Best Robin Warder Podcasts (2025)

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The Liverpool Doctor on Trial – Abortion, Deception, and Death | True Crime History 43:12

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The Liverpool Doctor on Trial – Abortion, Deception, and Death | True Crime History News of the Times | Episode 536 | 1934 In 1934 Liverpool, a respected doctor stood accused of a crime that shocked Britain. Two young woman lay dead, whispers of a secret procedure swirled, and the courtroom bristled with scandal, betrayal, and conflicting testimony…

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Escape from Strangeways: The Hammer Murder of Warder Webb (1888) 38:34

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Escape from Strangeways: The Hammer Murder of Warder Webb (1888) News of the Times | Episode 535 | 1876 🔨 A daring prison break, a brutal murder… and the most notorious escape in Strangeways history. In January 1919, the walls of Manchester’s Strangeways Prison could not hold William Horwood, a career criminal with nothing left to lose. Armed with …

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Mills Family Pt. One 54:59

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February 26, 1980. Berkeley, California. 51-year old Al Mills, his 40-year old wife, Jeannie, and Jeannie’s 16-year old daughter, Daphene, are all shot to death, execution-style, in their home. Jeannie’s 17-year old son, Eddie, is left unharmed inside his bedroom, but claims he did not hear the murders take place. Years earlier, the Mills family ha…

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The Woman in the Water Tub: The 1915 Murder of Carrie Jubb 38:29

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The Woman in the Water Tub: The 1915 Murder of Carrie Jubb News of the Times | Episode 534 | 1915 At 6 a.m. on a cold February morning, a young stable hand in Huddersfield made a horrifying discovery: a woman’s body, bruised and bloodied, was found kneeling headfirst in a horse’s water tub. Her name was Carrie Jubb, a woman of no fixed abode, with …

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The Trail Went Cold - Episode 444 - Tristan "Buddy" Myers 44:44

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October 5, 2000. Roseboro, North Carolina. While his great-aunt is napping, four-year old Tristen “Buddy” Myers, a child with a history of behavioral problems and violent outbursts, disappears from the property of their rural home. Two of the family’s dogs disappear alongside Buddy and while they both resurface days later, a massive search effort f…

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The Inheritance Scandal of Lady Gooch: Fake Pregnancy, Stolen Baby, and a £3.8 Million Estate 42:49

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The Inheritance Scandal of Lady Gooch: Fake Pregnancy, Stolen Baby, and a £3.8 Million Estate News of the Times | Episode 533 | 1893 🎩 Victorian Deception at Its Finest — Fake pregnancies, hidden heirs, and one very determined Lady... In today’s gripping episode of News of the Times, we dive into the jaw-dropping 1878 scandal surrounding Lady Anne …

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The French Student Who Tried to Hire a Murderer — or Did He? 32:07

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The French Student Who Tried to Hire a Murderer — or Did He? News of the Times | Episode 532 | 1876 In this true crime case from 1876, a young French student in Hertford is accused of hiring a drifter to murder his own parents with an air gun. But was Paul Bayart a cold-blooded conspirator—or the victim of a scam by a man with far more ambition tha…

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The Policeman Who Saw Jack the Ripper — Then Was Murdered in Whitechapel 39:11

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The Policeman Who Saw Jack the Ripper — Then Was Murdered in Whitechapel News of the Times | Episode 531 |1900 Was Frances Coles the Ripper’s final victim? In 1892, PC Ernest Thompson discovered her body still warm and bleeding in a dark Whitechapel archway. Some say he glimpsed Jack the Ripper himself that night. Others dismissed the killing as un…

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Karina Holmer Pt. Two 51:44

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June 23, 1996. Boston, Massachusetts. The dismembered upper body of 20-year old Karina Holmer is found inside a plastic trash bag in a dumpster. She was strangled to death before being sliced directly in half and the lower portion of her body is never recovered. Karina hails from Sweden and has spent the past three months working as an au pair for …

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The Trail Went Cold - Episode 443 - Pam Page 55:50

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July 22, 1989. Peoria, Arizona. Rob Page, the husband of 32-year old Pam Page, claims that she disappears from their home and leaves behind a letter revealing that she ran off with another woman named “Sarah”. Rob also says that Pam took one of their dogs with her, along with most of her personal possessions and $60,000 in cash that she was keeping…

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The Shocking Case of James Tucker Who Brought a Gun to His Own Arrest 28:44

