#337 - "Everything is Broken" (William & Eliza Smith, St Giles, WC2)
Murder Mile UK True Crime
Murder Mile UK True-Crime Podcast
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🗓️ 26 February 2026
⏱️ 62 minutes
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Summary
On the 8th or 9th of December 1913, William & Eliza, now in their late 60s or early 70s were curled up in front of the fire in their small lodging on New Compton Street in St Giles in Holborn, London. Their life had been an unbearable tragedy which had tested every ounce of their love and strength, and yet, one more punishment was yet to come for this couple who deserved to die a dignified death. This a story about grief and how we all cope with it in our own way
- Locations:basement flat, unrecorded number New Compton Street, London, WC2
- Date: 8th or 9th of December 1913
- Victims:William & Eliza Smith
- Culprit: ?
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| 0:33.7 | arrived on their doorstep and changed their lives forever with a shocking revelation. |
| 0:38.7 | If you're looking for your next true crime listen, we've got you covered. |
| 0:42.5 | Line it up to play straight after this one. |
| 0:47.3 | Can a broken heart ever be cured? Find out on Murder Mile. |
| 1:02.8 | Today, I'm standing on New Compton Street in St. Giles, W.C. 2. |
| 1:06.7 | One street north of the body of Norr Uptchurch in the empty shop. |
| 1:11.6 | One street west of the killing of Diego Piniere Veer by the Satan-loving paedophile. The same street as where Georgia Antonio was given some deadly soap for a backstreet abortion, |
| 1:17.6 | and just shy of the rabid Nazi who could never fight back, coming soon to murder one. |
| 1:23.6 | New Compton Street currently connects St. Charles High Street on the western side of Hoban, and now nothing, |
| 1:33.8 | as whereas once it was a logical extension of Old Compton Street in Soho, just after Charing Cross Road, |
| 1:40.0 | some council plonker put a massive pointless office building in its place, and that was that. |
| 1:46.0 | Forgotten by tourists and locals alike, New Compton Street is a joyless chasm devoid of any sun. |
| 1:54.0 | Being full of council flats and the backs of office buildings, |
| 1:57.0 | it's where workers nip out for a crafty cigarette. |
| 2:00.0 | The bin men divvy up their half inch tall of pornography and booze, and where any passing |
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