The 1913 Sun Inn Pub Murders | True Crime
News of the Times | Episode 553 | 1913
In the quiet village of Bedlington, April 1913, a dispute over beer stock and a £30 bond exploded into one of Edwardian England’s most shocking pub tragedies.

Publican John Vickers Amos, recently dismissed from the Sun Inn, refused to leave quietly. Within hours, two police officers lay dead, a landlady was mortally wounded, and a rifle-wielding manhunt had begun.

This meticulously sourced documentary draws from 1913 newspaper accounts to reveal:
How a routine stock-taking spiralled into fatal violence
The tense standoff, escape, and dramatic culvert capture
The sensational trial and execution of John Amos
The psychological defence that gripped the nation

A chilling portrait of workplace tension, rural policing, and Edwardian justice — all unfolding beneath the thatched roof of a country pub.

🎩 FURTHER PARTICULARS
What do you get when you combine an Edwardian goodnight kiss, a poorly guarded basement, and a startled father in upside-down trousers?
Let’s just say… The Fatal Kiss was not the romance headline anyone expected.

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1919: The Mysterious Murder of Nellie Rault |  EP465
https://youtu.be/kOX5mRlG_as
1919: The Case of the Marie Empress Mystery |  EP467
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Scottish Mystery: The Bound Woman and the Pit That Hid the Truth | True Crime 1909
News of the Times | Episode 552 | 1909
It’s 1909 in Musselburgh, Scotland.
A woman’s body—bound, sacked, and terribly decomposed—is found deep in an abandoned coal pit. Nearby: a torn necktie, broken combs, scattered shoes, and rumours of a second attack.

Who was she? How did she vanish unseen? And what links a missing sailor, a jealous miner, and a fragment of newspaper dated June 11th?

This new News of the Times true-crime documentary pieces together Georgina “Jeannie” Burnett’s final hours from contemporary newspaper reports. From a sailor’s ruined career to a miner’s suspicious quarrel, every clue leads closer to—but never quite solves—the Musselburgh Mystery.

🕯️ Further Particulars — an Edwardian Party Gone Rogue
Stay to the very end for a palate-cleansing detour: when a hundred fashionably dressed hooligans crashed a quiet London couple’s home for a midnight dance party, the hosts simply put on their silk dressing gowns, wished everyone a pleasant evening, and went to bed.

Society rebellion met its match in frosty good manners — proof that sometimes the sharpest weapon is an impeccably raised eyebrow.

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📚 Related cases from the archive: 
1908: SYC The luard case mystery - syc kindle page 93 |  EP366
https://youtu.be/nofXENXN2Z4
1905: SYC:  Deadly Devereaux - The Trunk Murderer |  EP394
https://youtu.be/t9MUvoDMl4w
1903: Marston Moor Murders |  EP403
https://youtu.be/GmxBwDEUz1M
1896 & 1903: The Infamous Starr Murders |  EP406
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The Actress Who Tried to Kill Her Mother | True Crime 1909
News of the Times | Episode 551| 1909
In this astonishing Edwardian crime, a young woman named Winifred Kirk lured her own mother to a secluded country road — and attempted to end her life with a rope and a shoemaker’s knife.

What began as a secret letter turned into a national scandal. Was this premeditated matricide... or a moment of madness, born of family disgrace, scandal, and emotional collapse?

This gripping episode includes:
Letters of alarming intent ✉️
A skipping rope turned murder weapon 🪢
A shoemaker’s knife in a corset (naturally) 🔪
A courtroom monologue worthy of amateur dramatics 🎭
And a family reputation unravelling at high speed.

Based entirely on contemporary newspaper reports, this is a tale of Edwardian shame, melodrama, and the kind of family outing that ends with hospitalisation, tears, and penal servitude.

And in our Further Particulars segment, a brief break from attempted matricide… to celebrate America’s proudest tradition: surviving the Fourth of July with all major limbs attached.

In 1912, only twenty people died — a stunning victory for restraint, rooftops, and remaining fingers.

