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
90 episodes
A life cut short: The shooting of Lathanial Burrell
After a bit of chat about pub quizzes, questionable general knowledge, and why some people should never be trusted with a quiz answer sheet, we turn to a story that is anything but light.In March 2025, 16-year-old Lethanial Burrell was s...
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Season 3
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Episode 28
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The village that wasn’t safe: The children of Shirley Oaks
We start this week as we usually do, a bit of chaos, questionable life updates, and an Oreo milkshake that frankly had no business being that big… before we move into one of the most difficult cases we’ve ever covered.Shirley Oaks was me...
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Season 3
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Episode 27
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The cost of secrets: The mysterious death of Nimal Samarasinha
HanFan Trevors... have we got good news for you! We're back... slightly frazzled, mildly sleep deprived and very much doing our best. Tune in for chat about chaotic coach journeys, questionable life admin, Mother's Day highs and low...
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Season 3
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Episode 26
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A Briefe Discourse of Murder: The Tudor Slaying of George Saunders
#Trevors, journey back with us to 1573 and Shooters Hill in the Tudor period, where Rach walks us through one of the oldest cases we've covered on Sinister South, the murder of George Saunders by another George, and two Annes... We ...
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Season 2
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Episode 25
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The boy the media forgot: The shocking murder of Wayne Taylor
We kick this one off the only way we know how.A bit tired. A bit dramatic about adulthood. Slightly over-analysing targeted ads that know we’re stressed. There’s chat about mini retirements, South London buses, and whether four ciders w...
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Season 2
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Episode 24
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1:03:21
Communities under attack: The London Nail Bombings
We start this week exactly how you’d expect.A bit of chat. A bit of South London waffle. Probably a side quest before we’ve even technically started. We mention Electric Avenue. Yes, the song. Yes, we sing it. No, we’re not sorry.
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Season 2
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Episode 23
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1:13:29
The Unanswered Murder of Mark Corcoran
This week, we’re back together after a short break and doing what we do best. Catching up, oversharing, laughing at ourselves, and gently easing into the darkness.Then we turn to Croydon.In 2008, 26 year old builder Mark Corcoran ...
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Season 2
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Episode 22
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1:18:24
Let Him Have It: The death of Sidney Miles and the trial of Derek Bentley
In this week's episode, Rachel takes us back to the chilling atmosphere of 1952 Croydon to unravel the tragic and highly controversial case that gripped Britain: the fate of Derek Bentley. What started as a routine callout to a warehouse roof q...
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Season 3
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Episode 21
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The cost of confidence: The death of Charlotte Brown
A first date. A December night. A man who looked confident, capable, and in control.In this episode, we tell the story of Charlotte Brown, a thoughtful, ambitious young woman who went out for dinner in London and never came home. What fo...
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Season 3
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Episode 20
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1:38:36
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Before somebody gets hurt: The bloody murder of Tommy Cressman
This week on Sinister South, we do what we do best. There’s midweek chaos, including Rach questioning her own judgement after agreeing to a gig with the kids in tow, celebrating her slow and inevitable demise (also known as her birthday) on rel...
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Season 3
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Episode 19
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Profit, Silence and Infant Death: The Case of Margaret Waters
In this episode, we head back to Victorian Brixton and into one of the most disturbing cases we’ve ever covered on Sinister South.Before we get there though, we do what we do best and chat absolute nonsense. There’s an unexpected fifth c...
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Season 3
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Episode 18
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1:14:36
The girl who never left home: The betrayal and murder of Tia Sharp
It's 2026!! Happy Bloody New Year Trevors! This week, after a bit of our usual rambling about poorly dogs (get well soon Ted), questionable New Year resolutions and why Rachel should probably never do another English Literature degree, we turn ...
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Season 3
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Episode 17
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1:32:51
Christmas Crime Compendium 2025
It’s our Christmas crime compendium, and yes, we’re wrapping South London horror in tinsel again.Before we get into the cases, there’s a bit of festive nonsense. Questionable Christmas cracker jokes, South London takes on classic Christm...
