Sinister South

Rachel & Hannah
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  • TRUE CRIME
  • UPDATED SEMIWEEKLY

Join Rachel and Hannah on the Sinister South Podcast as they explore the shadowy corners of South London. Each episode digs into the gritty true crime stories that have left their mark on the local streets of South London. They’ll introduce you to the victims and dissect the mysteries while giving you a taste of the places these dramas unfolded. It’s not all doom and gloom; Rach and Han also have plenty of nonsense to chat about! So whether you're a true crime buff or just curious about the darker tales from their neck of the woods, pull up a chair, tune in and join the mischief!Want to get in touch with us, or request an episode? You can email us here: sinistersouthpodcast@gmail.com

  1. A Fragile Ego: The heartbreaking murder of Natalie Jarvis

    3D AGO

    A Fragile Ego: The heartbreaking murder of Natalie Jarvis

    This week, we start where we always do… somewhere between a rant about marketing “safe spaces” and a full-blown identity crisis over snake trousers 😅 But very quickly, things take a turn. We’re telling the story of 23-year-old Natalie Jarvis, a young woman from Swanley who went out for what she thought was a casual late-night drive… and never came home. Natalie was loud, funny, warm, and deeply loved by her family. She was rebuilding her life after heartbreak, spending time with friends, and starting something new with a man she thought she could trust. But behind the scenes, that man was saying something very different. In this episode, we unpack a case built on weeks of text messages, tweets, and group chats that should have set alarm bells ringing… but didn’t. A story where warning signs were laughed off, threats were treated as banter, and no one stepped in. We walk through the timeline of what happened that night in October 2012, the brutal reality of Natalie’s murder, and the devastating impact on a family still living with that loss every single day. This episode contains discussions of graphic violence and murder. Please listen with care. Support the show Thanks for tuning in! If you loved diving into the dark corners of South London with us, don't forget to hit that subscribe button to never miss an episode of "Sinister South." Also, follow us on Instagram @SinisterSouthPodcast for sneak peeks, behind-the-scenes content, and more cheeky banter, or www.sinistersouthpod.co.uk. Remember, every crime tells a story... and South is the best side of the river...  Produced and hosted by Hannah Williams & Rachel Baines Mixed & edited by Purple Waves Sound (A.K.A Will)

    1h 27m
  2. A life cut short: The shooting of Lathanial Burrell

    APR 1

    A life cut short: The shooting of Lathanial Burrell

    After a bit of chat about pub quizzes, questionable general knowledge, and why some people should never be trusted with a quiz answer sheet, we turn to a story that is anything but light. In March 2025, 16-year-old Lethanial Burrell was shot dead on his own street in Stockwell, in the middle of a Tuesday afternoon. What followed was the unravelling of a calculated attack involving a stolen moped, a modified firearm, and a network far bigger than it first appeared. This episode looks at who Lethanial was, what happened on Paradise Road, and the wider questions his death leaves behind about exploitation, violence, and the systems that failed to stop it. Sources in this episode include: https://news.met.police.uk/news/two-found-guilty-of-murder-following-stockwell-shooting-505941 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8e70g57d2xo https://www.cps.gov.uk/london-north/news/two-convicted-murder-16-year-old-shot-south-london https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cr5752jpz5po https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/mar/05/teenager-shot-dead-in-south-london-named-as-lathaniel-burrell https://www.itv.com/news/london/2025-03-06/this-cant-happen-to-anyone-else-says-aunt-of-boy-shot-dead-in-south-london https://hounslowherald.com/yearold-charged-with-murder-of-lathaniel-burrell-in-stockwell-p27553-249.htm https://news.sky.com/story/second-person-charged-with-murder-after-shooting-of-teenage-boy-in-south-london-13326917 https://southwarknews.co.uk/area/peckham/teenager-from-peckham-arrested-over-shooting-of-16-year-old-in-stockwell/ https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/two-guilty-murder-stockwell-shooting-b1269986.html https://uk.news.yahoo.com/stockwell-shooting-london-latest-victim-police-update-murder-121341630.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAGEZC2Yl4PFFaM_0HkI3z6C7xWu5TWTMGgO0bS1XUTknm0DhxMjN0dJOEQTlMh5XtvTudJ46xpzJirwZ2_h6hZIGaK6M4or6xZja26LFroWAxPVQr1b7ucd0zRkUzwTw7XtQoKvFYpV3VanHPCzuZQYUY9juEwqEX67YKBEdzcDB https://www.wandsworthguardian.co.uk/news/25039283.lathaniel-burrell-stockwell-shooting-two-arrests/ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c871el85x02o https://www.youtube.com/shorts/iUeaVe5NOwc https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/stockwell-shooting-lathaniel-burrell-murder-arrest-b1215371.html Support the show Thanks for tuning in! If you loved diving into the dark corners of South London with us, don't forget to hit that subscribe button to never miss an episode of "Sinister South." Also, follow us on Instagram @SinisterSouthPodcast for sneak peeks, behind-the-scenes content, and more cheeky banter, or www.sinistersouthpod.co.uk. Remember, every crime tells a story... and South is the best side of the river...  Produced and hosted by Hannah Williams & Rachel Baines Mixed & edited by Purple Waves Sound (A.K.A Will)

