The Son Who Blew His Father Up With an Anti-Tank Mine and Other True Crimes from the 1940s

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  • Living through the 1940s was tough. Of course a large swathe of it was dominated by the 2nd great war and while many pulled together, crime was still rife.
    Not least, murder.
    In today's episode we look at 5 true crime cases from the period. They range from the mysterious to the down right bizarre.
    Chapters
    00:00 - Intro
    00:30 - The Rayleigh Bath Chair Murder
    08:25 - 'Cleft Chin Murder' The Crimes of Karl Hulten and Elizabeth Jones
    20:45 - The Reading Sweet Shop Murder
    27:45 - The Mystery of Who Put Bella in the Wych Elm?
    35: 10 - Death Bed Confession : The Murder of Margaret Cook

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  • @WellINever
    @WellINever  Рік тому +347

    We're back! Apologies for the delay but we hope you enjoy these 5 stories from the 1940s.

    • @612Elm
      @612Elm Рік тому +15

      Happy birthday!

    • @janewilliams6777
      @janewilliams6777 Рік тому +15

      Are you alright? I was a bit worried about you as you are an amazing youtuber

    • @WellINever
      @WellINever  Рік тому +15

      Thank you. Charlotte 🙏😀

    • @janewilliams6777
      @janewilliams6777 Рік тому +7

      @@WellINever happy birthday Paul

    • @WellINever
      @WellINever  Рік тому +22

      Hi, Jane. Thank you! And thank you for your concern. I'm fine :) I've just been beavering away on a few side projects but back again now.

  • @shrimp.trap3
    @shrimp.trap3 Рік тому +603

    I know I shouldn’t laugh, but the first story is the most loony-toons way of murdering someone I’ve ever heard

    • @WellINever
      @WellINever  Рік тому +172

      I think you can be forgiven, Jake. It's certainly one of the more bizarre cases we've come across!

    • @paulhemingway9149
      @paulhemingway9149 Рік тому +32

      It made me chuckle as well 😂😂😂

    • @tommymorgan4677
      @tommymorgan4677 Рік тому +33

      Typical loony-toons murder. 💥

    • @aprilporter7908
      @aprilporter7908 Рік тому +26

      Well, if a person is going to interupt lunch then i guess they're capable of anything

    • @muffassa6739
      @muffassa6739 Рік тому +14

      I'm so glad you're doing better and I enjoyed your video. Please take care of yourself. Good Morning from Michigan USA 🇺🇸

  • @geeker6350
    @geeker6350 Рік тому +254

    People: "If only we could go back to the good old days, life was so much simpler."
    Also the good old days:

    • @eadweard.
      @eadweard. Рік тому +6

      Tbf you are watching a true crime channel.

    • @AshesAshes44
      @AshesAshes44 Рік тому +26

      One of my father's books fascinated me: *The Good Old Days-- They Were Terrible!* It's a fun, eye opening read, and worth seeing if your library can borrow a copy. Cheers!

    • @JerryEricsson
      @JerryEricsson Рік тому +29

      I was just at the local barber shop in my small town In South Dakota, USA. We got to talking about "the good old day's. While I have some warm memories of what I consider those days, in the mid-late 1950's, growing up on a dirt poor farm, my father etching a living from the small farm he received from his father upon his death, he was forced to take on his fathers debts as well because of some unforeseen ruling by a Federal Judge. So 1/3 of every dollar he earned went to the Federal Government and finding enough money to buy both groceries, gas and whiskey was difficult. Often we lived off cottontail rabbits, game birds and an occasional deer usually taken out of season with dad's .22 rifle. Winters were damn cold in that old house grandfather built in 1910 with newspapers tacked inside the walls to block the draft, tarpaper nailed on the outside of the house, we often woke in the morning, having spent the night on the second story seeing heavy frost on the roofing nails that stuck through the unfinished ceiling. Light at night came from kerosene lamps, the Aladdin lamps were reserved for company. We had a battery pack radio that was well regulated and kept atop a tall writing desk, out of reach of we children. But it made for a good imagination, in fact I have sold some fiction in my day when I have the urge to take up pen and express myself, and mom is still with us, now 96 years old living in the nursing home a few blocks from the house I purchased when I returned to our home town after a career in law enforcement. I know they were not that great, but we thought we had something back then. When we moved to town because heavy smoking and drinking took it's toll on fathers health, we learned that we in fact, had nothing at all. After 71 years on this old rock, I have some great memories, the best of which were made with my wonderful wife by my side, after 51 years and 4 days she was taken from me by the evil that is Cancer. It has been over two years since I lost her, not a day has gone by that I have not shed a tear when I think of her lovely face, and how I held her hand for her last 2 days on earth, until well after her soul departed to be with God.

    • @braidena1633
      @braidena1633 Рік тому +15

      The image of the good old days that people have in their head, it's mostly from commercials

    • @ClaireH1418
      @ClaireH1418 Рік тому +1

      @@AshesAshes44 what is the author’s name? Is it sold on amazon?

