Its Murder Up North

On the 22nd of May 2017, excited fans attended a concert at the Manchester Arena, a night which promised to be made of incredible memories became a nightmare, as a bomb tore through the foyer injuring hundreds and claiming the lives of 22 people.
Today I wish to respectfully mark the 5th anniversary, by praising the people of Manchester, and remembering those who were affected by the bombing.
Rest in peace
Saffie Roussos
Eilidh MacLeod
Nell Jones was
Sorrell Leczkowski
Olivia Campbell-Hardy
Megan Hurley
Chloe Rutherford,
Courtney Boyle
Philip Tron
Liam Curry,
Georgina Callander
John Atkinson,
Martyn Hett
Kelly Brewster
Michelle Kiss
Elaine McIver
Angelika Klis
Marcin Kilis
Lisa Lees,
Alison Howe,
Wendy Fawell
Jane Tweddle

In this episode I explore the case of a Buck Ruxton who tried to run from his past, changing his identity, and presenting the image of a respectable doctor, yet behind the façade was a man consumed by jealousy, whose paranoid mind would drive him to murder.
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please be aware this episode contains references to suicide, and the loss of a child.
help or support can be found through the following UK services
Samaritans – for everyone
Call 116 123
Email [email protected]
Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM)
Call 0800 58 58 58 – 5pm to midnight every day
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Childline – for children and young people under 19
Call 0800 1111 – the number will not show up on your phone bill
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Message a text line
If you do not want to talk to someone over the phone, these text lines are open 24 hours a day, every day.
Information: Shout Crisis Text Line – for everyone Text "SHOUT" to 85258
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Support for those who have suffered the loss of a child
•The Miscarriage Association is a charity that offers support to people who have lost a baby. They have a helpline (01924 200 799) and an email address ([email protected]) and can put you in touch with a support volunteer.
•Cruse Bereavement Care helps people understand their grief and cope with their loss. They have a helpline (0808 808 1677) and a network of local branches where you can find support.
episode resources
Notable British Trials TRIAL OF BUCK RUXTON EDITED BY R. H. Blundell Barnstcr-at-Law AND G. Haswell Wilson, M.D. Professor of Pathology at the .University of Birmingham
http://www.policemuseum.org.uk/crime-casebook/interesting-cases/the-ruxton-murders-1935/
https://www.lancs.live/news/lancashire-news/buck-ruxton-lancaster-surgeon-who-16859672#
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/chilling-story-jigsaw-killer-dr-18614097
http://www.open.ac.uk/researchprojects/makingbritain/content/buck-ruxton
https://www.lancasterguardian.co.uk/retro/lancasters-jigsaw-murders-pieced-together-evidence-649701
Dundee Courier - Monday 14 October 1935
Dundee Courier - Wednesday 06 November 1935
The Scotsman - Monday 02 March 1936
https://galton.org/fingerprints/books/wilton/Wilton-1957-ruxton.pdf
https://ia902908.us.archive.org/5/items/in.ernet.dli.2015.173614/2015.173614.Trial-Of-Buck-Ruxton_text.pdf

The use of Arsenic was a common method of murder during the 1800's with many infamous cases, however in this episode I delve into two lesser known cases that occurred in the same town seventy years apart.
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Episode Sources
https://www.manchestersfinest.com/articles/manchesters-vilest-mary-ann-britland/
http://www.capitalpunishmentuk.org/Britland.html
https://murderpedia.org/female.B/b/britland-mary-ann.htm
https://www.truecrimelibrary.com/crimearticle/mary-ann-britland/
https://www.questmedianetwork.co.uk/news/tameside-reporter/the-story-of-an-ashton-serial-killer/
http://www.besseges-vtf.co.uk/ashton-under-lyne-murder-on-turner-lane/
Derby Daily Telegraph - Wednesday 26 May 1886
Shepton Mallet Journal - Friday 13 August 1886
Blackburn Standard - Saturday 17 July 1886
Manchester Times - Saturday 17 July 1886
Manchester Times - Saturday 03 July 1886
Manchester Times - Saturday 12 June 1886
Nottingham Journal - Thursday 02 September 1886
Cumberland & Westmorland Herald - Saturday 10 July 1886
Blackburn Standard - Saturday 14 August 1886
St James's Gazette - Saturday 24 July 1886
Pall Mall Gazette - Monday 09 August 1886
Huddersfield Chronicle - Saturday 29 May 1886
Shields Daily Gazette - Friday 23 July 1886
Penny Illustrated Paper - Saturday 31 July 1886
https://www.exclassics.com/newgate/ng798.htm
http://unknownmisandry.blogspot.com/2011/09/susannah-holroyd-english-serial-killer.html
http://www.naomiclifford.com/susannah-holroyd/
Windsor and Eton Express - Sunday 05 May 1816
Kentish Weekly Post or Canterbury Journal - Friday 20 September 1816
Bury and Norwich Post - Wednesday 25 September 1816
Bury and Norwich Post - Wednesday 08 May 1816
Belfast Commercial Chronicle - Monday 30 September 1816
Hereford Journal - Wednesday 02 October 1816
http://www.executedtoday.com/tag/murder-act-1751/
http://www.ashton-under-lyne.com/history/history.htm
http://www.ashton-under-lyne.com/history/cotton.htm
http://www.ashton-under-lyne.com/history/coal.htm
http://www.ashton-under-lyne.com/places/market.htm
http://www.ashton-under-lyne.com/traditions/black-knight.htm
https://www.britannica.com/place/Tameside#ref1230568
https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/lancs/vol4/pp338-347
https://modernmooch.com/tag/ashton-under-lyne/
https://www.geriwalton.com/arsenic-in-the-1800s-a-dangerous-poison/
https://medium.com/the-history-foundry/humbug-billy-and-the-great-poisoned-sweets-scandal-of-1858-c8401cb24747

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