Murder Mile UK True-Crime Podcast #91: The Sad Faced Killer

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Welcome to the Murder Mile UK True-Crime Podcast and audio guided walk of London's most infamous and often forgotten murder cases, set within and beyond the West End.

• A weekly true-crime podcast - EVERY THURSDAY
• 300+ infamous, untold or often forgotten true murders
• Based on Soho's FIVE STAR rated Murder Mile Walks
• Researched from original and first-hand sources
• Authentic sounds recorded from the location itself

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.

This is a photo of what was formerly known as the Saura Hotel at 162 Sussex Gardens, where Agnes Mary Walsh was murdered by Donald Westgarth Davidson, aka the Sad Faced Killer.

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EPISODE NINETY-ONE:
Today’s episode isn’t about the victim, it’s about her murderer. His identity isn’t a mystery; we know his name, his age and (based on witness descriptions) he would later become known as ‘the sad faced killer’; we know what he did, when he did it and where, but the one detail we can’t explain is why?

• Date: Saturday 27th May 1950
• Location: Room 12, Saura Hotel, 162 Sussex Gardens in Paddington
• Victims: 1 (Agnes Mary Walsh)
• Culprits: Donald Westgarth Davidson
  

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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 Sura Hotel at 162 Sussex Gardens is where the yellow triangle is. To use the map, click it. If you want to see the other murder maps, such as Soho, King's Cross, Paddington or the John George Haigh or Reg Christie locations, you access them by clicking here.

Here's a video to go with this week's episode: this is 162 Sussex Gardens in Paddington where the murder of Agnes Mary Walsh by Donald Davidson took place. 

This video 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.