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Murder Mile UK True Crime

#174 - Nothing But Common Thugs (Bayswater, London, UK)

Murder Mile UK True Crime

Murder Mile UK True-Crime Podcast

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

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🗓️ 9 June 2022

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

On Tuesday 6th June 1961, three American airmen booked-in and headed out for a fun night in Baywater. They were Gerald Bererras, William Hammond and Stanley Roach. Just shy of midnight, two of the men were attacked by a group of local men armed with fists, bottles and a knife. And in the ensuing fight for their lives, Stanley Roach was stabbed to death. But why did they murder Stanley Roach, a man they didn’t know?

  • Date: Tuesday 6th June 1961 at roughly midnight
  • Location: 49 Queensborough Terrace, Bayswater, London, UK, W2
  • Victims: 1 (Stanley Thurman Roach)
  • Culprits: 2 (Daniel Attard & Andreas Xanthou)
  • Keywords: attack, robbery, assault, wrong man,


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0:00.0

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0:27.0

So just search online for Tesco car insurance. Welcome to Murder Mile.

0:46.3

Today, I'm standing on Queensborough Terrace, Bayswater, W2.

0:52.3

One road north of the stabbing of P.C. Jack Avery in Hyde Park.

0:58.0

Two roads east of the pub where Dennis Nielsen met Twinkle.

1:03.0

Two roads south of the Blackout Ripper's Las Vittim.

1:07.0

And one street west of the seemingly safe bed where a confused old lady was tortured to death.

1:13.6

Coming soon to Murder Mile.

1:20.6

Running parallel with Queensway and Bayeswater Tube,

1:23.6

Queensborough Terrace consists of two lines of four-story Georgian terraces, made of

1:29.8

white render, black iron gates and fake Doric columns. Having seen better days, summer homes,

1:39.8

but most are slightly tacky B&Bs for tourists seeking the real London.

1:47.0

Not everyday things like long queues, grumbling and dog-plop, but the cheesy stuff.

1:54.0

Like red phone boxes, soldiers in bearskins and portraits of the queen,

2:05.0

which are only there so tourists don't feel cheated.

2:13.0

As a hub for holiday makers, Bayswater has adopted a similar cringe-making style.

2:22.6

So expect to see the Union Jack Flapjack Shack, the Queen Liz Bean and Fizz, the Dickens wig and hair thickening clinic, the Princess Die, doe-eyed beauty parlour, and thankfully

2:30.4

there's nothing with a certain prince's name on.

2:35.0

I didn't sweat at the time.

2:40.0

At 49, Queensver Terrace currently stands the Central Park Hotel.

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