I Could Murder a Cocktail

Armin Meives seemed to all the world like an ordinary man - an ordinary man who maybe had a bit of a weird thing for the tale of Hansel and Gretel, who had a shrine to his dead mother and a mannequin he slept with every night, that is. But fact is stranger even than his fantasies. Join us as we learn about his fetish for cannibalism and the one time he ever acted on it.

Jack the Lad, AKA Jack Sheppard, escaped prison 4 times in the 1720s for petty crimes, eventually leading to his death by hanging. Listen to the story of a celebrity criminal beloved by the people and painted by the King's portrait artist.

In this special edition of I Could Murder a Cocktail, we look at the weirdest last meals of some of history's most notorious criminals, and chat about what ours might be. What would your last meal be?

Underneath Wakefield Prison, a man is kept in isolation in a glass box in the basement. There are rumours he's a cannibal who ate the brains of his victims and is too dangerous to ever be set free. We look at the man behind the mystery, and discuss whether Robert Maudsley should still even be in prison at all.

We discuss another unsolved murder, this time the one of Cindy James, who was found next to a busy footpath with a nylon stocking around her neck, arms and legs tied together behind her back. Who could possibly have done this, and why? Listen to find out what we think may have happened.

In our first entirely digital episode, we talk about the murder of George Heath, committed by Karl Hulten and Elizabeth Jones, described by some as the British Bonnie and Clyde.

Ellie and Molly talk about the elusive and aristocratic Lord Lucan - his life, money and marital problems and his eventual turn to murder and mysterious disappearance.

Rebecca Coriam had her dream job working for one of the biggest companies in the world - and suddenly, seemingly with no warning she disappeared. In this episode Molly and Ellie delve into how and why she went missing and examine the outside forces in her life.

In this episode we delve into the horrific crimes committed by Dennis Nilsen and examine the circumstances that led to his arrest and trial.

In this episode, we examine Mary Bell - the famous child-murderer whose life after prison is just as interesting as the crimes she committed.