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1903: Who Killed Mr Swann? |  EP450
https://youtu.be/6WI4PhQrE6o
1905: Case of The One-Armed Bigamist Murderer |  EP455
https://youtu.be/wIFh9HOEMdk
1905 & 1906: The Mysterious Manchester Murders  |  EP462
https://youtu.be/iLrChy8s5SE
1902: The Case of the Clonbrok Murder |  EP477
https://youtu.be/M908ewkwXy4
1900: The Sinister Mr Salmon |  EP484
https://youtu.be/dbLJw0a7v4A

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Scotland Yard Casebook: Harold Jones – The Boy Killer Who Fooled a Town
News of the Times | Episode 550 |1920 

📺 SPECIAL EXTENDED EPISODE — TWISTS, TRAGEDY & A TOWN DECEIVED
In this gripping extra-long episode of News of the Times, we explore one of Britain’s most chilling true crime cases: the 1921 murders committed by 15-year-old Harold Jones, a boy so charming he was celebrated as a hero — after his first acquittal.

But just two weeks later, another child vanished.

🕯️ Discover how a small Welsh town was led astray by appearances… and how Scotland Yard unraveled the truth behind a killer hiding in plain sight.

📌 Includes:
✔️ The shocking trial that ended in applause
✔️ A second murder — closer to home than anyone dared imagine
✔️ Harold Jones’s own handwritten confession
✔️ A look at how modern psychology views this disturbing case

💡 If you enjoy true crime with deep research, historical flair, and just a hint of dark humour, this is the one to watch.

👇 Don't miss this special entry in our Scotland Yard Casebook series.

🕯️ Further Particulars: The Curious Case of William Willoughby, Pewter Pirate of Holborn
In today’s Further Particulars, we bring you a man with strong views on trousers, public transport, and the correct way to be reintroduced into society after a spell in Wormwood Scrubs.

Meet William Willoughby, a 72-year-old pewter pot thief with a theatrical streak, a battered coat, and a mission to expose the indignities of post-prison fashion.

Within two days of his release, Willoughby was back in court — not just for theft, but for delivering what may be the most accidentally brilliant one-man show in Clerkenwell Sessions history.

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Strangled by a Rejected Love: The 1909 Cornwall Murder of Emily Tredrea | True Crime 1909
News of the Times | Episode 549 | 1909 
In this chilling Edwardian murder case from the heart of Cornwall, 16-year-old Emily Tredrea was brutally strangled by a man who refused to be rejected. The year was 1909. The setting: the quiet village of St Erth. The witness? Her 9-year-old brother.

🎙️ Join us as we unravel the tragic story of Emily’s short life, the obsessive courtship that turned deadly, and the trial that stunned a community.

Featuring period newspaper accounts and testimony from the time, this haunting case of betrayal, rumour, and obsession offers a grim reminder of how violence often hides in plain sight.

🕯️ Was there more to the relationship between the lodger and Emily’s mother? What really happened in that small Cornish cottage? And what drove William Hampton to such a violent end?

⚖️ Includes:
• A child’s eyewitness account of the crime
• Full confession from the accused
• Trial at Bodmin Assizes and execution at Bodmin Gaol
• Unconfirmed rumours that may shed new light on motive

☕ So brew a cup, settle in, and join us as we tumble back into the pages of history...

🕵️‍♀️ Further Particulars
In today’s end-of-episode curiosity: a gallant constable arrests a man for excessive umbrella-flourishing and hat-tipping — all in defence of a lady’s honour. Those were the days, eh?😉
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•1906: SYC Camberley Outrage |  EP362
https://youtu.be/ssIbjUkjCP0
1908: SYC The luard case mystery - syc kindle page 93 |  EP366
https://youtu.be/nofXENXN2Z4
1905: SYC:  Deadly Devereaux - The Trunk Murderer |  EP394
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The Shocking Murder of Harriet Farmer – Bound and Gagged Above Her Shop (1904) | True Crime
News of the Times | Episode 548 | 1904
Step into the shadows of interwar Britain as we uncover the horrifying 1921 murder of Harriet Farmer — a respectable shopkeeper found bound, gagged, and beaten to death in her modest flat above the store.

