#122 - The Disposal of Harry Hartley (St Giles, London, England)
Murder Mile UK True Crime
Murder Mile UK True-Crime Podcast
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🗓️ 11 March 2021
⏱️ 67 minutes
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Summary
Today’s episode is about Charles Mills & Emma Hartley; a young fresh-faced couple at the end of the Victorian era, who - like so many innocents - were forced into an early adulthood. And being inexperienced in the complexities of life, when a baby boy was born, a rash decision was made to save their love, which destroyed an entire family.
- Date: Sunday 18th February 1900
- Location: 23 Denmark Street, St Giles, London, London, WC2
- Victims: 1 (Harry Hartley)
- Culprits: 1 (Charles Mills)
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Murder Mile, a true crime podcast, an audio-guided walk, |
| 0:13.7 | featuring many of London's untold, unsolved, and long-forgotten murders, all set within |
| 0:20.3 | and beyond the West End. |
| 0:23.6 | Today's episode is about Charles Mills and Emma Hartley. |
| 0:27.6 | A young, fresh-faced couple forced into an early adulthood. |
| 0:32.6 | Inexperienced in life and dogged by its stresses, |
| 0:36.6 | when a baby was born, both were ecstatic. |
| 0:39.3 | Only for Charles, his love abruptly stopped |
| 0:43.3 | when his future was haunted by his past. |
| 0:48.3 | Murdomali's research using the original police files. |
| 0:51.3 | It contains moments of satire, shock and grisly details. |
| 0:56.4 | And as a dramatization of the real events, it may also feature loud and realistic sounds, |
| 1:02.1 | so that no matter where you listen to this podcast, you'll feel like you're actually there. |
| 1:09.7 | My name is Michael. I am your tour guide and this is |
| 1:15.0 | Murder Mile. Episode 122, the disposal of Harry Hartley. Today I'm standing on the familiar footings of Denmark Street, WC2. |
| 1:34.3 | One street north of the brutal stabbing by satanic child killer Edward Crowley. |
| 1:41.3 | One street east of the suicide of Boxer Freddy Mills, six doors west of Dennis |
| 1:47.1 | Nilsen's job centre, and just a short hop from the tube stop where a blood-soaked spree killer |
| 1:53.3 | was caught. Coming soon to Murder mile. |
| 2:03.6 | Denmark Street is an adult's playground. |
| 2:09.8 | At 300 feet long, stretching from St. Giles Church to Charingos Road. |
| 2:17.0 | These 30 assorted three-story buildings are home to every big kid's dream, with coffee bars, |
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