    54 min
  3. The village that wasn’t safe: The children of Shirley Oaks

    MAR 25

    The village that wasn’t safe: The children of Shirley Oaks

    We start this week as we usually do, a bit of chaos, questionable life updates, and an Oreo milkshake that frankly had no business being that big… before we move into one of the most difficult cases we’ve ever covered. Shirley Oaks was meant to be a safe place. A village of cottages in Croydon, designed to give children in care a sense of normal life. Instead, it became the centre of one of the most disturbing child abuse scandals in British history. Over decades, hundreds of children were subjected to sexual, physical and racial abuse by those trusted to protect them (staff, volunteers, carers) within a system that repeatedly failed to act In this episode, we look at what was really happening inside Shirley Oaks, how multiple perpetrators were able to operate unchecked, and how survivors eventually forced the truth into the open. Trigger warning: This episode contains discussion of child sexual abuse (including very young children), grooming, rape, physical abuse, racial abuse, institutional failure, suicide, self-harm, and substance misuse.  If you need support, you can contact: NSPCC Helpline: 0808 800 5000 Rape Crisis England & Wales: 0808 802 9999 Samaritans (24/7): 116 123 Please take care while listening. Sources for this episode include: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-53258596 https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/616d627fd3bf7f5604d83c8c/Lambeth-care-IICSA-investigation.pdf https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/jun/25/over-46m-paid-to-survivors-of-abuse-at-lambeth-childrens-homes https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/jun/25/survivors-tell-of-abuse-shirley-oaks-childrens-home https://www.shirleyoakssurvivorsassociation.co.uk https://news.sky.com/story/shirley-oaks-man-who-was-repeatedly-sexually-abused-at-childrens-home-reveals-why-he-kept-dark-secret-for-nearly-six-decades-12364798 https://www.iicsa.org.uk/reports-recommendations/publications/investigation/lambeth-council/part-b-reality-life-care-lambeth/b2-case-study-shirley-oaks.html https://www.leighday.co.uk/news/press-releases/2020-news/survivor-of-abuse-at-shirley-oaks-childrens-home-awarded-125-000-by-the-lambeth-redress-scheme/ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-53314290 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKp4LLRNh8o https://www.itv.com/news/london/2022-10-20/lambeth-childrens-home-survivor-it-was-abuse-on-an-industrial-scale https://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/oct/21/we-have-to-deliver-justice-the-man-who-fought-for-the-survivors-of-shirley-oaks https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/child-abuse-inquiry-london-care-homes-shirley-oaks-croydon-lambeth-council-compensation-millions-pounds-victims-a7478016.html Support the show Thanks for tuning in! If you loved diving into the dark corners of South London with us, don't forget to hit that subscribe button to never miss an episode of "Sinister South." Also, follow us on Instagram @SinisterSouthPodcast for sneak peeks, behind-the-scenes content, and more cheeky banter, or www.sinistersouthpod.co.uk. Remember, every crime tells a story... and South is the best side of the river...  Produced and hosted by Hannah Williams & Rachel Baines Mixed & edited by Purple Waves Sound (A.K.A Will)

