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
The Bermondsey Tragedy
The Bermondsey Tragedy - Murderous Mondays
News of the Times Episode 53 | 1840
This story from 1872 Bermondsey – not to be confused with the famous Manning case which occurred some 23 years earlier a…
The Leveson Street Horror
The Leveson Street Horror - Serial Killer Saturdays
News of the Times Episode 211 | 1849
Today’s shocking story from 1849 was considered so hideous that the city changed the street name where the crime…
Chilling Family Killings: The Dark Secrets of Ripon
Family Killings in Ripon - Frightful Fridays
News of the Times Episode 210 | 1874
1874 was a remarkable year in Ripon North Yorkshire with two unrelated cases of family members killing other family me…
Scotland Yard Casebook - The Islington Murder
Scotland Yard Casebook - The Islington Murder
News of the Times Episode 209 | 1840
In today’s episode we take a look at a Scotland Yard case from 1840 – The Islington Murder – a great story showcasing…
Terrible Theodore Gardelle: a Dismembering Artist
Terrible Theodore Gardelle - Murderous Mondays
News of the Times Episode 53 | 1840
It is 1761 London, and Theodore Gazelle, a Swiss painter drawing inspiration from his visit to England, is slighted b…
The Inn of Death: Kill Count 50+
The Inn of Death - Serial Killer Saturdays
News of the Times Episode 207 | 1831
It is 1831 and we are in France. Travellers in the Ardeche passing the Red Inn are vanishing along their way. Neighbour…
Scandal and Murder on Merseyside
News of the Times Episode 206 | 1882
A seemingly average Victorian family in 1882 is anything but! The scandal filled family, with the genteel façade, holds dark secrets between the various family mem…
The Dark Side of Lighthouses
The Dark Side of Lighthouses - Wicked Wednesdays
News of the Times Episode 205 | 1755-1933
In today’s episode we look at some of the dark history surrounding lighthouses. Madness, fatal accidents, fir…
Mr Dove and The Wizard
Mr Dove and The Wizard - Murderous Mondays
News of the Times Episode 204 | 1855
In 1855, William Dove, a troubled man, is convinced that the wizard he had been seeing for some two years is authentic an…
Uncovering England's Worst Serial Killer: Jonathan Balls
Jonathan Balls : Kill Count: 22
News of the Times Episode 203 | 1846
Today’s episode of serial killer Saturdays reviews the case of Jonathan Balls from a small seaside village in 1846. Jonathan is not…
Scandal, Murder and the Duke of Cumberland
Scandal, Murder and the Duke of Cumberland
News of the Times Episode 202 | 1810 & 1833
Ernest Augustus, The Duke of Cumberland, had a spectacular chequered life. In the time of King George III, The Du…
Unexplained Vanishings: Accidents or Something Sinister?
The Missing
News of the Times Episode 53 | 1840
Today’s episode looks at three cases where people have gone missing.
Our first case with the Reverend Speke from 1868 investigates this notorious vanishi…
The Mysterious Murder of Georgina Moore
The Mysterious Murder of Georgie Moore
Murderous Mondays
News of the Times Episode 200 | 1881
This death of seven-year-old Georgie Moore in 1881, found strangled and thrown into the river some distance…
The Plumstead Poisoner
The Plumstead Poisoner - Serial Killer Saturdays
News of the Times Episode 199 | 1833
In today’s episode, it is 1833 Plumstead and wealthy and hale George Bodle has his usual morning breakfast of coffe…
Murderous Stories From Suffolk
Murderous Stories from Suffolk - Frightful Fridays
News of the Times Episode 198 | 1851 & 1920
In today’s episode, we are in Suffolk investigating two grisly murders that took place there.
In our firs…
Spectral Sleuths - Ghost Quest for Justice
Spectral Sleuths - Ghost Quest for Justice
News of the Times Episode 197 | 1749 & 1828
In today’s episode we look at two cases of spectral sleuths – ghosts who come back to help solve their own murde…
The New Cross Murder Mystery
The New Cross Murder Mystery
News of the Times Episode 196 | 1890
The New Cross Mystery was one of the names given in the papers of the finding of Emma Townsend, and her particular friend, William De l…
Helen Jegado - The Serial Killer Nun
Helen Jegado - The Serial Killer Nun
News of the Times Episode 195 | 1852
Join us on a chilling journey through the life of Helen Jagard, the deadly nun who left a trail of murder and theft wherever sh…
Scandal and Murder Stories from the Stage
Scandal and Murder Stories from the Stage
News of the Times Episode 194 | 1825 & 1895
Scandal and murder stories from the world of the theatre consumed the masses in Victorian Times. Today we look at …
Housemaid Stories of Betrayal and Murder
Housemaid Stories of Betrayal and Murder
News of the Times Episode 193 | 1824 - 1893
Housemaids made up almost 40% of the female workforce at one point.
Today’s episode looks at the unsuspecting dang…