Murder Mile True-Crime Podcast #67: The Missing Pieces of Juliette Merrill

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35 Gosfield Street is the red/brown bricked building to the right, with Flat 5 on the first floor, top left with the window open. This is where Juliette Merrill was murdered

Welcome to the Murder Mile true-crime podcast and audio guided walk of London's most infamous and often forgotten murder cases, set within one square mile of the West End.

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To accompany your audio guided walk, what follows is a series of photos, videos and maps, so that no matter where you are listening to this podcast, you'll feel like you're actually there.

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EPISODE SIXTY-SEVEN
On Thursday 5th April 1934, in Flat 5 of 35 Gosfield Street, 34 year old Juliette Merrill was murdered; it was a crime of passion committed by her boyfriend, investigated by the Police and convicted in a court of law, and although the case is now closed, the details of her life and death are a little sketchy… with one vital clue almost erased forever.

• Date: Thursday 5th April 1934
• Location: Flat 5, 35 Gosfield Street, W1
• Victims: 1 (Juliette Louise Merrill)
• Culprit: Eric Russell

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THE LOCATION
As many photos of the case are copyright protected by greedy news organisations (and I don't want to be billed £300 for copyright infringement again), to view them, take a peek at my entirely legal social media accounts - Facebook, Twitter or Instagram.

I've added the location of 35 Gosfield Street, W1 where Juliette Merrill was murdered marked with a yellow !. It's up by the words 'Fitzrovia'. To use the map, simply click it. If you want to see the other murder maps, such as King's Cross and Paddington, you access them by clicking here

For your enjoyment, here's a short video showing you 35 Gosfield Street where Juliette Merrill was murdered.

This video is only one minute long and is a link to youtube, so it won't eat up your data.

I've also posted some photos to aid your "enjoyment" of the episode. These photos were taken by myself (copyright Murder Mile) or granted under Government License 3.0, where applicable.

Gosfield Street as it looks today, an example of the "redacted file" and 35 Gosfield Street on the right

Credits: The Murder Mile true-crime podcast was researched, written and recorded by Michael J Buchanan-Dunne, with the sounds recorded on location (where possible), and the music written and performed by Erik Stein & Jon Boux of Cult With No Name. ​​Additional music was written and performed as used under the Creative Common Agreement 4.0.

The music featured in this episode include:

• Man in a Bag by Cult With No Name (opening and interstitials)
• Winsome Lose Some by Cult With No Name (credits)
  
• Maitre-D Day by Cult With No Name
  
• July by Kai Engel
  
• Fife Feature by The United States Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps
  
• You Know Me Better Than I Know Myself by Cult With No Name
• Lighthouse Exodus by Parvus Decree
• A Fly in the Ointment by Cult With No Name
• Low Horizon by Kai Engel

Sources:
Murder of Juliette Louise Merrill - http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C1257733

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Michael J Buchanan-Dunne is a writer, crime historian, podcaster and tour-guide who runs Murder Mile Walks, a guided tor of Soho’s most notorious murder cases, hailed as “one of the top ten curious, quirky, unusual and different things to do in London”, nominated "one of the best true-crime  podcasts at the British podcast Awards 2018", and featuring 12 murderers, including 3 serial killers, across 15 locations, totaling 50 deaths, over just a one mile walk