Welcome to British murders, a true crime podcast with a focus on British murder cases.

My name's Stuart Blues, and I'm excited for you to join me on this journey of

morbid discovery. I'm by no means an expert on the subjects of homicide and serial killers.

However, I have always had a sick fascination with them. Together, we will learn about some of the

lesser-known British murderers, as well as glimpsing occasionally at some of the more notorious

ones. The bite-sized presentation of this podcast is intentional,

as we look to cover an overview of the respective timelines of each case succinctly.

You may not be a huge science buff or even be remotely interested in chemistry,

but I would bet good money that you will have heard of a chemical called sulfuric acid.

After all, it's the most frequently used chemical in the world and used in almost all industries.

It's mainly used in the manufacture of fertilizers, as well as in the preparation of dyes, drugs,

paints, among other things.

But why on earth am I discussing a colourless, odourless and viscous liquid?

Yeah, I know all them big words.

The reason, this episode of British murders focuses on an individual who used this widely available acid in a more sadistic way, to dispose of the bodies of his victims.

John George Haig was born on July 24, 1909 in Stamford, Lincolnshire, a county in the East Midlands of England.

Hague's parents, John Robert Hague and his wife Emily, were conservative Protestants who raised

him in the mining village of outward West Yorkshire, in the north of England.

Hague's parents belonged to a religious sect known as the Plymouth Brethren.

They were purist and anti-clerical.

Almost all forms of casual entertainment, music, carnivals, magazines and newspapers were regarded

as sinful. Only stories from the Bible were

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