133: The Custom of the Sea

This Halloween week, Laura covers one of our darkest cases to date: the disturbing life and crimes of Ed Gein. She explores the psychology behind the killer, and discusses the lives of his victims.Join us for Thursday’s casefiles episode – where we’ll be exploring the horror film characters that Ed Gein’s real-life crimes allegedly inspired. Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling is available twice a week on BBC Sounds. Subscribe now so you never miss an episode. Email us at [email protected] of help and support with child abuse are available at bbc.co.uk/actionline.

1964. Three of the known train robbers are still at large, twelve are behind bars. Will Tommy Butler track them down? Find out in part two, which takes this manhunt international… and lasts until 2013! Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling is available twice a week on BBC Sounds. Subscribe now so you never miss an episode. Email us at [email protected] can find the photographs of Ronnie Biggs mentioned in this episode at https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25426493

All aboard! Iain kicks off a two-parter on The Great Train Robbery of 1963 – which remains the most lucrative train heist in history. Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling is available twice a week on BBC Sounds. Subscribe now so you never miss an episode. Email us at [email protected]

Normandy, France – 1994. A child dies after taking some medicine. It’s a tragedy that can never be undone. But this tragedy also unfurls an unexpected scandal – involving affairs, dishonest town officials, and… cyanide.Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling is available twice a week on BBC Sounds. Subscribe now so you never miss an episode. Email us at [email protected]

Four men find themselves stranded at sea in 1884. They have no food or water, and they’re over a thousand miles from land. They’re faced with an impossible decision. The choice they make leads to a landmark court ruling that continues to influence legal thinking to this day.Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling is available twice a week on BBC Sounds. Subscribe now so you never miss an episode. Email us at [email protected]

On a Summer’s evening in 1932, a farmer in The Like District spots a woman lying underneath an umbrella. Her name is Wai-Sheung Sui – she’s originally from China, but now lives in New York. The farmer gets a strange feeling… Should he go back and check if she’s ok? Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling is available twice a week on BBC Sounds. Subscribe now so you never miss an episode. Email us at [email protected]

1975, London – intelligence officers are carefully watching the Davies Street branch of The Bank of America. But, the wool is about to be pulled completely over their eyes.Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling is available twice a week on BBC Sounds. Subscribe now so you never miss an episode. Email us at [email protected]

New York, 1918. A notorious New York newspaper editor sends a disturbing note to his boss. MTW returns after the Summer break with a case involving The Titanic, burnout & roses.Details of help and support with suicide and feelings of despair are available at bbc.co.uk/actionline.Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling is available twice a week on BBC Sounds. Subscribe now so you never miss an episode. Email us at [email protected]

Iain explores a case from 1920s New York that could have be ripped straight from the pages of The Great Gatsby. Think criminals clubbing with future kings, thousands of pounds of missing diamonds, and a love so strong it inspires a prison riot. Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling is available twice a week on BBC Sounds. Subscribe now so you never miss an episode. Email us at [email protected]

It’s 1618, we’re in the midst of King James I’s obsessive vendetta against witches. When another child falls sick at Belvoir Castle, Cecily Manners – the lady of the castle – wonders if witchcraft could be to blame. Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling is available twice a week on BBC Sounds. Subscribe now so you never miss an episode. Email us at [email protected]