86. The Nuremberg Foundling

Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling

BBC

True Crime, Comedy

4.3 • 922 Ratings

🗓️ 15 September 2025

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Laura is in her element this week, digging into a 200-year-old mystery involving a young German boy with a seriously intriguing backstory.

Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling is available twice a week on BBC Sounds. Subscribe now so you never miss an episode. Email us at lauraandiain@bbc.co.uk

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0:42.4	We're travelling to Germany today to the city of Nuremberg.
0:46.6	Running through the centre of the city is the Pagnets River.
0:49.5	On its south side, there's a schlitzplatz.
0:52.7	The square is lined with medieval style buildings.
0:56.0	They have exposed wooden beams and small bay windows.
0:59.0	It's May 26, 1828 and George Eweigman is standing outside one of these buildings.
1:04.0	George is a cobbler and he lives on this quaint little square.
1:08.0	It's a Wednesday afternoon and the streets are very quiet. Then the clock
1:12.9	strikes four. George sees someone. It's a boy, a teenager, stumbling into the square. The boy looks
1:21.1	terrible. He appears to be limping, his clothes are completely tattered and his hair is overgrown
1:26.2	and disheveled. George is alarmed.
1:28.3	He looks around seeing if he can spot anyone who may know what's going on.
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