  • @brick6347
    @brick6347 8 місяців тому +43

    I've been thinking a lot about your last question this week. Is it right that a 90+ year old man evades justice because of his age? Well, if you recall in Canada a few days ago they gave a standing ovation to an elderly SS officer... that old man (allegedly) committed many of his crimes near where I live, possibly even on my street. There are still a few very elderly witnesses alive, and many of his (alleged) victims' children and grandchildren still live here. They deserve some sort of closure. And I added allegedly because I do believe in innocent until proven guilty, even for the most heinous of crimes. But murder has no statute of limitations, so whether you're 19 or 90 you should stand trial. I'd even be open to him appearing via zoom or something if he's genuinely too ill or frail to travel, but I think it's important that the truth comes out.

    • @TawnyC_
      @TawnyC_ 3 місяці тому +5

      Who gave a standing ovation to a Nazi?

    • @EBTcraft15
      @EBTcraft15 26 днів тому +2

      ​@@TawnyC_en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yaroslav_Hunka_scandal

    • @Janellabelle
      @Janellabelle 21 день тому

      In the USA we'd imprison someone on hospice. Remember watching a documentary a while back about a (probable) Nazi we found that was about 75-85 years old and we revoked his visa and sent him to Germany. We weren't sure he was one but his pics sure looked like him

    • @eveny119
      @eveny119 4 дні тому +1

      He admitted it so the truth is out. England would have to spend a ton of money; transportation, court costs, so he can die in a London Hospital, or spend a month in prison. Doesn't England rule over Canada? Canada should just hold him.
      I remember a case of a serial killer left the US and was caught in Canada and Canada wouldn't send him back.

    • @eveny119
      @eveny119 4 дні тому

      @@EBTcraft15 Thanks

  • @carpathiangirl8460
    @carpathiangirl8460 Рік тому +97

    The last story reminds me of one of the stranger stories I came across in my genealogy travels. I was helping a Hungarian colleague to trace the fate of a family member who had left Hungary following the 1956 uprising. The guy had moved to California and married a South American woman. Later in life when in a nursing home and dementia was setting in he confessed to one of his carers that he had killed his wife and buried her in a nearby woodland. The carer reported this to the police. The tragedy was that noone had ever reported the wife as missing. He was charged with murder and spent his final days in a prison nursing home.

    • @georgielancaster1356
      @georgielancaster1356 Рік тому +30

      I did read the comment of a nurse who worked in an old people's home. She said they regularly had horrified staff reporting old people confessing to murders - and a couple of staff realised the old people were telling the stories of the movies they'd watched the last week. So you have to be careful about confessions.

    • @lindaarrington9397
      @lindaarrington9397 Рік тому +3

      @@georgielancaster1356 oh my lol
      Poor dears

    • @jebsmith323
      @jebsmith323 Рік тому

      @@georgielancaster1356 That was what I was thinking.

  • @Ironclockwork
    @Ironclockwork Рік тому +108

    I never heard of a bath chair before. You learn something new every day. Thank you very much for all of your impressive work.

    • @buschovski1
      @buschovski1 Рік тому

      Or blown to pieces in a bath chair. My god....its...i dont want to think about it

    • @alexandradane3672
      @alexandradane3672 Рік тому +3

      The “Bath Chair “ dates back to around the 1770s and remained commonplace for many decades . The wheelchair is hardly a “new “ invention.

    • @Ironclockwork
      @Ironclockwork Рік тому +7

      @@alexandradane3672 True, but I've never seen a bath chair per se. So this is something new for me.

    • @alexandradane3672
      @alexandradane3672 Рік тому +8

      @@Ironclockwork I think it is terrific to , everyday , learn something new of historical interest . I also think that you are terrific in your interest in learning. Would it be too forward to say that we have something in common ? For I too believe that reading , learning and most importantly - understanding history and context , is both stimulating and essential to the present and future. And thank you for replying because I was only hoping to quickly help with my little bit of learning , so to speak . Best wishes.

    • @Ironclockwork
      @Ironclockwork Рік тому +6

      @@alexandradane3672 I too agree that understanding history and its contextual nuances is critical for human and societal development. Far too many people today do not do so. It is a shame.

  • @howardoller443
    @howardoller443 Рік тому +8

    I appreciate the classy and professional manner in which this video is presented. The narrator/presenter speaks well, doesn't use profane and/or obscene language, calmly presents the material in an intelligent and objective manner, and he dresses professionally, rather than like a teen hipster or street thug.

  • @JootjeJ
    @JootjeJ Рік тому +218

    It would be great if anyone was willing to put up the money for a genealogical investigation to give 'Bella' her real name and identity back.

    • @melindarm1975
      @melindarm1975 Рік тому +3

      It would depend on if the body was embalmed. The chemicals used can interfere with tests

    • @Shamangirl92
      @Shamangirl92 Рік тому +31

      The body was found skeletonized in a tree and was then brought into a forensic lab as criminal evidence. How the heck would it be embalmed??

