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a no waffle no frills 10 - 15 minute bi-weekly true crime bedtime story on wednesdays at 10 pm

Murder at bedtime with Lyndon Lyndon Dowdell

    • True Crime
    • 4.9 • 19 Ratings

a no waffle no frills 10 - 15 minute bi-weekly true crime bedtime story on wednesdays at 10 pm

    The Terrible Death of Jane Clouson

    The Terrible Death of Jane Clouson

    who killed 16 year old Jane Clouson ?The police knew who had done it,the public thought they knew who had done it ! all the evidence seemed to point to one man .....but did he do it?
    join me as we take a trip to eltham a borough of london in 1871, to find out !!!!
    firstly a big help in bringing out this story to the book on the crime "pretty Jane and the viper of kidbrooke lane" by
    Paul Thomas Murphy an absolutely brilliant account of everything to do with the murder ,please get this book if you want to find out more about this fascinating crime!!!
    also thanks to the following......https://londonnewsonline.co.uk/lifestyle/memories/jane-was-16-pregnant-and-brutally-murdered
    https://prettyjaneandtheviper-.tumblr.com
    https://katdevitt.com/2022/08/29/the-tragic-murder-of-jane-maria-clouson
    https://www.fobic.org.uk
    https://runner500.wordpress.com/tag/edmund-pook
    https://www.oldbaileyonline.org/recordt18710710-561
    and a special thank you to jonathan segev for the continued use of his composition "cursed lullaby"

    • 19 min
    The Terrible Death of Eliza Morrow

    The Terrible Death of Eliza Morrow

    Let me take you to Derby in England in 1861,where recently widowed , Richard Thorley,has become obsessed with a pretty, young irish lady called Eliza Morrow,unfortunately Eliza doesnt feel the same way about Richard,and lets him know, leading to a downward spiral in Richard, leading to anger ,jelousy and finally murder
    a big thank you to Martin Baggoley for the story in his book Derbyshire murders
    and also thank you too ....
    https://truecrimelibrary.com
    https://derbyuncovered.com
    https://www.oldilkeston.com
    https://www.visitderby.co.uk
    https://issuu.com
    https://www.capitalpunishment.uk.org
    https://www.dailytelegraph.co.uk

    • 16 min
    MARY BATEMAN (The Yorkshire Witch)

    MARY BATEMAN (The Yorkshire Witch)

    Mary Bateman was a self styled wise woman, a clever, cunning,confidence trickster, with absolutely no concience !she could be a serial killer , but she only stood trial for one murder ,and that was the poisoning of mrs Rebecca Perigo,a lady she was supposedly helping to lift a curse,join me as we tell her story of her crime ,her capture,and her execution
    https://www.yorkmuseumtrust.org.uk
    https://murderpedia.org
    https://www.mylearning.org
    https://examinerlive.co.uk
    https://northernlifemagazine.co.uk
    https://www.mentalfloss.com
    https://www.darlingtonandstockton-times.co.uk
    and thank you as always to jonathan segev for the continued use of his brilliant Cursed Lullaby as my intro

    • 17 min
    The Agonising Death of Arthur Major

    The Agonising Death of Arthur Major

    The 1934 murder of 44 year old lorry driver Arthur Major ,by his wife Ethel,in the little village of Kirkby upon Bain in Lincolnshire, England
    thank you to .....https://www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk
    https://murderpedia.org
    http://www.capitalpunishmentuk.org
    https://ourcriminalancestors.org
    https://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk
    https://crimescribe.com
    thankyou to jonathan Segev for kindly allowing me to use his Cursed Lullaby as my intro music https://m.soundcloud.com/jonathansegev

    • 14 min
    The Crime and Execution of Catherine Hayes

    The Crime and Execution of Catherine Hayes

    The 1726 murder of John Hayes, by his lodgers Thomas Billing and Thomas Wood, all planned by his wife Catherine,Billing was allegedly her lover ,but was also her son by a former partner,and Wood was a long time friend of John Hayes from when they lived in woucestershire ,John had generously taken him in ,and he repaid him by firstly becoming his wife's lover , and then murdering him !
    but why? and what happened to them afterwards ,lets take a look!
    i would like to thank as always jonathon Segev for his continued use of his "Cursed Lullaby" as my intro music ,and also
    https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk
    http://rictornorton,co.uk
    https://www.capitalpunishmentuk.org
    https://murderpedia.org
    https://localhistories.org

    • 20 min
    The Terrible Murder of Annie Leeson

    The Terrible Murder of Annie Leeson

    The 1864 murder of Annie Leeson, by her lovesick admirer William Stevens,a man wh could not control his obsession,jealousy,and anger ,he finally decided if he couldnt have pretty 17 year old Annie then nobody would!
    thank you to
    the buckingham gaol and museum website
    buckinghamshire live .com
    the books Buckinghamshire murder and crime by Scott Houghton
    and Buckinghamshire mystery and murder by David Kidd Hewitt
    and as always a big thank you to Johnathon Segev for the continued use of his Cursed Lullaby as my intro music
    and thank you so much for listening

    • 19 min

Customer Reviews

4.9 out of 5
19 Ratings

19 Ratings

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Great Show

Love the stories discovered via Ghost Tales by the fireside. Have just finished listening to all can’t wait for more.

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