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They Walk Among Us - UK True Crime

They Walk Among Us

True Crime

4.6 • 6.6K Ratings

🗓️ 15 September 2021

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

Proving once again that true crime is not just a modern fascination, a crowd had amassed early at 4 am on that winter morning of December 6, 1922, desperate to witness the trial. Members of the public pushed and prodded as they fought to get in. Every spectator was hopeful of gaining a ringside seat in the courtroom. Some people paid for the privilege, handing over large sums of cash, which would be £250 in today's money…

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This episode was researched and written by Rosanna Fitton.

Illustrations and production direction also by Rosanna Fitton. Narration, audio editing, script editing, and production direction by Benjamin Fitton.

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MUSIC:

November by Kai Engel

Glimpse of Eternity by Meydän

September by Kai Engel

Maestro Tlakaelel by Jesse Gallagher

Lurking Shadows by Myuu

A Great Darkness Approaches, Can You Feel It by ELPHNT

Great Expectations by Kai Engel

Cobweb Morning by Kai Engel

Story by Meydän

No 8 Requiem by Esther Abrami

Blind by Meydän

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0:00.0	This episode of They Walk Among us is sponsored by the True Crime Channel and the watch-free UK player
0:06.9	where you can watch the brand new series Murder UK.
0:11.7	Murder UK is a British true crime documentary series that explores the dark world of homicide.
0:18.7	Renowned criminologist and emeritus professor David Wilson takes viewers deep
0:23.6	into some of the UK's most chilling murder cases, uncovering the common threads that connect them,
0:29.8	and investigating the psychological and societal factors that drive individuals to kill.
0:36.2	Through expert analysis and in-depth case studies of different cases in each episode,
0:41.6	the series exposes the unadulterated reality of murder
0:45.2	and seeks to understand what compels someone to commit the ultimate crime.
0:50.7	Watch Murder UK on the True Crime Channel on Mondays and Tuesdays at 10pm,
0:56.6	or stream for free on any device podcast dedicated to UK true crime.
1:26.8	This episode contains distressing themes and descriptions of violence.
1:33.7	This podcast is intended for a mature audience.
1:39.4	Listener caution is advised.
1:43.5	They Walk Among Us is part of the A-cast creator network. The daughter of William and Ethel, Edith Jesse Graydon was born on Christmas Day 1893.
2:21.9	Edith, the eldest of five children, had a comfortable upbringing with her sister and three younger
2:28.3	brothers on Norfolk Road in Dulston, London.
2:33.7	Her father's income from his job as a dispatch clerk at a tobacco company eventually afforded
2:40.0	the family of seven the ability to move east to Manor Park.
2:46.0	Edith had a close relationship with her sister, Avis, who was of a similar age. There was almost a decade
2:53.9	between them and their younger brothers. Being the eldest, Edith grew up fast and started
3:01.7	working when she was young. She excelled in her job in a time where there was no expectation for women to be in
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