The Disturbing Case of Sarah Stone
News of the Times Episode 430 | 1811 - 1814
1811 and a young wife of a gunner in his Majesty’s Service is trying to please her husband who is desperate for them to have a child – especially a son.
She is not pregnant but wishes to please him, so she lies.
Overjoyed, he arrives back on shore leave anxious to see his new son! She states she has sent him away because of teething. He returns to sea.
More correspondence takes place with tales relayed to the husband of the growing exploits of his little boy. Once again, he returns anxious to finally see his boy. Once again, he is told that the boy is away due to illness, but the gunner is adamant. If the boy is not brought to him, he will go to the boy. A wicked plan of theft of a child ensues.
This case was ground-breaking in that at the time there was no law against kidnapping children. We take a look at the crime, the outcome, and the significant follow up case that shocked society!
Today’s end of episode quirky further particulars segment involves a skeleton ship hand witnessed by many from 1813!

Hosted by Robin Coles.

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If you like this, here are links to some other recommended videos:
: Remarkable executions | EP388
https://youtu.be/T6CbbY8WSaA
1844: The Case of The Colwick Murders And The Subsequent Tragedies | EP389
https://youtu.be/GgyyTQFkL6A
1851: The Disturbing Case of Mary Emily Cage | EP390
https://youtu.be/jvM8alfWztY
: "Tales of Terror: The Most Brutal Murders from Georgian Britain | | EP391 https://youtu.be/NELFlFHx6Fo
1892: The Body in the Buttery | EP392
https://youtu.be/Gcf7CT13o2s
1864 & 1878: Distrubing Cases of Matricide | EP393
https://youtu.be/zvn0Jq3d75A
1905: SYC: Deadly Devereaux - The Trunk Murderer | EP394
https://youtu.be/t9MUvoDMl4w
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The Huddersfield Murder Case of 1888
News of the Times Episode 429 | 1888
Today’s story begins with an execution on New Years Day, 1888 at the hands of Billington. How did he get here?
A relationship, that by all accounts was never good, has completely soured. As the tension rises so do the threats of violence and abusive behaviour.
But Elizabeth, the wife, is no shrinking violet. She reports the threats to the magistrates not once, but on three separate occasions. Charles Bulmer is now on the radar of the police, and he resents it. He is angry with his wife, excusing himself that he had not touched her, only threatened.
Bulmer moves out. Elizabeth will not give him his clothes that he left in the house without a policeman present. Bulmer snaps.
We take a look at the background, the buildup, the crime and the verdict in this murder case from 1888.
For those who like to delve into the peculiar, today’s further particulars story looks at a case from 1889 of a trick played on a newlywed couple on New Year’s Eve.
Hosted by Robin Coles.

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YouTube Chronicle of the Times: @chronicleofthetimes2024

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Unlocking the Vaults of Historical Crime, your gateway to a captivating journey through the darker pages of history. We dive deep into the annals of crime, unearthing forgotten stories, unsolved mysteries, and notorious criminals from the past.

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A Spitalfields Boxing Day Tragedy - The Ellen Collins Mystery
News of the Times Episode 427 | 1896
In today’s episode it is December 26, Boxing Day, 1896. We are in Spitalfields – just around the corner from Whitechapel.
A policeman, on his regular beat, fends a woman crumpled in an alley, smelling of alcohol. She would not be the first reveller to have imbibed too much over Christmas. With help, he takes her to the station and places her n a cell to dry out.
But it quickly becomes apparent that the woman has been stabbed. A doctor is called in, but it is too late – Ellen Collins has died.
We take a look at this Boxing Day mystery from Victorian greater Whitechapel area in 1896.
Hosted by Robin Coles.

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EPISODE
If you like this, here are links to some other recommended videos:
1867: The Shocking Murder of Mary Ann Snow | EP419
https://youtu.be/-8RMiKnxLn8
1888 - 1925: A Round Robin of December Murders | EP417
https://youtu.be/wnIVPmRuEUY
1822 & 1175: The Aylesbury Murders & The Abergavenny Castle Massacre | EP420
https://youtu.be/AojM_7nx28c
1879 - 1893: The Worst Woman on Earth - Serial Killer Lizzie Halliday | EP410
https://youtu.be/w7DpCYJNRfw
1808 & 1888: The Butcher Bichel - The Butcher and the Ripper | EP408
https://youtu.be/NL-BKDIkpYk
1903: Marston Moor Murders | EP403
https://youtu.be/GmxBwDEUz1M
1660 - 1662: The Campden Wonder - 17th Century Murder Mystery | EP402
https://youtu.be/3ApnF8cWdFg

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We are an independent group of historians, researchers , and actor with a passion for historical crime!

