The murders at Rillington Place: postwar London's grisliest crimes
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Hungry for seconds? Well, History's Greatest Dishes from History Extra is back for series two. To join us as we serve up stories of some remarkable delicacies from the past, search History's Greatest Dishes and follow the feed wherever you get your podcasts. Hungry for seconds? Well, History's Greatest Dishes from History Extra is back for series two. To join us as we serve up stories of some remarkable delicacies from the past, search History's Greatest Dishes and follow the feed wherever you get your podcasts. Welcome to the History Extra podcast. Fascinating historical conversations from the makers of BBC History Magazine. On the twenty fourth of march nineteen fifty three
A tenant of ten Rillington Place Notting Hill, made a gruesome discovery. Inside the walls of the downstairs flat He uncovered the bodies of three women. And more were to follow.
A nationwide manhunt was launched for the prime suspect Reg Christie. And the murders quickly became a coarse celebre. In her new book, The Peep Show. Best-selling author Kate Summescale revisits this infamous case to explore what it can tell us about life on the margins in post-war London. I spoke to Kate to find out more.
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