

The historical crimes and criminals podcast
steven connelly
a podcast looking back at historical crimes, criminals and social stories that created the world we now live!
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Oct 29, 2024 • 16min
Taphophobia and the Safety Coffins
Taphophobia is the fear of being buried alive and was perhaps more likely to happen than you believe, especially in the Victorian Era. In todays episode we look at cases and the innovative inventors who invented Safety coffins to prevent premature burials.
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Oct 7, 2024 • 18min
Burning at The Stake
Burning at the Stake was probably one of the most horrific forms of Execution, yet many Countries performed it as a Means of Punishment. In todays episode of the HCCP we look at some of these practices, reasons and cases.
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Thanks to Capitalpunishmentuk.org for the source information.

Jul 8, 2024 • 15min
Murder in the Mail
1898 saw the a USA first: Murder through the Mail. A parcel of poisoned Candies were sent by a rejected woman.
Story from Thomas Samuel Duke, Celebrated Criminal cases of America

Jul 1, 2024 • 16min
Pubs, What's in a name: Part 4
The World has many Pubs with unusual and quirky stories behind their names, and nowhere is this more true than the UK and Ireland. In todays episode we look a few of these stories.
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Feb 28, 2024 • 6min
The Brighton Quickie
In English Law during the 1920s and 30s gaining a Divorce wasn't easy, but a technique was devised to secure one. It became known as a Brighton Quickie

Dec 25, 2023 • 26min
A Present in the Post
Merry Christmas dear listeners and as is now custom we have a fictional Christmas crime story.
This year its Cyril Hare's 1949 short story about a man who is being Blackmailed and is determined to find and gain revenge on his Blackmailer.
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Aug 26, 2023 • 10min
The Pig Faced Lady of Manchester Square
1815 in London, the talk of the town was of a rich, young Pig Faced Lady in Manchester Square. In this Regency Era she wasn't short of Suitors....
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the story of the Spaghetti trees....https://youtu.be/tVo_wkxH9dU?si=W8z4gdAZhk9eSMES

Aug 16, 2023 • 17min
The Favourite
A tale of favourites, romance and murder in the Court of James I
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Aug 3, 2023 • 27min
The Eltham Common Murder
On the 9th of February, 1918, Nellie Trew walked across Eltham Common and was never seen alive again. Scotland Yard Detective, Francis Carlin solved the crime and this is his account of the case.
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Francis Carlin: Reminiscences of a Scotland Yard Detective (1927)

Feb 25, 2023 • 28min
Britain's first 'Wanted' Poster
Percy Lefroy Mapleton holds an important part in British Criminal History: In 1881, He was the first man to appear in the newspapers as a composite sketch as a 'Wanted' man. Moreover, his execution was graphically detailed by one newspaper.
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