Murder at bedtime with Lyndon: Recent Episodes
Lyndon Dowdell
On the 15th November 1884,68 year old miss Emma Keyes,was found horribly murdered,in her cottage,in the beautiful bay of Babbacombe in Devon ,England
this is the extaordinary story of that crime
https://www.devonperspectives.co.uk
https://www.lestheredblog.com
https://www.babbacombelhs.org.co
https://www.devonlive
https://ianwaugh.com
and the brilliant book , victorian murders by Jan Bondeson
and as always thank you to Jonathan Segev for the continued use of "Cursed Lullabye" as my intro
happy new year everybody,tonight i have a story to tell you that was suggested to me by the fabulous BETH of true crime bnb podcast,alll the way from Atlanta in Georgia please give her a listen its a truly great podcast,
Beth suggested The Llangibby massacre of the watkins family in july 1878 in Llangibby in south Wales i hope you enjoy it , did he do it let me know on my facebook or instagram or email me on exiled.ybelly@gmail.com
thank you for the fantastic book ...victorian murders by JAN BONDESSON for a big chunk of the referance on this story , a brilliant book !
also the monmouthshire beacon
and wales online
and as always
thank you to johnathon segev for the continued use of his fantastic cursed lullaby for my intro music
and a massive thank you to all my listeners your support means the world .....LYNDON
Join me as i take you too leicestershire in 1856,to look at the terrible,brutal double murder of a man and his grandson , at the toll gate on the road to grantham ,and the tale of the man accused of the crime ,William Brown aka Peppermint Billy,
thanks to
The true story of Peppermint Billy by John Mcquaid
Foul Deeds and suspicious deathsaround Leicester by Kevin Turton
https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk
https://hungerfordarcade.com
https://meltontimes.co.uk
thank you to johnathon Segev for the use of the brilliant cursed lullaby
on the morning of the 1st of june ,William Harsent set off as he did every sunday ,to deliver fresh laundry to his daughter Rose who worked as a housekeeper at a large house in the middle of the little village of Peasenhall in Suffolk England
what he would find there ,would horrify him,and shock the village , when the choirmaster of their local chapel a married man with 6 children ,was arrested for the crime .....but did he do it ? plump up your pillows and pull up your duvet ,as i tell you about the Peasenhall mystery
as always i would like to thank Johnathon Segev for the continued use of his Cursed Lullaby composition for my intro
and also the great book" Britains unsolved murders" by Kevin Turton https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk
https://www.unsolved-murders.co.uk
https://www.historicmysteries.com
https://crimeimmemorial.com
Today we visit the mysterious murder of Caroline Luard in August 1908,in the idyllic village of Ightham in Kent,please let me know if you think the husband did it,
either on my Instagram messenger, or the Facebook page
thank you to ...
https://kentonline.co.uk
https://spartacus-educational.com/CRIMEluard.htm
https://www.whitehavennews-.co.uk/news/17158046.unravelling-mystery-of-a-murder-still-unsolved/
and the great book by Minette Walters on this crime A DREADFUL MURDER (The Mysterious Death of Caroline Luard
also as always a big thank you to JOHNATHON SEGEV for the continued use of his CURSED LULLABY as my intro music
The baffling murder case in Liverpool in 1931,of julia Wallace the wife of 52 year old insurance salesman ,William Herbert Wallace !
Thank you to Denise from Liverpool ,where the crime took place ,for recommending this case to me,it really did have me hooked right from the start
thank you to.....https://www.williamherbertwallace.-com
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/liverpools-oldest-unsolved-murder
https://www.liverpoolcitypolice.co.uk/murders/julia-wallace-murder
https://historicalmurders.com/case/julia-wallace-murder
https://www.stgeorgeshallliver-pool.co.uk/true-crime-trials-from-st-georges-hall
and as always thank you to Johnathan Segev for the continued use of his composition "CURSED LULLABY"
who killed 16 year old Jane Clouson ?The police knew who had done it,the public thought they knew who had done it ! all the evidence seemed to point to one man .....but did he do it?
join me as we take a trip to eltham a borough of london in 1871, to find out !!!!
firstly a big help in bringing out this story to the book on the crime "pretty Jane and the viper of kidbrooke lane" by
Paul Thomas Murphy an absolutely brilliant account of everything to do with the murder ,please get this book if you want to find out more about this fascinating crime!!!
