Ep77 - Sulphuric: 1 - John George Haigh (Serial Killer)
Murder Mile UK True Crime
Murder Mile UK True-Crime Podcast
4.7 • 1.9K Ratings
🗓️ 21 November 2019
⏱️ 80 minutes
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Summary
This is Part One of Six of Sulphuric: the true story of serial killer John George Haigh.
On Monday 28th February 1949, 39 year old John George Haigh; an amiable and smartly-dressed director of an engineering firm sat in interview room three of Chelsea Police Station, assisting the police with the disappearance of his friend Mrs Henrietta Durand-Deacon. And yet, in this interview, Johnny Haigh, one of Britain’s most infamous serial-killers would brazenly confess to six perfect murders, knowing that without a body, the Police could do nothing.
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| 1:23.0 | For the best part of an hour and a half. The two men sat opposite each other in a small dimly lit room. |
| 1:37.2 | They smoked, made small talk, did the crossword, and occasionally, as bouts of boredom took him Johnny had a little snooze as |
| 1:46.7 | Albert kept him fed and watered with a steady supply of tea and toast. |
| 1:53.3 | Early in the afternoon of Monday the 28th of February 1949, 39 year old John George |
| 1:59.6 | Haig, a respected director of an engineering firm who was Johnny to his pals and |
| 2:05.4 | sunny to his beloved parents had once again volunteered his time to assist the police |
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