    • @acaciablossom558
      @acaciablossom558 Рік тому +22

      I wonder if the DNA Doe project would be willing to give her back her name. Between them an forensic genealogist companies it could be done. Someone just has to bring the case to them

    • @JootjeJ
      @JootjeJ Рік тому +5

      @@acaciablossom558 Do you happen to know if they may take cases from England or whether they operate only in the USA?

    • @JootjeJ
      @JootjeJ Рік тому +10

      @@melindarm1975 This all happened in England. Embalming is still quite rare in Northern Europe and definitely would not have happened during the war. It also seems very unlikely that Bella went through a funeral home before ending up the way she did.

  • @dagfincarp1113
    @dagfincarp1113 Рік тому +72

    Your videos always get an automatic like even before I play them because I know the story you're telling will be interesting and entertaining. You are a master storyteller. Top notch!

  • @pamiam9017
    @pamiam9017 Рік тому +169

    Yes, I do think it's worth making people face justice despite their age. Too often criminals get considerations that they never gave their victims and the victims are left suffering, while the perpetrator just carries on with life until they are too old to face justice.

    • @mauricedavis2160
      @mauricedavis2160 Рік тому +10

      I wholeheartedly agree with your comments!!!🙏👍⚖️🤔

    • @tim7052
      @tim7052 Рік тому +11

      Agreed Pam I Am!! It's abhorrent and insulting to know that all those who committed The Holocaust got way with it, to live long, happy, successful lives - and raise familes - while their millions of victims didn't!! I never forget the image of that poor young Polish girl Czesława Kwoka.

    • @tessaducek5601
      @tessaducek5601 Рік тому +17

      Absolutely. I hate when they beg lienency because they are on oxygen, in wheelchair, have high blood pressure etc....
      So what! At least you get to get old. Your victims didn't!!!!!!

    • @aenvstelam
      @aenvstelam Рік тому +7

      Yeah, he got away with murder

    • @tim7052
      @tim7052 Рік тому

      @Tessa Ducek Agreed! I remember some big mafia prosecutions years ago, where the dons were all on oxygen and in wheelchairs! Such a joke! And yesterday, Harvey Weinstein also on oxygen and in a wheelchair!! He still got 16yrs jail time!! 😊👍

  • @choughed3072
    @choughed3072 Рік тому +144

    Don't know many details but in 1944 when my nan was a small baby her mum was raped and killed. No one has ever been convicted for it but from the rumours I've heard the guy was likely an American soldier who then disappeared to France. My nan never knew her mother's full name and was adopted soon after the incident. She never showed it but we all think the lack of closure tormented her till she dies in 2003.

    • @rwentfordable
      @rwentfordable Рік тому +36

      Events like this make me sick. The good old days is a load of crap.

    • @eadweard.
      @eadweard. Рік тому +9

      @@rwentfordable What a confused remark.

    • @traceymachen2667
      @traceymachen2667 Рік тому +19

      I am so sorry for your loss of your nan and her mum I sincerely hope they are at peace

    • @jacquelinedeigan776
      @jacquelinedeigan776 Рік тому +18

      So very sorry for your Nan..such things should never happen

    • @hamerjohn
      @hamerjohn Рік тому +3

      you are talking a lot of rubbish

  • @curiouser-and-curiouser
    @curiouser-and-curiouser Рік тому +62

    How thoughtful of him to come clean now that he has nothing to lose. Considering the cost of extradition & court fees plus medical treatments & incarceration, tax payers shouldn't be burdened. However, he should be exposed, he doesn't deserve anonymity.

    • @just-dl
      @just-dl Рік тому +1

      Agree.

    • @scootermom1791
      @scootermom1791 4 місяці тому +2

      I agree as well. As far as I'm concerned, when someone breaks the law, they lose ALL privileges... including anonymity.

  • @davidbeaumont4455
    @davidbeaumont4455 Рік тому +54

    Wonderful grouping of "crime noir" stories from the forties.
    My mum and dad grew up in Central England, Bradford and Brighouse. I can almost imagine the setting and the characters! Well done!!

    • @q.e.d.9112
      @q.e.d.9112 Рік тому +1

      Ey oop ! Nah then sithee! What’s tha mean “Central”? Even bluddy Shuffild is north o’ “Central”.
      😉😮

  • @mrzoltanonwinter2218
    @mrzoltanonwinter2218 5 місяців тому +5

    I have just now found this channel, and am I ever impressed with the details given in each case, and with the urbane and avuncular personality of the narrator. Please keep up the good work!

  • @toniremer1594
    @toniremer1594 Рік тому +23

    Happy Birthday Paul! May your birthday be a super joyous one. Your kindness, compassion, generosity, and loving ways knows no bounds.
    I’m going to try to donate to the research, because I lost my mom on July 3rd of 1997 from aggressive breast cancer. She was only 47 when she passed away.
    I’m very sure that the guy in the first story felt like his family was a pain in his behind, but his son had made him feel what a pain in the behind actually felt like.

