31: Murder On The London To Brighton Express - Percy Lefroy Mapleton

Percy Lefroy Mapleton - The Railway murderer | Victorian True Crime | Macabre LondonA body found in a railway tunnel spark concern after a young man is found covered in blood on the same train. Did he murder the man found? Or was it just a case of wrong place, wrong time? Concerned for his life, the suspect fled the scene and a pioneering form of forensic science was used to track him down.This time on Macabre London, we’re uncovering the story of The Murder on The London To Brighton Express.——————————————————------------------------------------------------------------------------------If you like the podcast and would like it to continue then please support us on Patreon. You can donate for as little as a price of a cup of coffee and you’ll get even more Macabre London.Our patrons get access to exclusive content and money off our new merchandise when it lands!www.patreon.com/macabrelondonOne off donations————————————————PayPal link here:paypal.me/macabrelondonAmazon Wishlist——————————————————If you’d like to purchase something that will help the production of the show or help with research then please visit my Amazon wish list. http://amzn.eu/dJxEf1V——————————Social media——————————@macabrelondonpodcast on Instagram and @macabrelondon on Facebook and Twitter.You can also email us at [email protected]—————————-Theme music by Mattia CulpelliSources-------------------------London Evening Standard - Tuesday 28 June 1881London Evening Standard - Wednesday 29 June 1881Survivor's Tales of Famous Crimes (London: cassell and Company, 1916), Pages 118-134http://www.victoriana.com/Fashion/victorianclothing/howtodressvictorianman.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merstham_tunnelshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balcombe_tunnelhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallington,_LondonBolton Evening News - Friday 01 July 1881Croydon Guardian and Surrey County Gazette - S... Get bonus content on PatreonSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/macabrelondon.Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.