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The Christmas Holyhead Murder 1909
News of the Times Episode 426 | 1909
In today’s episode we are in Wales in 1909. Gwen Ellen jones is found murdered and dumped in a ditch. Surprisingly, her ex boyfriend who has spent times attempting to find her proudly announces the killing of his ex girlfriend and mother of his child.
The case rocked the area not only for the sensational aspect of the crime itself, but also for the timing. It was said, when she willingly went off with him, that the two were singing and laughing together. In reality, he was leading her to her death.
We take a look at the background, the crime and the verdict in the case of the Christmas Holyhead murder.
In our end of episode further particulars segment, we have a story of a Christmas festivity from 1876 that goes terribly wrong.
Hosted by Robin Coles.

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Patreon: patreon.com/NewsoftheTimesHistoricalCrime
YouTube Chronicle of the Times: @chronicleofthetimes2024

EPISODE
If you like this, here are links to some other recommended videos:
1867: The Shocking Murder of Mary Ann Snow | EP419
https://youtu.be/-8RMiKnxLn8
1822 & 1175: The Aylesbury Murders & The Abergavenny Castle Massacre | EP420
https://youtu.be/AojM_7nx28c
1895: The Case of the Mansfield Tragedy Serial Killing | EP421
https://youtu.be/zl94LyAilBY
1919: The Sandhills Christmas Tragedy - The Killing of Kitty | EP422
https://youtu.be/dWkkbNUtavo
1913: The Curious Case of The Liverpool Sack Murder | EP423
https://youtu.be/QZTHm9xkPrY
1930: The Case of the Body in the Wall Murder | EP424
https://youtu.be/JgMZHtDud88
1844 & 1919: A Parricide for Love & the Naked Body on Christmas Day | EP425
https://youtu.be/chEn_lT80-U

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Cases of Parricide for Love & the Naked Body on Christmas Day
News of the Times Episode 425 | 1844 & 1919
In today’s episode we look at two Christmas cases from Liverpool.
Our first case from 1855 involves Mary who lives with her father. Mary is in love with a young man from Liverpool. Alas, Mary’s father does not approve. The argument goes on for some time. Mary is then invited to visit her boyfriend in Liverpool for Christmas. Her father refuses stating categorically that she is not allowed to see him at all. Mary buys rat poison.
In our second case from 1919, the body of a woman is found outside in an alleyway, stripped of all clothing. Police are immediately on it despite the holiday.
For those who like the unusual: We have two stories in our end of episode further particulars segment. The first case involves the body of a woman dragged out of the river – her face is deeply scarred. The body is identified and the daughter arrested – she confesses. But the alleged dead woman shortly afterwards arrives at the police station.
Our second story landed in our laps by chance! For our American cousins – a report from 1919 explaining how much crime there is in America and the reasons behind it.
Hosted by Robin Coles.

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The Case of the Body in the Wall Murder
News of the Times Episode 424 | 1930
1930 Birmingham and Edwin Claude Thick, bricklayer, has written to his parents informing them that his wife, Ivy, has left him and their one year old child and absconded off with a Frenchman with whom, he states, she had been having a regular affair for over a year. He is heartbroken but determined to look for Ivy and bring her back home.
Her parents do not believe it. Ivy, who spoke with her mother daily, was a devoted parent and had never given any indication of any additional relationships. As Ivy seems to have vanished utterly, her parents after attempting to speak with her husband, contact a solicitor and the police.
Doing their due diligence, a policeman goes to visit the residence that had been Ivy and Thick’s home and notices a peculiar smell. Pursuing the smell, he goes into the loft and sees a cavity within the wall. Inside are bloodstained bedclothes, a bloody pillowcase all encasing 6 to 7 body parts. It is Ivy.
This incredible case, with many a twist and turn, gripped the papers for some time and went through two trials. We take a look at the background, the crime and the ultimate verdict in today’s episode of the body in the wall.
For something even more peculiar, we take a look at a case from 1932 involving a disappearing cackling hermit, a gruesome corpse, and some boy scouts in the woods in our further particulars segment at the end of this episode!
Hosted by Robin Coles.

