The Stockwell Strangler / Kenneth Erskine - Part 2

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They Walk Among Us

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🗓️ 12 January 2025

⏱️ 48 minutes

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His crimes were becoming more frequent and even more brazen—four people had been killed in a four-week period. Investigators finally got a break when palm prints discovered at the scene of two murders were found to match a petty criminal in the system… (Part 2 of 2).

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0:00.0	This episode contains distressing themes and descriptions of sexual violence.
0:13.4	This podcast is intended for a mature audience.
0:17.9	Listener caution is advised.
0:24.2	Between audience. Listener caution is advised. Between April 9th and July 23rd, 1986, more than half a dozen pensioners were believed to have
0:32.3	been killed in their own homes by the man dubbed the Stockwell Strangler. The killer climbed into the homes of his
0:40.1	elderly victims through open windows before sexually assaulting them and strangling them.
0:47.0	After they were killed, he took the time to tuck them into bed, making it seem as though they
0:52.5	had died in their sleep. His crimes were becoming more
0:56.7	frequent and even more brazen. Four people had been killed in a four-week period. Investigators
1:04.6	finally got a break when palm prints discovered at the scene of two murders were found to match
1:10.5	a petty criminal in the system.
1:13.7	About 11.30 this morning, a man was detained by police in South London. He's now being questioned
1:18.4	by us at one of our police stations in connection with the series of killings in South London
1:23.4	over the last two or three months. Can you say how he was arrested? Did he put up a struggle?
1:28.3	No, no struggle was put up. Officers were aware of the address,
1:31.3	and as a result of information received this morning, they went into the address and apprehended him.
1:36.3	You believe that this is some sort of breakthrough in your hunt for the killer?
1:39.3	Yeah, we definitely see it as a breakthrough.
1:42.3	As yet, we can't obviously predict quite how significant it is, but certainly it looks promising.
1:48.7	Welcome to Season 10, Episode 2 of They Walk Among Us, a podcast dedicated to UK True Crime.
1:58.6	Please listen to Season 10, episode 1 for Part 1 of this two-part case.
2:12.1	On July 27, 1986, the hard work officers had put in working nights and weekends had finally paid off.
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