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The Shocking Case of James Tucker Who Brought a Gun to His Own Arrest News of the Times | Episode 530 |1854 London, 1854. A disgraced salesman. A loaded pistol. A police station. In this astonishing News of the Times episode, we follow the jaw-dropping case of James Tucker—a travelling conman who arrived at the station to answer charges of embezzle…

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Pushed to Her Death: Murder on London Bridge 33:50

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Pushed to Her Death: Murder on London Bridge News of the Times | Episode 529 | 1872 London, 1871. A woman lies crushed beneath a brewer’s dray on one of the city’s busiest bridges. Her final words? “My husband pushed me.” In this chilling Victorian case, we follow the tragic final hours of Ann Pettingell, a wife abandoned, threatened, and ultimatel…

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The Body in the Cupboard: A Mystery That Baffled Victorian London 44:26

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The Body in the Cupboard: A Mystery That Baffled Victorian London News of the Times | Episode 528 |1868 In this chilling Victorian true crime, a decomposing body is discovered hidden in a cupboard beneath the stairs of a half-built house. With no missing persons report and only a single glove as evidence, the authorities must untangle a web of biza…

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Karina Holmer Pt. One 50:15

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Just a quick note if you are listening to part one, I was struggling to find a case out of Southeast Asia that is similar to the Black Dhalia and was theorized that it could potentially be tied to George Hodel, that is the Manila Jigsaw murder in the Phillipines, the killing of Lucila Lalu in 1967 June 23, 1996. Boston, Massachusetts. The dismember…

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The Trail Went Cold - Episode 442 - Diana Shawcroft and Jennifer Lueth, Brandon Rumbaugh and Lisa Gurrieri 53:32

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May 24, 1996. Glendale, Arizona. 19-year old Diana Shawcroft and her 19-year old best friend, Jennifer Lueth, leave their apartment to visit a nearby convenience store, but they never return and are last seen climbing into a pick-up truck with an unidentified man. Three months later, Diana and Jennifer’s bodies are discovered 100 miles away in a re…

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The Baffling Case of Margaret Ball 35:55

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The Baffling Case of Margaret Ball News of the Times | Episode 527 | 1874 A woman found hanged. A confession shouted in the street. And a trial that left more questions than answers... In this curious case from Victorian Hackney Wick, Margaret Ball — a strong, pregnant mother of two — is discovered hanging from the stair bannisters. Her young lodge…

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The Butler, the Gun, and the Judge: A Shocking Welsh Murder in 1876 39:19

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The Butler, the Gun, and the Judge: A Shocking Welsh Murder in 1876 News of the Times | Episode 526 | 1876 A trusted servant. A quiet estate. A double-barrelled gun. And a judge who would not survive the day... When the peaceful Dolaucothy estate is rocked by gunfire in August 1876, the crime that unfolds becomes one of the most shocking in Welsh V…

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Insane or Evil? The 1901 Murder of Emily Chapman at Hindhead 41:00

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Insane or Evil? The 1901 Murder of Emily Chapman at Hindhead News of the Times | Episode 524 | 1901 Was it madness — or murder? In the summer of 1901, the quiet village of Grayshott awoke to a scene of unimaginable horror. Emily Chapman, a mother of five, lay dead — brutally attacked in her own home. The killer? Her husband Walter: sub-postmaster, …

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Joan Gay Croft Pt. Two 49:44

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April 9, 1947. Woodward, Oklahoma. Four-year old Joan Gay Croft is taken to the local hospital after an F5 tornado devastates her hometown and takes the lives of over 100 people, including her mother. While Joan Gay and her half-sister are recovering from injuries in the basement, two men show up and take her away. They claim that they are taking J…

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The Trail Went Cold - Episode 441 - The Klein Brothers 1:01:06

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November 10, 1951. Minneapolis, Minnesota. Three brothers from the Klein family – eight-year old Kenneth, six-year old David and four-year old Danny – leave their residence to go play in nearby Farview Park, but they never return home. When a search effort is launched, the brothers’ scents are tracked to a bank of the Mississippi River about a mile…

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The Horfield Horror: A Victorian Murder That Shook Bristol 49:20

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The Horfield Horror: A Victorian Murder That Shook Bristol News of the Times | Episode 523 | 1841 🕯️ A Brutal Victorian Murder. A Teenage Suspect. A Trial Gripped by Doubt. In 1841, the quiet village of Horfield near Bristol was shattered by the violent murder of 67-year-old Martha Shedden. Her skull was crushed in eleven places. No weapon was ever…

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Murder by Fire: The Notting Hill Tragedy of 1881 41:07

