Murder Mile UK True Crime
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SEVEN TIME AWARD NOMINATED at the True Crime Awards 2025, Independent Podcast Awards and the British Podcast Awards as Best True Crime Podcast. Murder Mile UK True Crime is a unique London-based true-crime podcast, focused on Soho, the West End and West London, presented as a guided walk of 300+ untold, unsolved and long-forgotten murder cases.If you’re looking for intensely researched and in-depth multipart series, Murder Mile has covered spree killer Gordon Cummings aka 'The Blackout Ripper', John George Haigh 'The Acid Bath Murderer', John Reginald Christie of '10 Rillington Place', Anthony Hardy 'The Camden Ripper', Dennis Nilsen 'The Muswell HI...
Episodes(40 episodes)
#346 - Vitriol: The London Acid Attacks
On Monday the 24th of September 2018, an unnamed couple parked-up outside of Princethorpe House in Woodchester Square in Paddington, W2. The man was kidnapped, driven across London, and then in an unspecified bathroom on Fulham Palace Road, he was tortured using acid. But how did acid become the weapon of choice for many London gangs? Find out on Murder Mile.Location: Princethorpe House in Woodchester Square in Paddington, W2. Date/time: Monday the 24th of September 2018 at 9pm approxVictim: unnamedCulprit: Aston Rochester, Jamal Gordon-Harris, Rennell Rutty, Bradley Evans and Denzil RochesterSeve...
Published: Apr 30, 2026Duration: 57m 56s
#345 - Tormented (Hanna & Aziza Bennis, Acton)
Monday the 15th of August 2022 at 3pm, Flat 72 on the first floor of Clariat Court was the home of Aziza Bennis, a 58-year-old school dinner lady and a mother-of-two, where she had raised her daughters as a single parent. To their neighbours, she was liked, as were her family. But on the afternoon of Monday the 15th of August 2022, she was frenziedly attacked and stabbed to death by her eldest daughter, Hanaa. But why?Was she deranged, traumatised or defending herself, and what was the truth?Location: Flat 72, first floor, Clariat Court, Boddington...
Published: Apr 23, 2026Duration: 1h 2m 6s
#344 - The Blabbermouth - Part 2 of 2 (David McKenzie, Hilda Murrell & Andrew George)
THIS IS PART TWO OF TWO. On Wednesday 21st of March 1984, 79-year-old Hilda Murrell of Shropshire was attacked in her own home by an unseen assailant. Double killer, David McKenzie had already been convicted of the murders of 76-year-old widow Barbara Pinder in 1984 in Battersea and 86-year-old widow Henrietta Osbourne in Chelsea, which had similar hallmarks. McKenzie had confessed to HIlda's murder and several others. But was he a serial killer? Location (Hilda's): Ravenscroft, 52 Sutton Road, Shrewsbuty, SY2, UK, Date: Wednesday 21st of March 1984Victims: Hilda MurrellCulprit: Andrew GeorgeSev...
Published: Apr 16, 2026Duration: 1h 2m 31s
#343 - The Blabbermouth - Part 1 of 2 (David McKenzie, Barbara Pinder, Henrietta Osbourne)
This is Part One of Two. On the Saturday the 27th of October 1984, 76-year-old widow Barbara Pinder was brutally murdered in her own flat on Prince of Wales Drive in Battersea by an unknown man with a lot of hatred for her. One year later, on Saturday 27th of October 1985, 86-year-old widow Henrietta Osbourne was also stabbed and attacked frenziedly in an attack which had similar hallmarks. It went unsolved for two years… then out of the blue, a petty burglar confessed to both murders. Evidence proved it was him, he confessed, he was convicted. But wh...
Published: Apr 9, 2026Duration: 58m 26s
#342 - The S-Hitmen (The Marriott, Marble Arch, W2)
On Sunday 28th of March 2004 at 8.20pm, Police were called to either Room 701 or 703 at The Marriott Hotel at 134 George Street near Marble Arch, London, W1. Concerned for the guest, he was found naked, in the bath, in what looked like it could have been an accident or a suicide. It had all the hallmarks of a professional hit by experienced assassins of the Russian Mafia who were hired to whack-out a rival for the sake of money, revenge or respect. Yet it ended with a cataclysmic cock-up which showed these hitmen to be truly incompetent.<...
