Welcome to Murder Mile, a true crime podcast, an audio-guided walk,

featuring many of London's untold, unsolved, and long-forgotten murders,

all set within and beyond the West End.

Today's episode is about James Forbes Macallum, a desperate man whose first and only robbery

was ill-judged, unplanned, and such a catastrophic failure that it ended in death.

And yet, when he was arrested, he was so

panicked that he gave the police five plausible alibies. But which alibi was right?

Murder Mile is researched using the original police files. It contains moments of satire, shock and grisly details.

And as a dramatization of the real events, it may also feature loud and realistic sounds,

so that no matter where you listen to this podcast, you'll feel like you're actually there.

My name is Michael. I am your tour guide and this is Murder Mile.

Episode 102, the five alibis of James Forbes MacCall.

Today, I'm standing on Wellington Street in Covent Garden, WC2.

One street west of the brutal baker Alexander Moyer,

two streets northwest of the last days of Mary Ann Moriarty, a short walk from the home of the first-date killer, and barely 100 feet south of the former Bow Street Magistrate's

Court, where an infamous forensic scientist would categorically prove, without a single

shred of doubt, that Dr. Hawley Crippin had murdered

his wife. Only he hadn't. Coming soon to murder mine. East of Covengarten is Wellington Street,

a thin one-way street from the Strand to

Bow Street, which is home to the Royal Opera House, the Lyceum Theatre and a wide variety

of restaurants, cafes, bars and pubs.

And although there's also a museum, being British, the most important places are the pubs.

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