News of the Times - Unlocking the vaults of historical crime

News of the Times Episode 91 | 1667 - 1935
Stories of Being Buried Alive
Today's collection of stories focuses on the many cases found in pamphlets and the papers of being buried alive.  Some of those …

News of the Times Episode 90 | 1815
The Case of Elizabeth Fenning
This famous case from 1815 had a long-lasting impact in many ways. An attractive young girl as cook in a new household, the poisoning …

News of the Times Episode 89| 1866-1874
Arthur Orton  - Butcher or Baronet? : Eccentric Sundays
This exceptionally famous case wins the prize for sheer audacity. A butcher from Wagga Wagga Australia, r…

News of the Times Episode 88 | 1903
George Chapman - The Ripper Suspect
Still recovering from the series of brutal slayings in London, a new serial killer emerges, George Chapman. 
Violent, brutal, an…

News of the Times Episode 53 | 1840
Whitechapel Wednesdays 12 - Mary Kelly
In this, the penultimate series of Whitechapel Wednesdays, Mary Kelly is brutally murdered, in possibly the most horrific man…

News of the Times Episode 87| 1830's-1910's
Stories From Penny Dreadfuls: Twisted Tales Tuesday
One could argue that Victorian Penny Dreadful stories brought us Dracula, Frankenstein, Dr Jeckyl and Mr …

News of the Times Episode 85| 1887-1889
The Thames Torso Murders: Murderous Mondays
Between 1887 and 1889, within 10 miles of Whitechapel, 3 brutally dimembered bodies of women were found washing up on…

News of the Times Episode 84 | 1806-1880
Madame Rachel - Beautiful Forever
Were Madame Rachel to turn up in our day, she would undoubtedly be a tremendous success!  This story absolutely captured Victo…

News of the Times Episode 83 | 1809
Mary Bateman - The Yorkshire Witch
Some serial killers come and go, but in the UK, Mary Bateman lives on with a kind of awe filled fascination/repulsion.  At the tur…

News of the Times Episode 82 | 1888
Whitechapel Wednesdays 11
In this episode of Whitechapel Wednesdays, attempts are made to discover the identity of one of the 2 victims from the double event, but he…

News of the Times Episode 81 | 1881
The Brighton Railway Murderer - Percy Lefroy Mapleton: Twisted Tuesdays
This horrific murder case on the London to Brighton train in 1881 gripped the nation at the t…

News of the Times Episode 80 | 1875
The Murder of Harriet Lane: Murderous Mondays
A seemingly traditional respectable Victorian small business owner,
his duplicitous life
and a missing local girl
are j…

News of the Times Episode 79 | 1868-1899
Jerome Caminada - The Original Sherlock Holmes: Eccentric Sundays
Who has not heard of, even vaguely, Arthur Conan Doyle's iconic Sherlock Holmes charachter wit…

News of the Times Episode 78 | 1903
Serial Killers on the High Seas
Living on a ship is not so different from travelling on a train or being in a liocked room mystery - there are few options for escape…

News of the Times Episode 75| 1888
Whitechapel Wednesdays 10
In this episode of Whitechapel wednesdays, the whitechapel inhabitants and the police are left reeling from the double event.  Due to the ho…

News of the Times Episode 77 | 1813 - 1885
Stories of Botched Executions
Botched executions were more common than you might expect.  In todays episode, we are looking at 5 botched executions including…

News of the Times Episode 76 | 1779
The Murder of Martha Ray By Reverend Hackman - Murderous Mondays
Every few decades, a case comes alomg that becomes the obsession of everyone around.  The James Hack…

News of the Times Episode 74 | 1589 - 1663
The Legendary Moll Cutpurse  : Eccentric Sundays
Legendary Moll Cutpurse who certainly lived life to the fullest did just about everything one could think of …

News of the Times Episode 73 | 1811
John Williams - The Horrific Ratcliffe Murders: Serial Killer Saturdays
This 1811 horrific series of slayings was compared to the ripper killings some 77 years later…

News of the Times Episode 70 | 1888
Whitechapel Wednesdays Part 9
In this week's episode, an outline of the Gateshead slashing - had the ripper moved North?  Apparently not with the double event.  The …