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They Walk Among Us - UK True Crime

The Trunk Murders

They Walk Among Us - UK True Crime

They Walk Among Us

True Crime

4.66.6K Ratings

🗓️ 1 November 2017

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

On Friday, May 6, 1927, a large black trunk was abandoned in the luggage office at Charing Cross station in London. The trunk sat amongst the other abandoned luggage in the stifling heat until Monday morning. Staff arrived to begin their working week and were hit by a pungent odour. The source appeared to be coming from the large black trunk. An officer arrived and pried it open. He saw five large parcels wrapped in brown paper and tied with string... 


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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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0:00.0

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0:29.1

Conditions apply. Welcome to Season 2, Episode 9 of They Walk Among us, a podcast dedicated to UK True Crime.

0:53.9

Listener caution is advised, as this episode contains adult themes and descriptions

0:59.6

that some listeners may find distressing.

1:10.3

On Friday, May 6, 1997, a large black trunk was abandoned in the luggage office at

1:17.7

Charing Cross Station in London. The man who left the trunk had instructed the attendant behind

1:23.6

the counter to handle the case with care before leaving in a taxi as he would be

1:28.4

travelling later in the day. The trunk sat amongst the other abandoned luggage in the stifling

1:34.2

heat until Monday morning. Staff arrived to begin their working week and were hit by a pungent

1:40.7

odour. The source appeared to be coming from the large black trunk.

1:46.2

Instinctively, the rail staff thought the smell and size of the trunk seemed suspicious

1:50.6

and so the police were notified.

1:53.9

An officer arrived and pried open the trunk.

1:57.3

The rotting smell intensified.

2:00.0

He peered down to see five large parcels wrapped in brown paper and tied with string.

2:05.6

He lifted out each heavy package and unwrapped the paper.

2:09.3

In each he found severed bloody body parts wrapped in rags and items of clothing.

2:14.9

The victim's body was taken to Westminster mortuary where top pathologist Sir Bernard

2:19.9

Spilsbury was called in to examine the body which looked to have belonged to a young woman.

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