DESCRIPTION:
A guttural scream could be heard from a neighbouring compartment on a London train to Victoria. It had just pulled away from Brixton, and as the train sped along the tracks, an 18-year-old french au pair remained glued to her seat in terror. She was not sure what to do. She could tell that the noises were screams of fear from a female in the next compartment, but she was too frightened to raise the alarm. By the time the train pulled into Victoria, it was too late. Someone dashed through the carriage door and out of the station before anyone realised what had occurred. Over three decades later, it is still unclear what exactly happened on the 2:16 train…
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This episode was researched and written by Eileen Macfarlane.
Script editing, additional writing, illustrations and production direction by Rosanna Fitton
Narration, editing, additional writing, and production direction by Benjamin Fitton.
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MUSIC:
Nuclear Conception by Alice In Winter
Inception by Falls
The Predator by Phillip Mount
Crooked Man by Wicked Cinema
Darker Days by Alternate Endings
Negative Thoughts by Craig Allen Fravel
You Are Enough by Moments
Sussex by Stephen Keech
The Part Where It Begins by Stephen Keech
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REFERENCES:
NEWSBANK
Times, The (London, England), March 25, 1988
Sunday Times, The (London, England), March 27, 1988
Times, The (London, England), March 29, 1988
Times, The (London, England), March 31, 1988
Times, The (London, England), April 2, 1988
Times, The (London, England), November 17, 1988
Evening Standard (London, England), September 13, 2002
Guardian, The (London, England), February 16, 2003
Evening Standard (London, England), March 21, 2013
MyLondon (England), May 17, 2019
MyLondon (England), February 10, 2020
Daily Mirror, The (London, England), March 3, 2021
MyLondon (England), October 10, 2021
MyLondon (England), April 16, 2022
NEWSPAPER ARCHIVE
Derby Daily Telegraph - Mar 25, 1988
Irish Independent - Mar 25, 1988
Aberdeen Evening Express - Mar 25, 1988
Aberdeen Evening Express - Apr 11, 1988
Aberdeen Evening Express - Apr 15, 1988
Kensington Post - Apr 7, 1988
Daily Mirror - Mar 25, 1988
Daily Mirror - Mar 25, 1988
Daily Mirror - Mar 26, 1988
Daily Mirror - Nov 17, 1988
Evening Standard - Mar 24, 1988
Evening Standard - Mar 30, 1988
Evening Standard - Apr 14, 1988
Evening Standard - Jul 25, 1988
Daily Telegraph - Nov 17, 1988
Liverpool Echo - Mar 25, 1988
Daily News - Mar 25, 1988
Daily Record - Mar 25, 1988
Daily Record - Mar 29, 1988
Daily Record - Jun 4, 1988
Daily Record - Nov 17, 1988
The Journal - Mar 25, 1988
The Journal - Mar 26, 1988
The Journal - Mar 31, 1988
The Guardian - Mar 25, 1988
Evening Post - Mar 25, 1988
Evening Post - Apr 1, 1988
The Observer - Mar 27, 1988
Kensington News - Apr 7, 1988
The Independent - Nov 17, 1988
Birmingham Evening Mail - Jun 4, 1988
Sunday Mirror - Apr 3, 1988
ONLINE SOURCES
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/2253967.stm
https://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/646801.we-give-up-on-justice/
https://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/318548.dna-may-finally-trap-debbies-killer/
https://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/news/646963.we-give-up-on-justice/#:~:text=THE%20south%20London%20mother%20of,it%20at%20Petts%20Wood%20station.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-21875096
https://www.croydonadvertiser.co.uk/news/croydon-news/family-bromley-woman-who-murdered-1374793
https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/cold-case-appeal-30-years-after-edinburgh-womans-train-murder-313355
https://www.mylondon.news/news/nostalgia/london-trains-unsolved-1988-murder-21758475