Murder Mile UK True-Crime Podcast - #157: The Blackout Ripper: First Blood - Part 1 (Mabel Church)22/12/2021 
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The location of where Mabel Church was murdered at 225 Hampstead Road, long since replaced by flats
Welcome to the Murder Mile UK True-Crime Podcast and audio guided walk of London's most infamous and often forgotten murder cases, all set within and beyond the West End.
EPISODE ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-SEVEN:
In the second week of February 1942, six women were attacked on consequecutive days across London's West End; two were violently assaulted and four were brutally tortured and murdered. All were attributed to Gordon Frederick Cummins, who would later be dubbed 'The Blackout Ripper'. But was he a one-off spree-killer, or did this sadistic maniac have two more victims in his past?
THE LOCATION
As many photos of the case are copyright protected by greedy news organisations, to view them, take a peek at my entirely legal social media accounts - Facebook, Twitter or Instagram.
The location of the attack on Mabel Church is located with a black cross up near the words Summers Town near the top left of the map. To use the map, click it. If you want to see the other murder maps, access them by clicking here.
SOURCES: As this case was researched using some of the sources below. https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C1257978 https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C1257977 https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C1257976 http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C1257976 http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C1257978
MUSIC:
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AuthorMichael J Buchanan-Dunne is a crime writer, podcaster & tour guide of Murder Mile Walks, hailed as one of the best "quirky curious & unusual things to do in London". 
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