Macabre London

On the evening of the 30th of October 1938, puffs of green gas were seen erupting at regular intervals by astronomers from the planet Mars and that something was headed on its way toward earth.The unusual activity was reported live on the radio to over a million listeners.Once the unidentified flying object had reached our planet, it crash landed in the nowhere town of Grover's Mill New Jersey.What was seemingly a meteorite, was inhabited and what was inside was proving to be decidedly hostile.Radio listeners heard eerie reports from live at the scene and when the Martians started to move, using a deadly heat ray which set anything it touched aflame, the broadcast went silent.Those hearing the broadcast fearing for their lives fled their homes, called their loved ones and police stations received droves of enquiries asking what to do. Today we’ll be uncovering the mystery behind the hoax as we uncover the macabre mini mystery of Orson Welles' War Of The Worlds.-------------------------------PATREON——————————-please support us on Patreon. www.patreon.com/macabrelondonThank you to our executive producer patrons - Barry, Sam, Sarah, Veronica & KateAnd to all of our $5 patrons...AlexisAmyAndrewDeniseHelenJamesKarenKimberlyMelanieMickeyRachelSabrinaWendyPlus HUGE thanks to all of our other patrons too!ONE OFF DONATIONS————————————————support the show via the PayPal link here:paypal.me/macabrelondonAMAZON WISHLIST——————————please visit my Amazon wish list. http://amzn.eu/dJxEf1V​​​​​​SOCIAL MEDIA---------------------------------------------Insta: @macabrelondonpodcastTwitter: @macabrelondonFacebook: @macabrelondonEmail: macabrelondon@hotmail.comWebsite: www.macabrelondon.comSources----------------https://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/factual/the_riot_that_never_was.shtmlPage 5 - Nottingham Journal - Tuesday 19 January 1926https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIelwmldAdQhttps://www.bl.uk/romantics-and-victorians/articles/an-introduction-to-the-war-of-the-worldshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jeW30vLwdshttps://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/radiolab/articles/war-worldshttps://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2013/10/30/241797346/75-years-ago-war-of-the-worlds-started-a-panic-or-did-it?t=1622574320437https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xs0K4ApWl4g Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On a drizzly June morning in 1982, the silhouette of a man was seen hanging partly submerged in the river Thames from the underside of Blackfriars Bridge right in the heart of London’s busy financial district.Initially this looked like someone had tragically decided to end their own life but on closer inspection, the body held some strange clues to its demise.Was this man there because he’d decided to kill himself? Or had he been murdered?Today on macabre London, we uncover the story of Roberto Calvi, God’s Banker.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------PATREON——————————-please support us on Patreon. www.patreon.com/macabrelondonThank you to our executive producer patrons - Barry, Sam, Sarah & VeronicaAnd to all of our $5 patrons...AlexisAndrewHelenKateKatriLouiseMelanieMickeySabrinaWendyJamesKarenRachelDeniseAmyPlus huge thanks to all of our other patrons too!ONE OFF DONATIONS————————————————support the show via the PayPal link here:paypal.me/macabrelondonAMAZON WISHLIST——————————————————please visit my Amazon wish list. http://amzn.eu/dJxEf1V​​​​​​SOCIAL MEDIA---------------------------------------------Insta: @macabrelondonpodcastTwitter: @macabrelondonFacebook: @macabrelondonEmail: macabrelondon@hotmail.comWebsite: www.macabrelondon.comSOURCES-----------------https://www.forbes.com/sites/sofialottopersio/2019/08/23/when-the-apparent-suicide-of-gods-banker-roberto-calvi-was-ruled-a-murder/?sh=1b3617a61cd4https://www.britannica.com/place/Blackfriars-Bridgehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8D8QBPLN_Q&t=195shttps://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000560/19820724/039/0009https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberto_Calvihttps://vimeo.com/ondemand/calvi?autoplay=1https://www.forbes.com/sites/sofialottopersio/2019/08/23/when-the-apparent-suicide-of-gods-banker-roberto-calvi-was-ruled-a-murder/https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2012/may/12/roberto-calvi-blackfriars-bridge-mafia Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the 27th of March 1997 a bizarre tragedy occurred. 39 bodies were found inside a San Diego mansion. All laid out the same way and all seemingly departed the world in the exact same manner.this was no mass murder but instead a group known as Heaven's Gate who had all decided to check out early to catch a lift on a passing spaceship.The cult which was founded in the 1970's amassed a huge amount of followers and ran for many years but when they only had a few members left, they decided that they would leave this world all together.