DESCRIPTION:
Women in southwest London lived in terror after a string of sex attacks on lone commuters travelling from Waterloo to Kingston. The police were desperately trying to locate a man believed to be responsible for half a dozen rapes over a three-month period in late 1988. Just days before Christmas, it seemed the rapist had crossed another line: he was now a murderer…
*** 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:
Hollow by Wicked Cinema
Dead Ends by Wicked Cinema
The Void by Cody Martin
St Mary by Chelsea McGough And Stephen Keech
Mists Of Yunnan by David Thulin
Unexpected Turn by Moments
Beyond All Time by Moments
Hello by Lunareh
Spooked by JShirts
Grave Parade by Bryant Lowry
Crescendo by Featherland
Ripley by Falls
Moonchild by Elision
Don't Let Go by Alice in Winter
Woven by Alice in Winter
The Haunting by Craig Allen Fravel
Petalstone by Cody Martin
Just a Dream by CJ-0
The Search by CJ-0
Bamburgh by Stephen Keech
Azure by Alice in Winter
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REFERENCES:
NEWSPAPER ARCHIVE
Croydon Advertiser
https://www.newspapers.com/article/croydon-advertiser/135489661/
https://www.newspapers.com/article/croydon-advertiser/135489567/
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https://www.newspapers.com/article/croydon-advertiser/135489096/
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https://www.newspapers.com/article/croydon-advertiser/135489957/
https://www.newspapers.com/article/croydon-advertiser/135488731/
https://www.newspapers.com/article/croydon-advertiser/135488711/
https://www.newspapers.com/article/croydon-advertiser/135488572/
https://www.newspapers.com/article/croydon-advertiser/135488537/
https://www.newspapers.com/article/croydon-advertiser/135488288/
https://www.newspapers.com/article/croydon-advertiser/135488310/
https://www.newspapers.com/article/croydon-advertiser/135488151/
https://www.newspapers.com/article/croydon-advertiser/135488167/
https://www.newspapers.com/article/croydon-advertiser/135488137/
https://www.newspapers.com/article/croydon-advertiser/135488029/
https://www.newspapers.com/article/croydon-advertiser/135487997/
https://www.newspapers.com/article/croydon-advertiser/135487991/
https://www.newspapers.com/article/croydon-advertiser/135487916/
https://www.newspapers.com/article/croydon-advertiser/135487891/
The Croydon Post
https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-croydon-post/135489449/
https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-croydon-post/135489310/
https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-croydon-post/135488750/
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https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-croydon-post/135487873/
Evening Standard
https://www.newspapers.com/article/evening-standard/135489938/
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The Guardian
https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-guardian/135489923/
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Daily Mirror
https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-mirror/135489911/
https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-mirror/135489822/
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The Kingston Informer
https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kingston-informer-kingston-surbito/135489675/
https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kingston-informer-kingston-surbito/135644756/
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The Daily Telegraph
https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-telegraph/135489892/
https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-telegraph/135489780/
https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-telegraph/135489747/
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https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-telegraph/135489080/
https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-telegraph/135488412/
Evening Post
https://www.newspapers.com/article/evening-post/135488793/
https://www.newspapers.com/article/evening-post/135489794/
https://www.newspapers.com/article/evening-post/135489357/
https://www.newspapers.com/article/evening-post/135489027/
Western Daily Press
https://www.newspapers.com/article/western-daily-press/135489759/
https://www.newspapers.com/article/western-daily-press/135489686/
https://www.newspapers.com/article/western-daily-press/135489605/
Huddersfield Daily Examiner
https://www.newspapers.com/article/huddersfield-daily-examiner/135489614/
Birmingham Metro News
https://www.newspapers.com/article/birmingham-metronews/135489592/
https://www.newspapers.com/article/birmingham-metronews/135488437/
The Independent
https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-independent/135489579/
Daily Post
https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-post-3-am-ed/135489538/
https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-post-3-am-ed/135488394/
Reading Evening Post
https://www.newspapers.com/article/reading-evening-post/135489115/
Hull Daily Mail
https://www.newspapers.com/article/hull-daily-mail/135489035/
Sunday Telegraph
https://www.newspapers.com/article/sunday-telegraph/135488771/
https://www.newspapers.com/article/sunday-telegraph/135488235/
NEWSBANK
Times, The (London, England), December 21, 1988
Times, The (London, England), December 22, 1988
Times, The (London, England), December 26, 1988
Times, The (London, England), December 28, 1988
Times, The (London, England), December 29, 1988
Times, The (London, England), December 31, 1988
Times, The (London, England), January 13, 1989
Sunday Times, The (London, England), February 19, 1989
Financial Times (London, England), October 24, 1989
Times, The (London, England), October 24, 1989
Your Local Guardian (London, England), July 6, 2013
Your Local Guardian (London, England), January 4, 2014
Croydon Advertiser (England), January 21, 2016
Croydon Advertiser (England), January 22, 2016
Croydon Advertiser (England), April 21, 2016
Daily Mirror, The: Web Edition Articles (London, England), July 30, 2016
Daily Mail (London, England), February 26, 2020
ONLINE ARTICLES
https://www.thesun.ie/news/3847959/i-wish-my-murdered-daughter-hadnt-fought-back-when-her-killer-tried-to-rape-her-because-she-might-still-be-alive-today/
https://www.thesun.ie/fabulous/2329776/parents-blast-decision-to-free-taxi-rapist-john-worboys-after-their-daughter-was-sexually-assaulted-and-murdered-by-convicted-teen-rapist/
https://www.ojp.gov/ncjrs/virtual-library/abstracts/murder-south-london-novel-use-dna-profiling
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1593254/
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/jun/07/killer-dna-evidence-genetic-profiling-criminal-investigation
BOOKS
The Book Of Man by Walter Bodmer and Robin McKie
Written in Blood by Mike Silverman
Handbook on Sexual Violence by Jennifer M Brown and Sandra L Walklate