#294 - Sheer 'Bloody' Ignorance (‘Robyn’ Browne, Fitvrovia, UK)

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04/24/25 • 62 min

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On Friday 28th of February 1997 sometime after 7pm, at 6b Gosfield Street, a brutal and bloody attack on a lone sex-worker occurred in this first floor flat. Barely reported in the newspapers and ignored by television, the murder of ‘Robyn’ Browne is a case which was largely forgotten... yet the truth of what happened could be hidden among a scattering of facts, being drenched by a deluge of bigotry, racism and fear which helped derail the investigation.

Date: Friday 28th of February 1997 after 7pm (time of murder)
Location: First Floor, 6B Gosfield Street, Fitzrfovia, London, W1
Victim: 1 (James Darwin Errol Browne , known as 'Robyn')
Culprits: 1 (James Hopkins).

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Date: Friday 28th of February 1997 after 7pm (time of murder)
Location: First Floor, 6B Gosfield Street, Fitzrfovia, London, W1
Victim: 1 (James Darwin Errol Browne , known as 'Robyn')
Culprits: 1 (James Hopkins).

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#293 - The Mercy Murderess (Valerie & Carmen Swann, Maida Vale)

On Friday the 7th of February 1936, 32-year-old Carmen Swann booked a twin room for one night in Clarendon Court at 33 Maida Vale, West London. Staying in Room 4 of Flat 20 on the third floor, she and her 8-year-old daughter unpacked their cases, popped on their nightdresses, ordered a pot of tea and got into bed beside the reassuring warmth of the fire. Their stay marked the end of a very long journey, and it was here that their lives would cease.

Date: Friday the 7th of February 1936, after 9:30pm (drugs taken)
Location: Room 4, Flat 20, Clarendon Court, 33 Maida Vale, West London, W9.
Victim: 2 (Valerie & Carmen Swann)
Culprits: 1 (Carmen Swann)

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#295 - The Good Mum ((Nicole Hurley, Primrose Hill, NW8)

On Saturday 9th of October 2021, mother-of-four Nicole Hurley was brutally attacked in her bed; only the man who murdered her wasn’t a stranger who’d stalked her or a burglar who’d broken in, but the jealous and controlling boyfriend she’d loved, lay beside, and raised a family with for half of her life. That night, he took her life, orphaned her children and devasted her family, yet - like so many domestic assaults which culminate in a killing – it could have been stopped, if only he’d got himself some help.

Date: Sunday 10th of October 2021 at 12:30am (rough time of attack)
Location: Block 2, Kingsland Estate, Broxwood Way, Primrose Hill, London, NW8.
Victim: 1 (Nicole Ann Hurley)
Culprits: 1 (Jason Bell).

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