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!
Want to get in touch with us, or request an episode? You can email us here: sinistersouthpodcast@gmail.com
Episodes
63 episodes
Lakanal House: The Fire We Should Have Learned From
We start this week chatting about Hannah’s all-consuming new farming obsession (no, not in real life – in a mobile game) and Rachel’s daughter delivering the line of the year to a would-be eight-year-old suitor. But soon we turn to ...
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Episode 31
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The Man Who Never Was: Romance Scammer Fredrick Diji
Camberwell, South London. A quiet flat just off the main road. Nothing about it stood out—least of all the man inside. But for over a decade, Frederick Diji was running a romance scam so insidious, one victim sent him money for 14 years....
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Episode 30
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Driven to Kill: The Murder of Levi Ernest-Morrison
A teenage boy. A knock at the door. And a mother who made a devastating choice.In this episode, we tell the story of 17-year-old Levi Ernest-Morrison — a kind, funny, and thoughtful boy from Sydenham with a love of motorbikes, ...
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Episode 29
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Five Litres of Petrol: The Murders of Nabiha and Maleha Masud
On a quiet summer night in Tooting, five litres of petrol were poured through a family's letterbox and lit. By morning sisters Nabiha and Maleha Masud were dying in hospital. The attack came without warning, leaving detectives and the girls gri...
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Episode 28
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Seven shots on the northern line: The killing of Jean Charles de Menezes
In this week’s episode of Sinister South, we revisit one of the most harrowing chapters in modern British policing – the fatal shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes. On 22nd July 2005, just two weeks after the 7/7 London bombings, Jean Charles, a...
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Episode 27
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The Murder of Lorraine Benson: DNA, Danger, and a System That Didn't Listen
In the winter of 1988, 22-year-old Lorraine Benson left a work Christmas party in Clapham Junction and never made it home. Her murder shocked South London – not just because of its brutality, but because it exposed the serious failings in how v...
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Episode 26
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The body in the boot: The horrific case of Gagandip Singh
In February 2011, 21-year-old Gagandip Singh was found in the boot of his burning car on a residential road in Blackheath. At first, police thought it might’ve been a stolen vehicle, torched for the hell of it, but what they uncovered was a cal...
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Episode 25
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Murdered for what he knew: Bulic Forsythe
In this episode, recorded amid cat flap dramas, church hall trauma, and a frankly terrifying inflatable dinosaur, we dive into one of the most disturbing and under-reported cases in South London’s history: the murder of Bulic Forsythe.In...
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Episode 24
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Lightning Struck Twice – Naomi Hunte & Fiona Holm
This week we bring you the devastating story of two women, Naomi Hunte and Fiona Holm, both murdered by the same man: Carl Cooper. Both had warned police. Both were ignored. And both were lost because no one acted when it mattered.We tal...
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Episode 23
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The Murder of Riches Obi – Sham Marriages, Real Consequences
After a slightly chaotic opening involving anxiety spirals, pocket-based trouser strategy, and a traumatic passport photo, things quickly turn grim as we cover the brutal 2020 murder of 25-year-old Riches Obie in Elephant & Castle.H...
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Episode 22
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Art, Ammo and the Ahearnes: A tale of theft and attempted murder
A man shot in his kitchen. A Ming vase in a JD Sports bag. An iPad dumped in the Thames.This one has it all: a failed assassination, a Geneva museum heist, and three South London men who left a digital trail as messy as their getaway. P...
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Episode 21
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A Tragedy Behind Closed Doors: Sayagi Sivanantham
In the summer of 2020, the quiet suburb of Mitcham was shaken by an unthinkable tragedy. Five-year-old Sayagi Sivanantham was found critically injured in her family’s flat, and what followed would unravel into a story that forced a difficult na...
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Episode 20
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Sweets and secrets: The mysterious murder of Laura Mordaunt-Chapman
This week, we’re off to Twickenham (yes, it is in South London—Han’s learning geography as we go), where a wealthy widow was found brutally stabbed and partially burned in her own home in 1936. Laura Mordaunt Chapman lived a quiet, reclusive li...
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Episode 19
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The Bell Pub Shootings: 1990s Gangland Murders in South London
In the early 1990s, South London was a hotspot for gangland violence, with organised crime families like the Arifs and Brindells locked in a deadly power struggle. In this episode, we explore the interconnected murders of Arma Abdullah, David B...
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Episode 18
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Sophie Lionnet: The girl they tried to erase
She travelled to London with dreams of adventure, language, and independence, but instead, 21-year-old Sophie Lionnet found herself trapped in a house of delusion and cruelty. In this episode, we uncover the disturbing murder ...
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Episode 17
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Elizabeth Coriat: Failed by the System, Killed by Her Son
In August 2012, 76-year-old Elizabeth Coriat was found dead in her Forest Hill flat. She had been killed – and decapitated – by her own son, Daniel. He was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, known to mental health services, and had made dis...
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Episode 16
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"An accident waiting to happen" - The Croydon Tram Derailment
It’s Hannah’s birthday 🎉 and in true Sinister South fashion, we’re celebrating with one of the most devastating public transport disasters in British history.This week, we’re in Croydon. In 2016, a packed tram derailed at high speed on a...
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Episode 15
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The Queenpins of Crime: South London's Forty Elephants
They didn’t need getaway cars or sawn-off shotguns just a killer wardrobe and a razor-sharp plan. In this episode, we dive into the world of the Forty Elephants an all-women crime syndicate that ruled the streets and department stores of London...
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Episode 14
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South London’s Night Stalker: The horror of Delroy Grant
For 17 years, someone was targeting elderly people across South London, slipping into their homes in the dead of night. Behind the mask was Delroy Grant, a man living a quiet life in Lewisham, known to neighbours as a family man and carer. But ...
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Episode 13
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When love turns lethal: The Tai O'Donnell story
This week, we start with a much-needed debrief on brain fog, Expo madness, and why Rachel may or may not be developing narcolepsy (spoiler: she’s not, but Hannah’s definitely worried). Tai O’Donnell was just 19. A music student with...
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Episode 12
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The Balham Mystery: Who Poisoned Charles Bravo?
This week, Rach takes us on a wild romp through Victorian south London with the mysterious death of Charles Bravo – a seemingly respectable barrister who died in agony from antimony poisoning in his plush home near Tooting Bec Common. Was it su...
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Episode 11
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Burglary Turned Fatal: The death of Henry Vincent and the Richard Osborn-Brooks case
When 78-year-old Richard Osborn-Brooks awoke to find two intruders in his South London home, he made a split-second decision that would change his life forever. One burglar fled. The other, Henry Vincent, was fatally stabbed. But what fol...
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Episode 10
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Hunted in Broad Daylight The Killing of Johanita Dogbey
Right, before we get into this one, a quick heads-up - tech issues. The recording gods were not on our side, and there are a few little glitches in this episode. We’ve done what we can to tidy them up, but if you notice any weird jumps or crack...
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Episode 9
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A Single Punch: The Tragic Killing of Oliver Dearlove
On a warm August night in 2016, Oliver Dearlove was out with friends in Blackheath, South London, when a casual conversation with a stranger turned into an unthinkable tragedy. A single, unprovoked punch from a man he'd never met ended his life...
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Episode 8
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South London's Summer of Fear: The Stockwell Strangler
Episode 7! South London, summer of '86. It's boiling, windows are open, and an unseen predator is creeping inside. One by one, elderly residents are found dead in their beds, strangled, their homes disturbed but not ransacked. The press dub him...
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Episode 7
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