S1 E3 ∙ The Police Killer ∙
The first time a railway police officer was murdered in the line of duty.
The first time a railway police officer was murdered in the line of duty.
In 1864 wealthy banker Thomas Briggs was the first murder victim on a British railway.
In 1881 Percy Lefroy Mapleton, a young writer became fixated on a beautiful stage actress.
The first time a railway police officer was murdered in the line of duty.
In 1910 the city of Newcastle was transfixed by a murder trial.
In 1952 Jimmy Alcott staked out a railway station and plotted a theft ending in murder.
In 1957 an elderly Polish Countess was attacked at Gloucester Road Tube station.