#40 - The Fascinating Life, Death and After-Life of Glyndwr Michael (Operation Mincemeat)
Murder Mile UK True Crime
Murder Mile UK True-Crime Podcast
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🗓️ 23 August 2018
⏱️ 76 minutes
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Summary
On Tuesday 26th January 1943, somewhere at the back of King’s Cross station, in an unknown derelict warehouse, Glyndwr Michael; a nobody, a nothing, a homeless man became a hero, and although he saved my life, your life and all of our lives, 80 years on, his name his hardly known.
- Date: Tuesday 26th January 1943
- Location: King's Cross, London, N1 (exact location unknown)
- Victims: 1 (Glyndwr Michael)
- Operation Mincemeat
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| 0:50.0 | A true crime podcast and Audio Guided Walk, |
| 0:55.0 | featuring many of London's, |
| 0:57.0 | untold, unsolved, unsolved, and long forgotten murders, |
| 1:02.0 | all set within one square mile of the West End. |
| 1:07.0 | Today's episode is about Glindor Michael, a nobody, a nothing, a homeless man who became a hero. |
| 1:17.9 | And although he saved my life, your life, and all of our lives, almost 80 years on, his name is hardly known. |
| 1:38.7 | Murder Mile contains shocks, surprises and moments of satire, as well as loud and realistic sounds, so that no matter where you listen to this podcast, you'll feel like you're actually there. |
| 1:47.4 | My name is Michael. I am your tour guide, and this is Murder Mile. |
| 1:57.0 | Episode 40 The Fascinating Life, Death and Afterlife of Glindor Michael. |
| 2:09.0 | Today I'm standing somewhere. |
| 2:15.0 | Straight ahead is the rear of King's Cross station. |
| 2:21.0 | Behind is the canal. |
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