  • @marlasimpson4305
    @marlasimpson4305 5 місяців тому +2

    Your videos are so engaging. That you share more than just true crime from the past, is appreciated.

  • @cydkriletich6538
    @cydkriletich6538 Рік тому +136

    Poor “Bella.” It strikes me as so sad that she was never reported missing by anyone, and never claimed after her remains were found. Hearing about the clothing she wore, I couldn’t help but imagine her putting on that pretty taffeta slip, her skirt, sweater and belt on what turned out to be the last day of her life. It is such a mark of how she was a young woman like so many we all know. And yet to this day, no one knows who she was in life. I wonder if there is anyway to use forensic DNA where they trace the victim’s DNA to known DNA and create a family tree, to see if they can place her within a given family. Whoever she was, I hope she is resting in peace.

    • @tim7052
      @tim7052 Рік тому +16

      Agreed! With today's tech, we could easily use her DNA to at least positively identify her. 👍

    • @rhondasisco-cleveland2665
      @rhondasisco-cleveland2665 Рік тому +1

      As late bf as she isn’t German. They don’t allow it.

    • @iriscollins7583
      @iriscollins7583 Рік тому +1

      @@rhondasisco-cleveland2665 I wonder why?

    • @cumcumcum148
      @cumcumcum148 Рік тому +3

      I work at morgue. It is not a rare occurrence even today, that a dead person is just don't needed. Like 1-2 times in couple of weeks there is a rotting body, because no one noticed that he died. Sometimes bodies are just kept in a fridge, until it is buried by city administration, and none of the family member care. Sometimes it happens

    • @wolftone57
      @wolftone57 10 місяців тому +2

      Yes they can do that and it would be wonderful

  • @sayawolf1061
    @sayawolf1061 9 місяців тому +5

    5 stories in one video? Yes please!! 😍 Thank you very much, also for the interesting videos and photos included. I teally enjoyed it!

  • @bilindalaw-morley161
    @bilindalaw-morley161 Рік тому +43

    I always wonder how you would feel, if supposedly on your death bed you confessed to a terrible crime- then lived. However it's just occurred to me that perhaps sometimes confession was a type of boast, rather than a clearing of the conscience. We are always being shown, in fiction, that criminals and killers like to boast. It must be worse if you've gotten away with it for thirty or forty years. Nobody to appreciate how clever you've been, so, assured you're dying, you tell your story. (Aunty will forever be remembered if she confesses to killing those three husbands!) Then you close your eyes and wait for death's soft touch...only to wake up twelve hours later to find a policeman standing guard.

    • @karenbrown4524
      @karenbrown4524 Рік тому +4

      Yes, a policeman standing guard and one's wrist being shackled onto the guardrail of one side of the hospital bedstead as well as a shackled ankle for good measure.

    • @bilindalaw-morley161
      @bilindalaw-morley161 Рік тому +2

      @@karenbrown4524 yep. And someone recorded Grandpa's last words on their phone.

    • @crystalairgood9845
      @crystalairgood9845 Рік тому

      Great story telling!

  • @valeriechetwood2732
    @valeriechetwood2732 Рік тому +20

    Thank you so much for this compilation of vintage tales Paul. We do so appreciate all the hard work and research you put into it.
    You also have a wonderful speaking voice. I can understand every word you say, which in this day and age is a lot to be desired!

  • @Lauriej117
    @Lauriej117 Рік тому +69

    So Archibald was physically abusive, which is disgusting. I wonder why the wife and children just didn’t go upstairs or outside, since Archibald couldn’t chase them due his physical limitations . Also, just take his damn bell away so he wouldn’t be able to pester his family about trivial matters. There are all different ways of avoiding someone who has impaired mobility. The man terrorized his family and his son thought of a fail proof method of getting rid the family abuser. No sympathy here for Archibald. Too bad the family couldn’t find a different way of getting away from Archibald that wasn’t illegal.

    • @mimsydreams
      @mimsydreams 11 місяців тому +10

      He would likely yell and make a racket, if he didn't have the bell. They could leave the house and ignore him, but eventually had to return. His abuse was probably worse, when they didn't jump to his every whim. The only peace they had was when he was away for a walk with his nurse. Too bad she was injured in the explosion.
      Blowing him up was an extreme plan, though. The son could have poisoned him or shoved him down some stairs. I think the son wanted it to be over the top and severely punishing to his father.

