S1 E4 ∙ The Newcastle Train Murder ∙
In 1910 the city of Newcastle was transfixed by a murder trial.
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.
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