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Season 3
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Episode 16
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The death of Destiny Lauren: A preventable tradegy
In this episode, we tell the story of Destiny Lauren, a woman whose death in Kentish Town in November 2009 was entirely preventable.After a brief catch-up that takes in missed episodes, pre-Christmas chaos, questionable food choices and ...
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Season 3
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Episode 15
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1:19:25
The Croydon Poisoning Mystery: Arsenic & the destruction of one family
Three deaths. One family. One quiet corner of South Croydon that suddenly found itself at the centre of a mystery that felt more like a Victorian thriller than the suburbs in the 1920s.In this episode we dive into the strange chain of ev...
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Season 3
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Episode 14
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1:32:17
The Shooting of Chris Kaba: A story that split South London
This week we’re in Streatham, looking at one of the most significant and most debated cases in recent South London history: the shooting of 24 year old Chris Kaba. An unarmed man, a single police shot, and a city that still hasn’t shaken off th...
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Season 3
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Episode 13
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The Torture Gang: The Richardsons’ Reign in South London
This week we’re diving into one of South London’s darkest and most infamous stories. The rise and fall of the Richardson Gang. A firm built on scrap metal, long-firm frauds, fruit machines, corrupt officers, brutal punishments and a level of vi...
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Season 3
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Episode 12
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1:44:42
The Student Predator: The Case of Zhenhao Zou
A plausible-looking PhD student at University College London, living the student life — until the mask slipped. Zhenhao Zou invited women to his flat under the guise of study or drinks, used drugs to incapacitate them, then filmed the assaults....
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Season 3
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Episode 11
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Marked as Solved: The Axe Murders of Brian Price and Susan Tetrault
This week, we kick things off with talk of fireworks, chaotic bonfire night crowds, and Hannah dropping some insanely awesome news (the kind that actually makes us both a bit emotional). But after that burst of brightness, we take a sh...
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Season 3
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Episode 10
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1:15:40
Halloween Compendium: Four senseless deaths on Halloween night
The Halloween CompendiumFour Halloween nights. Four South London stories. None with a happy ending.This episode brings together the cases of Scotty Kouebitra, Rocky Djelal, Ben Gardner, and Richard Price, four men whose liv...
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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1:51:29
Taken by Mistake: The Muriel McKay Story
We start this one with a bit of chaos, as usual, a catch-up about gigs, half term, the price of fireworks and the ongoing trauma of David Walliams audiobooks (because honestly, why is he everywhere?). But once we’ve had our rant, we’re heading ...
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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1:12:57
Thomas Neill Cream: The Doctor Who Couldn’t Keep His Mouth Shut
After a chaotic catch-up involving friendship break-ups, ignored WhatsApp messages, and the glamour of eating Super Noodles in the bath, we take a sharp turn into the gas-lit streets of Victorian Lambeth.This week, we’re heading back to ...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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1:10:03
The Beast of Bermondsey: The horrific crimes of Michael Roberts
On Boxing Day 1988, a 57-year-old woman returned home to her Bermondsey flat after spending Christmas with family. Inside, someone was waiting. Over the next 18 months, four elderly women across Southwark and Rotherhithe would be brutally attac...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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The devastating case of Daniel Evbuomwan
In this week's episode, we cover the devastating case of three-year-old Daniel Evbuomwan, who was murdered in a house in Downham by his own uncle, Ben Igbinedion. It's a case that shocked the local community, not only because of Daniel's young ...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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Execution in Tulse Hill: The Killing of Avril ‘Miss Irie’ Johnson
In the summer of 1998, 30-year-old mother and DJ Avril “Miss Irie” Johnson was brutally murdered in her own home in Tulse Hill. Armed men forced their way in, tied up her family, and executed Avril in front of her husband and two young daughter...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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