In this this episode of 'Hooked on True Crime', hosts Ali and Sarah discuss the tragic case of Joan Perle Wolfe, a young woman whose life was cut short in 1942. They delve into the details of her murder, the forensic investigation that followed, and the eventual trial of her lover, a Canadian soldier. The conversation also touches on the unsolved case of Alan Holmes, a police mechanic who was brutally attacked in his home and left tied to his bed for 10 days. Throughout the episode, the hosts engage with their audience, share personal anecdotes, and highlight the importance of remembering victims and seeking justice. 

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Scottish word of the week: Foggy Bummer 

Sarah crochets a highland coo 

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Content advisory: in this episode, we discuss murder and torture. 

Sources 

The Brookwood Killers: Military Murderers of WWII by Paul Johnson 2022 

Surrey Live (article by Steven White) 27th Dec 2022 

J.H.H Gaute and Robin Odell, The New Murderers Who’s Who (1996), Harrap Books 

Notable British Trails, The trial of August Sangret, William Hodge and Co. 1959 

Professor Keith Simpson; An autobiography ‘Forty years of Murder’ (1978), Harrap Books 

The fatal chance, 12 cases of a Notebook of a Crime pathologist, P.Davis (publisher) (1969) 

https://www.camdennewjournal.co.uk/article/the-christmas-cold-case-file%E2%80%88who-tied-up-police-mechanic-and-left-him-to-die 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-12100886 

https://www.murdermap.co.uk/unsolved-murders/alan-holmes-murder-unsolved-london/ 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmirfhg8o9w