    1h 38m
  4. The cost of secrets: The mysterious death of Nimal Samarasinha

    MAR 18

    The cost of secrets: The mysterious death of Nimal Samarasinha

    HanFan Trevors... have we got good news for you! We're back... slightly frazzled, mildly sleep deprived and very much doing our best.  Tune in for chat about chaotic coach journeys, questionable life admin, Mother's Day highs and lows, and a near full-scale household meltdown involving a missing cat (don't worry, she's fine...)  In January 1992, on a quiet residential street in Wallington, South London, Nimal Samarasinha stepped outside to warm up his car before taking his daughter to school. Minutes later, he was dead. Stabbed once through the heart, in broad daylight, on his own driveway. No witnesses, no robbery, no obvious motive.  What followed uncovered a life built on layers of secrecy. A respected council official hiding a gambling addiction, mounting debts, forged documents and a double life that was on the brink of exposure. But even with a conviction, one question has never been answered. Who actually carried out the murder?  Sources used in this case include:  Support the show Thanks for tuning in! If you loved diving into the dark corners of South London with us, don't forget to hit that subscribe button to never miss an episode of "Sinister South." Also, follow us on Instagram @SinisterSouthPodcast for sneak peeks, behind-the-scenes content, and more cheeky banter, or www.sinistersouthpod.co.uk. Remember, every crime tells a story... and South is the best side of the river...  Produced and hosted by Hannah Williams & Rachel Baines Mixed & edited by Purple Waves Sound (A.K.A Will)

    1h 2m
  5. A Briefe Discourse of Murder: The Tudor Slaying of George Saunders

    MAR 4

    A Briefe Discourse of Murder: The Tudor Slaying of George Saunders

    #Trevors, journey back with us to 1573 and Shooters Hill in the Tudor period, where Rach walks us through one of the oldest cases we've covered on Sinister South, the murder of George Saunders by another George, and two Annes...  We take you through what happened on the highway to Kent and the coast and all that lay beyond, when a man who decided he wanted someone else's wife for himself got a bit happy with a dagger.  Expect lots of mispronunciations of Olde English, questionable "facts" and a dive into a world of lust, love and murder, tudor style!  Also we celebrate the launch of Hannah's new YouTube channel "Hike with Hannah" and question Rachel's thinking about whether using dead criminals as signposting landmarks is actually the way forward...  Big love Sources used in this case include: https://www.folger.edu/blogs/collation/george-saunders-in-happier-times/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9V7Ax-QyStY https://thehistorypress.co.uk/publication/strange-inhuman-deaths-2/ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Tudor-Murder-Files-James-Moore/dp/1473857031 http://www.oxford-shakespeare.com/Probate/PROB_11-63_f_271.pdf https://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/14795257.gruesome-south-london-murders-from-tudor-times-chronicled-in-james-moores-new-book-the-tudor-murder-files/ https://cupboardworld.blogspot.com/2012/08/killing-your-husband-in-tudor-england.html Support the show Thanks for tuning in! If you loved diving into the dark corners of South London with us, don't forget to hit that subscribe button to never miss an episode of "Sinister South." Also, follow us on Instagram @SinisterSouthPodcast for sneak peeks, behind-the-scenes content, and more cheeky banter, or www.sinistersouthpod.co.uk. Remember, every crime tells a story... and South is the best side of the river...  Produced and hosted by Hannah Williams & Rachel Baines Mixed & edited by Purple Waves Sound (A.K.A Will)

    1h 26m
  6. The boy the media forgot: The shocking murder of Wayne Taylor

    FEB 25

    The boy the media forgot: The shocking murder of Wayne Taylor

    We kick this one off the only way we know how. A bit tired. A bit dramatic about adulthood. Slightly over-analysing targeted ads that know we’re stressed. There’s chat about mini retirements, South London buses, and whether four ciders was really necessary on a school night. And then we talk about Wayne. On 19 February 1990, 11-year-old Wayne Taylor left his home in Kennington with a pound in his pocket to get the bus to Brixton to see his dad. It was half term. It was a normal journey. He knew the area. He was expected home that evening. He never came back. Two days later, Wayne was found inside a disused community centre on the Somerleyton Estate. He had been sexually assaulted and murdered. The investigation would eventually link his death to an earlier attack on another young boy, and early DNA evidence would identify the man responsible. The case was solved. The killer was convicted. But Wayne’s name never became one the country seemed to hold onto. In this episode, we talk about who Wayne was, what happened in those final hours, and why his story feels like one that slipped quietly past the national conversation. Sources include https://chatgpt.com/g/g-p-6762b841d4108191b4c89939ef1dbbeb-sinister-south/c/6988bcfa-5448-8392-a197-6a3ee3fd339d https://www.blackkalendar.nl/c/13323/Michael%20Wyatt https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gu8H9jPxHLA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0nSFGtCbzs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2Ehlv70y8s https://imsvintagephotos.com/products/1991-paedophile-killer-michael-wyatt-was-jailed-for-life-today-old-bailey-vintage-photograph-2206263?srsltid=AfmBOorfxjs59CkAzUF1Ywcf_AOqNmEDzSmuS5dcX7xnXTOPxFO5fOSG Support the show Thanks for tuning in! If you loved diving into the dark corners of South London with us, don't forget to hit that subscribe button to never miss an episode of "Sinister South." Also, follow us on Instagram @SinisterSouthPodcast for sneak peeks, behind-the-scenes content, and more cheeky banter, or www.sinistersouthpod.co.uk. Remember, every crime tells a story... and South is the best side of the river...  Produced and hosted by Hannah Williams & Rachel Baines Mixed & edited by Purple Waves Sound (A.K.A Will)

