#61 - The Senseless Killing of Charlie Chirgwin

Murder Mile UK True Crime

Murder Mile UK True-Crime Podcast

True Crime, English, Nglish, E, Uk, Crime, London, Society & Culture, Murder, Killer, True-crime, History, Personal Journals, British

4.7 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 6 June 2019

⏱️ 75 minutes

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Summary

On Thursday 14th November 1872, the life of Charlie Chirgwin was ended; he was an innocent who wasn’t stabbed, beaten or shot; but his last few hours alive were decided by rules, red-tape and petty revenge, and yet Charlie would never know that, as he was only fourteen weeks old.

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0:00.0	Attention at all passengers. You can now book your train tickets on Uber and get 10% back in Uber credits to spend on your next train journey.
0:11.0	So no excuses not to visit your in-laws this Christmas.
0:16.5	Trains now on Uber. T's and C's apply check the Uber app. Welcome to Murder Mile.
0:27.0	A True Crime Podcast. Welcome to Murder Mile.
0:38.4	A True Crime Podcast, an audio guided walk, featuring many of London's Untold, Unsolved and Long Forgotten Murders.
0:42.4	All set within London's West End.
0:45.0	Today's episode is about the cruel and senseless death of Charlie Chirguin,
0:52.0	an innocent who wasn't stabbed, beaten or shot, but whose
0:58.0	last hour was alive were decided by rules, red tape and petty revenge.
1:04.1	And yet Charlie would never know that,
1:06.7	as he was only 14 weeks old.
1:11.4	Murder-Mile is researched using the original police files.
1:15.0	It contains moments of satire, shock and grisly details, and as a dramatization of the real
1:20.4	events, it may also feature loud and realistic sounds, so that no matter where you
1:26.6	listen to this podcast, you feel like you're actually there.
1:32.4	My name is Michael. I am your tour guide and this is Murder Mile.
1:37.0	Episode 61, the senseless killing of Charlie Chirguin.
1:44.0	Today, I'm standing in Sh's Gardens, W.C. 2.
1:56.6	2 streets east of the wife-beating Baker, Alexander Moyer.
2:00.6	One street southwest of the mysterious murder of the lonely spinster Daisy Wallace,
2:06.0	and one street north of the unsolved murder of Russian Dora.
2:11.0	Coming soon to Murder Mile.
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