Famous Crimes History Forgot… Or Did It? 8 British Murder Cases | True Crime 1815 - 1911

Famous Crimes History Forgot… Or Did It? 8 British Murder Cases | True Crime News of the Times | Episode 643 | 1815 - 1911 Tonight on News of the Times… We reopen eight of the most infamous British murder cases that once horrified an empire — poisoners, fraudulent doctors, wrongful execution claims, scandalous society trials, circus murder, Broadmoor escapees, and crimes so notorious that Victorian Britain could scarcely look away. Among tonight’s cases: ⚖️ Dr William Palmer — “The Prince of Poisoners,” the respectable Victorian doctor suspected of murdering friends, family, and gambling associates for money. ⚖️ Eliza Fenning — the servant girl many believed England wrongly hanged after an arsenic poisoning at the dinner table. ⚖️ Florence Maybrick — the glamorous Liverpool wife accused of poisoning her husband in one of Britain’s most controversial Victorian trials. ⚖️ “Sally Arsenic” — the Essex poisoner whose crimes terrified an entire community. ⚖️ Circus legend George Sanger — found murdered with an axe after building one of Britain’s greatest travelling shows. ⚖️ James Kelly — the Broadmoor inmate who escaped into history… before mysteriously returning decades later. ⚖️ Dr Pritchard — the Glasgow poisoner whose crimes shocked Victorian Scotland. ⚖️ And the Edwardian murder case so controversial it helped change British law itself. These are cases of arsenic, greed, betrayal, scandal, public executions, forensic uncertainty, and murder hidden behind respectable faces. So settle in, lock the doors, and join us as we revisit eight famous British crimes history never truly forgot… ⏳ TIMESTAMPS ⏳ 00:02:50 Case 1 Dr William Palmer: The Prince of Poisoners 00:26:34 Case 2 Eliza Fenning: The Servant Girl England May Have Wrongly Hanged 00:59:04 Case 3 Florence Maybrick: The Victorian Wife Accused of Poisoning Her Husband 01:44:59 Case 4 “Sally Arsenic”: The Essex Poisoner Who Terrified Victorian England 02:29:50 Case 5 “Lord” George Sanger: The Circus King Murdered with an Axe 02:58:40 Case 6 The Curious Case of James Kelly: The Broadmoor Escapee Who Returned to Die 03:23:46 Case 7 The Glasgow Poisoner: The Infamous Crimes of Dr Pritchard 04:14:31 Too Drunk to Hang? The Edwardian Murder That Changed British Law 👤 Narrated by Robin Coles 📚 Related cases from the archive: 1605 - 1902: 8 Strange and Disturbing British Murder Cases | 635 8 Strange British Murder Cases That Defied... 1840 - 1927: British Family Murders: 7 True Cases of Betrayal, Poisoning & Deceit | 637 British Family Murders: 7 True Cases of Be... 1878 - 1931: Murders Where the Killer Was Never Found | Victorian & Edwardian True Crime | 638 7 Unsolved Murders Where the Killer Was Ne... 1831 - 1929: Scotland Yard Casebook: 7 Murders That Baffled Detectives | True Crime 1831 - 1929 | 639 Scotland Yard Casebook: 7 Murders That Baf... ❤️ Support Independent History If you enjoy our ad-free, archive-based storytelling, help us keep the lantern lit: 👉 *Patreon* – Full archive, early access, bonus compilations (and it keeps us independent): Patreon: NewsOfTheTimesHistoricalCrime ☕ Prefer a one-off thank-you? We LOVE a posh coffee indulgence! We tip our top hats: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/newsofthetd 🕯 About the Channel We’re an independent team of historical researchers and narrators specialising in 18th to early 20th century British true crime. Each episode is based entirely on archival material — from coroners’ inquests to forgotten newspaper columns. If you like your true crime thoughtful, atmospheric, and rooted in real records — welcome to the vault. 🎩 — RC & Team #TrueCrime #VictorianCrime #HistoricalCrime #BritishTrueCrime #VictorianMurders #EdwardianCrime #Poisoning #Arsenic #DrWilliamPalmer #FlorenceMaybrick #UnsolvedMysteries #HistoryMysteries #CrimeDocumentary #NewsOfTheTimes