    1h 3m
  7. Communities under attack: The London Nail Bombings

    FEB 18

    Communities under attack: The London Nail Bombings

    We start this week exactly how you’d expect. A bit of chat. A bit of South London waffle. Probably a side quest before we’ve even technically started. We mention Electric Avenue. Yes, the song. Yes, we sing it. No, we’re not sorry. And then we get serious. Because on Saturday 17 April 1999, Brixton was doing what Brixton does. Market traders packing up. Families out shopping. Iceland just being Iceland. Completely normal. Completely ordinary. Until a blue sports bag was left behind. In this episode we tell the story of the Brixton nail bombing — the first in a two-week campaign of hate that would shake London. We focus on what happened on Electric Avenue that afternoon, how the device was moved and misunderstood, how nobody quite believed it could be real… and what happened when it detonated. We talk about the chaos. The injuries. The people who stepped in to help. The investigation that followed. And we examine who David Copeland was, how he became radicalised, and how extremist ideology turned into real-world violence on a South London high street. But as always, this is about more than the man who planted the bomb. It’s about Brixton. Its history. Its community. And the legacy of a day that was meant to divide people, but didn’t. A community under attack will not be divided. Together, we are strong. Support the show Thanks for tuning in! If you loved diving into the dark corners of South London with us, don't forget to hit that subscribe button to never miss an episode of "Sinister South." Also, follow us on Instagram @SinisterSouthPodcast for sneak peeks, behind-the-scenes content, and more cheeky banter, or www.sinistersouthpod.co.uk. Remember, every crime tells a story... and South is the best side of the river...  Produced and hosted by Hannah Williams & Rachel Baines Mixed & edited by Purple Waves Sound (A.K.A Will)

    1h 13m
  8. The Unanswered Murder of Mark Corcoran

    FEB 11

    The Unanswered Murder of Mark Corcoran

    This week, we’re back together after a short break and doing what we do best. Catching up, oversharing, laughing at ourselves, and gently easing into the darkness. Then we turn to Croydon. In 2008, 26 year old builder Mark Corcoran was found stabbed in the heart. Despite a violent Valentines Day attack, potential witnesses, and years of investigation, no one has ever been charged. His case remains unsolved. We talk through who Mark was, what is known about the night he was killed, and the lines of enquiry police explored at the time. We look at where the investigation stalled, what questions still remain, and how cases like Mark’s slowly fade from public view despite never being resolved. This is a story about a life cut short, a family left without answers, and a murder that still sits quietly in South London history, unresolved. As always, we approach this with care and respect. Mark was a real person, not just a headline. Listener discretion advised. Anyone with information regarding Mark's death is asked to call the police on 101. To remain anonymous call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. Support the show Thanks for tuning in! If you loved diving into the dark corners of South London with us, don't forget to hit that subscribe button to never miss an episode of "Sinister South." Also, follow us on Instagram @SinisterSouthPodcast for sneak peeks, behind-the-scenes content, and more cheeky banter, or www.sinistersouthpod.co.uk. Remember, every crime tells a story... and South is the best side of the river...  Produced and hosted by Hannah Williams & Rachel Baines Mixed & edited by Purple Waves Sound (A.K.A Will)

    1h 18m
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Join Rachel and Hannah on the Sinister South Podcast as they explore the shadowy corners of South London. Each episode digs into the gritty true crime stories that have left their mark on the local streets of South London. They’ll introduce you to the victims and dissect the mysteries while giving you a taste of the places these dramas unfolded. It’s not all doom and gloom; Rach and Han also have plenty of nonsense to chat about! So whether you're a true crime buff or just curious about the darker tales from their neck of the woods, pull up a chair, tune in and join the mischief!Want to get in touch with us, or request an episode? You can email us here: sinistersouthpodcast@gmail.com

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  • Creator
    Rachel & Hannah
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    91
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Sinister South
  • Show Website
    Sinister South

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