S07E06 | Henry Gaskin | The Murder of Elizabeth Gaskin
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11/03/22 • 34 min
In the sixth episode of season 7, I tell the story of Henry Gaskin.
On February 19, 1919, 27-year-old Henry Gaskin murdered his 25-year-old wife, Elizabeth Gaskin, in a wooded area of Hednesford Hills, later dubbed 'Gaskin's Wood'.
After murdering Elizabeth, Henry dismembered her body and dumped it in a gasholder at Hednesford Gasworks.
On February 23, 1919, a week after the murder, Henry confessed to the police and showed them where he had dumped Elizabeth's body.
He was handed a death sentence on July 4, 1919, and his execution by hanging took place on August 8, 1919.
For all things British Murders, please visit my website:
https://www.britishmurders.com/
Intro music:
David John Brady - 'Throw Down the Gauntlet'
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My recording equipment:
Shure SM7B Vocal Microphone
Cloud Microphone Cloudlifter CL1
Focusrite Scarlett Solo USB Audio Interface
Rode PSA-1 Professional Studio Boom Arm
Recorded and Edited in:
Hindenberg PRO
References:
www.britishmurders.com/henrygaskin/
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In the sixth episode of season 7, I tell the story of Henry Gaskin.
On February 19, 1919, 27-year-old Henry Gaskin murdered his 25-year-old wife, Elizabeth Gaskin, in a wooded area of Hednesford Hills, later dubbed 'Gaskin's Wood'.
After murdering Elizabeth, Henry dismembered her body and dumped it in a gasholder at Hednesford Gasworks.
On February 23, 1919, a week after the murder, Henry confessed to the police and showed them where he had dumped Elizabeth's body.
He was handed a death sentence on July 4, 1919, and his execution by hanging took place on August 8, 1919.
For all things British Murders, please visit my website:
https://www.britishmurders.com/
Intro music:
David John Brady - 'Throw Down the Gauntlet'
https://linktr.ee/davidjohnbradymusic
My recording equipment:
Shure SM7B Vocal Microphone
Cloud Microphone Cloudlifter CL1
Focusrite Scarlett Solo USB Audio Interface
Rode PSA-1 Professional Studio Boom Arm
Recorded and Edited in:
Hindenberg PRO
References:
www.britishmurders.com/henrygaskin/
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Previous Episode
Hawley Harvey Crippen | The Murder of Cora Crippen | Feat. Zevon Odelberg from Kinda Murdery
In this mid-season episode, I'm joined by Zevon Odelberg of Kinda Murdery, who will tell me (and you) the story of Hawley Harvey Crippen.
Dr Crippen, or Dr Devil's Breath, was an American homoeopath charged with murdering his wife, Cora "Belle" Crippen, in London in 1910.
Scotland Yard found the torso of a human body at Crippen's house in Holloway, and it was identified as Cora's, despite it being headless, limbless and boneless.
Crippen was hanged for the murder on November 23, 1910, but a recent case review shows that mitochondrial DNA confirms that the remains were not those of Cora Crippen.
The Court of Appeal refused to hear the case to pardon Crippen posthumously.
Zevon also discusses the 2019 murder of Adrian Murphy by Joel Osei and Diana Cristea.
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For all things British Murders, please visit my website:
https://www.britishmurders.com/
Intro music:
David John Brady - 'Throw Down the Gauntlet'
https://linktr.ee/davidjohnbradymusic
My recording equipment:
Shure SM7B Vocal Microphone
Cloud Microphone Cloudlifter CL1
Focusrite Scarlett Solo USB Audio Interface
Rode PSA-1 Professional Studio Boom Arm
Recorded using:
Zencastr
Edited in:
Hindenberg PRO
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Next Episode
Interview #17 | Robin Jarossi (Journalist and Writer)
I welcome Robin Jarossi to the show in this interview episode.
Robin is a London-based journalist and true crime author who contributes to documentaries such as Murder by the Sea, Voice of a Killer, The Real Prime Suspect and Dark Son: The Hunt for a Serial Killer.
He is currently working on a book about corruption and how the hit BBC drama Line of Duty echoes real-life wrongdoing in the police.
Robin's latest book 'Murder by the Sea: True Crime Stories from our Sinister Shores', was released on July 7, 2022, and is available to purchase here:
Murder by the Sea | Mardle Books
For all things British Murders, please visit my website:
https://www.britishmurders.com/
Intro music:
David John Brady - 'Throw Down the Gauntlet'
https://linktr.ee/davidjohnbradymusic
My recording equipment:
Shure SM7B Vocal Microphone
Cloud Microphone Cloudlifter CL1
Focusrite Scarlett Solo USB Audio Interface
Rode PSA-1 Professional Studio Boom Arm
Recorded using:
Zencastr
Edited in:
Hindenberg PRO
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