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🔥 Murder by Fire: The Notting Hill Tragedy of 1881 | Ep522 | News of the Times In Victorian London, fire could be a constant threat—but what if the flames were no accident? On a quiet night in May 1881, a Notting Hill lodging house erupted into an inferno. Six people perished. One couple escaped unharmed—and fully dressed. Suspicion grew. Insurance…

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Our First-Ever Q&A Special | Arsenic, Pirates & Victorian Mayhem 16:13

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Our First-Ever Q&A Special | Arsenic, Pirates & Victorian Mayhem News of the Times | Episode 521s | 2025 You had questions. We had… tea, notes, and an unwise amount of confidence. In this special episode, Robin fearlessly tackles viewer queries on everything from Victorian habits to pirate ethics, frying pan sorcery, and why so many 19th-century mu…

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The Goatfell Murder | Victorian Sociopath or Calculated Climber? 39:24

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The Goatfell Murder | Victorian Sociopath or Calculated Climber? News of the Times | Episode 521 1889 In this gripping true crime tale from 1889, we follow mild-mannered London clerk Edwin Rose on what should have been a peaceful summer holiday to the Isle of Arran. Instead, he crosses paths with a charismatic stranger calling himself “Mr. Annandal…

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Joan Gay Croft Pt. One 42:40

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April 9, 1947. Woodward, Oklahoma. Four-year old Joan Gay Croft is taken to the local hospital after an F5 tornado devastates her hometown and takes the lives of over 100 people, including her mother. While Joan Gay and her half-sister are recovering from injuries in the basement, two men show up and take her away. They claim that they are taking J…

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The Trail Went Cold - Episode 440 - John & Geraldine Magee 37:59

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December 14, 2011. Andover, Massachusetts. 69-year old John “Jack” Magee and his 67-year old wife, Geraldine “Jeri” Magee, are found shot to death inside their mansion in what appears to be a professional hit. There are no signs of robbery or forced entry at the scene, though it turns out that the couple’s SUV was stolen and driven 20 miles to the …

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The Murder of Mr Blight: A Betrayal Most Foul 46:05

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A Respectable Gentleman. A Sudden Shot. A Suspect in the Privy News of the Times | Episode 520 | 1806 When a beloved dockyard figure is murdered in his own parlour, the streets of Rotherhithe whisper of robbery. But what unfolds is far murkier — involving fake drafts, vanishing money, and trousers hoisted just a little too late. Was Richard Patch s…

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The Woolston Tragedy – Double Murder and Vanishing Man 32:57

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The Woolston Tragedy – Double Murder and Vanishing Man News of the Times | Episode 519 | 1922 A quiet Edwardian home. A respected family. A horror no one could have imagined. When a devoted mother and her young daughter are found savagely murdered in Southampton, suspicion turns to the only one missing — Frederick Halliday, husband, father, and rai…

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Terror at Bank Farm: The Tragic Case of Dennis O’Neill 46:14

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Terror at Bank Farm: The Tragic Case of Dennis O’Neill News of the Times | Episode 518 | 1945 In 1945, 13-year-old Dennis O’Neill was found dead on a remote farm in Shropshire. Starved, beaten, and neglected — by foster parents approved by the state — his death shocked wartime Britain and exposed catastrophic failures in the child welfare system. H…

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Bernd Goericke and Andrea Scherpf Pt. Two 1:08:11

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October 6, 1983. British Columbia, Canada. 27-year old Bernd Goericke and his 22-year old fiancée, Andrea Scherpf, are found shot to death next to a remote road. The couple hailed from West Germany and had been hitchhiking through Canada and an unidentified man driving a pick-up truck is seen using Andrea’s travellers’ cheques in the days following…

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The Trail Went Cold - Episode 439 - Sandy Drummond 45:44

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June 24, 1991. Boarhills, Scotland. The body of 33-year old Sandy Drummond is found on a farm track across the road from his cottage and it is determined that he was choked to death with what is described as a “ju-jitsu stranglehold”. In the days prior to his death, Sandy had suddenly quit his job without notice and withdrew nearly all of his money…

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The Servant Who Shocked London: Sarah Malcolm’s Fatal Crime 24:56

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The Servant Who Shocked London: Sarah Malcolm’s Fatal Crime News of the Times | Episode 517 | 1733 🕯 Step into the shadowy alleys of Georgian London... In 1733, a laundress named Sarah Malcolm stood accused of one of the most shocking triple murders the city had ever seen. Was she a cunning killer, a scapegoat, or simply in the wrong place at the w…

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