    • @Lauriej117
      @Lauriej117 11 місяців тому +7

      @@mimsydreams
      They should have soundproofed a room, put him in room and just attend to him for basic needs, or put him in a facility so they didn’t have to deal with his crap.
      You right about the son killing him the way he did. I definitely think he was making a statement. It was the ultimate F**k you and seriously, sounds like the old bugger deserved it. I don’t recommend doing it though, since it is illegal. I’m just talking theoretically. 🙂

    • @mimsydreams
      @mimsydreams 11 місяців тому +8

      @Lauriej117 They'd get reported for abuse, probably. He still needed outside healthcare, and nurses and doctors would know he was locked away and ignored. He was handicapped, not feeble.
      Anyways... Never be cruel to the people who love you enough to try to care for you when you're unable to care for yourself. Never know who has access to mines 🤣

    • @Lauriej117
      @Lauriej117 11 місяців тому +3

      @@mimsydreams I know they couldn’t lock him away and ignore him so their best option was to put him a facility.
      And yes it’s a good idea not to bother someone who has access to explosives.🙂

    • @Notrolleftbehind
      @Notrolleftbehind 10 місяців тому +1

      I was thinking the SAME thing 😂 like girl take that bell away? Duh and how you gonna be beat by a man you can LITERALLY WALK away from 🤷‍♀️

  • @KittyNoodlesPPC
    @KittyNoodlesPPC Рік тому +25

    I don't know anything more about George Heath than what's presented here, but his picture doesn't show a man who deserved such a fate. He had kind eyes, and if he was willing to inconvenience himself for not one but two utter strangers, especially with one acting as oddly as Karl did, there was good in him. It's a hideous thing, that his death was what it took to find and arrest these two - and that his death came because he chose to be compassionate to strangers.

  • @Mark-lx6xj
    @Mark-lx6xj 11 місяців тому +3

    My father joined the Metropolitan Police in 1937, after dropping out of university, by 1939 he was in the CID.
    When war was declared all CID were put back into uniform, this did not last long as it was realised that crime was rife and needed investigation. He told some very interesting tales of his time in the West End during the war.

  • @martinbutler6253
    @martinbutler6253 Рік тому +13

    Well, I Always..... enjoy this channels content ThankYou & glad your back on.

  • @Minihopa
    @Minihopa 8 місяців тому +3

    Anti-tank mine fusing mechanism requires a pressure of about 100-300 kg to activate it. Depending on his disability his lower half could have been lighter than his upper body and his disability could have made him sit with more body weight/pressure on one side, stopping and getting a cigarette gave him time to reposition his weight which ignited the fuse. If the plate had been tampered with it's sensitivity was likely off allowing time to get him out of the house before it blew up. The son certainly knew what he was doing.

  • @ClaireH1418
    @ClaireH1418 Рік тому +36

    Happy Birthday Paul. As a cancer patient, I thank you for doing a birthday fundraiser for cancer research.

  • @Sarah-nt9iy
    @Sarah-nt9iy Рік тому +21

    I am very glad that you got through it all and can continue to work on your channel. I think you are a really good actor, have a wonderful voice and the right charisma for podcasts and as a moderator of your show well I never as well ^^

  • @stephaniemullican1081
    @stephaniemullican1081 Рік тому +23

    Hello from Tennessee in the USA! I especially enjoyed this myriad of tales! Thank you so much for the informative way in which you format and spin the stories of crimes against humanity always giving the victim the voice they never had.

    • @cruisepaige
      @cruisepaige Рік тому

      Myriad should not be followed by “of.”

    • @stephaniemullican1081
      @stephaniemullican1081 Рік тому +4

      @@cruisepaige gee, look at you taking a compliment from a hillbilly and turning it into some sort of grammar lesson. I must have mistakenly thought that this was my comment and could be written as I would like it to be written. Should I be in need of your services as the grammar police in the future I will be inclined to let you know.

    • @mauricedavis2160
      @mauricedavis2160 Рік тому +3

      Off topic but...GO VOLUNTEERS!!!🙏👍🏈👻

    • @rhondasisco-cleveland2665
      @rhondasisco-cleveland2665 Рік тому +1

      Crossville says hi

  • @Xen_does_genshin
    @Xen_does_genshin Рік тому +8

    Hi! A Rayleigh citizen here! The Bath chair murder was absolutely true and this story mentioned it perfectly! The poor man was said to of been spread over 1.4 Meters away from the explosion site! I live in the high street not far from the scene.
    Also! Thank you so much for sharing this peice of the town’s history and many to not pay attention or recognize it.

    • @packerman7410
      @packerman7410 Рік тому +6

      I dont feel bad for him in any way, just for the nurse who was injured, he deserved what he got

    • @Xen_does_genshin
      @Xen_does_genshin Рік тому +3

      @@packerman7410 Yeah, however, in the Rayleigh town museum it has its own section, there it talks about the incident in much more detail, and that’s why I feel sympathetic towards the man, it goes through his past and everything.

  • @Jo1066milton
    @Jo1066milton Рік тому +7

    I certainly did say "well I never". I'd never heard of that sad murder in Rayleigh, Essex. I worked with a lady once whose father had become paraplegic following an industrial accident, and he held his whole family in fear of his temper. Despite him being confined to a wheelchair and unable to physically harm them, everyone in the house tiptoed around him and tried not to set him off. Incidentally, Rochford is pronounced with the CH as in cheese, not rock. It's a small village/town a few miles from Rayleigh. I regularly visit Rayleigh for a walk around the Rayleigh Mount and the high street small shops.

