Season 8 - Episode 34

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/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/croydon-advertiser/135489469/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/croydon-advertiser/135489499/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/croydon-advertiser/135489371/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/croydon-advertiser/135489240/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/croydon-advertiser/135489282/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/croydon-advertiser/135489096/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/croydon-advertiser/135489107/

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/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-croydon-post/135488358/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-croydon-post/135488372/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-croydon-post/135488213/

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https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-croydon-post/135488117/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-croydon-post/135487873/

Evening Standard

https://www.newspapers.com/article/evening-standard/135489938/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/evening-standard/135593604/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/evening-standard/135489854/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/evening-standard/135489424/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/evening-standard/135489438/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/evening-standard/135489327/

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https://www.newspapers.com/article/evening-standard/135488515/

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https://www.newspapers.com/article/evening-standard/135487960/

The Guardian

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-guardian/135489923/

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https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-guardian/135488802/

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Daily Mirror

https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-mirror/135489911/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-mirror/135489822/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-mirror/135489641/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-mirror/135489532/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-mirror/135489393/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-mirror/135489344/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-mirror/135489297/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-mirror/135489054/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-mirror/135488453/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-mirror/135488492/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-mirror/135488338/

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/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kingston-informer-kingston-surbito/135489485/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kingston-informer-kingston-surbito/135489271/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kingston-informer-kingston-surbito/135489256/

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/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-telegraph/135489629/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-telegraph/135489407/

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