Published: Apr 2, 2026Duration: 1h 3m 27s
#341 - London's Forgotten 'Gay Slayer' (W2, SW6, SW1 and SW10)
From the 31st of January 1980 to the 1st of August 1983, on neighbouring streets across the London postcodes of W2, SW6, with two in SW1 and two in SW10, six gay men were murdered - Henry Carr, Dr Richard Mercy, Carlos Mery-Squella, Anthony Bird, Harry Williams and Peter Arne. They were linked by detectives as they had all been sadistically stabbed, battered, and sometimes posed and set alight. But who was the slayer of gay men in London’s West End?Location #1: Henry Carr, top floor flat,52 Cathcart Road, Kensington, SW10Location #2: Dr Richard Mercy, Flat 5, 34 Eat...
Published: Mar 26, 2026Duration: 1h 4m 3s
#340 - The Real 'H' (Line of Duty, Operation Countryman)
BBC TV drama series ‘Line of Duty’, a police procedural follows the exploits of AC12 (Anti-Corruption Unit 12), based on the Metropolitan Police’s A10, established in 1971 to root out corruption within the force. In the upcoming seventh series they will unravel the conundrum of who is ‘H’, the Police’s highest ranking corrupt officer, who many believe was fictional… …but he wasn’t, he was real. This is the story of Operation Countrymen, the investigation to root out corrupt coppers' in the Police force, the robberies which led to its downfall, the lives which were lost, the 'good officers...
Published: Mar 19, 2026Duration: 1h 3m 3s
#339 - Headless (Kilburn, London)
Wednesday the 6th of February 2008, the body of Lakhdar Ouyahia was found by the bins on Kingsgate Place in KIlburn, wrapped in a duvet. Someone had attempted to cut off his limbs and had decapitated his head. But who had killed this good and decent man, why had his neighbour vanished, and why had an innocent woman been tortured for 14 hours? Location:2a Kingsgate Road, KIlburn, London, UK, NW6Date: Sunday 3rd of February 2008 to Wednesday the 6th of February 2008Victims: Lakhdar Ouyahia and an unnamed womanCulprit: Mohamed BoudjenaneFive time nomin...
Published: Mar 12, 2026Duration: 1h 1m 1s
#338 - Death by Gilbert & George (Kye Soo Kim, Hyun-Han Jin & In-Hea Song)
From the end of October to the start of December 2001, an unspecified two-roomed second-floor flat on Eagle Street in Holborn was a warm and welcoming guesthouse rented out to two Korean students exploring London. As strangers in a notoriously dangerous city, they did everything right to ensure their safety, as London isn’t for the faint hearted. And although they stayed within confines of their tight-knit community, their sadistic killer was hiding in plain sight.Location #1: unknown number, ‘Beckley’ 47-51 Eagle Street, Holborn, London, WC2Location #2: unknown number, Lansbury Estate, Augusta Street, Poplar, London, E14Date: ...
Published: Mar 5, 2026Duration: 1h 5m 13s
#337 - "Everything is Broken" (William & Eliza Smith, St Giles, WC2)
On the 8th or 9th of December 1913, William & Eliza, now in their late 60s or early 70s were curled up in front of the fire in their small lodging on New Compton Street in St Giles in Holborn, London. Their life had been an unbearable tragedy which had tested every ounce of their love and strength, and yet, one more punishment was yet to come for this couple who deserved to die a dignified death. This a story about grief and how we all cope with it in our own wayLocations:basement flat, unrecorded...
Published: Feb 26, 2026Duration: 1h 0m 39s
#336 - Strange Last Days (Karoline Getta Jones, Kilburn, NW6)
Wednesday 10th of April 1940 at 10.15am, Alfred Scott, a surveyor for Bates & Co, an estate agents in Kilburn entered 21 Brondesbury Villas, to check that the premises was empty. Inside, he found that the first floor flat had been ransacked, two bags (a Gladstone and an attache case) had been searched for a specific item, and the tenant, 60-year-old Karoline Jones had been murdered. But what were they looking for?Location: first floor, 21 Brondesbury Villas, Kilburn, London, NW6, UK Date: Wednesday 10th of April 1940 at 10.15am (body found)Victims: Karoline Getta Jones Culprit: ? Fiv...
Published: Feb 19, 2026Duration: 1h 1m 41s
#335 - Paizan: The Jigsaw Killer (Agnes Akom & Neculai Paizan, Park Royal & Neasden)
On Sunday 9th of May 2021 at 11:47am, 20-year-old Agnes Akom entered a shipping container on Everett Road in Powergate Business Park with 64-year-old Neculai Paizan, a cement mixer driver she had known for 18 months. CCTV cameras caught her walking in. but she never came out. So where did her body go? This episode explores the investigation by the Police which began as a missing persons, and ended in a brutal homicide.Location: shipping container, Everett Road, by Lennox Autos, Powergate Business Park, Park Royal, London, NW10, UK Date: Sunday 9th of May 2021 at 11:47am (last see...
