News of the Times - Unlocking the vaults of historical crime

News of the Times Full Episode #30v | 1850 - 1890
Murderous Love Triangles
Murderous love triangles are as old as time! 

In this episode we look at 3 cases from England's history:
Mary Reeder / Reader …

Strange Case of Love Powder 
What starts off as a prank turns deadly on an unsuspecting young lad of 18 in this very strange case from 1752. 
In time for Valentine's Day! 
Hosted by Robin Coles.

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Breach of Promise 
In our run-up to valenetines day.  Breach of promise story abound, with what was sometimes £1000's of pounds.  This is a story of what happens when marriage promises take a bad tur…

Stories of Trials and Executions 
Today’s episode combine 5 different stories, with all receiving a verdict of guilty for their relative crimes and 3 being sentenced to execution to be hung on the sa…

Stories from Whitechapel 
Some rather extreme examples of what living in Whitechapel was like in 1888.  Keep in mind, this was during the Jack the Ripper time.   

Hosted by Robin Coles. 

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Shocking Case of Grooming and Abduction of a 13 Year Old Girl
A story of grooming and convincing a girl of 13 that they would live as sister and brother from a 30 year old man. 
Hosted by Robin Coles.…

Planned and Executed Murder of a Baby to Avoid Child Maintenance 
This carefully planned and deployed murder was pure veil and all due to an attempt to stop required maintenance payments for his baby…

Children Who Kill: Agnes Norman 15 year old 
The story of the 15 year old girl who leaves a series of deaths in her wake from every household she works in.  Babies, infants, children and all manner o…

The Fighting Female 
The myth of delicate and feeble women is dispelled with this riveting story of a woman who gives as good, if not better, than she gets when an attempt at robbery is made. 
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News of the Times Short #123 | 1873 
A Boys attempt to murder his stepmother 
A 12 year old boy's attempt to murder his step-mother with arsenic is re-told here.
There are far more stories of Children…

Murder and Cannibalism -  Alexander Pearce  
A very famous case internationally in its day.  A sentenced convict transported to the "hell" of a prison camp in what is now known as Tasmania.  Attempts …

The Child Substitution 
Some stories come round and round historically. 
The story of a woman pretending to be pregnant in order to secure marriage is as old as the hills.  This particular story is a…

Persistent Extreme Cruelty to  his Wife 
Beatings every other day, razors held to the throat, and overheard death threats and the woman is allowed a divorce.    
One example of married life and the ex…

Mary Ann Cotton - Notorious British Serial Killer
The famous case of the serial murderer Mary Ann Cotton is recounted here. Some estimates place her murders around the 22 mark.  It is suspected she ki…

News of the Times Episode #28v | 1831 
Murder and Dismemberment - John William Holloway 
John Holloway’s horrific murder and dismemberment of his wife in Brighton, 1831.  This story was famous in it’…

News of the Times Short #92 | 1888
The Plot Against the Czar
A beautiful woman, dynamite, an unpopular Czar. 
What could go wrong?
Hosted by Robin Coles.

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News of the Times Short #115 | 1814 
Dead bodies in a sea of beer 15 feet high and 1 million litres 
This famous case of an exploding 22 foot beer vat, and the subsequent impact of neighbouring beer …

News of the Times Short #109 | 1888 
The Whitechapel Atrocity to a Child 
An extreme example of gross cruelty to a 4 year old child.  This takes place in the impoversihed Whitechapel area at the time…

News of the Times Short #110 | 1738 
The Cure for The Bite of a Mad Dog 
Don't try this at home! 
Rabies could be prevalent in England in 1738.   
This is an interesting recipe and instruction on curi…

News of the Times Short #108 | 1738   
The Young Man Pushed to Murder the Husband of Older Mistress    
The young murderer received considerable sympathy as it was believed he had been played by an ol…