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50. The Blazing Car Murder

50. The Blazing Car Murder

A murder case involving a philandering playboy and a mysterious car accident.

Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling · BBC Radio 5 Live

November 25, 202447m 16sExplicit

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Show Notes

Laura looks back at a murder that took place on Bonfire Night, 1930. Alfred Rouse is a philandering playboy, with multiple girlfriends on the go. After a few years, he decides his relationships are costing him too much money. So he hatches a plan to fake his own death and disappear into the night.

Check out this article to see a picture of Alfred Rouse (but be warned that it contains details about the case): https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-northamptonshire-35165038

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