Podcast Episodes
Back to Search64. The Body in the Garage
Laura takes us to 1929, where two men find the decomposing body of a man hidden behind some boxes in a garage in Southampton. The victim, oil agent V…
1 year, 2 months ago
MYW: Torquay's Troublesome Trapdoor
Iain looks at a local case sent in by listeners about a man who miraculously survives the gallows. Plus, the story of a smuggler who faked his own de…
1 year, 2 months ago
63. The Stolen Shakespeare
Iain explores the case of a missing Shakespeare folio that resurfaces in Washington DC in the hands off a flamboyant Englishman. A story so extraordi…
1 year, 2 months ago
MYW Mailbag: Mugged for Warhammer Figures!?
Laura and Iain discover wacky crimes as they indulge in the “Florida Man Birthday Challenge.” Iain reminisces on Warhammer figures and Laura gushes o…
1 year, 2 months ago
62. The Dance Hall Explosion
Laura looks into a mysterious explosion at a dance hall in Claremorris, County Mayo, Ireland in 1972 and an infamous local figure called ‘Dancing Nan…
1 year, 2 months ago
MYW: Nottingham’s Nefarious Ghost House
This week, Laura and Iain are looking at cases sent in from Nottingham – including a murder case that explains how Ghost House Lane in Chilwell got i…
1 year, 2 months ago
61. The Deacon’s Double Life
Iain looks at a famous Scottish case from the 1780s that served as inspiration for Robert Louis Stevenson’s ‘Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde’ novel.
Murder They…
1 year, 3 months ago
MYW: Tottenham’s Tram Chase
Iain looks at a local case sent in by listener Theresa. In January 1909, two Tottenham men steal a bag of money before leading police on a wild tram …
1 year, 3 months ago
60. The Ruth Ellis Story
Laura explores the nuanced case of Ruth Ellis, the last woman hanged in Britain. In April 1955, Ruth shot her lover David Blakely outside a pub in No…
1 year, 3 months ago
MYW: Warwickshire’s Weird & Wicked Crimes
Laura dives into a case sent in by listener Emily, who works at Compton Verney in Warwickshire. This beautiful, historic manor was once the scene of …
1 year, 3 months ago