#22 - Canal Killers - Tomasz Kocik (Harlesden, London, NW10)

Murder Mile UK True Crime

Murder Mile UK True-Crime Podcast

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4.7 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 22 March 2018

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

On the afternoon of Sunday 10th May 2015, a suitcase was found floating in the Grand Union Canal in Little Venice containing the folded-up corpse of 23 year old Marta Ligman. But how had she got there, who put her there, and why?

Date: 28th April to 10th May 2015
Location: 5 Buckingham Road, Harlesden, London, NW10, Old Oak Bridge and Little Venice
Victims: 1 (Martusia "Marta" Ligman)
Culprit: Tomasz Kocik

Murder Mile is a true-crime podcast and audio-guided walk of 300+ untold, unsolved and long-forgotten murder cases, all set within one square mile of the West End. Each episode is accompanied by photos, videos and an interactive murder map, so that no matter where you’re listening to this podcast, you’ll feel like you’re actually there. https://www.murdermiletours.com/podcast.html

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0:00.0	Welcome to Murder Mile, a true crime podcast and audio-guided walk, featuring many of London's
0:14.4	untold, unsolved, and long-forgotten murders, all set within one square mile of the West End.
0:23.6	Today's episode is about Marta Ligman, a caring daughter, loyal friend and devoted girlfriend,
0:32.6	who dreamed of being a mother, but died at the hands of her jealous, controlling and abusive boyfriend.
0:42.3	Murder Mile contains descriptions of abuse, distress and death, which may offend,
0:48.3	as well as realistic sounds, so that no matter where you listen to this podcast, you'll feel like you're actually there.
0:59.1	My name is Michael. I am your tour guide. This is Murder Mile.
1:07.9	Episode 22, Canal Killers Part 2, Marta Ligman.
1:20.6	Today I'm on my little boat, chugging along the final stretch of the Grand Union
1:26.3	Canal, in an area known as Little
1:29.5	Venice.
1:31.6	With a cup of tea in one hand, a Belgian bun in the other, and the ship's tiller being
1:36.6	steered by my big round butt cheeks.
1:41.0	Ah, Little Venice, I hear you sigh.
1:44.0	It sounds so romantic.
1:48.0	And it is, sort of.
1:52.0	But unlike the real Venice, with its myriad of art galleries, theatres, museums, cafes, restaurants and architectural marvels, all spread across a
2:03.6	labyrinthian canal system of interconnecting waterways. Little Venice only has one canal, one ornate
2:13.1	bridge, one towpath, two good pubs, one fine restaurant, one okayish cafe, and no gondoliers
2:22.2	at all.
2:24.6	In fact here you can't even buy a cornetto.
2:31.7	Little Venice is so short that when tourists arrive, after just a two-minute walk, having mistakenly headed towards the horror of Westbourne Park, instinctively tuck their purses into their pockets, cash in their socks and credit cards wherever they have a slot, as the locals wave them off shouting,
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