True Crime Podcasts about Unsolved Murders in West London

9/1/2026

Murder Mile UK True Crime is an in-depth, intensely research podcast using first hand accounts, court records, declassified police files and a wealth of reliable sources to bring you full and rich accounts of the lives, crimes and backgrounds of many of West London's unsolved murders:

Andre Mizlas, the celebrity hairstylist who was shot dead in Hyde Park, 1970
Bernard Oliver, the young boy 'possibly' kidnapped to order by a paedophile gang
Norman Rickard & Alan Vigar, two gay men murdered by The Twilight Sex Killer
Jeanne Western, a Soho prostitute mistakenly burned to death in a gangland hit
The Vice Girl Murders of Marina Monti and Racheal Applewhaite in 1987
Josef Balog "acquitted" of the murder of Margaret Farlow Cameron,1969
Emmy Werner, holocaust survivor's murder at Queen's Hotel, Bayswater, W2
Gladys Hanrahan, suspected of being murdered by Albert Butler, 1947, Regent's Park
Freddie Mills the celebrity boxer found shot dead in a murder or suicide, in Soho, 1967

As well as unearthing new angles on lesser known or infamous London-based murders; such as Tudor Simionov, Countess Teresa Łubieńska, Jane Andrews, Charlotte Flanagan, Joe Gynane, Peggy Richards, Peter Fasoli, Victor Castigador, Zakaria Bulhan, Emily Beilby Kaye, Daisy Edith Wallis, Glyndwr Michael, Tomasz Kocik, and John Sweeney to name a few, and a wealth of cases you won’t have heard before, and won’t hear anywhere else, as well as specialists pathologist Sir Bernard Spilsbury.

PODCAST EPISODES:

Andre Mizelas, the celebrity hairstylist, Hyde Park, 1970

On Monday 9th of November 1970 at 8:42am, the TR5 sports car of celebrity hairstylist Andre Mizelas pulled up on South Carriage Drive in Hyde Park, London, W2. It was daylight, rush hour and he was surrounded by cars, cyclists and pedestrians. 40 minutes his body was found in the dr4iver’s seat with two bullets in his head. No-one saw of heard his murder. But who killed him and why? This is the most comprehensive coverage of the killing.

Bernard Michael Oliver, kidnapped by a pedophile gang?

On Friday 6th of January 1967, 17-year-old Bernard Michael Oliver vanished from Muswell Hill. 10 days later, his body was found 85 miles away at the Wheatsheaf Crossroads inTattingstone, Suffolk, He had been strangled and assaulted, with his body cut into eight pieces. But who had abducted him, and why? Was it a paedophile gang called 'The Holy Trinity'?

Norman Rickard & Alan Vigar (The Twilight Sex Killings)

On Monday 19th of February 1962 at roughly 4pm, the body of Norman Edward Rickard was found in the basement flat at 264 Elgin Avenue in Maida Vale. He had been strangled, tied up and his body left in a wardrobe. Police believed it was gay sex gone wrong. But that same day, 23-year-old Alan Vigar was strangled, undressed, willingly been tied up and asphyxiated, what was believed to be part of this sex play. Only the press suspected this was the Twilight Sex Killer?

Jeanne Western, a prostitute mistakenly killed in a gangland hit

On Monday 12th of May 1975 at 2:40pm, a fire broke out on the first and second floors of 3 Peter Street in Soho, London, W1. Joseph Frendo, Alfred Paul Tabone & John Everett were tried for GBH, manslaughter and murder having deliberately set fire to the building with a petrol bomb.

Soho prostitute Jeanne Odette Juliette Western was mistakenly targeted as the witless gang had got the numbers on the doorbells wrong, and with both Jeanne and her maid, Pietrina Conzimu burning to death, they became the unwitting victims of a campaign of violence and terror between rival gang, one of whom was ‘The Syndicate’.

Vice Girl Murders; Marina Monti & Racheal Applewhaite, 1987

On the weekend of the 24th/25th of January 1987, two sex-workers (Marina Alexandra Monti and Racheal Applewhaite) vanished from two streets (Sussex Gardens and Cleveland Terrace) near to Paddington Station. With their beaten, strangled and mutilated bodies found barely 24 hours apart in places where they didn't belong. The police quickly confirmed that a crazed killer was on the loose. But still unsolved today, it remains one of the most perplexing unsolved double murders in Britain. But who was he?

This is a three part series which uncovers the most likely suspect.

Josef Balog "acquitted" of Margaret Cameron's murder,1969

On Tuesday 11th March 1969, a 52-year-old prostitute, Margaret Farlow Cameron, known as ‘Scotch Maggie’ went missing from her home at 3 Oxford Gardens near Notting Hill. Two days later, her semi-clad body was found inside a suitcase in an abandoned house at 140 Kensal Road. But who had killer her and why? Polish rag n bone man, Josef Balog was suspected, but acquitted of her murder. But what piece of evidence may have proven his guilt?

Emmy Werner, The Queen's Hotel, Bayswater, W2,

On Sunday 17th September 1972, in Room 11, 68-year-old Emmy Werner was found dead in the bed of Room 11 in the Queen’s Hotel, Inverness Terrace, Bayswater, W2. Having locked her door from the inside – gaining entry - someone had beaten, suffocated and strangled her. It was a cruel and motiveless crime on a defenseless old lady, which remains unsolved to this day. But who had killed her, and why?

This is the most indepth investigation into this unsolved murder, so far.

Gladys Hanrahan, murdered by Albert Butler, 1947, Regent's Park?

On Wednesday 1st October 1947, at 10:30pm, the body of Gladys Hanrahan, also known as ‘Renée’, a 35-year-old book-keeper was found in regent's Park. She was well-liked, popular and loved. She hadn’t been robbed, she hadn’t been sexually molested, there were no threats on her life, she didn’t owe money, she didn’t keep secrets, and – stranger still –her body had been posed. So, why was Gladys Hanrahan murdered and who by? Was it her "uncle" Albert "Bert" Butler?

Freddie Mills celebrity boxer's murder or suicide, in Soho, 1967

On Sunday 25th July 1965, in Goslett Yard in Soho; world champion light-heavyweight boxer, film star and club-owner Freddie Mills was found dead, shot in the head. But was it a suicide, or murder? This is part one of a two-part episode explored using the declassified police investigation files.

Covering just 20 square miles of West London, Murder Mile gives into thrilling and heart-wrenching cases involving serial killers, assassinations, massacres, hitmen, torturers, drug dealers, cults, child killers, extortion, prostitution, gangland slayings, abortionists, poisoners, slavery, and personal tragedy.

Having garnered more than 3000+ five-star reviews, Murder Mile has been praised in the press as Podcast Magazine's Hot 50, The Telegraph's Top 5, 4th Best True-Crime Podcast by This Week, iTunes Top 25 Podcast, Crime & Investigation Channel's Top 20 True-Crime Podcasts, also seen on BBC Radio, Sky News, The Guardian and TalkRadio's Podcast of the Week.

Murder Mile has been the primary research on true crime podcasts Casefile, Morbid, My Favorite Murder, and Michael was also a consultant on highly acclaimed podcast series Bad Woman: The Blackout Ripper hosted by historian Hallie Rubenhold, author of 'The Five'.

Murder Mile UK True Crime has had 15 million+ downloads and continues to grow year on year, as it maintains (and improves on) its quality in research, storytelling and sound design. It continually strives to be original, different and always bring the audience a podcast series they can’t hear anywhere else. Murder Mile is unique and its fans appreciate that.

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