Welcome to Murder Mile, a true crime podcast and 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 a music legend.

A band leader, who could have been one of the all-time greats, had his brilliance not been snuffed

out before his time.

Only his untimely death wasn't brought about because he was black

and gay, but owing to one of the most random of tragedies. Muromale's research used in authentic

sources. 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 150, the day the music died.

Today, I'm standing out the Café de Paris on Coventry Street, W1.

One street west of the killing of David Knight.

One street south of the unsolved shooting of Black Rita.

One street east of the blackout shooting of Black Rita, one street east of the blackout ripper's failed attack on Greta Haywood, and a few doors down from the most radioactive

Shisha Bar in the West End.

Coming soon to Murder Mile, The Book.

Connecting Piccadilly Circus to Leicester Square, Coventry Street is an eyesore.

A hideous boil on the West End's rear end, dotted with the ugly bumgrapes of consumerism.

Tourists flock here to see the real London, like fish and chips, moaning and bad teeth,

only to have their senses assaulted by a hodgepodge of tacky, un-British tat.

Whether that's the mecca to sickly American sweets at Eminem World, a lisping Asian

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