also thanks to the following......https://londonnewsonline.co.uk/lifestyle/memories/jane-was-16-pregnant-and-brutally-murdered
https://prettyjaneandtheviper-.tumblr.com
https://katdevitt.com/2022/08/29/the-tragic-murder-of-jane-maria-clouson
https://www.fobic.org.uk
https://runner500.wordpress.com/tag/edmund-pook
https://www.oldbaileyonline.org/recordt18710710-561
and a special thank you to jonathan segev for the continued use of his composition "cursed lullaby"
Let me take you to Derby in England in 1861,where recently widowed , Richard Thorley,has become obsessed with a pretty, young irish lady called Eliza Morrow,unfortunately Eliza doesnt feel the same way about Richard,and lets him know, leading to a downward spiral in Richard, leading to anger ,jelousy and finally murder
a big thank you to Martin Baggoley for the story in his book Derbyshire murders
and also thank you too ....
https://truecrimelibrary.com
https://derbyuncovered.com
https://www.oldilkeston.com
https://www.visitderby.co.uk
https://issuu.com
https://www.capitalpunishment.uk.org
https://www.dailytelegraph.co.uk
Mary Bateman was a self styled wise woman, a clever, cunning,confidence trickster, with absolutely no concience !she could be a serial killer , but she only stood trial for one murder ,and that was the poisoning of mrs Rebecca Perigo,a lady she was supposedly helping to lift a curse,join me as we tell her story of her crime ,her capture,and her execution
https://www.yorkmuseumtrust.org.uk
https://murderpedia.org
https://www.mylearning.org
https://examinerlive.co.uk
https://northernlifemagazine.co.uk
https://www.mentalfloss.com
https://www.darlingtonandstockton-times.co.uk
and thank you as always to jonathan segev for the continued use of his brilliant Cursed Lullaby as my intro
The 1934 murder of 44 year old lorry driver Arthur Major ,by his wife Ethel,in the little village of Kirkby upon Bain in Lincolnshire, England
thank you to .....https://www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk
https://murderpedia.org
http://www.capitalpunishmentuk.org
https://ourcriminalancestors.org
https://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk
https://crimescribe.com
thankyou to jonathan Segev for kindly allowing me to use his Cursed Lullaby as my intro music https://m.soundcloud.com/jonathansegev
The 1726 murder of John Hayes, by his lodgers Thomas Billing and Thomas Wood, all planned by his wife Catherine,Billing was allegedly her lover ,but was also her son by a former partner,and Wood was a long time friend of John Hayes from when they lived in woucestershire ,John had generously taken him in ,and he repaid him by firstly becoming his wife's lover , and then murdering him !
but why? and what happened to them afterwards ,lets take a look!
i would like to thank as always jonathon Segev for his continued use of his "Cursed Lullaby" as my intro music ,and also
https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk
http://rictornorton,co.uk
https://www.capitalpunishmentuk.org
https://murderpedia.org
https://localhistories.org
The 1864 murder of Annie Leeson, by her lovesick admirer William Stevens,a man wh could not control his obsession,jealousy,and anger ,he finally decided if he couldnt have pretty 17 year old Annie then nobody would!
thank you to
the buckingham gaol and museum website
buckinghamshire live .com
the books Buckinghamshire murder and crime by Scott Houghton
and Buckinghamshire mystery and murder by David Kidd Hewitt
and as always a big thank you to Johnathon Segev for the continued use of his Cursed Lullaby as my intro music
and thank you so much for listening
The 1833 murder in Wantage now in oxfordshire England,at the White Hart Inn on newbury street, where he decapitated body was found by her 12 year old stepson,when he went down for breakfast
the suspicion immediately fell on 18 year old bean reaper George King !! but why did George kill decide to kill Ann?
