In July 1938, a woman’s body was discovered on Somerset Road in Wimbledon, just yards from Centre Court. The investigation revealed she had been murdered, prompting a nationwide search for van driver George Brain. In this episode, we explore Brain’s background, how the police tracked him to his hideout, and the revelations that emerged during the investigation. Subscribe to my YouTube channel for video versions of the podcast: 📺 youtube.com/@prashsmurdermap 💡 Support me on Patreon to get ad-fr...
Jul 02, 2025•15 min
In the early hours of August 1933, Charles Fox was murdered during a violent break-in at his West Bromwich home. The crime triggered a large-scale police investigation that uncovered a trail of forensic evidence linking the attack to 21-year-old Stanley Eric Hobday. As the manhunt intensified, Hobday’s movements led officers across the country. This episode explores a shocking crime, its swift resolution, and the public reaction that followed. Subscribe to my YouTube channel for video versions o...
Jun 25, 2025•15 min
In 1973, the body of a teenage boy surfaced in Shoreham Harbour, weighted down with concrete and secrets. Clive Olive was 16, a dreamer turned drifter, seduced by a violent subculture. This episode unravels the chilling story of biker gangs, betrayal, and revenge in 1970s Britain. The motive was personal. The violence, unforgettable. Subscribe to my YouTube channel for video versions of the podcast: 📺 youtube.com/@prashsmurdermap 💡 Support me on Patreon to get ad-free episodes https://www.patr...
Jun 18, 2025•26 min
Sidney Harry Fox and his mother Rosaline enjoyed staying at expensive hotels up and down the coast of southeast England, although they could rarely afford to pay. The staff at the Hotel Metropole in Paradise Street, Margate, were charmed by Sidney, who seemed so considerate and devoted to his mother. Little did they know that behind this performance, lay a history of fraud and deceit which would lead to the final act of murder. Subscribe to my YouTube channel for video versions of the podcast: �...
May 25, 2025•25 min
Charlotte Bryant was at the centre of a rural murder case that shocked an English village in 1935. When her husband died after a series of unexplained illnesses in their Dorset cottage, suspicions turned to poison. This true crime episode explores the investigation, the role of arsenic, and the events that led to one of Britain’s most infamous murder trials. 💡 Support me on Patreon to get ad-free episodes https://www.patreon.com/prashsmurdermap 💰 Make a one-off contribution Every little bit he...
May 12, 2025•29 min
When Dawn Viens vanished in 2009, her husband David claimed she’d left after an argument. Two years later, he confessed to killing her — and offered a chilling explanation. Despite no body being found, he was convicted of second-degree murder. This true crime episode investigates control, violence, and a shocking confession. 💡 Support me on Patreon to get ad-free episodes https://www.patreon.com/prashsmurdermap 💰 Make a one-off contribution Every little bit helps! If you'd like to make a one-t...
May 04, 2025•25 min
In Victorian London, Henry Wainwright, a once-respected businessman, leads a double life of deception, infidelity, and mounting debt. When his mistress, Harriet Lane, becomes an inconvenient burden, he devises a gruesome solution. 💡 Support me on Patreon to get ad-free episodes https://www.patreon.com/prashsmurdermap 💰 Make a one-off contribution Every little bit helps! If you'd like to make a one-time donation, you can do so via PayPal here: https://www.paypal.me/prashsmurdermap 🎧 Listen to ...
Apr 24, 2025•20 min
During the blackout nights of WWII London, under the haunting wail of air raid sirens and the devastation of the Blitz, one of the city’s most chilling true crimes was quietly buried beneath the rubble. In this episode, we uncover the twisted tale of Rachel Dobkin, whose dismembered and burned body was discovered in a bombed-out chapel in 1942. As Londoners struggled through nightly raids and rationing, someone used the chaos of war to commit murder—and almost got away with it. For further infor...
Apr 17, 2025•33 min
Landlord Geoffrey Ferguson, enraged over a bounced rent cheque, drove from North Carolina to Connecticut and unlawfully evicted his tenants by force. The murders that followed shocked the community and were described as the worst mass killing in Connecticut’s modern history. 💡 Support me on Patreon to get ad-free episodes https://www.patreon.com/prashsmurdermap 💰 Make a one-off contribution Every little bit helps! If you'd like to make a one-time donation, you can do so via PayPal here: https:...
Apr 10, 2025•21 min
On July 27, 2018, in Fagersta, Sweden, a cyclist discovered a semi-nude woman, Nella Olander, lying in a dark underpass, fatally stabbed. Soon after, 14-year-old Thomas confessed to his mother that he and a man twice his age Johan Fallqvist, had attacked her. What brought Thomas and Fallqvist together in this toxic partnership? My YouTube Channel www.youtube.com/@prashsmurdermap 💡 Support me on Patreon to get ad-free episodes https://www.patreon.com/prashsmurdermap 💰 Make a one-off contributio...