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EPISODE
If you like this, here are links to some other recommended videos:
1884: The Vienna Murders - Serial Killer Hugo Schenk | EP387
https://youtu.be/oKINEcehrdA
: Remarkable executions | EP388
https://youtu.be/T6CbbY8WSaA
1851: The Disturbing Case of Mary Emily Cage | EP390
https://youtu.be/jvM8alfWztY
1892: The Body in the Buttery | EP392
https://youtu.be/Gcf7CT13o2s
1864 & 1878: Distrubing Cases of Matricide | EP393
https://youtu.be/zvn0Jq3d75A
1905: SYC: Deadly Devereaux - The Trunk Murderer | EP394
https://youtu.be/t9MUvoDMl4w

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The Curious Case of The Liverpool Sack Murder
News of the Times Episode 423 | 1913
In today’s episode it is December 1913 in Liverpool, and a passing fisherman upon the canal spots a sack floating in the water.
Curious, he fishes the sack out of the canal only to find the horrifying remains of a woman, doubled over, with an additional sack placed on her head. Two iron weights had been placed in the sack no doubt with the hope of keeping the grisly remains hidden at the bottom of the canal.
The woman is wearing an unusual charm necklace making it easy to identify her. Tracks of a hand cart to the bank also help lead police to a company less than a mile away. Here, upon questioning staff there, police immediate find their two suspects.
However, one of the suspects has gone into hiding. The chase is on not only to retrieve the suspect before he make his escape, but also to understand the motive behind the killing. Was it lust? Or possibly money, although the loss of cash is negligible.
We take a look at the case of the Liverpool Sack murder that made the national papers and gripped the residents of Liverpool.
For those who like the unusual, todays further particulars story explores the case, also from 1913, of the person who dressed up as Satan in order to steal a body. Here at the News of the Times team, we lack this kind of vivid imagination to make these kinds of stories up.
Hosted by Robin Coles.

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YouTube Chronicle of the Times: @chronicleofthetimes2024

EPISODE
If you like this, here are links to some other recommended videos:
1899: BRITISH Deptford poisoning cases | EP385
https://youtu.be/xzqyTnX4f1I
1384 to 1922: Dark International Murder Cases from 1384 to 1922 | EP386
https://youtu.be/7P8dVj2lEp8
1884: The Vienna Murders - Serial Killer Hugo Schenk | EP387
https://youtu.be/oKINEcehrdA
: Remarkable executions | EP388
https://youtu.be/T6CbbY8WSaA
1844: The Case of The Colwick Murders And The Subsequent Tragedies | EP389
https://youtu.be/GgyyTQFkL6A
1851: The Disturbing Case of Mary Emily Cage | EP390
https://youtu.be/jvM8alfWztY

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The Sandhills Christmas Tragedy - The Killing of Kathleen
News of the Times Episode 422 | 1919
In today’s episode it is Christmas time, 1919, in the resort area of Blackpool.
Kathleen, known as “Kitty”, has finally completed the urgently requested request by her handsome boyfriend of a life insurance policy and has also, with her sister as witness, signed over her property, and the proceeds of her insurance policy to her boyfriend in the unlikely event of her early demise.

The two are celebrating with a romantic weekend away at Blackpool, when Holt can get away from the Christmas festivities from his parents’ house not far away. Kitty in the meantime is waiting for him for the romantic Christmas fairy tale to begin. Strong hints have been made regarding marriage, and Kitty is hoping for the all important long promised formal proposal.

Within hours of her arrival, Kitty is found in a pool of blood in one of the many coves along the beach. A man’s forgotten kid glove is found near the body. Her expensive jewellery has not been taken – it was not a robbery.

This case with its many salacious aspects gripped the papers at the time. Adding to its notoriety was the hiring of Sir Marshall Hall for the defence. We take a look at the crime, the capture and the verdict in today’s episode of the Sandhill tragedy.
For those who wish to dip into the creepy, our further particulars case recounts the story of a house that has a watcher who leaves notes telling family what they have been doing. Very disturbing.
Hosted by Robin Coles.

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Patreon: patreon.com/NewsoftheTimesHistoricalCrime
YouTube Chronicle of the Times: @chronicleofthetimes2024

EPISODE
If you like this, here are links to some other recommended videos:
1890: The Niagara Murder | EP350
https://youtu.be/q2d3q055EhU
1909-1921: Gentleman Girard - The Bio Serial Killer | EP351
https://youtu.be/b-kbIEATVAE
1809-1811: The German Brinvillier - Anna Margaretha Zwanziger | EP352
https://youtu.be/BxOsIxpNCrs
1872: The Victorian Borgia- Lydia Sherman | EP353
https://youtu.be/mHSeZwy02N0
1919: SYC: The Infamouse Rutherford Case | EP355
https://youtu.be/M01tNoGPl2A
1885: The Mystery of Room 144 | EP357
https://youtu.be/Kxv1VIVhJek

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