#139 - The Fall of Peggy Richards (Waterloo, London, Britain)
Murder Mile UK True Crime
Murder Mile UK True-Crime Podcast
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🗓️ 29 July 2021
⏱️ 76 minutes
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Summary
This is the story about the murder of Peggy Roberts (possibly) by Joseph McKinstry.
Today’s episode is about soldiers and sex-workers, two ancient trades intrinsically linked, especially during war-time. And although – if people were created equally – a price would never be put on a person’s life; we clearly value those who fight over those who f**k.
- Date: Thursday 19th February 1942 at 11:55pm (the time the murder is alleged to have taken place) and Friday 20th February at 9:35am (when her body was recovered)
- Location: South-West Foreshore, Waterloo Bridge, London, UK, SE1 & WC2
- Victims: 1 (Peggy Richards)
- Culprits: Joseph Ralph Bradley McKinstry (found not guilty)
- Keywords: no justice, war time, blitz, soldiers, prostitutes,
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Murder Mile, a true crime podcast and audio-guided walk, |
| 0:14.8 | featuring many of London's untold, unsolved and long-forgotten murders, |
| 0:20.7 | all set within and beyond the West End. |
| 0:23.6 | Today's episode is about soldiers and sex workers. |
| 0:29.6 | Two ancient trades intrinsically linked, especially during wartime. |
| 0:35.6 | And although, if people were created equally, |
| 0:39.3 | a price would never be put on a person's life. |
| 0:42.3 | We clearly value those who fight over those who fuck. |
| 0:47.3 | Murder Marley's research to use in authentic sources. |
| 0:51.3 | It contains moments of satire, shock and grisly details. And as a |
| 0:56.3 | dramatization of the real events, it may also feature loud and realistic sounds, so that no matter |
| 1:02.9 | where you listen to this podcast, you'll feel like you're actually there. My name is Michael. I am |
| 1:10.8 | your tour guide. This name is Michael. I am your tour guide. |
| 1:12.2 | This is Murder Mile. |
| 1:15.6 | Episode 139. |
| 1:18.4 | The Fall of Peggy Richards. |
| 1:35.1 | Today, I'm standing on Waterloo Bridge between WC2 and SE1. One road south-east of the strangled baby of Maria Paulton, two streets south of the botched robbery of James Forb Macallon, |
| 1:45.5 | three feet west of the assault on David Morley, |
| 1:49.0 | and close to the drowning of Annie Frimley. |
| 1:52.6 | Coming soon to Murder Mile. |
| 1:58.6 | Waterloo Bridge, also known as New Waterloo Bridge, carries the A301 over the River Thames, |
| 2:05.6 | between Waterloo on the south bank and the strand on the north. |
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