Mar 27, 2025•32 min
In 1890, a young machinist named Walter James Lyons committed a shocking act of violence on the streets of Plumstead, southeast London. What drove this 20-year-old to murder a decorated soldier in broad daylight? The answer lies in a moment of rage, a clash of Victorian morality, and a mother’s decision that scandalised an entire community. Leaving the Old Bailey to decide: was Walter truly a killer, or just a son pushed beyond his limits? 💡 Support me on Patreon to get ad-free episodes https:/...
Mar 18, 2025•12 min
In 2009, 59-year-old Elena Tomova retreated to her countryside villa in Vlado Trichkov, Bulgaria, seeking peace—only to find evidence of an intruder. That evening, she unknowingly invited her own killer, Mihail Leshtarski, inside, offering him food and shelter. The transient drifter repaid her kindness with brutal murder, strangling Elena, mutilating her body, and defacing her home with crosses. Afterward, he lived in a cave until winter forced him into the home of an old cellmate, where he atta...
Mar 13, 2025•22 min
In this episode of my Jack the Ripper suspect investigations, we explore Aaron Kosminski, a prominent suspect in the case. New DNA evidence, particularly from a shawl linked to Catherine Eddowes, allegedly connects Kosminski to the murders, with a 100% match to a descendant of his. However, doubts about the shawl’s authenticity and the limitations of mitochondrial DNA have raised scepticism. We also look at the role of Russell Edwards, who purchased the shawl, and examine the psychiatric records...
Feb 25, 2025•32 min
Welcome to another episode of Prash's Murder Map . Today, I’m doing something a little different. Alongside hosting this podcast, I’m also an author, with several true crime books to my name, including the Murder Casebook series and a forthcoming book on wartime killers Karl Hulten and Betty Jones, due for release later this year. In this special episode, I’m excited to share a chapter from Murder Casebook Volume 1 , narrated by acclaimed British stage and screen actor Mark Rice-Oxley. Death at ...
Feb 20, 2025•16 min
Jack the Ripper’s identity remains one of true crime’s greatest mysteries. In this episode, we explore Whitechapel butcher Jacob Levy, a compelling suspect in the murders of the Canonical Five. Could he be a better suspect than the likes of Charles Lechmere, Montague Druitt, Kosminsky and others? Levy’s life was steeped in tragedy and turmoil. Living near key murder sites, his violent tendencies, mental instability, and descent into paranoia following a syphilis diagnosis raise chilling question...
Jan 11, 2025•29 min
In the summer of 1887, Victorian London’s East End, fraught with poverty and unrest, became the setting for a bizarre and senseless true crime. Miriam Angel, an impoverished Jewish immigrant who was six months pregnant, was found poisoned in a locked room, her body lying on the bed. Incredibly, a fellow tenant in the same lodging house, Israel Lipski, was discovered hiding beneath it. The case, with its puzzling lack of motive, divided the public. Lipski’s infamy lingered, with his name even bec...
Dec 09, 2024•32 min
In 1892, the dismembered body of Annie Pritchard was discovered in a ditch in East Haddon, England, leading to an investigation that linked her death to Andrew MacRae, a man with whom she had an affair. MacRae, who had been living with his wife and children in Birmingham, had moved to Northampton with Annie, where they set up a home, and he eventually murdered her after she gave birth to their child. MacRae was convicted of murder and hanged in January 1893, while Annie was buried in East Haddon...
Nov 28, 2024•17 min
Joseph Waller was born in St Mary Cray near Chislehurst, Kent, in 1857 and seemed by all accounts to be a perfectly ordinary child. He aspired to join the police force and went to London to become a constable with the Metropolitan Police, having no inkling that his dream profession would lead to his downfall. For news about my books and free true crime blog posts, check out my website www.prashganendran.com Prefer to watch the video version of this episode? Check out my YouTube Channel https://w...
Nov 13, 2024•13 min
This is the curious case of a killer who handed himself in more than 20 years after committing murder. What made him come forward after so long, when he could have continued to lay low, safe in the knowledge that he was unlikely to ever be found, in the days long before the advent of DNA? For news about my books and free true crime blog posts, check out my website www.prashganendran.com Sources Bondeson Jan, ‘Victorian Murders’, 2017, Amberley Publishing Chelmsford Chronicle - Friday 03 July 185...