Published: Feb 12, 2026Duration: 1h 2m 8s
#334 - The Beast of Belvedere - Part Two of Two (Allan Pearey)
This is Part Two of Two of ‘The Beast of Belvedere’ by Murder Mile UK True Crime.From April 1983 to July 1984, a series of sadistic sex attacks were perpetrated on women and young girls on trains or near train stations on three routes from Central London to the South-East of England and Kent, they were the Bexleyheath Line, the North Kent Line and the Dartford Loop. This prolific serial rapist never disguised his face, he attacked in broad daylight, and he stuck to the areas he knew so well. But who was he?Lo...
Published: Feb 5, 2026Duration: 1h 7m 29s
#333 - The Beast of Belvedere - Part One of Two
This is Part One of Two of ‘The Beast of Belvedere’ by Murder Mile UK True Crime.From April 1983 to July 1984, a series of sadistic sex attacks were perpetrated on women and young girls on trains or near train stations on three routes from Central London to the South-East of England and Kent, they were the Bexleyheath Line, the North Kent Line and the Dartford Loop. This prolific serial rapist never disguised his face, he attacked in broad daylight, and he stuck to the areas he knew so well. But who was he?Lo...
Published: Jan 29, 2026Duration: 1h 4m 10s
#332 - The Ealing Crossbow Killer (Diana Maw, Jane Salveson, London, W5)
On Wednesday the 20th of July 1988, at 8am, 36-year-old business executive Diana Mam exited her flat at Stanley Court. Dressed in a smart green suit and stockings, she placed her handbag and briefcase on the floor, and as she locked the door, she applied a final coat of lipstick, ready for a busy day ahead. Only she never made it to work, she never made it to her car, she didn’t even make it from her door. Who killed her and why?Location: Flat 24, Second Floor, 1 Woodfield Road, Ealing, London, W5, UK Date: Wednesday the...
Published: Jan 22, 2026Duration: 1h 2m 19s
#331 - The Kindness of Strangers (Victoria Adams, Wynton Apapale Adoum, Shepherd’s Bush, W6)
On Friday 7th of February 2025, single mother of four children, Victoria Adams invited homeless ex-con Apapale Adoum arrived to stay at her home at 2 Coulter Road in Shepherd’s Bush. The next day, he brutally murdered her. But what were both of their motives?Location: top flat, 22 Coulter Road, Shepherd’s Bush, London, W6, UK Date: Saturday 8th of February 2025 (time of murder unspecified)Victims: Victoria AdamsCulprit: Wynton Apapale AdoumFive time nominated at the True Crime Awards, Independent Podcast Awards and the British Podcast Awards, Murder Mile is one of the best UK / British...
Published: Jan 15, 2026Duration: 1h 1m 44s
Introducing: Paranormia
New from Always True Crime, Paranormia explores true crime stories that are haunted by something otherworldly, where paranoia meets the paranormal. The episode I'm sharing with you is called The Ouija Board Trial. In early 1994, the murder of Harry and Nicola Fuller brought twelve jurors to a Brighton hotel, locked away from the world with nothing but silence, photographs, and each other. As the pressure mounted, four of them reached for a Ouija board, half a joke, half a plea for clarity, and asked the dead for answers. The verdict that followed would crumble under the weig...
Published: Jan 11, 2026Duration: 32m 33s
#330 - The Slain Stylist (Andre Mizelas, Hyde Park, W2)
On Monday 9th of November 1970 at 8:42am, the TR5 sports car of celebrity hairstylist Andre Mizelas pulled up on South Carriage Drive in Hyde Park, London. It was daylight, rush hour and he was surrounded by cars, cyclists and pedestrians. 40 minutes his body was found in the dr4iver’s seat with two bullets in his head. No-one saw of heard his murder. But who killed him and why?Location: South Carriage Drive in Hyde Park, London, W2 UK Date: Monday 9th of November 1970 at 8:42am (time of murder)Victims: Andre ‘Harry’ MizelasCulprit: ? Five...
Published: Jan 8, 2026Duration: 1h 10m 38s
COMING SOON: the new series of Murder Mile
Murder Mile returns to your ears on Thursday 8th January, for more details listen to this short trailer, and for extra goodies, subscribe via Patreon. Follow me on SOCIAL MEDIA · Instagram· FaceBook· Threads SUBSCRIBE via PatreonSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/murdermile. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published: Jan 1, 2026Duration: 1m 30s
Murder Mile Christmas Special 2025
This is the Murder Mile Christmas Special, written as a thank you to all of our loyal listeners. If you're new to the show, you probably won't get it. Listen to all the old episodes, and then you will. Enjoy and Merry Christmas. Mx Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/murdermile. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published: Dec 25, 2025Duration: 13m 16s