Episode description
News of the Times Story Ep43v | 1846
Serial Killer Sisters - Catherine Flannigan & Margaret Higgins
A huge story in its day which drew considerable attention to the practice of "Burial Clubs" which allowed anyone to insure another's life provided they paid the premiums.
It has been speculated that they killed up to 17 people, but only 4 were proven. A true creep Serial Killer Saturday episode.
Hosted by Robin Coles.
#NewsofTheTimes #VictorianCrimeStories #HistoricalCrimeStories #Victorian Murders
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If you like this, here are links to some other recommended videos:
1831: The Story of: Murder and Dismemberment 1 (John William Holloway | Short Ep28v
https://youtu.be/5xojlwENrTk
1824: The Story of: The Cannibal Alexander Pearce | Short Ep27-1v
https://youtu.be/IOBai3NK318
1871: The Story of: Children Who Kill: Agnes Norman 15 year old - Murder as a Past time | Ep29v
https://youtu.be/ezXs71ihhmw
1830-1840: The Story of: Stories of Trials and Executions: Shaw-Tomlinson-Mary Smith | Short 124v
https://youtu.be/nHwQiIccVII
1850-1890: The Story of: Love Triangles - 3 Marys | Short Ep30v
https://youtu.be/QPBnJBl3qEo
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Who are News of the Times?
Combining a background in Theatre, Psychology, History and English Literature, The News of the Times Team comb through archives to find stories that reflect the everyday person of the time. We look for stories that were trending, or reflect what was consuming people of the day.
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We offer daily content from as early as 1550’s to 1915, because you know, sometimes you just need your daily dose of historical crime.
Mondays – a random story that we have come across in our research that we think you will find interesting
Tuesdays – A longer special episode that is themed. For example, Children Who Kill; Mad, Bad, and Dangerous to Know
Wednesdays – Whitechapel Wednesdays where we chronologically go through the immense newspaper clippings related to the Whitechapel area leading to the series of gruesome crimes in 1888
Thursdays – We present a pooled together collection of stories from our database. For example: When Love Goes Bad
Fridays - a random story that we have come across in our research that we think you will find interesting
Saturdays – Serial Killer Saturdays! We review one of the historical serial killers in our database
Sundays - a random story that we have come across in our research that we think you will find interesting
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