Nov 10, 2024•11 min
In December 1938, Ernest Percival Key never made it home for Christmas. His body was discovered by his own son, with only one notable clue left behind—a lone bowler hat, possibly dropped by his killer. But would this single item be enough to unlock the mystery of this true crime case and uncover the person responsible for this brutal crime? For news about my books and free true crime blog posts, check out my website www.prashganendran.com Prefer to watch the video version of this episode? Check ...
Nov 01, 2024•12 min
In 1803, Hammersmith was gripped by fear after multiple sightings of a supposed ghost. Amid the panic, a vigilante named Francis Smith took drastic action, believing he had shot the ghost—only to discover he had killed an innocent man, bricklayer Thomas Millwood. What followed was a trial at the Old Bailey, an unexpected twist, and a revelation about who was behind the ghostly scare. This true story became a landmark case in British legal history.
Oct 23, 2024•7 min
This little known true crime case is set in the rural village of Curry Mallet in Somerset. The year is 1933. The crime is murder. In a family which harbours a dark secret and incestuous relationships, a tragedy is about to take place. For news about my books and free true crime blog posts, check out my website www.prashganendran.com Prefer to watch the video version of this episode? Check out my YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@prashsmurdermap If you would like to support the show by mak...
Oct 17, 2024•19 min
How do you go about finding someone who walks round a corner and disappears, seemingly without a trace? This is what happened in the curious case of Benjamin Bathurst… For news about my books and free true crime blog posts, check out my website www.prashganendran.com Prefer to watch the video version of this episode? Check out my YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@prashsmurdermap If you would like to support the show by making a one-off donation please visit https://www.paypal.me/prashsmur...
Oct 10, 2024•12 min
In World War II London, most people came together to fight for victory, whether on the frontlines, in factories, or on farms. But there were some who took advantage of the chaos of war to indulge in their own depraved desires, hoping they would get away with their crimes by slipping away into the blackout, with fewer police on the streets to catch them. Most people wearing a military uniform automatically inspired trust and respect for the sacrifice they were making for their country. But as 21-...
Oct 07, 2024•20 min
Here's another collection of short but gruesome vintage true crime cases from the 1800s. Let’s go back in time for a whistle-stop tour of three Victorian crimes that are intriguing, shocking, and little known, including a spate of unidentified body parts which appeared all over Norwich, a sinister servant who bludgeoned his employer with a rolling pin, and the first murder case ever to be solved by a bloodhound. For news about my books and free true crime blog posts, check out my website www.pra...
Oct 01, 2024•33 min
It was inevitable that George Joseph Smith would end up in jail one day. The only question was, how long would it take for his cunning crimes to be uncovered? George was a master of deception who swindled a string of lovers out of their life savings and ensured he was named as the beneficiary in the wills of his many wives. He had a curious obsession with the sea, and it was only fitting that his method of murder would also feature water… Prefer to watch the video version of this episode? Check ...
Jan 18, 2024•31 min
When Shelly Walsh dropped her kids off at her dad’s on the evening of 30th June 2008, she had no idea it would be the last time she would ever see her son, daughter, and mother alive. What made an ordinary, loving grandfather in New South Wales, Australia, turn into a mass murderer overnight, killing his entire family without warning? Thanks for listening! Here’s how you can get in touch with comments and suggestions: My Website Twitter/X Facebook Patreon Email prashsmurdermap@gmail.com Want to ...
Jan 03, 2024•19 min
What happened to 14-year-old Thora Chamberlain, who was abducted on the way to watch a school football game one Friday afternoon? The main suspect, who had a cunning ruse and a bold disguise, went on the run across America with the FBI hot on his trail. Even after he was captured, he continued to protest his innocence until the end. For news about my books and free true crime blog posts, check out my website www.prashganendran.com Prefer to watch the video version of this episode? Check out my Y...
Dec 14, 2023•24 min
In 1984, a serial burglar and rapist was at large in England, his crimes spanning several Home Counties as well as the northeast of the country. He was armed, masked and dangerous, and he had an unusual calling card – in every house he broke into, he built himself a blanket fort in the living room and made himself at home, watching television and drinking cups of tea. His habit of den-building and the way he slunk off into the countryside after his assaults soon led to him being given the nickna...
Dec 08, 2023•44 min
In this episode, I’m bringing you a collection of short but grisly cases from the 1800s, which on their own would be too short for an episode, but they’re too intriguing not to share so I’ve put three of them together. Let’s go back in time for a whistle-stop tour of three crimes ranging from the brutal to the mysterious. If you’re looking for murders involving deceptions, an unscrupulous businessman who exterminated an entire family, an execution by guillotine, a strange letter, the death of a ...
Nov 23, 2023•36 min
