The Vintage Murders Podcast
Exploring the crimes & misdemenours committed in the West Country of England in bygone days, there causes, reasons and eventual outcomes., that affected families as well as communities for many years after the unspeakable events took place. These episodes cover murderous acts committed between 1900 and 1950.
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Episodes
Friday Jan 27, 2023
Friday Jan 27, 2023
Tregonissey 1921. In a small Cornish village, the death of a kindly wife and a missing devoted husband lead to a trail of deception, fraud and a murderer.
The Vintage Murders Podcast explores the true crimes and misdemeanours from the last century, their reasons, causes and outcomes.
Friday Jan 20, 2023
Friday Jan 20, 2023
Titson 1928 ‘The Rabbit Catcher’. A rumour of a stash of money in the home of an elderly man leads to murder. But which of the local suspects really is guilty.
The Vintage Murders Podcast explores the true crimes and misdemeanours from the last century, their reasons, causes and outcomes.
Tuesday Jan 10, 2023
Tuesday Jan 10, 2023
Temple Meads 1917. A husband on the WW 1 front line for months on end, his wife becomes pregnant by her wayward lover. But the timetable changes for the worse in the West Country’s largest rail station, on Platform 5.
Friday Jan 06, 2023
Friday Jan 06, 2023
West Charlton 1935. Arson and a triple murder condemn the accused to the gallows. Was this man really as guilty as it seemed or was the real culprit hiding in plain sight.
Wednesday Dec 28, 2022
Wednesday Dec 28, 2022
‘A Tragedy Of Love’ A recently engaged couple. Could a fatal attraction be the cause of the murder of one of them or were there other unexplained reasons.
Wednesday Dec 21, 2022
Wednesday Dec 21, 2022
’Death Of A Moneylender’. A kindly old lady who helped out with small loans from time to time is found slain in her home. Narrowing down suspects proves far from easy.
Wednesday Dec 14, 2022
Wednesday Dec 14, 2022
‘A Box Of Matches’. The death of the local pubs landlady starts a search for the killer. Suspicion falls on a nearby resettlement camp where the intricate causes of this crime could be revealed.
Wednesday Dec 07, 2022
Wednesday Dec 07, 2022
‘Violets Dilemma’. An interfering mother in law and marital strife lead to murder. However, this case literally changed the course of English criminal law to this day.
Wednesday Nov 30, 2022
Wednesday Nov 30, 2022
‘A Families Shame’. During a bitterly cold winter, a schoolgirl is discovered to be pregnant. Who is the father and who is the murderer.
Wednesday Nov 23, 2022
Wednesday Nov 23, 2022
‘Wilful Tragedy’. They say lightening never strikes in the same place twice. But it did in a sleepy rural village with the death of a local family.