The Missing Barman / The Murder Of Tony Bird

They Walk Among Us - UK True Crime

They Walk Among Us

True Crime

4.5 • 6.8K Ratings

🗓️ 13 December 2023

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

The Railway Tap on Bishops Bridge Road in West London was often the scene of drunken fights in the late 1970s and early 80s. Despite its reputation, it was one of the most popular pubs in the Bayswater area. When a barman failed to turn up to work, the pub landlord had an inkling that something didn’t seem right…

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0:00.0	This episode contains distressing themes and descriptions of violence.
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0:48.0	The railway tap on Bishop's Bridge Road in West London was often the scene of drunken fights in the late
0:55.3	1970s and early 80s. Despite his reputation, it was one of the most popular pubs in the
1:03.7	Bayswater area. When a barman failed to turn up to work, the pub landlord had an inkling that something didn't seem
1:12.9	right. Forty-one-year-old Anthony Byrd, known as Tony, had been renting in West London for a number
1:21.0	of years, and working at the railway tap for almost the same length of time. His one-bedroom home was located in the Bentley
1:30.4	Court block of flats in Kensington Square Garden. The six-story building overlooked Kensington
1:37.7	Square, a centuries-old communal garden and a rare patch of greenery in the busy city.
1:45.5	It wasn't like Tony Bird not to show up for work, especially on a busy Friday evening.
1:53.4	After visiting Tony's home, the pub landlord raised the alarm.
1:58.5	Officers from the Metropolitan Police arrived at the flat on June 6th, 1980.
2:05.5	What's happened? Murdered. Who murdered someone? Me? You murdered someone? Did you?
2:15.1	Welcome to Season 8, episode 30 of They Walk Among Us,
2:20.5	a podcast dedicated to UK True Crime.
2:31.6	Officers knocked on Tony Bird's front door, and just like Tony's boss, they received no response.
2:40.0	They were concerned enough to force their way in using a sledgehammer.
2:45.3	The commotion didn't elicit a response from anyone inside the home.
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