Season 8 - Episode 32

DESCRIPTION: 

PLEASE LISTEN TO ‘SEASON 8 - EPISODE 31’ FOR PART ONE OF THIS TWO-PART CASE. One of the most horrific murders in Birmingham’s history occurred two days before Christmas in 1959. During the seven weeks that followed, hundreds of officers interviewed thousands of men in what was then the most extensive murder inquiry the city had ever seen. The investigators utilised a number of unprecedented techniques to try and track down the killer, but it seemed as though a routine house call was all that was needed to break the case… (Part 2 of 2)

*** LISTENER CAUTION IS ADVISED *** 

This episode was researched and written by Eileen Macfarlane.

Edited by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot Productions.

Script editing, additional writing, illustrations and production direction by Rosanna Fitton

Narration, editing assistance, additional writing, and production direction by Benjamin Fitton.

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MUSIC: 

Alone In This World by Moments 

Harvester by Wicked Cinema 

Sussex by Stephen Keech 

Bamburgh by Stephen Keech 

Fractured Light by Stephen Keech 

1947 by Stephen Keech 

I Choose You by Joshua Spacht 

Constant Surveillance by JCar 

A Morning Prayer by Hill 

Aurora by Featherland 

Intercept by Cody Martin 

Forbidden Wing by Cody Martin 

Call of Kingship by Cody Martin 

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REFERENCES: 

COURT DOCUMENTS

R v Byrne 04 Jul 1960 [1960] 2 QB 396, CCA

https://swarb.co.uk/regina-v-byrne-cca-1960/?utm_content=cmp-true

https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C5879566 

https://www.oxbridgenotes.co.uk/law_cases/r-v-byrne

https://justis.vlex.com/#/vid/803389957 

ANCESTRY

https://www.ancestry.co.uk/imageviewer/collections/8753/images/ons_m19592az-1036?treeid=&personid=&rc=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=KpX187&_phstart=successSource&pId=40368656

https://www.ancestry.co.uk/imageviewer/collections/8753/images/ons_m19491az-0458?pId=26955312 

https://www.ancestry.co.uk/imageviewer/collections/7579/images/ons_d19553az-0041?treeid=&personid=&rc=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=KpX215&_phstart=successSource&pId=39130971 

https://www.ancestry.co.uk/imageviewer/collections/7579/images/ons_d19602az-0049?treeid=&personid=&rc=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=KpX219&_phstart=successSource&pId=39245647 

NEWSPAPER ARCHIVE

Birmingham Evening Mail

https://www.newspapers.com/article/birmingham-evening-mail/135232042/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/birmingham-evening-mail/135232509/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/birmingham-evening-mail/135232650/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/birmingham-evening-mail/135233058/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/birmingham-evening-mail/135233205/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/birmingham-evening-mail/135233406/

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https://www.newspapers.com/article/birmingham-evening-mail/135233590/

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https://www.newspapers.com/article/birmingham-evening-mail/135234059/

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https://www.newspapers.com/article/birmingham-evening-mail/135434325/

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https://www.newspapers.com/article/birmingham-evening-mail/135241640/

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https://www.newspapers.com/article/birmingham-evening-mail/135176844/

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https://www.newspapers.com/article/birmingham-evening-mail/135186655/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/birmingham-evening-mail/135186691/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/birmingham-evening-mail/135188249/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/birmingham-evening-mail/135188454/

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https://www.newspapers.com/article/birmingham-evening-mail/135437813/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/birmingham-evening-mail/135231576/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/birmingham-evening-mail/135231600/

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https://www.newspapers.com/article/birmingham-evening-mail/135231639/

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https://www.newspapers.com/article/birmingham-evening-mail/135242693/

The Birmingham Post

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-birmingham-post/135232864/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-birmingham-post/135233177/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-birmingham-post/135233871/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-birmingham-post/135233961/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-birmingham-post/135237751/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-birmingham-post/135237895/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-birmingham-post/135237944/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-birmingham-post/135238033/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-birmingham-post/135238093/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-birmingham-post/135238215/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-birmingham-post/135238234/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-birmingham-post/135238341/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-birmingham-post/135238362/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-birmingham-post/135238374/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-birmingham-post/135238421/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-birmingham-post/135239913/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-birmingham-post/135239945/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-birmingham-post/135240169/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-birmingham-post/135240257/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-birmingham-post/135240282/

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https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-birmingham-post/135241623/

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https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-birmingham-post/135242494/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-birmingham-post/135440691/

Evening Post

https://www.newspapers.com/article/evening-post/135331514/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/evening-post/135231998/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/evening-post/135297072/

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https://www.newspapers.com/article/evening-post/135232424/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/evening-post/135232450/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/evening-post/135233063/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/evening-post/135233194/

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Evening Telegraph

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https://www.newspapers.com/article/evening-telegraph/135231634/

Coventry Evening Telegraph

https://www.newspapers.com/article/coventry-evening-telegraph/134833919/

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https://www.newspapers.com/article/coventry-evening-telegraph/135188206/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/coventry-evening-telegraph/135231653/

The Gloucestershire Echo

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-gloucestershire-echo/135331873/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-gloucestershire-echo/135331540/

Liverpool Echo

https://www.newspapers.com/article/liverpool-echo/135395273/

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https://www.newspapers.com/article/liverpool-echo/135395499/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/liverpool-echo/135395479/

Hull Daily Mail

https://www.newspapers.com/article/hull-daily-mail/135437760/

Herald Express

https://www.newspapers.com/article/herald-express/135437796/

Huddersfield Daily Examiner

https://www.newspapers.com/article/huddersfield-daily-examiner/135437671/

Evening Standard

https://www.newspapers.com/article/evening-standard/135431660/ 

DIGITAL ARTICLES

https://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/news/1405443.the-gruesome-murder-and-the-trail-that-led-to-warrington/

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/birmingham-christmas-killing-shocked-nation-8277490

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/local-news/from-the-archives-hundreds-queue-to-watch-ywca-120400

https://billdargue.jimdofree.com/placenames-gazetteer-a-to-y/places-w/wheeleys-hill/

https://www.business-live.co.uk/retail-consumer/chris-upton-looks-varied-history-6775486