Spelade
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Amid the heatwave of July 1948, a gang of London's top thieves came up with an audacious plot to steal half a million pounds worth of gold bullion and other valuables from the customs warehouse at the newly opened London Airport. The Head of Security at the airport - which later became known as Heathrow - was former Scotland Yard Detective, Donald Fish. He wasted no time in alerting his old pals on the force. The heist, and the resulting royal rumble between cops and robbers became known as The Battle of Heathrow. It went down in Scotland Yard folklore as the most bloody, but most successful sting operation in Flying Squad history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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On the 16th of July, 1913, an exquisite string of pale pink pearls — the most expensive necklace of its kind — is stolen while on its way back to London from Paris. But how? Who could possibly pull off a heist so audacious? Detective Inspector Alfred Ward suspects it to be the work of one man: his nemesis, Joseph Gizzard — the leader of a vast criminal network in London, and a master jewel thief. The case revives an ongoing battle between leading detective and expert criminal. In a long game of cat and mouse, will DI Ward recover the pearls before they're split up and sold off? And is this the case which will finally see him bring his old adversary, Joseph Gizzard, to justice? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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In June 1910 Detective Chief Inspector Walter Dew of Scotland Yard landed the biggest case of his career. Cora Crippen, a failed music hall singer, had gone missing several months prior and her friends were concerned. Her husband said she died while visiting family abroad but inconsistencies in his story made Detective Dew doubt his story. His suspicions were confirmed after a thorough search of the Crippens’ coal cellar revealed a horrifying discovery. What ensued was one of the greatest manhunts in British history, testing the detective’s wits as the whole world was consumed by the question “What happened to Cora Crippen?” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