---------------------------------PATREON——————————-please support us on Patreon. www.patreon.com/macabrelondonThank you to our executive producer patrons - Barry, Sam, Sarah & VeronicaAnd to all of our $5 patrons...AlexisAndrewHelenKateKatriLouiseMelanieMickeySabrinaWendyJamesKarenPlus huge thanks to all of our other patrons too!ONE OFF DONATIONS————————————————support the show via the PayPal link here:paypal.me/macabrelondonAMAZON WISHLIST——————————————————please visit my Amazon wish list. http://amzn.eu/dJxEf1V​​​​​​SOCIAL MEDIA---------------------------------------------Insta: @macabrelondonpodcastTwitter: @macabrelondonFacebook: @macabrelondonEmail: macabrelondon@hotmail.comWebsite: www.macabrelondon.com----------------------------------Sources-------------------https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/heavens-gate-cult-members-found-deadhttps://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3o6muihttps://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/heavens-gate/id1292069401https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonnie_Nettleshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshall_Applewhitehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comet_Hale–Bopphttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heaven%27s_Gate_(religious_group)Get bonus content on PatreonSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/macabrelondon.Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Strap in and make sure you mind the doors as we disappear down a darkly lit tunnel and discover some of the most disturbing events that have happened on the central line.Here's the first podcast episode I did in the series way back in 2017: https://play.acast.com/s/macabrelondon/trains-painandundergroundsquealsIf you'd like to submit a story for a future episode, then please email macabrelondon@hotmail.com or use the google form: https://forms.gle/DYvxYqyHCe7rwTSG6​​---------------------------------PATREON——————————-please support us on Patreon. www.patreon.com/macabrelondonThank you to our executive producer patrons - Barry, Sam, Sarah & VeronicaAnd to all of our other patrons...AlexisAndrewHelenKateKatriLouiseMelanieMickeySabrinaSerialmandyWendyCathyJenniferJohnOliviaRenRy FrStefanieKimberlyCherylSzandraJamesONE OFF DONATIONS————————————————support the show via the PayPal link here:paypal.me/macabrelondonAMAZON WISHLIST——————————————————please visit my Amazon wish list. http://amzn.eu/dJxEf1V​​​​SOCIAL MEDIA---------------------------------------------Insta: @macabrelondonpodcastTwitter: @macabrelondonFacebook: @macabrelondonEmail: macabrelondon@hotmail.comWebsite: www.macabrelondon.comSources-------------------------------------https://londontopia.net/site-news/featured/ten-interesting-facts-figures-central-line/https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/Bethnal-Green-Tube-Disaster/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PSAihaM9BQ&list=PLU-ISBRtJrbq_-iD30YHWtzRHukOhs7Puhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-35938274https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p03pr9x8Death Line: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8G0-bZeHg8Bulldog Jack: https://youtu.be/DOtF7op64Ekhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PSAihaM9BQ&list=PLU-ISBRtJrbq_-iD30YHWtzRHukOhs7Pu Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On todays episode we discover some very strange activities in the form of somnambulism - that's sleepwalking to you and I.We look at how my idle scrolling through TikTok led me to  @Celina SpookyBoo  and how this sparked my mind into discovering the darker side of sleepwalking.This episode is best enjoyed with the accompanying YouTube video so you can see some footage of Celina's incredible sleepwalking!https://youtu.be/HFOpyOd9W4wI delve into the first ever case that used the 'homicidal sleepwalking' defence; The Boston Tragedy - the murder of Mary Ann Bickford by Thomas Boshears.I look at the sleepwalking defence backfiring in the case of Scott Falater and the curious case of Kenneth Parks who seemingly managed to wipe out his inlaws all whilst claiming to be asleep before driving to a police station to immediately turn himself in.All pretty scary stuff!Join me as I tell you another Macabre Mini Mystery from around the world!If you'd like to submit a story for a future episode, then please email macabrelondon@hotmail.com or use the google form: https://forms.gle/DYvxYqyHCe7rwTSG6------------------------------Patreon——————————-please support us on Patreon. www.patreon.com/macabrelondonThank you to our executive producer patrons - Barry, Sam, Sarah & VeronicaAnd to all of our other patrons...AlexisAndrewHelenKateKatriLouiseMelanieMickeySabrinaSerialmandyWendyCathyJenniferJohnOliviaRenRy FrStefanieKimberlyCherylSzandraOne off donations————————————————You can make a one off donation to support the show via the PayPal link here:paypal.me/macabrelondonAmazon Wishlist——————————————————please visit my Amazon wish list.http://amzn.eu/dJxEf1V​​SOCIAL MEDIA---------------------------------------------Insta: @macabrelondonpodcastTwitter: @macabrelondonFacebook: @macabrelondonEmail: macabrelondon@hotmail.comWebsite: www.macabrelondon.comSources----------------------------https://www.tiktok.com/@celinaspookyboo?lang=enhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homicidal_sleepwalkinghttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8583408.stmhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rKS1SVvCqohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuWAkREjl6U Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On a summers evening in 1910, a man was found bleeding to death in the yard of his ex girlfriends flat.Extraordinarily this man was the son of the man who found him but he failed to recognise him despite standing over him, nursing him whilst he drew his final breath.This unsolved cold case is not one you'll have heard of, but do you think you'd be able to solve it if the evidence was accessible to you?If you'd like to submit a story for a future episode, then please email macabrelondon@hotmail.com or use the google form: https://forms.gle/DYvxYqyHCe7rwTSG6​------------------------------Patreon——————————- please support us on Patreon.www.patreon.com/macabrelondonThank you to our executive producer patrons - Barry, Sam, Sarah & VeronicaAnd to all of our other patronsAlexisAndrewHelenKateKatriLouiseMelanieMickeySabrinaSerialmandyWendyCathyJenniferJohnOliviaRenRy FrStefanieOne off donations————————————————You can make a one off donation / tip to support the show via the PayPal link here:paypal.me/macabrelondonAcast supporter link: http://supporter.acast.com/macabrelondon​Amazon Wishlist——————————————————please visit my Amazon wish list. http://amzn.eu/dJxEf1V​​​​SOCIAL MEDIA---------------------------------------------Insta: @macabrelondonpodcastTwitter: @macabrelondonFacebook: @macabrelondonEmail: macabrelondon@hotmail.comWebsite: www.macabrelondon.comSources------------------Westminster Gazette - Tuesday 19 July 1910Globe - Monday 18 July 1910Globe - Wednesday 20 July 1910https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/192314045/thomas-weldon-andersonhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Weldon_AtherstoneEvening News (London) - Friday 22 July 1910Shoreditch Observer - Saturday 23 July 1910Globe - Saturday 23 July 1910 pages 7 & 10The Daily Mirror - 26 July 1910Weekly Dispatch (London) - Sunday 07 August 1910Reynolds's Newspaper - Sunday 07 August 1910Westminster Gazette - Saturday 17 September 1910http://strangeco.blogspot.com/2018/10/weldon-atherstones-final-performance.html Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On todays episode we discover some very strange happenings in Fayetteville North Carolina. When a devastating but seemingly normal house fire took shelves of five innocent children, the remaining six family members had a lot of questions but very few answers.The strange occurrences surrounding the fire and a few rogue characters who popped up along the way, also have a long way to go in explaining themselves. Join me as I tell you another Macabre Mini Mystery from around the world!If you'd like to submit a story for a future episode, then please email macabrelondon@hotmail.com or use the google form: https://forms.gle/DYvxYqyHCe7rwTSG6------------------------------Patreon——————————-please support us on Patreon. www.patreon.com/macabrelondonThank you to our executive producer patrons - Barry, Sam, Sarah & VeronicaAnd to all of our other patronsAlexisAndrewHelenKateKatriLouiseMelanieMickeySabrinaSerialmandyWendyCathyJenniferJohnOliviaRenRy FrStefanieOne off donations————————————————You can make a one off donation / tip to support the show via the PayPal link here:paypal.me/macabrelondonAmazon Wishlist——————————————————please visit my Amazon wish list. http://amzn.eu/dJxEf1V​​​SOCIAL MEDIA---------------------------------------------Insta: @macabrelondonpodcastTwitter: @macabrelondonFacebook: @macabrelondonEmail: macabrelondon@hotmail.comWebsite: www.macabrelondon.comSources------------------https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodder_children_disappearancehttps://www.websleuths.com/forums/threads/wv-sodder-family-5-children-christmas-eve-1945-1.22973/page-2https://theclio.com/entry/45724https://lostnfoundblogs.com/f/the-sodder-children-nightmare-noelhttps://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/cpvxde/the_sodder_children_new_leads/https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news/mystery-5-children-killed-house-14235748https://southernmysteries.com/2018/06/19/sodderfamilymystery/https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/173351729/john-frederick-sodder Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On todays episode we discover some very strange happenings from London's many bizarre meteorological events over the years. With everything from the windmills which once dotted it's skyline and how they may have helped solve the puzzle of the spread of cholera, to the Elizabethan and Georgian earthquakes which caused people to think god was going to open hell and swallow London whole! As always, you can watch the hosted version of this show on YouTube where I add