Prash's Murder Map: True Crime Podcast

73 | The Tragic Murder of Station Master Edward Walshe


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In 1868, 19-year-old railway porter Thomas Wells shot and killed Dover Priory stationmaster Edward Walshe after a disciplinary dispute. Wells showed little remorse and offered no resistance during his arrest. He was tried, found guilty, and became the first person executed privately under the new Capital Punishment Act.

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