  • @MrsJHarrington
    @MrsJHarrington Рік тому +7

    These stories were all interesting, but sad too, it's too bad these things happen unfortunately. Paul, I always enjoy your videos, always very respectfully done and well researched. I am glad you had choesen the CRI for your birthday fundraiser, I lost my husband Jack, to colon cancer in 2018, and my cousin Donna to breast cancer in 2009, you are a good man. Thank you.

  • @lexrp8226
    @lexrp8226 Рік тому +15

    I’m loving these longer videos with multiple stories

  • @Baaweh
    @Baaweh Рік тому +11

    You answered your own question when you said the "nurse lowered him into the chair."
    When you are lowered into a chair you weigh less because of the counteracting force of the person lowering you.
    As you begin to settle into the seat we tend to use our arm on the armrests to settle more gently. This probably figured on dampening the momentum.
    Later when he wanted to smoke he shifted ( probably looking for his lighter.)
    Kaboom. Moral? Be kind.

    • @catherinepalmer4812
      @catherinepalmer4812 5 місяців тому +1

      AHH thanks for explaining I was wondering about how the explosion was delayed ❤

  • @commonsense571
    @commonsense571 Рік тому +8

    I love your channel SOO much! Thank you for your superior content and sensational narration. What a favorite of mine you most certainly are and I am very grateful 🌷🌷🌷

  • @Eleanoraaaaa
    @Eleanoraaaaa 11 місяців тому +5

    Honestly, I don’t blame the guy in the first story. I personally believe victims of abuse have every right to punish their abuser

  • @lindastansfield460
    @lindastansfield460 Рік тому +12

    Thank you for your wonderful presentation and compassion toward your videos, the cases are intriguing and fully informative.
    You are a great host for this channel, and always watch everyone of your videos.
    Keep up the great work!

  • @yzettasmith4194
    @yzettasmith4194 Рік тому +30

    I don't like it that Elizabeth got off so easy. Sure, she didn't pull the trigger, but she was a full accomplice.

    • @bigsskin4639
      @bigsskin4639 9 місяців тому +1

      I knew Elizabeth Jones in her later life. She moved back to South Wales and everybody local, knew about her past.

    • @yzettasmith4194
      @yzettasmith4194 9 місяців тому

      @@bigsskin4639 Interesting. If I may ask, what did you think of her?

    • @bigsskin4639
      @bigsskin4639 9 місяців тому +4

      @@yzettasmith4194 I knew her in my childhood. She was a regular drinker, if she had too much to drink she would often tell people after a drink "do yo know who I am? I'm Betty the murderer"
      I don't think she had a very happy life.

    • @yzettasmith4194
      @yzettasmith4194 9 місяців тому

      Sounds like she was self-medicating PTSD to me. @@bigsskin4639 Thanks for telling me.

    • @alphooey
      @alphooey 3 місяці тому +3

      She definitely should have been held accountable

  • @kimberlysheridan5530
    @kimberlysheridan5530 Рік тому +15

    When two people, each living bizarre fantasies, meet each other and do things neither would do if they were alone, is referred to as "folie a deux". Like Leopold and Loeb in 1922 here in the United States.

    • @bilindalaw-morley161
      @bilindalaw-morley161 Рік тому +2

      Yes, but it sounds like they didn't need each other to be violent fantasists. Folie a deux is when neither would have committed violent or psychopathic acts by themselves, but the couple call evil up in each other.

    • @britbrat1127
      @britbrat1127 Рік тому +5

      @@bilindalaw-morley161 In this case it does apply. Neither had a record and together they committed several robberies, assaults, attempted murder, and murder. Can guarantee they wouldn’t have done it on their own or they would’ve already been getting in trouble.

    • @margaretcastell9429
      @margaretcastell9429 Рік тому

      Brady and Hindley, Bonnie and Clyde
      Joint psychopathy.

  • @mrjones2721
    @mrjones2721 Рік тому +9

    It sounds like Archibald got what was coming to him. It’s too bad that the nurse was wounded and that Eric had to go away for so long.

  • @TheTristanmarcus
    @TheTristanmarcus 11 місяців тому +7

    This is such a great channel - great presenter, really thorough research, down to impeccable details, and also brilliant use of contemporary photos and, for earlier cases, artwork 🙏🏽 Oh, and really sensitive use of background sounds and music, not like some documentaries in which there is some crashing row going on over which it is almost impossible to hear the narration 😮 💯 ❤

    • @hildahilpert5018
      @hildahilpert5018 11 місяців тому

      Hi Paul just found your channel.What great stories.

  • @alonnahcasey8556
    @alonnahcasey8556 Рік тому +3

    I have mi you so much I've way binged every episode ànf and I have everyone you have made so thrilled to see you

  • @samantafloor
    @samantafloor Рік тому +5

    I really like your voice. I know it's murder and all, but I find it so soothing haha

  • @lunaskye621
    @lunaskye621 Рік тому +3

    I truly despise people who make confessions like murder on their death beds. They never cared about the victim but only for themselves and what retribution they could face. I believe a confession isn’t enough, the perpetrator needs to have worked to make amends.

