Bodies in the Walls: Postwar London's Darkest Crime

After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal

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Myths, Folklore, Mystery, History, Ghosts, Society & Culture, Murder, Ufos, True Crime, Paranormal, Supernatural, Serial Killers

4.6 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 10 October 2024

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

John Reginald Christie was the most notorious murderer of his era. On the outside he was every inch the Old Fashioned Englishman, respectable norms personified. But inside the walls and under the floors of his flat at 10 Rillington Place were the bodies of the women and babies he had killed.

Our guest today is Kate Summerscale, groundbreaking true-crime writer whose new book is The Peepshow: The Murders at 10 Rillington Place. She guides Maddy Pelling and Anthony Delaney through this shocking history that shows 1950's Britain's ugliest face.

Edited by Tomos Delargy, Produced by Sophie Gee, Senior Producer is Charlotte Long.

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0:00.0	Buried in the depths of the internet is the Killist, a cache of chilling documents containing hundreds of names, photos, addresses, and specific instructions for their murders.
0:12.0	Killist is a true story of how I ended up in a race against time to warn those who lives were in danger.
0:18.0	Follow Killist on the Wandery app or wherever you get your podcast.
0:22.0	You can listen to Killlist and more Exhibit
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0:28.7	This episode is
0:33.0	by Warner Brothers and Salem's Lot,
0:36.0	the spine-tingling new horror film
0:38.0	from the legendary Stephen King.
0:41.0	It is so exciting.
0:42.0	It is that time of year. It is so exciting it is that time of year it is spooky season. It's just the best time of year. No surprise that we love this time of year of course.
0:51.0	There is no better fit for this season than a good horror film.
0:54.3	Salem's Lot is one of Stephen King's favourite stories I'm sure you've heard of it and
0:58.7	it's adapted from the 1975 best-selling novel.
1:02.3	Salem's Lot follows an author who returns to his hometown in Maine,
1:06.4	but things are not as they should be. The place is being preyed upon by a bloodthirsty vampire.
1:14.0	Of course it is.
1:15.0	Why wouldn't it be the place is called Salem?
1:17.5	Salem's lot is the latest adaptation of Stephen King's bestseller,
1:20.6	from the creators of the record-breaking horror franchise The Conjuring Universe.
1:24.7	So take yourself, your mom, your romantic date, or just a pillow to hide behind to see this after dark
1:32.0	endorsed vampire Movie.
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