News of the Times - Unlocking the vaults of historical crime
Welcome to News of the Times!
Step into the shadowed alleyways and gaslit parlours of the 18th and 19th centuries with News of the Times — a meticulously curated journey through historical crime. Each episode draws from authentic reports and court records, bringing you the darkly fascinating tales that gripped Georgian, Victorian, and Edwardian Britain.
With over 500 episodes and counting, we explore true accounts of mischief, murder, and mayhem from days gone by — all delivered with a wry nod and a love for the curious corners of the past.
🕵️ For those with a taste for the peculiar, you may also enjoy our new side project: Volume 1: Slightly Unreliable Memoirs — a whimsical collection inspired by the lives (and occasional misadventures) of our research team. Think cravats, crumpets, and the occasional cactus on the lam. Intrigued? Find it here:
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Episodes
743 episodes
Two Killers, One Scaffold: The December Double Hanging of 1911
Two Killers, One Scaffold: The December Double Hanging of 1911News of the Times | Episode 589 | 1911On a cold December morning in 1911, the bell at Strangeways Gaol tolled across Manchester.Inside, two very different men walked ...
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The Ivy Inn Murder: A Single Wound and a Vanishing Killer | True Crime 1891
The Ivy Inn Murder: A Single Wound and a Vanishing Killer | True Crime 1891 News of the Times | Episode 588 | 1891 A shocking Victorian crime in which a trusted 16-year-old servant was killed in broad daylight… and her kil...
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The Essex Poisoner: Mary May & the Five-Year Hunt for Britain’s Husband Killers
The Essex Poisoner: Mary May & the Five-Year Hunt for Britain’s Husband KillersNews of the Times | Episode 587 | 1848One quiet Essex village. One determined woman. And a trail of death so shocking it forced Victorian police to inves...
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The Sheffield Poisoning Case – The Artist, the Housekeeper and the Fatal Fowl (1881)
The Sheffield Poisoning Case – The Artist, the Housekeeper and the Fatal Fowl (1881)News of the Times | Episode 586 |1881A quiet December dinner in Victorian Sheffield ends in horror — and a respected artist whispers his final words: “I...
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The Abergavenny Christmas Massacre (1175) — The True Story Behind a Medieval Betrayal
The Abergavenny Christmas Massacre (1175) — The True Story Behind a Medieval BetrayalNews of the Times | Episode 585 | 1175Step into the frozen winter of 1175, when a Christmas peace gathering at Abergavenny Castle turned into one o...
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The Wife Killer of Watchfield: The Brutal Case of John Carter (1893)
The Wife Killer of Watchfield: The Brutal Case of John Carter (1893)News of the Times | Episode 584 | 1893In 1893, the quiet Berkshire hamlet of Watchfield discovered a horror hiding in plain sight.Rhoda Carter — a young wife with n...
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The Kidsgrove Tragedy: Murder, Madness, and the Man Who Vanished Into Himself”
The Kidsgrove Tragedy: Murder, Madness & the Vanished Mind | Staffordshire, 1911News of the Times | Episode 582 |1911 In October 1911, the quiet mining town of Kidsgrove was shaken to its core.Inside a secluded villa, ...
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Yarmouth’s Darkest Day Since the Plague | The 1845 Bridge Disaster
Yarmouth’s Darkest Day Since the Plague | The 1845 Bridge Disaster News of the Times | Episode 581 | 1845What began as a light-hearted Victorian spectacle — a clown in a tub drawn by four geese — became one of the worst civilian dis...
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Murder in Uniform: The Death of William Glass and the Hanging of Inspector Montgomery
Murder in Uniform: The Death of William Glass and the Hanging of Inspector Montgomery News of the Times | Episode 580 | [1871 - 1873 🔍 A Victorian bank clerk found butchered. £1,600 in notes vanished. And standing at the centre of the s...
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The Ardlamont Mystery: Murder, Money, and the Missing Man
The Ardlamont Mystery: Murder, Money, and the Missing ManNews of the Times | Episode 579 | 1893 Scotland, 1893 — A young aristocrat lies dead on a hunting estate. His tutor claims it was a tragic accident. But as investigators...
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1631Spectral Evidence: The Chilling Case of Anne Walker’s Ghost | A Notorious November Episode
Spectral Evidence: The Chilling Case of Anne Walker’s Ghost | A Notorious November EpisodeNews of the Times | Episode 579 | 1631In 1630s County Durham, the dead didn’t just whisper… they testified.This is the gothic true crime s...
