB

The 1948 murder of June Ann Devaney

EP3 THE DEMON BARBER OF BLACKBURN

November 25, 2020 22:10 - 12 minutes - 11.8 MB

The 1876 murder of seven year old Emily Agnes Holland by William Fish

ep2 Priscilla Biggadike

November 11, 2020 00:23 - 13 minutes - 12.5 MB

episode 1 killed a girl it was fine and hot!

October 31, 2020 14:43 - 16 minutes - 14.7 MB

The story of the 1867 murder of Fanny Adams