Welcome to Murder Mile, a true crime podcast, an audio-guarded walk,

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

all set within and beyond the West End.

Today's episode is about the murder of Kate Beagle, a smart, independent woman who had agreed to go out for a drink with a handsome young man.

She did everything right. She took every precaution, and yet the only

mistake she made was the one we all make. She knew nothing about this stranger. Mirdemarle's

researched using authentic sources. 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 87, the first date killer.

Today, I'm standing on Richmond Hill, the furthest west we've travelled, but a story which visits many places we've covered before.

Starting in a West End nightclub, one street from where the blackout ripa met Greta Haywood,

the killer living on Kemble Street, where Mary Ann Moriarty acts to her abusive husband

to death, part of his escape taking place just a few streets from the home of Katerina

Konyva, and the murder itself within sight of the Thames Topath murders,

coming soon to murder mile.

The terrace on Richmond Hill is world famous.

It may not look much, but being a sandy gravel track,

high on a hill, dotted with trees, and lined with

rows of wooden benches, all facing west. With only rich townhouses behind, and nothing in front,

this unspoiled vista of the River Thames, snaking through the lush greenery of Richmond Park

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