Sinister South

Join Rachel and Hannah on the Sinister South Podcast as they explore the shadowy corners of South London. Each episode digs into the gritty true crime stories that have left their mark on the local streets of South London. They’ll introduce you to the victims and dissect the mysteries while giving you a taste of the places these dramas unfolded. It’s not all doom and gloom; Rach and Han also have plenty of nonsense to chat about! So whether you're a true crime buff or just curious about the darker tales from their neck of the woods, pull up a chair, tune in and join the mischief!

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Podcasting since 2024 • 115 episodes

Sinister South

Latest Episodes

The Ghosts of Nunhead Cemetery: A Sinister South Halloween Special

For this year’s Halloween special, Rach takes listeners on a walk through Nunhead Cemetery, one of South London’s “Magnificent Seven” Victorian cemeteries. Alongside the cemetery’s real history, decades of abandonment and its restor...

October 28, 2026 • Season 4 • Episode 22 • 1:15:41

Kieran Kelly: The Men Nobody Counted

A one-legged man in Tooting spent years telling anyone who'd listen that someone had pushed him under a train. Nobody believed him. They should have.This week Rach takes Hannah down the Northern line to meet the men Kieran Kelly preyed o...

October 21, 2026 • Season 4 • Episode 21 • 1:28:17

Presents Under the Tree: Kyson, Bryson, Logan and Layton and the Sutton House Fire

On 16 December 2021, fire broke out at a family home in Sutton. Four little boys were inside on their own: two sets of twins, Kyson and Bryson, aged four, and Logan and Layton, aged three. Their Christmas presents were already wrapped and waiti...

October 14, 2026 • Season 4 • Episode 20 • 1:21:42

The Minute That Killed Them: James Pratt & John Smith

In August 1835, a Southwark landlord climbs into his stable loft and looks through a gap into the room he's rented out for thirteen months. His wife looks too, through the keyhole this time. Less than a minute, between the two of them.

September 30, 2026 • Season 4 • Episode 19 • 1:25:14

A Doorstep in Brixton: Hilda Lockert and the Angell Town Robbery

On 30 April 2001, 85-year-old Hilda Lockert was a few steps from her front door on the Angel Town estate in Brixton when two people pulled her to the ground and robbed her. They took her shopping, her keys and a purse with £15 in it. Hilda brok...

September 23, 2026 • Season 4 • Episode 18 • 1:08:29