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Murder Mile UK True Crime

#146 - Harry Tuffney: The Abandoned Man (Paddington, London, Britain)

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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🗓️ 16 September 2021

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

Today’s episode is about Harry Tuffney. Through his eyes, he saw himself as a loyal and loving man who always fought to live a good life; with a job, a home and a wife. But when his perfect little dream went awry, Harry would do the unthinkable.

  • Date: Friday 29th to Saturday 30th June 1934
  • Location: 75 Star Street, Paddington, London, UK, W2 (top/second floor flat / front)
  • Victims: 1 ('Kitty' Longshaw)
  • Culprits: Harry Tuffney​
  • Keywords, lovers, death, killing, gambling,


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0:00.0

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

0:13.8

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

0:20.0

all set within and beyond the West End.

0:25.6

Today's episode is about Harry Tuffney.

0:29.6

Through his eyes, he saw himself as a loyal and loving man who always fought to live a good life.

0:37.6

But when his perfect little dream went awry,

0:41.8

Harry would do the unthinkable.

0:46.6

Murda Mali's research used in authentic sources.

0:49.6

It contains moments of satire, shock and grisly details,

0:53.3

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.

1:07.9

My name is Michael. I am your tour guide and this is Murder Mile. Episode 146,

1:18.4

Harry Tuffney, the abandoned man.

1:34.4

Today, I'm standing on Star Street in Paddington, W-2.

1:38.7

Two streets from four very different killers.

1:43.7

There's the solo strangling of the sad-faced killer on Sussex Gardens.

1:49.6

The necrophile Reg Christie, praying on Kathleen Maloney in Prade Street.

1:57.9

The sadistic blackout ripper, casually smoking after his failed attack on Catherine Mulcahy in Southwick Street.

2:10.6

And then, there was Frozen Jim, coming soon to Murder Mile. Just shy of Paddington Station, Star Street is one of a series of identical residential

2:16.2

streets, packed full of late 19th century

2:19.4

three-story terraces, which was formerly a slum.

2:25.3

But with white stucco on the ground floor, brown brick above, and wrapped with black wrought iron

2:30.6

railings, they've brushed up right nice. The problem is, with each street

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