EPISODE · Dec 30, 2021 · 1H 5M
#158 - The Blackout Ripper: First Blood - Part Two (Edith Eleanora Humphries, London, England)
from Murder Mile UK True Crime
This is Part Two and the final part of The Blackout Ripper: First Blood.In the second week of February 1942, six women were attacked on consequecutive days across London's West End; two were violently assaulted and four were brutally tortured and murdered. All were attributed to Gordon Frederick Cummins, who would later be dubbed 'The Blackout Ripper'. But was he a one-off spree-killer, or did this sadistic maniac have two more victims in his past?Date: Friday 17th October 1941, post midnight, she was found at 6:45amLocation: Ground floor flat, 1 Gloucester Crescent, NW1 near Regent's Park, London, UK, NW1Victims: 1 (Edith Eleonora Humphries)Culprits: 1 (Gordon Frederick Cummins?)Two possible murders by Britain's least known spree killerBlog - https://www.murdermiletours.com/blog/murder-mile-uk-true-crime-podcast-158-the-blackout-ripper-first-blood-part-two-edith-eleonora-humphriesMurder Mile is researched, written and performed by Michael J Buchanan-Dunne of Murder Mile Walks with the main musical themes written and performed by Erik Stein and Jon Boux of Cult With No Name with additional music, as used under the Creative Commons License 4.0 (Attribution) via Free Music Archive and YouTube Music. A full listing of tracks used and a full transcript for each episode is listed here and a legal disclaimer.FOLLOW US HERE:FacebookTwitterInstagramMurder Mile Discussion GroupYoutube Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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This is Part Two and the final part of The Blackout Ripper: First Blood.In the second week of February 1942, six women were attacked on consequecutive days across London's West End; two were violently assaulted and four were brutally tortured and murdered. All were attributed to Gordon Frederick Cummins, who would later be dubbed 'The Blackout Ripper'. But was he a one-off spree-killer, or did this sadistic maniac have two more victims in his past?Date: Friday 17th October 1941, post midnight, she was found at 6:45amLocation: Ground floor flat, 1 Gloucester Crescent, NW1 near Regent's Park, London, UK, NW1Victims: 1 (Edith Eleonora Humphries)Culprits: 1 (Gordon Frederick Cummins?)Two possible murders by Britain's least known spree killerBlog - https://www.murdermiletours.com/blog/murder-mile-uk-true-crime-podcast-158-the-blackout-ripper-first-blood-part-two-edith-eleonora-humphriesMurder Mile is researched, written and performed by Michael J Buchanan-Dunne of Murder Mile Walks with the main musical themes written and performed by Erik Stein and Jon Boux of Cult With No Name with additional music, as used under the Creative Commons License 4.0 (Attribution) via Free Music Archive and YouTube Music. A full listing of tracks used and a full transcript for each episode is listed here and a legal disclaimer.FOLLOW US HERE:FacebookTwitterInstagramMurder Mile Discussion GroupYoutube Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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#158 - The Blackout Ripper: First Blood - Part Two (Edith Eleanora Humphries, London, England)
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