Scotland Yard Casebook: The Wimbledon Murderer

Scotland Yard Casebook: The Wimbledon Murderer News of the Times Episode 340 | 1881 In this episode it is 1881 London, and Dr Lamson’s life is spinning out of control. Pursued by creditors and in desperation having just committed cheque fraud, he had days before the fraud would be discovered. He has gone through all of the money of his wealthy wife and is running out of options, In his wife’s family, if any of the siblings die, their money is split between the remining siblings. Lamson comes up with a desperate plan involving his wife’s younger brother, physically disabled Percy. This interesting case was pursued relentlessly by Scotland Yard who, despite Lamson’s planned perfect crime, unpicked the twisting case worthy of a Sherlock Holmes novel. We take a look at the background, the crime, and the outcome of the Wimbledon murderer in today’s episode of Murderous Mondays Hosted by Robin Coles. #NewsofTheTimes #VictorianCrimeStories #VictorianMurders #Historicalcrimedocumentary #historicaltruecrime #winbledon #truecrimedocumentary #truecrimestories YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@newsofthetimes Email: [email protected] EPISODE If you like this, here are links to some other recommended videos: 1923: The Courtesan Who Got Away With Murder | Ep160 https://youtu.be/ApzLcKiA7G0 1903: The Peasenhall Mystery | Ep164 https://youtu.be/m8uRqjckgK8 1752: Infamous killer Elizabeth Jeffries | Ep168 https://youtu.be/94tzMY6WYOY 1935: The Jigsaw Murderer - Buck Ruxton | Ep172 https://youtu.be/pQxEze7gK3M 1933: The Papin Sister Murderers | Ep176 https://youtu.be/x5C99j3r2S8 1871: The Eltham Murder Mystery | Ep180 https://youtu.be/mWdA5LjMasc 1869: William Sheward | Ep184 https://youtu.be/DMv9apwQyTg 1842: Bad Daniel Good | Ep188 https://youtu.be/B4YxkMmmpDU NEWS OF THE TIMES PLAYLISTS News of the Times MURDEROUS MONDAYS We look at a famous historical murder case of its day in detail https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuj5alJ9fVqsjz8AEFGWzNvEKXs7xBgm_ News of the Times WICKED WEDNESDAYS The dark side of historical England is explored in this series uploaded every Wednesday https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuj5alJ9fVqvoksKPFZlNgvjt4IcudB9n News of the Times FRIGHTFUL FRIDAYS A collection of stories with a similar theme such as The Square miles of Murder and A Collection of Macabre Murders https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAx_ukF2hnc&list=PLuj5alJ9fVqsULx-gK3CrVtbo09cu9EkkgK3CrVtbo09cu9Ekk News of the Times SERIAL Killer Saturdays An in depth look at a serial killer, the crimes and the capture, every Saturday https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuj5alJ9fVqu3tysx43UGpKcfXWYoCw1X News of the Times TWISTED TALES TUESDAYS These episodes are usually a collection of stories form history based around a theme https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuj5alJ9fVquzmeH_24uM2Fgx6_JGGHws News of the Times WHITECHAPEL WEDNESDAYS The events surrounding jack the Ripper, relayed chronologically, from publications of the day https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuj5alJ9fVqviNyb9w-Xabw6nD1_ES2r7 *** Who are News of the Times? We are an independent group of historians, researchers , and actor with a passion for historical crime! Unlocking the Vaults of Historical Crime, your gateway to a captivating journey through the darker pages of history. We dive deep into the annals of crime, unearthing forgotten stories, unsolved mysteries, and notorious criminals from the past. Our channel is dedicated to shedding light on the compelling, mysterious, and often chilling crimes that have shaped the course of history. From cunning con artists to cold-blooded killers, we're here to explore it all. *** Our weekly 4 upload days are: Mondays – are MURDEROUS MONDAYS where we do an in-depth investigation into a famous murder story of its day. Wednesdays – are wicked! A series looking at stories with far reaching impact and trending in their day Fridays are Frightful –where we present a pooled together collection of stories from our database. For example: A Collection of Macabre Murders Saturdays – Sinister Saturdays where we lexplore some of the most shocking crimes in our extensive database. The last Sunday of each month is a 2 hour compilation of stories based around a theme such as "Firsts in Murder" and "Doctors of Death" COMMUNITY PAGE Please do check out our community page which we update weekly with a preview of the coming week. We read and answer every comment . 💬 *** Donations are very warmly appreciated! We do A LOT of research of publications daily to find the stories. Donations go towards supporting the costs associated. https://www.buymeacoffee.com/newsofthetd If donations are not for you, we would be really grateful if you subscribed (and tell your friends)! It helps our channel A LOT and helps us to continue our research and expand into more historical archive stories currently in production. Thank you. 😊