Set in the quiet town of Maldon, Essex, this chilling case shocked the nation: a quiet Sunday morning, a silent shop, and upstairs — a scene of unspeakable violence. Harriet’s final hours remain a grim mystery, and the hunt for her killer sparked one of the most dramatic manhunts of the decade.

In this episode of News of the Times, we explore:
The disturbing crime scene that left police baffled
Mysterious sightings of a man in a brown coat
Secret letters and unspoken relationships
The nationwide pursuit of a suspect who vanished into the fog

With original newspaper sources and carefully researched details, we revisit a nearly forgotten case that still haunts the annals of British crime.

💍 FURTHER PARTICULARS:
After a grim East End murder, we pivot sharply to Victorian romance — which, in this case, involves a Pullman carriage, a trembling bride, and a groom who goes full Gothic meltdown before they reach St Pancras. Spoiler: the honeymoon suite came with restraining straps.

🔔 Like, subscribe, and stay tuned — because history never forgets, and neither do we.
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📚 Related cases from the archive: 
1905: SYC:  Deadly Devereaux - The Trunk Murderer |  EP394
https://youtu.be/t9MUvoDMl4w
1903: Marston Moor Murders |  EP403
https://youtu.be/GmxBwDEUz1M
1896 & 1903: The Infamous Starr Murders |  EP406
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The 1900 Beeston Murder: Mary Ann Blewitt Found Dead in Her Chair
News of the Times | Episode 547 | 1900

In the summer of 1900, the quiet village of Beeston near Leeds was shaken to its core. Mary Ann Blewitt, a hardworking mill hand, was discovered dead in her own kitchen chair — her throat cut, her body left untouched for days. Her husband Charles had vanished, leaving only a shaved moustache, bloodstained boots, and whispers of a troubled past.

As the manhunt spread from Leeds to Halifax, the case twisted through two dramatic trials: juries divided, neighbours stunned, and a husband who showed no sign of fear, even as the noose loomed closer. Was Charles Oliver Blewitt a desperate husband seeking work — or a cold-blooded killer hiding in plain sight?

And in our Further Particulars… we travel to Aberdeen, where the Nellfield Cemetery scandal of 1899 proved that even the dead can’t always rest in peace. With coffin lids paraded through court and gravediggers wielding shovels a little too enthusiastically, it was less a tale of solemn mourning than one of questionable job descriptions and very untidy ledgers.

🔔 Join us for this chilling Leeds murder and the curious cemetery caper that followed — only on News of the Times.

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📚 Related cases from the archive: 
1903: Marston Moor Murders |  EP403
https://youtu.be/GmxBwDEUz1M
1896 & 1903: The Infamous Starr Murders |  EP406
https://youtu.be/LqmZzLivZUU
1542 - 1900: Cases from Mdm Tussaud's Chamber of Horrors |  EP412
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The Riviera Murderer Who Lured Women to Their Deaths | True Crime 1902
News of the Times | Episode 546 |1902
The French press once whispered his name alongside Jack the Ripper’s — but Henri Vidal was no criminal genius. Instead, this so-called “Riviera Murderer” left a trail of bloodied clothing, stolen trinkets, and shameless lies across southern France in 1902. From Marseilles to Nice, he lured vulnerable women under false names and empty promises… only to meet his downfall through sheer recklessness.

Was he a calculating predator, a degenerate opportunist, or simply a vain drifter whose crimes finally caught up with him? This episode follows Vidal’s violent spree, the panic he caused along the Riviera, and the chilling courtroom testimony that condemned him to a fate he did not expect.

And in our Further Particulars segment — something a little lighter, though scarcely less scandalous. Picture this: a Leeds gentleman, a fashionable London lady, and a late-night quarrel about how to properly eat asparagus. There’s missing money, a diamond ring pawned as collateral, and accusations that end in court rather than romance. Proof, perhaps, that bad table manners can be just as dangerous as bad intentions.

