News of the Times - Unlocking the vaults of historical crime
Welcome to News of the Times!
Step into the shadowed alleyways and gaslit parlours of the 18th and 19th centuries with News of the Times — a meticulously curated journey through historical crime. Each episode draws from authentic reports and court records, bringing you the darkly fascinating tales that gripped Georgian, Victorian, and Edwardian Britain.
With over 500 episodes and counting, we explore true accounts of mischief, murder, and mayhem from days gone by — all delivered with a wry nod and a love for the curious corners of the past.
🕵️ For those with a taste for the peculiar, you may also enjoy our new side project: Volume 1: Slightly Unreliable Memoirs — a whimsical collection inspired by the lives (and occasional misadventures) of our research team. Think cravats, crumpets, and the occasional cactus on the lam. Intrigued? Find it here:
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- Update frequency
- every 2 days
- Average duration
- 29 minutes
- Episodes
- 707
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
Tales of Murderous Victorian Police
Tales of Murderous Victorian Police - Wicked Wednesdays
News of the Times Episode 53 | 1840
Our first case from 1860 is a robbery and murder that then unfurls into a tale even more nefarious. Accusat…
Terrible Thomas Simmmons
Terrible Thomas Simmmons
News of the Times Episode 250 | 1807
Huddesdon, Hertfordshire in 1807 is a quiet little hamlet. The Boreham family are having a merry family gathering with relatives and a fam…
The Female Bluebeard
The Female Bluebeard - Serial Killer Saturdays
News of the Times Episode 249 | 1843
This story from 1843 was considered shocking in its time.
Sarah Dazley (Daiseley) was attractive, flirtatious, and st…
Murder and Cannibalism
Murder and Cannibalism - Frightful Fridays
News of the Times Episode 248 | 1845 - 1888
In today’s episode we are looking at three cases of human beings placed under the harshest of conditions and the m…
Forgotten Ripper Victims?
Forgotten Ripper Victims - Wicked Wednesdays
News of the Times Episode 247 | 1888-1891
Historically, there has been much speculation regarding possible murders beyond the ripper “canonical five”. At t…
The Dark Secrets of Evil Abbe Bruneau
The Dark Secrets of Evil Abbe Bruneau
News of the Times Episode 246 | 1894
Evil Abbe Bruneau – a name still remembered in France! In 1894, in a village located in Brittany, an abbe of the local church…
Doctors of Death - History Compilation
Doctors of Death - History Compilation
News of the Times Episode 53 | 1840
In today’s history compilation, we look at four doctors of death:
Dr William Palmer -the “Prince of Poisoners” 1855. Referenc…
Child Mass Murderer - Marcel Redureau
Child Mass Murderer - Marcel Redureau
News of the Times Episode 244 | 1913
In today’s episode of Serial Killer Saturdays, a small village near Nantes is shaken to its core in 1913 with the wholesale sl…
Prison Hulk Horrors
Prison Hulk Horrors
News of the Times Episode 243 | 1776 - 1857
In the hell that was England’s prisons, one type of incarceration which was deemed even worse than Newgate, was the prison hulk. Created…
Bloodthirsty Women in History
Bloodthirsty Women in History
News of the Times Episode 242 | 1450 - 1905
In 1905, the question is asked in the papers: Are Women more Bloodthirsty Than Men?
This news article looks at several ruthless…
The Mother-in-law Murder in Armagh, Northern Ireland
The Mother-in-law Murder in Armagh, Northern Ireland
News of the Times Episode 241 | 1905
In a small town near Armagh, Northern Ireland, in 1905, Isaac Pearson is in his cell awaiting his trial regardi…
The Monster Fritz Haarman
The Monster Fritz Haarman - Serial Killer Saturdays
News of the Times Episode 53 | 1840
***WARNING DISTURBING CONTENT***
In the annals of crime, Fritz Haarman could be regarded as one of the worst kill…
Murders in County Durham
Murders in County Durham
News of the Times Episode 53 | 1840
Our first case of 1884 involves the actual stoning to death of Sergeant Smith in the tightly-knit colliery town of Butterknowle. There has…
Murder & "The Unwritten Law"
Murder & "The Unwritten Law"
News of the Times Episode 238 | 1922 & 1926
The “Unwritten Law”, when a person can take vengeance on another for a slur upon the family honour, is very un-English. It is m…
The Gildart Street Tragedy
The Gildart Street Tragedy
News of the Times Episode 237 | 1894
In today’s episode it is 1893 and the Walber marriage is in trouble. The couple, who are both in their 2nd marriage, tend to drink, furt…
The French Ripper - Joseph Phillipe
The French Ripper - Joseph Phillipe
News of the Times Episode 236 | 1871
In 1888, as London grappled with the vicious and what was regarded as the unprecedented horrific violence of an unknown killer p…
The Moat Farm Mystery
The Moat Farm Mystery - Frightful Fridays
News of the Times Episode 235 | 1903
The Moat Farm Murder in 1903 took over the headlines nationally.
A wastrel conman, a wealthy spinster, illicit affairs, for…
Murder by Burying Alive
Murder by Burying Alive - Wicked Wednesdays
News of the Times Episode 234 | 1870 - 1922
In today’s episode of Wicked Wednesdays, we look at three cases where the victim was buried alive.
Our first case …
Scotland Yard Casebook: Murder at Road Hill House
Scotland Yard Casebook: Murder at Road Hill House
News of the Times Episode 233 | 1860
In today’s episode we are in rural Wiltshire in 1860 where a dreadful murder has taken place with a three year old…
The Notorious French Ogress Serial Killer - Jeanne Weber
The Notorious French Ogress Serial Killer - Jeanne Weber
Serial Killer Saturdays
News of the Times Episode 232 | 1905 - 1908
Today’s episode, from 1905 to 1908 France, investigates the case of Jeanne W…