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S05E04 - Harold Jones (The Murders of Freda Burnell and Florence Little)

British Murders

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Episode  ·  33:46  ·  Feb 17, 2022

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In the fourth episode of British Murders Season 5, I tell the story of Welsh child murderer Harold Jones.⁣⁣⁣ In June 1921, 15-year-old Harold was acquitted of murdering 8-year-old schoolgirl Freda Burnell.⁣⁣ Two weeks after being released from custody, Harold murdered 11-year-old schoolgirl Florence Little.⁣⁣ He served 20 years in prison after confessing to both murders and was released in 1941 at the age of 35.⁣⁣ Some believe Harold Jones was responsible for committing the ‘Jack the Stripper' murders in the 1960s.⁣⁣ He died of bone cancer in January 1971. ⁣⁣For all things British Murders, please visit my website:⁣ https://www.britishmurders.com/⁣ Intro music:⁣ David John Brady - 'Throw Down the Gauntlet'⁣ https://linktr.ee/davidjohnbradymusic⁣ My recording equipment:⁣ Shure SM7B Vocal Microphone: https://amzn.to/3F1Jkkj⁣ Cloud Microphone Cloudlifter CL1: https://amzn.to/2XZicC8⁣ Focusrite Scarlett Solo USB Audio Interface: https://amzn.to/3kKCLL2⁣ Rode PSA-1 Professional Studio Boom Arm: https://amzn.to/3zHJOs8⁣ Recorded using:⁣ Audacity⁣ Zoom⁣ Edited in:⁣ Audacity⁣ DaVinci Resolve 17⁣ Mastered in:⁣ Auphonic⁣ You can purchase 'The Serial Killer's Book of Haiku 2' by Rose Bundy here:⁣ https://amzn.to/3Kp7Mig⁣ References:⁣ https://www.britishmurders.com/haroldjones/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

33m 46s  ·  Feb 17, 2022

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