Welcome to Murder Mile, a true crime podcast and audio-guided walk,

featuring many of London's untold, unsolved, long-forgotten murders,

all set within London's West End.

Today's episode is about the murder of Soho prostitute Jacqueline Beery.

It seemed like a simple open-and-shut case.

There was a body, a culprit and several eyewitnesses,

and in a case neatly wrapped up with a confession, a sentence and a conviction.

Justice was served, but something didn't sit right.

Murder Marley's research used in the original police files.

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 58, Jacqueline Biry, the hooker, the poker and the stranger.

Today, I'm standing on Peter Street in Soho, W1.

One street north-east of the Soho Strangler's last victim, Dutch Lear.

One street south of the Blackout Ripper's second victim, Evelyn Oatley,

and one road west of Great Windmill Street, where an American GI stabbed an innocent man to death, and no one knows why.

Coming soon to murder mine.

Situated in the heart of Old Soho's Red Light District,

Peter Street is a grottie little side street, barely 100 feet long by 15 feet wide,

surrounded by clip joints, brothels, and the infamous walkers' court, known locally as Wanker's Court,

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