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Murder Mile UK True Crime

#129 - Carlos the Jackal or Jackass? (Terrorist, St John's Wood)

Murder Mile UK True Crime

Murder Mile UK True-Crime Podcast

History, Society & Culture, True-crime, London, English, Uk, British, Murder, True Crime, Killer, Crime, Documentary

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🗓️ 29 April 2021

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Summary

Today’s episode is about Carlos the Jackal; the infamous terrorist, hijacker, kidnapper, bomber and assassin, whose name was (supposedly) the stuff of legend. But were any of his atrocities so skilful that they deserved such a feared reputation, or was he really just a cack-handed twat?

  • Date: Sunday 30th December 1973
  • Location: 48 Queen’s Grove, St John's Wood, London, UK, NW1 (former home of Teddy Sieff)
  • Victims: 1 (Joseph Edward "Teddy" Sieff)
  • Culprits: Ilich Ramírez Sánchez, alias Carlos the Jackal


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0:00.0

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

0:13.8

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

0:19.4

all set within and beyond the West End.

0:25.1

Today's episode is about Carlos the Jackal, the infamous terrorist, hijacker, bomber and assassin,

0:34.0

whose name was supposedly the stuff of legend. But were any of his atrocities so skillful

0:40.3

that they deserve such a feared reputation?

0:43.3

Or was he really just a cack-handed twat?

0:49.3

Murder-Miley's research used in authentic sources.

0:52.3

It contains moments of satire, shock and grisly details.

0:57.0

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

1:03.0

so that no matter where you listen to this podcast,

1:07.0

you'll feel like you're actually there.

1:12.4

My name is Michael.

1:17.1

I am your tour guide, and this is Murder Mile.

1:24.4

Episode 129, Carlos the Jackal, or Jackass.

1:38.6

Today, I'm standing on Queens Grove in St. John's Wood, NW. 1.

1:44.0

Three streets north of the elementary murder of William Raven. two streets west of the home of the fallen police hero Jack Avery,

1:50.0

four streets north-west of the severed torso of Hannah Brown,

1:54.0

and a few bus stops north from possibly one of the first unsolved murders by the blackout ripper, coming soon to

2:04.5

murder mile. Situated north of Regent's Park, Queen's Grove is posh, very posh, with the average house priced at 3.2 million pounds, and with some selling

2:22.5

upwards of eight. Many have nine bedrooms, five bathrooms and two kitchens, as well as

2:30.3

a sitting room, a drawing room, a sketching room, an etching room and a doodling room.

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