in photo, images from the time and you get to be nosy and see my face, and my living room! www.youtube.com/macabrelondon Join me as I tell you another Macabre tale from London's bloody past! If you'd like to submit a story for a future episode, then please email macabrelondon@hotmail.com ------------------------------Patreon——————————-If you like the podcast and would like it to continue then please support us on Patreon. You can donate for as little as a price of a cup of coffee and you’ll get even more Macabre London. Our patrons get access to exclusive content and money off our new merchandise when it lands! www.patreon.com/macabrelondon Thank you to our executive producer patrons - Barry, Sam & SarahAnd to all of our other patronsKarenTobyRy FrSabrinaMelanieKatriOliviaAndrewAlexisRenJenniferWendyCathyHelenStefanieMickeySerial MandyOne off donations————————————————You can make a one off donation to support the show via the PayPal link here: paypal.me/macabrelondonAmazonplease visit my Amazon wish list. http://amzn.eu/dJxEf1V​​SOCIAL MEDIA---------------------------------------------Insta: @macabrelondonpodcastTwitter: @macabrelondonFacebook: @macabrelondon Email: macabrelondon@hotmail.com Website: www.macabrelondon.com —————Sources------------------https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_windmills_in_LondonLondon the biography - Peter Ackroyd - 424- 30https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clerkenwellhttps://www.historyextra.com/period/georgian/the-earthquakes-that-rocked-georgian-london/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lists_of_earthquakeshttps://earthquaketrack.com/gb-eng-stewkley/recenthttps://www.british-history.ac.uk/survey-london/vo... Get Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On todays episode we discover some very strange happenings from London's many bizarre meteorological events over the years. With everything from the beer flood which killed 8 people through to a sky scraper which has a deathly heat ray much like an alien from War Of the Worlds.Join me as I tell you another Macabre table from London's bloody past!------------------------------Patreon——————————-please support us on Patreon. www.patreon.com/macabrelondonThank you to our executive producer patrons - Barry, Sam & SarahAnd to all of our other patronsKarenTobyRy FrSabrinaMelanieKatriOliviaAndrewAlexisRenJenniferWendyCathyHelenStefanieMickeySerial MandyOne off donations————————————————support the show via the PayPal link here:paypal.me/macabrelondonAmazon Wishlist——————————————————please visit my Amazon wish list. http://amzn.eu/dJxEf1V​SOCIAL MEDIA---------------------------------------------Insta: @macabrelondonpodcastTwitter: @macabrelondonFacebook: @macabrelondonEmail: macabrelondon@hotmail.comWebsite: www.macabrelondon.comSources———————————————————https://99percentinvisible.org/article/dangerous-skyscrapers-channel-wind-sun-topple-pedestrians-start-fires/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmhhAYTibu0https://www.dezeen.com/2019/03/07/nla-london-tall-buildings-survey-2018-architecture-news/https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/aug/20/city-of-london-tightens-rules-on-skyscrapers-over-wind-tunnel-fears-cyclist-pedetrianshttps://londonist.com/london/history/walkie-talkie-death-rayhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/ten-of-the-worst-weather-events-that-shook-britain/zfk2kmnhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fkcTA7YX44https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qUASanb0cchttps://www.history.com/news/london-beer-floodhttps://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002646/18141020/014/0003 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hi everybody and welcome to a Valentines special episode.Today we take a trip to the charming seaside town of Brighton about an hour and half drive away from London and explore the tale of the chocolate cream murderer, Christiana Edmunds. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------Patreon——————————-If you like the podcast and would like it to continue then please support us on Patreon. You can donate for as little as a price of a cup of coffee and you’ll get even more Macabre London. Our patrons get access to exclusive content and money off our new merchandise when it lands! www.patreon.com/macabrelondon Thank you to our executive producer patrons - Barry & SamAnd to all of our other patronsKarenTobyRy FrSabrinaMelanieKatriOliviaAndrewAlexisRenJenniferWendyCathyHelenStefanieMickeyOne off donations————————————————You can make a one off donation to support the show via the PayPal link here: paypal.me/macabrelondonAmazonWishlist——————————————————If you’d like to purchase something that will help the production of the show or help with research then please visit my Amazon wish list. http://amzn.eu/dJxEf1V​SOCIAL MEDIA---------------------------------------------Insta: @macabrelondonpodcastTwitter: @macabrelondonFacebook: @macabrelondon Email: macabrelondon@hotmail.com Website: www.macabrelondon.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.