join me in this weeks episode to find out
thank you to
https://www.darkoxfordshire.co.uk
https://davidkiddhewitt.wordpress.com
and the book Oxfordshire murders by Nicola Sly
also as always ,thank you to Jonathon Segev for the continued us of his "cursed lullaby" as my intro
On the night of friday the 8th december 1893 ,2 young brothers james and henry froome,could get no answer,at the farmhouse they spent the night at when they worked there ,they knew the sole occupant,the housekeeper, 30 year old Kate Dungey should be there,when at 9.30pm she had still not appeared, they went home and alerted their father John Froome,he and the farm manager George Dawson made a shocking discovery at the house,
thanks to https://murderresearch.com/kate-dungey/
https://www.darkoxfordshire.co.uk
and as always thank you to Jonathan Segev for the continued use of his music
Today i tell the tales of 2 danish lady child killers ,Ana Andersdotter,and Dagmar Overbye
its the first time i have gone beyond these shores for an episode,but i came across these 2 and they really interested me so im hoping you will find them interesting too
tonights episode includes a shout out to a favourite podcast of mine GHOST TALES BY THE FIRESIDE hosted by CLEM DALLOWAY
https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ghosttales/support
you can find him on Ghost Tales By The Fireside on Instagram
and his email is ghosttalesbythefireside@gmail.com
dont forget you can find me on instagram and on my email exiled.ybelly@gmail.com
as always many thanks to @jonathansegev for the continued use of cursed lullaby as my intro
A special episode ,with my daughter Kita ,about the chocolate cream poisoner,Christina Edmunds,who in 1871,in Brighton,England,decided to poison the man she loved,s wife,which she failed to do , but then decided to try to poison the rest of Brighton and blame a local sweet shop owner to make her love believe it wasnt her ,confused??? yes so was i,hopefully we will all be less confused after this episode ,hope you enjoy it :)
big thanks in this episode must go to The book ,the case of the chocolate cream killer by Kaye Jones
https://thecrimewire.com
https://www.mhms.org.uk
https://www.northlainehistory.me.uk
https://www.murderuk.com
https://www.womenofbrighton.co.uk
The 1899 murder of her son Manfred , by his mother Louise Masset, at London Bridge railway station ,why did she do it? their seems no reason ,and as she explained in court could it have been a mysterious mrs browning ?
thank you too
http://www.capitalpunishmentuk.org
http://www.murderpedia.org
http://www.britishexecutions.co.uk
The book ; The Trial of Louise Masset edited by Kate Clarke, notable british trials no 85
as always a big thank you to jonathon segev for the continued use of cursed lullaby as my intro
and mostly thank you for listening to me !!!!
send me an email exiled.ybelly@gmail.com
Norman Thorne murdered his fiance Elsie Cameron at his chicken farm in Crowborough,Sussex on December 5th 1924
or did he?
This is my longest murder at bedtime yet,as the story really absorbed me ,and i hope it does you too!!
A massive help in writing this episode was the great short story by the famous author Minette Walters about the case called "CHICKENFEED" which i thoroughly enjoyed
https://minettewalters.co.uk
and also thanks to ...
https://www.dailymail.co.uk
https://murderpedia.org
https://www.britishexecutions.co.uk
https://crowboroughlife.com
the bbc programme murder,mystery and my family
and special thanks as always to @jonathansegevmusic for the use of his "cursed lullaby" for my intro music
if you would like to email me about this case or any other or just for a case suggestion or just a chat please mail me on exiled.ybelly@gmail.com and thank you so much for listening
In April 1742 Mary Blandy was hanged outside oxford castle for the murder of her father Francis Blandy ,she said she thought she was mixing a harmless love potion into his food and drink ,but the jury had disagreed ,and she went to her fate bravely,but was she just a naive young lady duped by her lover?
thank you to....
https://www.capitalpunishmentuk.org
https://www.berkshirehistory.com
https://www.oxforddnb.com
https://www.gutenberg.com
https:www.darkoxfordshire.co.uk
and my favourite by far htpps://juliabracewell.com
The 1979 murder of Teresa Elena Di Simone in her car outside The Tom Tackle pub in Southampton England a man called Sean Hodgson served 27 years in prison before dna cleared him of the crime ,so who did murder Teresa?
