The Vintage Murders Podcast
True Crime
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...
Location:
United Kingdom
Genres:
True Crime
Description:
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.
Language:
English
Website:
https://vintagemurders.uk
Email:
jj@vintagemurders.uk
Episodes
Case 111 Lizzie Borden The Killer Who Wasn’t, Massachusetts 1892
4/16/2026
Family frictions, a step mother, two spinsters & two violent murders. There is a murderer in the house. The YouTube video version can be found here Lizzie Borden
Duration:00:28:14
Queen Of Fences Frederica Mandelbaum New York 1855
4/10/2026
The rags to riches scandal of the women who became the foremost handler of stolen goods in America and perfected an organised crime empire. The YouTube video version can be found here: Mandlebaum video
Duration:00:19:51
Case 110 The Nightmare French Ripper Joseph Vacher, France 1894-97
4/2/2026
A three year killing spree across rural France leaves the locals in fear and the anxious police hunt for the madman on the loose. The YouTube video version link Vacher video.
Duration:00:20:51
Case 109 The Deadly & Lethal Poisoner Marie Lafarge, Paris 1840
3/20/2026
An arranged & coerced marriage leads to a series of deadly events and two divided families, a contested trial & flawed evidence. The YouTube video version can be found here: Lafarge video.
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Duration:00:20:28
Orgies Duels & Blackmail, The Kotze Scandal, Berlin 1871
3/12/2026
An unknown whistleblower reveals the goings on at select private parties attended by high ranking court members. Inevitably it ends in tragedy. The YouTube video version can be found here.
Duration:00:10:01
Case 108 The Brutal Family Conspiracy & Murder of Captain White. Salem, Mass 1830
3/5/2026
A family falling out, missing will and a chest full of cash lead to a sea captains brutal murder. Who did what and why would take some sorting out. The YouTube video version can be found here.
Duration:00:20:29
Case 107 Murder Of A Family For Profit Paris 1869
2/19/2026
Mass murder for money, but an unsubtle plan and execution of a whole family. Eventually, purely by luck, the perpetrator is tracked down and the truth laid bare. The YouTube video version can be found here.
Duration:00:16:01
40 Elephants Gang Scandal, London 1850-1950
2/12/2026
A female gang of thieves & shoplifters roamed the capital unchecked for over a century. This is the scandal of generations organised criminals. The YouTube video version is available here.
Duration:00:19:54
Case 106 The Gigolo & A Courtesans Cruel Slaying. Paris 1887
2/6/2026
A triple murder in a fashionable part of the city and a calling card lead to a foreigner with a colourful past. The YouTube video version can be found here. All of our back catalogue is available on our website vintagemurders.uk
Duration:00:14:26
Case 105 The Blood Soaked Ratcliffe Highway Murders, London 1811
1/22/2026
A series of brutal murders affecting two households over a 2 week period poses a conundrum in solving the case. The YouTube video version can be found here.
Duration:00:25:54
The Scandal Of The Thief Taker, London 1720s
1/15/2026
Jonathon Wild was in the early part of the 18th century, the capitals premier thief taker. But was his success motivated by something much more sinister. The YouTube video version can be found here.
Duration:00:18:53
Case 104 Gabrielle Bompard The Sordid Trunk Killer, Paris 1899
1/9/2026
An unwitting accomplice or a woman who planned & participated in the crime. The court would decide. The YouTube video version can be found here.
Duration:00:18:10
Scandal Of The Thief Who Kept Escaping, London 1720s.
12/27/2025
A prolific thief, Jack Sheppard, and a burglar has an uncanny knack of escaping jail, and breaking in once, evading justice amidst a crime epidemic in the city. The YouTube video version can be found here.
Duration:00:16:59
Case 103 Dr Websters Abhorrent Murder Of Dr Parkman, Boston 1849
12/20/2025
An eminent doctor is in debt to a longstanding friend & devises a fatal plan to get him off the hook & solvent again. The YouTube video version can be found here.
Duration:00:21:45
Case 102 The Brutal Alfred Rouse, Blazing Car Killer, Northamptonshire 1930
12/7/2025
A man with multiple mistresses & kids, decides to disappear by murdering an innocent victim to take his place. The YouTube video version can be found here.
Duration:00:20:37
Case 101 The Cleveland Torso Murders, Ohio 1934-38
11/20/2025
A persistent serial killer of numerous innocent victims leaves a city in fear. What would it take to capture the perpetrator. The YouTube video version can be found here.
Duration:00:29:48
John Stonehouse, MP, Spy, Deceiver
11/15/2025
The extraordinary rags to riches to rags life of a man who faked his own death, and left a trail of unanswered questions in his wake. The YouTube video version is available here.
Duration:00:22:26
Case 100 Elizabeth Graham. The ‘Bloody Babs Murder’ California 1953
11/7/2025
A woman with a troubled past makes an ill fated decision with some criminal friends. The YouTube video version is available here.
Duration:00:23:19
Case 99 The Murderous Mother In Law Elizabeth Duncan, California 1958
10/24/2025
An over protective mother goes to extreme means to prevent her son from being with the woman he loves. The YouTube video version can be found here.
Duration:00:18:04
Case 98 Bible John. The Brutal Barrowlands Slayings. Glasgow 1968-69
10/11/2025
A serial killer is on the loose and preys on women on the nightclub dancefloor. The YouTube video version is available here.
Duration:00:25:13