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A Most Inconvenient Pregnancy: Class, Murder, and the Doddinghurst Tragedy of 1850
A Most Inconvenient Pregnancy: Class, Murder, and the Doddinghurst Tragedy of 1850News of the Times | Episode 577 | 1850Step into the shadows of rural England, where a quiet field near a stile becomes the setting for a grim discovery.
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The Murder of Vera Page: A Case That Science Couldn't Solve
The Murder of Vera Page: A Case That Science Couldn't SolveNews of the Times | Episode 576 | 1931 In 1931, the disappearance of 10-year-old Vera Page sent shockwaves through Hammersmith, West London. When her body was discovere...
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Murder on Wimbledon Common: The Fireside Poker Killing | 1917 True Crime
Murder on Wimbledon Common: The Fireside Poker Killing | 1917 True CrimeNews of the Times | Episode 575 | 1917A quiet house. A brutal assault. And a killer hiding in plain sight.In November 1917, wartime London was still reeling...
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The Hay Knife Killer: Double Murder That Stunned Victorian England
The Hay Knife Killer: Double Murder That Stunned Victorian EnglandNews of the Times | Episode 574 | 1858 Welcome to News of the Times, where we delve into the darkest corners of British history. In today’s episode, we explore the chilli...
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Triple Gallows at Newgate: The Shocking Crimes Behind the 1896 Hanging | Scotland Yard Casebook
Triple Gallows at Newgate: The Shocking Crimes Behind the 1896 Hanging | Scotland Yard CasebookNews of the Times | Episode 573| 1896In June 1896, a grim crowd gathered outside Newgate Prison for a rare and chilling spectacle: three men ...
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Too Drunk to Hang? The Brutal 1909 Murder That Changed British Law
Too Drunk to Hang? The Brutal 1909 Murder That Changed British LawNews of the Times | Episode 572 |1909 In this gripping true crime episode, we head to the shadowy backstreets of Edwardian Leeds to uncover the harrowing case of Th...
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Six Failed Attempts to Kill His Mother-in-Law: The Spitalfields Hatchet Attack of 1874
🔪 Six Failed Attempts to Kill His Mother-in-Law | The Spitalfields Hatchet Attack of 1874News of the Times | Episode 571| 1874Notorious NovemberLondon, 1874. A quiet Spitalfields lodging. A knock at the door. And a furious son-i...
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Found Headless on the Marshes: Scotland Yard Casebook 1865
Found Headless on the Marshes: Scotland Yard Casebook 1865News of the Times | Episode 570| 1865 Welcome to another chilling episode of News of the Times.In 1865, a gruesome discovery on the Plaistow Marshes stunned Victoria...
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The Dundry Hill Murder: The Wedmore Brothers and the Death of Sarah Waterman, 1861
The Dundry Hill Murder: The Wedmore Brothers and the Death of Sarah Waterman, 1861News of the Times | Episode 569 | 1861In the winter of 1861, a savage crime shocked the quiet hills near Bristol.George and Sarah Waterman, an eld...
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The Scampston Murder | The Riverbank Crime That Shocked Edwardian England (1903)
The Scampston Murder | The Riverbank Crime That Shocked Edwardian England (1903) News of the Times | Episode 568 | 1903A quiet Yorkshire village. A missing maid. A borrowed revolver.When 16-year-old Annie Marshall failed to return a...
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The Honeymoon Poisoning: The Chilling Case of Catherine Foster
The Honeymoon Poisoning: The Chilling Case of Catherine FosterNews of the Times | Episode 566 | 1846It began as a village wedding in the golden lanes of Suffolk.Three weeks later, the bride was on trial for her husband’s murder....
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The Limehouse Mystery — The 1867 Case That Divided Victorian London
The Limehouse Mystery — The 1867 Case That Divided Victorian London News of the Times | Episode 565 | 1867 A young woman found dead.A slashed throat.And a chilling claim from her lover — that she did it to herself.Bu...
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The Malthouse Murder | Wolverton’s Burning Secret (1867)
The Malthouse Murder | Wolverton’s Burning Secret (1867)News of the Times | Episode 564 |1867 Welcome to News of the Times — where true crime meets smoke, suspicion, and a suspiciously well-stacked pile of coal.In the early dawn...
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Sarah Chesham: The Essex Poisoner Who Changed British Law (1847–1851)
Sarah Chesham: The Essex Poisoner Who Changed British Law (1847–1851)News of the Times | Episode 563 | 1851 In the sleepy village of Clavering, Essex, two young boys died days apart — sudden, wrenching illness, no clear explanation...
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