🕰️ Join us as we uncover murder, scandal, and one unforgettable asparagus debate in this week’s News of the Times.

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📚 Related cases from the archive: 
1905: Case of The One-Armed Bigamist Murderer |  EP455
https://youtu.be/wIFh9HOEMdk
1905 & 1906: The Mysterious Manchester Murders  |  EP462
https://youtu.be/iLrChy8s5SE
1902: The Case of the Clonbrok Murder |  EP477
https://youtu.be/M908ewkwXy4
1900: The Sinister Mr Salmon |  EP484
https://youtu.be/dbLJw0a7v4A

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Scotland Yard Casebook: The Jealous Seamstress Who Stabbed Her Lover in Broad Daylight | True Crime 1902
News of the Times | Episode 545 | 1902
A bustling London street. A young man lies bleeding. A woman, once in love, now holds the knife.

In this gripping 1902 case from the Scotland Yard Casebook, we uncover the dramatic story of a seamstress whose jealousy turned deadly — and the scandal that followed. From courtroom theatrics to a surprising twist in motive, this real-life tale of love, betrayal, and sudden violence shocked Edwardian Britain.

🗞️ What drove her to commit murder in public view?
👗 Was it a crime of passion — or a calculated act of vengeance?
⚖️ And what did the jury decide after hearing her explosive confession?

Join us as we revisit the headlines, the trial, and the societal attitudes that shaped one of the most sensational cases of its time.

From crimes of passion to the peculiar perils of principle — we end with a wonderfully odd tale from 1922 Bermondsey, where a young heir to a vast Indian fortune voluntarily checked himself into a London workhouse.

His reason? He felt he hadn't earned the inheritance.

What followed involves lofty morals, lost money, and the timeless warning: never fall among thieves…

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📚 Related cases from the archive: 
1881 - 1902: Tales of Women Killers in Ireland |  Ep269
https://youtu.be/19hEl21NY1s
1902: The Case of the Clonbrok Murder |  EP477
https://youtu.be/M908ewkwXy4
1887 & 1901: Stories of Fatal Betrayal  |  Ep255
https://youtu.be/PbrvppYno_g
1901: The Southwestern Train Murder |  Ep298
https://youtu.be/hQxVbug0aak
1901: Insane or Evil? The 1901 Murder of Emily Chapman at Hindhead |  EP524
https://youtu.be/vaj3aYBzVps

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Body Under the Bed: The 1920 Murder That Shook Little Marlow
News of the Times | Episode 544 |1921

When police forced their way into a silent riverside cottage in Little Marlow, they made a chilling discovery: the body of a young woman, wrapped in a sheet and hidden beneath the bed.

Within hours, her husband — a self-proclaimed music tutor with a trail of peculiar newspaper ads — was arrested at a railway station. But was this a case of murder, madness… or a deadly lesson in deception?

In this episode, we trace the strange and unsettling case of Kate Lilian Bailey — a quiet wife with a young child — and the man who promised melodies but delivered mayhem. Expect poison, false identities, and one very sinister "academy of music."

🗞️ Further Particulars:
We step away from the murder itself to explore the trial’s remarkable legacy: it was the first time women served on a British murder jury.

Faced with poison, scandal, and damning evidence, these three women were expected to flinch. Instead, they helped change legal history.
👤 Narrated by Robin Coles 

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📚 Related cases from the archive: 
1927: Case of the McKay Mother Murder |  EP460
https://youtu.be/T_IZB0cou-k
1920: A Case of Family Obsession and Murder |  EP476
https://youtu.be/EIPHlzVerd4
1920: The Case of the Ipswich Murder |  EP478
https://youtu.be/_56V2qvyND0
1920: The Case of the Cross Hands Murder || Investigatng the mysterious death of mary jenkins |  EP479
https://youtu.be/ZpqznQF_6ug

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