News of the Times - Unlocking the vaults of historical crime
Robin Coles
729 episodes
3 days ago
The Hay Knife Killer: Double Murder That Stunned Victorian England News of the Times | Episode 574 | 1858 Welcome to News of the Times, where we delve into the darkest corners of British history. In today’s episode, we explore the chilling 1858 double murder of John and Elizabeth Bucknell — an elderly couple slain in their Somerset home under horrific circumstances. Their grandson, recently released from prison, becomes the prime suspect. Was this a desperate act of greed… or something even ...
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The Hay Knife Killer: Double Murder That Stunned Victorian England News of the Times | Episode 574 | 1858 Welcome to News of the Times, where we delve into the darkest corners of British history. In today’s episode, we explore the chilling 1858 double murder of John and Elizabeth Bucknell — an elderly couple slain in their Somerset home under horrific circumstances. Their grandson, recently released from prison, becomes the prime suspect. Was this a desperate act of greed… or something even ...
Bayonet Madness in Batley: A Victorian Double Murder
News of the Times - Unlocking the vaults of historical crime
41 minutes
4 weeks ago
Bayonet Madness in Batley: A Victorian Double Murder
Bayonet Madness in Batley: A Victorian Double Murder News of the Times | Episode 1865 | 562 When heartbreak met a bayonet in Batley, the result was a tragedy that shook all of Yorkshire. In August 1865, 19-year-old Eli Sykes seemed the very picture of respectability — steady, polite, a proud member of Queen Victoria’s volunteer corps. But when the young woman he loved, Hannah Brook, told him no, something inside him splintered. By nightfall, Hannah and her mother lay dying in their own door...
News of the Times - Unlocking the vaults of historical crime
The Hay Knife Killer: Double Murder That Stunned Victorian England News of the Times | Episode 574 | 1858 Welcome to News of the Times, where we delve into the darkest corners of British history. In today’s episode, we explore the chilling 1858 double murder of John and Elizabeth Bucknell — an elderly couple slain in their Somerset home under horrific circumstances. Their grandson, recently released from prison, becomes the prime suspect. Was this a desperate act of greed… or something even ...
