EPISODE · Sep 7, 2023 · 1H 7M
#223 - "A Cripple for Life" (Westminster, London, UK)
from Murder Mile UK True Crime
#223 - "A Cripple for Life". On Monday 27th of August 1923 at 12:45am, 18-month-old Dorothy Kaslofski drowned in the river Thames having been thrown from Westminster Bridge. Only she didn’t fall, she was thrown by her mother in an act of mercy, having been given some devastating news by a doctor that her daughter’s life wouldn’t be worth living. But was he wrong, had she misheard, or did was this a lie?Date: Monday 27th of August 1923 at 12:45amLocation: Westminster Bridge, London, England, SW1Victim: 1 (Dorothy Catherine Kaslofski)Culprit: 1 (Ada Elizabeth Kaslofski)Method: infanticide, child murderBlog - https://www.murdermiletours.com/blog/murder-mile-uk-true-crime-podcast-223-a-cripple-for-lifeMurder Mile is researched, written and performed by Michael of Murder Mile Walks with the main musical themes written and performed by Erik Stein and Jon Boux of Cult With No Name and additional music, as used under the Creative Commons License 4.0. A full listing of tracks used and a full transcript for each episode is listed here and a legal disclaimer.For LINKS CLICK HERETo subscribe via Patreon, click hereSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/murdermile. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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#223 - "A Cripple for Life". On Monday 27th of August 1923 at 12:45am, 18-month-old Dorothy Kaslofski drowned in the river Thames having been thrown from Westminster Bridge. Only she didn’t fall, she was thrown by her mother in an act of mercy, having been given some devastating news by a doctor that her daughter’s life wouldn’t be worth living. But was he wrong, had she misheard, or did was this a lie?Date: Monday 27th of August 1923 at 12:45amLocation: Westminster Bridge, London, England, SW1Victim: 1 (Dorothy Catherine Kaslofski)Culprit: 1 (Ada Elizabeth Kaslofski)Method: infanticide, child murderBlog - https://www.murdermiletours.com/blog/murder-mile-uk-true-crime-podcast-223-a-cripple-for-lifeMurder Mile is researched, written and performed by Michael of Murder Mile Walks with the main musical themes written and performed by Erik Stein and Jon Boux of Cult With No Name and additional music, as used under the Creative Commons License 4.0. A full listing of tracks used and a full transcript for each episode is listed here and a legal disclaimer.For LINKS CLICK HERETo subscribe via Patreon, click hereSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/murdermile. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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