#95 - Elsie Goldsmith and the Parasite Inside (Mayfair, London, W1)
Murder Mile UK True Crime
Murder Mile UK True-Crime Podcast
4.7 • 1.9K Ratings
🗓️ 28 May 2020
⏱️ 66 minutes
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Summary
On the 21st November 1927, in the backroom of a well-respected abortionist at 55 Upper Brook Street in Mayfair, recently-pregnant Elsie Goldsmith went in to have her little problem solved. His illegal technique was hailed as non-invasive, safe and revolutionary, and yet he destroyed not only the baby's life... but also hers.
- Date: Monday 21st November 1927
- Location: 55 Upper Brook Street, Mayfair, London, W1 (demolished)
- Victims: 1 (Elsie Alice Goldsmith)
- Culprits: 1 (Charles Jackson Palmer)
- Death by illegal abortion
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Murder Mile, a true crime podcast, an audio-guided walk, |
| 0:14.0 | featuring many of London's untold, unsolved and long-forgotten murders, |
| 0:20.4 | all set within and beyond the West End. |
| 0:23.6 | Today's episode is about a young woman cursed with a very deadly conundrum. |
| 0:30.6 | Her life was perfect. |
| 0:32.6 | She was wealthy, pretty and married to a good man. |
| 0:36.6 | But discovering that she was pregnant, either this terrified lady would endanger her tiny body to adhere to the law, |
| 0:45.3 | or risk her life to end it all. |
| 0:49.3 | Murder-Mali's research used in the original police files. |
| 0:53.3 | It contains moments with satire, shock and grisly details. |
| 0:57.0 | And as a dramatization of the real events, it may also feature loud and realistic sounds, |
| 1:04.0 | so that no matter where you listen to this podcast, you'll feel like you're actually there. |
| 1:10.0 | My name is Michael. I am your tour guide. podcast, you'll feel like you're actually there. |
| 1:16.6 | My name is Michael. I am your tour guide. This is Murder Mile. |
| 1:23.6 | Episode 95, Elsie Goldsmith and the Parasite Inside. Today, side. |
| 1:36.3 | Today, I'm standing on Upper Brook Street in Mayfair W.1. |
| 1:41.3 | Three roads west of the senseless stabbing of Sedu-Divasaubo, four roads north of Roberto Trojan's greedy accountant, 300 feet from |
| 1:47.7 | the assassination of Alexander Litvinenko, and a short walk from the home of Joseph |
| 1:53.1 | King, who slaughtered his entire family over a debt of just a few shillings. |
| 2:00.1 | Coming soon to Murder Mile. |
| 2:05.6 | Mayfair is a posh part of West London, |
| 2:08.6 | bordered by Hyde Park, Green Park, Piccadilly and Soho, |
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