  • @melmack2003
    @melmack2003 10 місяців тому +2

    An excellent line-up of cases today......hard to pick a favourite! Thank you! The English language can be so nuanced.....in my experience, 'well' can be spoken with a lot of air in the voice.....a pause for the comma and a 'big finish' with attitude for I NEVER!!

  • @DeathMetalDerf
    @DeathMetalDerf Рік тому +3

    I know it's very unlikely that you'll actually see this, but I have to say I love your sense of style. So, so dapper, I'm almost jealous. Thanks for everything you share with us. I hope you are well and having a great day!

  • @donnariahi2975
    @donnariahi2975 Рік тому +7

    Death bed confession story. 2 men fought on one of Canada’s islands. One man shot & killed the other. He was arrested but escaped & ran to the US. 20 or 30 years later, he became I’ll and near death. At that time he decided to confess for his crime. 5 days later he recovered, was arrested and returned to Canada, he escaped again.

  • @renee1961
    @renee1961 Рік тому +4

    These were really interesting! I like how you tell them!

  • @blacktara3936
    @blacktara3936 Рік тому +6

    Wish the worst criminals were actually punished these days. We'd all be so much safer.

  • @pedextrian398
    @pedextrian398 4 місяці тому +2

    Archibald just lost himself in all the excitement he had an explosive day😂

  • @eldgeth3799
    @eldgeth3799 Рік тому +5

    Many happy returns of the day!

  • @quietbatperson3115
    @quietbatperson3115 Рік тому +16

    Coming from the Black Country (near to Birmingham and Hadley) I grew up hearing the story of Bella in the Wych Elm. Even now, "Who put Bella in the Wych Elm" still appears on walls etc.
    I doubt we'll ever find out who Bella was but her legend will live on

  • @qrufus
    @qrufus Рік тому +8

    If a police composite was made of Margaret's killer (and still exists), the police could do a comparison between that and photos of the 91 year old from the time of the murder (give or take 5 -10 years). Then do a background check to see if he even was near the area at the time.

  • @rjborremans4033
    @rjborremans4033 Рік тому +5

    Good to have you and the great stories back with us lad 🍺🍺

  • @meese9140
    @meese9140 6 місяців тому +1

    “Guilty but insane” gotta be my second favorite verdict. #1 is “sane but evil.”

  • @tamikent8656
    @tamikent8656 Рік тому +5

    So glad you are back with more stories 🎉🎉🎉

  • @opalfishsparklequasar8663
    @opalfishsparklequasar8663 Рік тому +4

    31:42 - what's a mock wedding ring?

  • @Queenie97
    @Queenie97 Рік тому +1

    Good to see you back, Sir! Thanks for the wonderful video!😁

  • @donnariahi2975
    @donnariahi2975 Рік тому +2

    Happy Birthday Paul. I love the compilations. These were very interesting.

  • @amy43215
    @amy43215 Рік тому

    Fully enjoying the longer videos and compilations

  • @ONECENTPERDUCTIONS
    @ONECENTPERDUCTIONS Рік тому +4

    Been checking every day!! Glad to see you back!!!

    • @WellINever
      @WellINever  Рік тому +1

      Thank you, Shannon. Glad to be back 😁

  • @mistermaxr
    @mistermaxr Рік тому +1

    Another great video. Ive enjoyed them all. Thank you!

  • @jax8187
    @jax8187 Рік тому

    Thoroughly enjoy this episode, as always. Thank you.

  • @whoknows3972
    @whoknows3972 Рік тому +2

    You have an amazing way of telling a story… it’s refreshing 🙏

  • @raymondsprengelmeyer1278
    @raymondsprengelmeyer1278 Рік тому +1

    I really enjoy your stories. Your delivery is wonderful, and I know that whatever the subject, it will be interesting! Thank you for sharing!

  • @RobinHood-1961
    @RobinHood-1961 Рік тому +3

    With the Margaret Cook case, at least it's no longer a cold case. And killing someone with an anti tank grenade? My wife heard this and she said she can't believe someone actually thought of that. That's a classic.

  • @paulhemingway9149
    @paulhemingway9149 Рік тому +2

    At last!!
    Love this channel. Marvellous, accurate and interesting crimes.😊😊

  • @vickiewallace415
    @vickiewallace415 Рік тому +2

    Thank you so much for your great content! More Please!!!!

  • @marykrueger6039
    @marykrueger6039 Рік тому +1

    Another great job as always. Love the channel and the multiple story format. Keep up the great work Sir. 👍👍

  • @kathypaterson2530
    @kathypaterson2530 Рік тому

    Brilliant, as ever. Thank you for these x

  • @colindeer9657
    @colindeer9657 9 місяців тому +1

    Fascinating. Many thanks for sharing this video. Cheers C

  • @SeventhSwell
    @SeventhSwell Рік тому +1

    Another very enjoyable episode. Thank you!

