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What makes a great detective? A razor-sharp mind? Amazing powers of deduction? Unique observational skills? Or simple perseverance? Each week on Scotland Yard Confidential, we enter the minds of some of the greatest detectives in history — real-life sleuths who would give Sherlock Holmes a run for his money. We'll follow in their footsteps as they hunt down suspects and crack seemingly impossible cases. Scotland Yard Confidential is a Spotify Original from Parcast, produced in partnership with Noiser. New episodes Thursdays!

Scotland Yard Confidential

Enter the minds of some of the greatest detectives in history, and join us as we follow in their footsteps, hunting down suspects and cracking seemingly impossible cases. Scotland Yard Confidential premieres May 19th with episodes airing weekly every Thursday.
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Scotland Yard Confidential: Official Trailer

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?”
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The London Cellar Murder

On the Easter bank holiday weekend of 2015, one of the most daring diamond heists in British history occurred in London’s Hatton Garden District. With potentially 40 million pounds worth of jewels missing, Scotland Yard’s elite robbery and organized crime unit — the Flying Squad — was put on the case. It was clear from the beginning that the heist was carried out by a highly-skilled group of thieves, but the Flying Squad officers struggled to uncover their identity. That is until CCTV footage revealed they were a rag-tag gang of criminals that have been on their radar for a long, long time. 
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The Hatton Garden Heist

In November 1917, Zeppelin bombs rained down on a war-torn London, spreading fear and despondency throughout the capital. Then, one morning, the discovery of a headless torso in a residential square turned general anxiety into widespread terror. A cryptic note reading “BLODIE BELGIM” was found on the body, together with a number of intriguing clues. The case fell to Chief Detective Inspector Frederick Wensley of Scotland Yard, once dubbed “the greatest detective of all time.” If anyone could solve this perplexing mystery, he was the man.
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The Butcher and the Blonde

On Saturday, January 13, 2007, 28-year-old Catherine Marlow went into the office to catch up on a backlog of work. When she failed to turn up for a prearranged lunch, friends grew alarmed. Local police followed a trail of blood from the office reception area to find Catherine’s body in a shower cubicle. Scotland Yard was called in and a major homicide investigation launched. Was the killer someone known to Catherine? Or a random stranger off the street? And what was the motive for this brutal attack? Scotland Yard detectives were determined to find the answers.
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Murder at the Office

In 1949, wealthy widow Olive Durand-Deacon went missing. WPS Alexandra Lambourne’s suspicions were aroused. Her instincts told her that this was not a missing person’s case. It was murder. But without a body, how could the police prove anything? It was a job for the forensic scientists of Scotland Yard, led by expert pathologist Dr. Keith Simpson. They may not have had a body, but that didn’t mean they couldn’t uncover the truth.

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The Acid Bath Murders Pt. 1

In 1949, detectives investigating the disappearance of Mrs. Olive Durand-Deacon found themselves facing a dilemma. They had a suspect – a man called John Haigh – but they didn’t have a body. Haigh was convinced it was the legal loophole that would secure his release. But he hadn’t reckoned on the forensic experts of Scotland Yard. As the net closed in on Haigh, he stunned police with an extraordinary confession to not one, but a whole series of murders. He even spiced up his account with macabre details. Was Haigh the victim of paranoid delusions that drove him to kill? Or a cold-blooded monster whose only motive for murder was to support his lavish lifestyle?
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The Acid Bath Murders Pt. 2

On a dark night in the summer of 1864 two bankers boarded a first-class rail carriage only to discover that it was covered in blood. Clearly, a violent act had occurred, but the attacker and victim had somehow disappeared from the train. Only a few clues are left behind: a briefcase, a cane, a broken watch link, and a crumpled hat. It was now up to Detective Richard Tanner of Scotland Yard to put together pieces and solve Britain’s very first railway murder...
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Murder on the Railway

Once, Anthony Hardy’s life seemed to be going along conventional lines. He married his university girlfriend, got a good job after graduating, and settled down to have a family. Then something went wrong. Just how wrong became clear in 2002 when a homeless man made a grisly discovery in a Camden bin. Police followed a trail of body parts to Hardy’s sinister lair, where they found the remains of his latest victim. They knew that he had killed before. If they didn’t stop him, he would certainly kill again.
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The Camden Ripper

Early in his career, the great Scotland Yard detective Robert Fabian pitched himself against a suave and daring cat-burglar. Robert Augustus Delaney was responsible for a one-man crime wave targeting London’s wealthiest homes in the 1920s. His exploits even gained the admiration of the police who were chasing him. But behind the glamorous exterior of the gentleman thief, lay the secrets of a dark past. For Fabian, capturing the elusive thief was an opportunity not just to put a master criminal behind bars, but also to make his own reputation.

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The Gentleman Thief

February 1947 is one of the snowiest months on UK record. As roads and rail are forced to close, in London, a six-man criminal gang organized a robbery targeting the Midland Bank of Kentish Town. Their mark was the unsuspecting bank manager, Mr. Snell. But all good plans are bound to go awry. Before they could act, word reached Scotland Yard's mysterious undercover intelligence unit - the Ghost Squad. Detective Inspector Len Crawford quickly came up with a cunning but dangerous play to snare the robbers - but it's a high-risk game that could prove fatal to his men.
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The Kentish Town Bank Manager

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