#43 - Marion Lees-Smith: The Rich Mum, the Deaf Son and the Paltry Sum (Marylebone, London, W2)

On 30th December 1942, in 112 Bryanston Court, Marion Lees-Smith was a single mother who was struggling alone to cope with the daily demands of Derek - her deaf and brain-damaged son. And as frustrated and exasperated as Marion would often be, her death would come about, not by exhaustion, but by the hand of her own son.Date: Friday 30th December 1942Location: Flat 112, Bryanston Court, Marylebone, London, W1Victims: 1 (Marion Scott Lees-Smith)Culprit: Derek Thayer Lees-SmithNominated one of the BEST BRITISH TRUE CRIME PODCASTS of 2018, Murder Mile is a true-crime podcast and audio-guided walk of 300+ untold, unsolved and long-forgotten murder cases, all set within one square mile of the West End. Each episode is accompanied by photos, videos and an interactive murder map, so that no matter where you’re listening to this podcast, you’ll feel like you’re actually there. https://www.murdermiletours.com/podcast.htmlMurder Mile is researched, written and performed by Michael J Buchanan-Dunne of Murder Mile Walks with music written and performed by Erik Stein and Jon Boux of Cult With No Name with additional music by Peter Rudenko, Ars Sonor, Lee Rosevere and Kai Engel, as used under the Creative Commons Licence 4.0 (Attribution) via Free Music Archive. A full listing of tracks used and sources for each episode is listed here.Warning: Murder Mile contains graphic descriptions of murder as well as very realistic sounds which some listeners may find shocking. Thank you and enjoy the episode.FOLLOW US HERE:FacebookTwitterInstagramMurder Mile Discussion GroupFor a transcript of each episode, click here. If you’d like to sign-up for exclusive Murder Mile content, check out our Patreon Page by CLICKING HERE. And for OFFICIAL MERCHANDISE, please visit the Murder Mile Shop. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.