thank you to these sources
Orrible British True Crime by Ben Oakley
www.theguardian.com
www.southerndailyecho.co.uk
www.absolutecrime.com
forejustice.org
reallifevillains.miraheze.org
www.dailymail.co.uk
and many more thank you
The story of Louisa May Merrifield who in 1953 murdered her employer Sarah Ann Ricketts with Rodine rat poison,but her husband Alfred was cleared
thank you to theses sources and others in researching this story
www.lancslive
www.capitalpunishmentuk.org
www.murderuk.com
www.britishexecutions.co.uk
www.jarossi.com
www.executedtoday.com
www,manchestereveningnews.co.uk
hanged at manchester by steven fielding
the coventry evening telegraph
and thank you to jonathan segev for the continued use of cursed lullaby for my intro
and most of all thank you for listening
The story of Margaret Walber who in may 1893 chained her husband John into the attic of their house on Gildart street in Liverpool and then 4 months later beat him to death in that attic
many thanks to Alan Hayhurst the Author of the brilliant more murders in Lancashire without finding this book i wouldnt have half the details
also www.capitalpunishmentuk.org
www.britishexecutions.co.uk
www.oldmerseytimes.co.uk
The Liverpool Echo
and the books
Hanged at Liverpool by Steve Fielding
and
Foul Deeds and suspicious Deaths by Steven Wade
and thank you as always for the continued use of CURSED LULLABY as my intro by Jonathon Segev
The 1948 murder of 68 yr old Nancy Ellen Chadwick by Margaret "Bill" Allen maybe Britains first Transgender murderer and certainly Rawtenstall in Lancashires first murderer!! but did "Bill" deserve to hang for it? its a very sad case but decide for yourself
thank you to Lancs live,The lancs times, The Bacup times, Murderpedia,executed today and the invaluable book "TheTragic and Transgendered world of Margaret "Bill" Allen by @mollycutpurse and many more and also thank you as always to @Jonathonsegev for the continued use of Cursed Lullaby as my intro
The 2007 murder in Bridlington Yorkshire of 57 year old retired lecturer Susan Grundy by 31 year old Stephen Grundy,while she walked home from celebrating the sale of her house,at the Prior John pub in the town !
The story of Dr Edward Pritchard
who would on the 28th july 1865 become the last person to be publicly hanged in scotland
for the murders by poisoning of his wife and mother in law
as always i would like to thank Johnathan Segev for the continued use of Cursed Lullaby as my intro
The story of Trevor Hardy who terrorised manchester in the 1970s with 3 murders that at the time were overshadowed by the murders of The Yorkshire Ripper , Peter Sutcliffe but were just as depraved and evil
thanks as always to jonathan segev for continuing to let me use cursed lullaby for my intro
The 1952 murder of Alice Wiltshaw by their ex chauffeur Leslie green although he was a small time crook ,the savagery of the murder was totally out of character ,everybody who met him or knew him said he was kind and gentle a really likeable man even though he was a bit of a rogue
i got a lot of information for this episode from the book The Barlaston Murderer Leslie Green by Margaret Moxom avaliable on amazon in paperback or kindle a very good read
i would also as always like to thank Jonathan Segev for the continued use of cursed lullaby
The gruesome 1924 murder of Emily Bielby Kaye in a cottage on a desolate shingle beach between Eastbourne and Pevensey known as "The Crumbles" by a horrible man called Patrick Herbert Mahon ,Mahon was married,he got Emily pregnant then started an affair with another woman,he killed Emily and stuffed her in her own luggage trunk then locked her in the spare room ,and then invited his new lover to stay for the easter weekend at the cottage ,he then after taking her home returned to the cottage to dismember poor Emily's body,he would ultimately be found out by the investigations of his own wife who thought he had gone back to gambling
thank you to Jonathan Segev for the continued use of his "Cursed Lullaby" for my intro music !
The 1920 murder in sleepy Little Marlow in the county of Buckinghamshire by poisoning of the very popular milkman's wife ,but was he all he seemed?
i found the book The Musical Milkman by Quentin Falk to be a massive help in writing this episode
and as always thank you to Jonathon Segev for continuing to let me use Cursed Lullaby as my intro !
No one knew that the reclusive old lady who was found dead in her squallid 3 room bungalow surrounded by cats ,was once 50 years before arguably the most famous woman in the world ,but who was she and who may her husband have been?
references, thank you to ...They all love jack by Bruce robinson ,The last victim by Anne e Graham andCarol Emmas ,Murderpedia.org , www.theguardian.com , www.casebook.org ,www.old-merseytimes,www.britishnewspaper archive
The murders in 1946 of margery Gardner and Doreen Marshall
thank you to ministry of history, british newspaper archive,murderuk,truecrimeedition,the bournemouth echo,Rotten to the core by Francis Selwyn and thank you to Jonathon Segev for the continued use of his Cursed Lullaby as my intro
The massacre of the Cornish family on the 28th April 1919 by Henry Perry aka Beckett
big thanks to www.E7-nowandthen.org for a lot of the detail in this story and to jonathan Segev for the use of cursed lullaby for my intro music
The 1995 Murder of French student Celine Figard by English truck driver Stuart Morgan the week before christmas
The 1890 murder of mrs phoebe hogg and baby tiggy
the book "The woman at the devils door " by sarah beth hopton was invaluable in this story
A man was hanged in manchester in 1947 but did he do it?and if he didnt,did he still deserve to hang?
The 1988 Murders in Wath upon Dearne and mexborough in south yorkshire commited by Anthony Arkwright