  • @JamesWilliams-gp6ek
    @JamesWilliams-gp6ek Рік тому +1

    Thank you and please keep the posts coming.

  • @bilindalaw-morley161
    @bilindalaw-morley161 Рік тому +3

    Carl and Elizabeth sound perfectly matched

  • @wildabeast1
    @wildabeast1 Рік тому +1

    yay been waiting to hear you ty

  • @TheKurtis66
    @TheKurtis66 Рік тому +2

    Love your content, each one better than the last!

  • @alexandradane3672
    @alexandradane3672 Рік тому +2

    Another very interesting video. Thank you.

  • @Victoria-wz9ub
    @Victoria-wz9ub Рік тому +1

    Excellent, as always. 😊

  • @wienzard36
    @wienzard36 Рік тому +1

    perfect timing! just when i needed something to watch while waiting for reply to feedback for my work :D
    great job as always

  • @gigiwilson9124
    @gigiwilson9124 Рік тому +3

    Absolutely awesome 👌 thanks

  • @eucliduschaumeau8813
    @eucliduschaumeau8813 Рік тому

    "Archibald...and his chair, were gone". I don't know why, but I burst out laughing at that line.

  • @nemowindsor8724
    @nemowindsor8724 Рік тому +6

    I think is best that the 91-year-old was let be. He had a death sentence anyway, and I wouldn’t want to discourage other confessions. It does give some closure. It’s also true that despite the terrible thing he’d done, from what you’ve said, it sounds like he hadn’t gone in to a life of violence and crime. At 91, after living a peaceful life and dying of severe illness, he’s no threat to anyone, and there’s no reason to rehabilitate or incarcerate. In some ways, it was brave of him to come forward, risking his children’s and friends’ opinions of him, when he could have easily taken it to the grave. Maybe some mercy could inspire others to come forward and do the right thing.

  • @dalhousiekid
    @dalhousiekid Рік тому

    So glad you’re back. 😊

  • @rogersledz6793
    @rogersledz6793 Рік тому

    Thank you so much for uploading this video. It is helping me get through the pandemic!

  • @dennismitchell5414
    @dennismitchell5414 Рік тому

    Very interesting stories and great content as always ! 👍👍

  • @gNOme_5
    @gNOme_5 Рік тому +2

    Case #1
    The "bath chair" looks like a big old baby stroller! It does look like it could be comfy, though. 😅😅
    Edit: It sounds as if the HORRENDOUS fate of Archibald couldn't have happened to a better person! Too bad for poor Doris though. 😢😢

  • @user-ot7fc8jo8x
    @user-ot7fc8jo8x Рік тому

    Compelling and awesome. You always bring the nuance of the past to life.

  • @GhostLivesMatter
    @GhostLivesMatter Рік тому +2

    Just found your channel tonight!! You are a very good reader!! Thank you for your entertainment!!

  • @BeYourOwnPet.
    @BeYourOwnPet. Рік тому +3

    Happy birthday Paul!🎉

  • @Ethan-ee8rv
    @Ethan-ee8rv Рік тому +1

    1:57 usually things from history look worse than what they do now, but that chair looks awesome! The dog on the woman’s chair made me smile. Probably not as mobile as they are nowadays though.

  • @darrensinnott2197
    @darrensinnott2197 2 місяці тому

    Just discovered this channel..Fantastic narration!!!

  • @thebloodtrail
    @thebloodtrail 3 місяці тому

    This is a very soothing voice you have, like having a grandfather from the UK, i thank you for such a soothing voice

  • @Firecracker66
    @Firecracker66 Рік тому +1

    Brave! what an incredibly well done video

  • @SerenityFalls666
    @SerenityFalls666 Рік тому +1

    Hello sir! So glad I found your channel; you have a wonderful voice for storytelling and the cases are great. Take care, and I'll stay tuned 😊

  • @kimmccabe1422
    @kimmccabe1422 8 місяців тому +2

    I love your 19th century British Crime storys. Keep em coming. You're the best at it in my book and i watch alot. PS WHAT WLD HAPPEN IF THEY JUST IGNORED BULLY ARCHIBALDS DEMANDS. Wld have been a smarter move or rather, non move..

  • @Ms.HarmonyJ
    @Ms.HarmonyJ Рік тому +1

    Hello Paul so glad to see your back with another amazing video as always my friend sensational job I always enjoy your videos keep up the sensational job

  • @lisaboban
    @lisaboban Рік тому +1

    I love this channel!!!

  • @gleefulme9617
    @gleefulme9617 Рік тому +6

    This sounds like an episode of Foyle's War.

  • @XVX..
    @XVX.. Рік тому +4

    The notification on my phone only showed me the first six words of the video title, and I became a tiny bit worried. 😅

  • @playnicechannel
    @playnicechannel Рік тому +1

    This was such a good episode I watched it twice 👍👍⭐️

  • @gennydickie9623
    @gennydickie9623 Рік тому

    Thank you for the video ❤️🇨🇦