<p>On the 8th or 9th of December 1913, William &amp; Eliza, now in their late 60s or early 70s were curled up in front of the fire in their small lodging on New Compton Street in St Giles in Holborn, London. Their life had been an unbearable tragedy which had tested every ounce of their love and strength, and yet, one more punishment was yet to come for this couple who deserved to die a dignified death. This a story about grief and how we all cope with it in our own way</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Locations:<strong>basement flat, unrecorded number New Compton Street, London, WC2</strong></li><li>Date:&nbsp;<strong>8th or 9th of December 1913</strong></li><li>Victims:<strong>William &amp; Eliza Smith</strong></li><li>Culprit:&nbsp;<strong>?</strong></li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Five time nominated at the True Crime Awards, Independent Podcast Awards and the British Podcast Awards, Murder Mile is one of the best UK / British true crime podcasts covering only 20 square miles of West London. It is researched, written and performed by Michael of Murder Mile UK True Crime Podcast with the main musical themes written and performed by Erik Stein and Jon Boux of <a href="https://www.cultwithnoname.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cult With No Name</a> and additional music, as used under the Creative Commons License 4.0. A full listing of tracks used and a full transcript for each episode is listed <a href="https://www.murdermiletours.com/blog/category/podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a> and a <a href="https://www.murdermiletours.com/legal-disclaimer.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">legal disclaimer</a>.</p><br><p><strong>TRUE CRIME FEST</strong>: Saturday 28th March 2026 in Maida Vale, London. For tickets, <a href="https://www.truecrimefest.co.uk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>CLICK HERE</strong></a>.</p><br><p><strong>Follow me on SOCIAL MEDIA </strong></p><p>·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/mmileuktruecrim" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Instagram</strong></a></p><p>·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/168114777110977" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>FaceBook</strong></a></p><p>·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.threads.com/@mmileuktruecrime" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Threads</strong></a></p><br><p><strong>SUBSCRIBE via </strong><a href="https://www.patreon.com/c/murdermile" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Patreon</strong></a></p><br><p>Support this show <a target="_blank" rel="payment" href="http://supporter.acast.com/murdermile">http://supporter.acast.com/murdermile</a>.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

Murder Mile UK True Crime

Always True Crime

#337 - "Everything is Broken" (William & Eliza Smith, St Giles, WC2)

FEB 26, 202660 MIN
Murder Mile UK True Crime

#337 - "Everything is Broken" (William & Eliza Smith, St Giles, WC2)

FEB 26, 202660 MIN

Description

<p>On the 8th or 9th of December 1913, William &amp; Eliza, now in their late 60s or early 70s were curled up in front of the fire in their small lodging on New Compton Street in St Giles in Holborn, London. Their life had been an unbearable tragedy which had tested every ounce of their love and strength, and yet, one more punishment was yet to come for this couple who deserved to die a dignified death. This a story about grief and how we all cope with it in our own way</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Locations:<strong>basement flat, unrecorded number New Compton Street, London, WC2</strong></li><li>Date:&nbsp;<strong>8th or 9th of December 1913</strong></li><li>Victims:<strong>William &amp; Eliza Smith</strong></li><li>Culprit:&nbsp;<strong>?</strong></li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Five time nominated at the True Crime Awards, Independent Podcast Awards and the British Podcast Awards, Murder Mile is one of the best UK / British true crime podcasts covering only 20 square miles of West London. It is researched, written and performed by Michael of Murder Mile UK True Crime Podcast with the main musical themes written and performed by Erik Stein and Jon Boux of <a href="https://www.cultwithnoname.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cult With No Name</a> and additional music, as used under the Creative Commons License 4.0. A full listing of tracks used and a full transcript for each episode is listed <a href="https://www.murdermiletours.com/blog/category/podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a> and a <a href="https://www.murdermiletours.com/legal-disclaimer.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">legal disclaimer</a>.</p><br><p><strong>TRUE CRIME FEST</strong>: Saturday 28th March 2026 in Maida Vale, London. For tickets, <a href="https://www.truecrimefest.co.uk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>CLICK HERE</strong></a>.</p><br><p><strong>Follow me on SOCIAL MEDIA </strong></p><p>·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/mmileuktruecrim" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Instagram</strong></a></p><p>·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/168114777110977" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>FaceBook</strong></a></p><p>·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.threads.com/@mmileuktruecrime" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Threads</strong></a></p><br><p><strong>SUBSCRIBE via </strong><a href="https://www.patreon.com/c/murdermile" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Patreon</strong></a></p><br><p>Support this show <a target="_blank" rel="payment" href="http://supporter.acast.com/murdermile">http://supporter.acast.com/murdermile</a>.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>