Murder at bedtime with Lyndon

Lyndon Dowdell

a no waffle no frills 10 - 15 minute bi-weekly true crime bedtime story on wednesdays at 10 pm

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September 10 · 11 min
ROBERT COOMBES (The wicked boy)
The 1895 murder of his mother by 13 year old Robert Coombes, thank you to.... the book THE WICKED BOY by Kate Summerscale https://www.oldbaileyonline.org https://www.express.co.uk thank you to @jonathonsegev for the continued use of his cursed lullaby...
May 28, 2025 · 13 min
The Murder of Emma Keyes (John Babbacombe Lee)
On the 15th November 1884,68 year old miss Emma Keyes,was found horribly murdered,in her cottage,in the beautiful bay of Babbacombe in Devon ,England this is the extaordinary story of that crime https://www.devonperspectives.co.uk...
Jan 6, 2025 · 16 min
The Llangibby Massacre
happy new year everybody,tonight i have a story to tell you that was suggested to me by the fabulous BETH of true crime bnb podcast,alll the way from Atlanta in Georgia please give her a listen its a truly great podcast, Beth suggested The Llangibby...
Nov 7, 2024 · 16 min
Murders at the toll gate (The Tale of Peppermint Billy)
Join me as i take you too leicestershire in 1856,to look at the terrible,brutal double murder of a man and his grandson , at the toll gate on the road to grantham ,and the tale of the man accused of the crime ,William Brown aka Peppermint Billy,...
Sep 19, 2024 · 13 min
The Peasenhall Murder (Rose Annie Harsent)
on the morning of the 1st of june ,William Harsent set off as he did every sunday ,to deliver fresh laundry to his daughter Rose who worked as a housekeeper at a large house in the middle of the little village of Peasenhall in Suffolk England what he...
Jul 3, 2024 · 15 min
The Mysterious Murder of Caroline Luard
Today we visit the mysterious murder of Caroline Luard in August 1908,in the idyllic village of Ightham in Kent,please let me know if you think the husband did it, either on my Instagram messenger, or the Facebook page thank you to ......
May 1, 2024 · 15 min
The Man From The Pru !! (The murder of Julia Wallace ,Liverpool 1931)
The baffling murder case in Liverpool in 1931,of julia Wallace the wife of 52 year old insurance salesman ,William Herbert Wallace ! Thank you to Denise from Liverpool ,where the crime took place ,for recommending this case to me,it really did have me...
Mar 28, 2024 · 19 min
The Terrible Death of Jane Clouson
who killed 16 year old Jane Clouson ?The police knew who had done it,the public thought they knew who had done it ! all the evidence seemed to point to one man .....but did he do it? join me as we take a trip to eltham a borough of london in 1871, to...
Feb 19, 2024 · 16 min
The Terrible Death of Eliza Morrow
Let me take you to Derby in England in 1861,where recently widowed , Richard Thorley,has become obsessed with a pretty, young irish lady called Eliza Morrow,unfortunately Eliza doesnt feel the same way about Richard,and lets him know, leading to a...
Jan 15, 2024 · 17 min
MARY BATEMAN (The Yorkshire Witch)
Mary Bateman was a self styled wise woman, a clever, cunning,confidence trickster, with absolutely no concience !she could be a serial killer , but she only stood trial for one murder ,and that was the poisoning of mrs Rebecca Perigo,a lady she was...
Nov 27, 2023 · 14 min
The Agonising Death of Arthur Major
The 1934 murder of 44 year old lorry driver Arthur Major ,by his wife Ethel,in the little village of Kirkby upon Bain in Lincolnshire, England thank you to .....https://www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk https://murderpedia.org...
Oct 29, 2023 · 20 min
The Crime and Execution of Catherine Hayes
The 1726 murder of John Hayes, by his lodgers Thomas Billing and Thomas Wood, all planned by his wife Catherine,Billing was allegedly her lover ,but was also her son by a former partner,and Wood was a long time friend of John Hayes from when they...
Sep 24, 2023 · 19 min
The Terrible Murder of Annie Leeson
The 1864 murder of Annie Leeson, by her lovesick admirer William Stevens,a man wh could not control his obsession,jealousy,and anger ,he finally decided if he couldnt have pretty 17 year old Annie then nobody would! thank you to the buckingham gaol...
Aug 23, 2023 · 17 min
The gruesome murder of Ann Pullin
The 1833 murder in Wantage now in oxfordshire England,at the White Hart Inn on newbury street, where he decapitated body was found by her 12 year old stepson,when he went down for breakfast the suspicion immediately fell on 18 year old bean reaper...
Jul 19, 2023 · 19 min
The Murder of Kate Dungey
On the night of friday the 8th december 1893 ,2 young brothers james and henry froome,could get no answer,at the farmhouse they spent the night at when they worked there ,they knew the sole occupant,the housekeeper, 30 year old Kate Dungey should be...
Jun 7, 2023 · 20 min
Two Danish Murderesses (Ana Andersdotter & Dagmar Overbye
Today i tell the tales of 2 danish lady child killers ,Ana Andersdotter,and Dagmar Overbye its the first time i have gone beyond these shores for an episode,but i came across these 2 and they really interested me so im hoping you will find them...
May 20, 2023 · 17 min
The chocolate cream poisoner(with my daughter Nikita(Kita)
A special episode ,with my daughter Kita ,about the chocolate cream poisoner,Christina Edmunds,who in 1871,in Brighton,England,decided to poison the man she loved,s wife,which she failed to do , but then decided to try to poison the rest of Brighton...
Apr 12, 2023 · 15 min
The Terrible Crime of Louise Masset
The 1899 murder of her son Manfred , by his mother Louise Masset, at London Bridge railway station ,why did she do it? their seems no reason ,and as she explained in court could it have been a mysterious mrs browning ? thank you too...
Mar 8, 2023 · 20 min
Murder in the chicken run
Norman Thorne murdered his fiance Elsie Cameron at his chicken farm in Crowborough,Sussex on December 5th 1924 or did he? This is my longest murder at bedtime yet,as the story really absorbed me ,and i hope it does you too!! A massive help in writing...
Jan 23, 2023 · 18 min
For the sake of decency gentlemen,please dont hang me high!!(The tale of Mary Blandy)
In April 1742 Mary Blandy was hanged outside oxford castle for the murder of her father Francis Blandy ,she said she thought she was mixing a harmless love potion into his food and drink ,but the jury had disagreed ,and she went to her fate...

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