When two men appeared at a hospital after dark with a bag over their shoulder, they rang the doorbell of the dissecting room and a porter answered.

When the porter told them he wasn’t interested in buying a body, the men asked if they could store the corpse there overnight to lessen the chances of them being found wandering around the streets with a dead body.

When the porter agreed and the men left the bag on the table and scuttled off back into the night, a foot flopped out of it. Thinking it looked very fresh but not wanting to tie himself up as he was off to the theatre, he switched the lights off and left for the night.

The following day, the men would return saying they had a buyer and they would be taking the body but its next destination would be where suspicions rose and the police were called…

Today on Macabre London, we uncover the mystery of the Italian Boy and the grim London Burkers.

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https://www.oldbaileyonline.org/record/t18311201-17

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fortune_of_War,_Smithfield

https://www.britannica.com/topic/body-snatching

https://mymacabreroadtrip.com/a-week-in-the-life-of-a-london-body-snatcher/

https://stjohnstreet.co.uk/the-clerkenwell-italian-community-a-history/

https://www.sarahwise.co.uk/italianboy.html

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On the 8th of February 1983, police were called to a top floor flat in a suburban area of London.

The man that had made the call was a plumber and the reason he’d got in contact was as he’d discovered something unusual.

When residents started complaining of the drains being backed up and a strange smell emanating from the property, the plumber came to clear the suspected blockage, however what he found under the manhole cover would reveal a dark and terrifying story, one which had been kept secret for a number of years.

With a disturbing secret uncovered, police raided the home and arrested the tennant on suspicion of murder, but what he would go on to reveal would haunt them revealing their own incompetencies right before their very eyes.

Today on Macabre London, we uncover part two of the story of the Muswell Hill murderer, Dennis Nilsen.

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p0bgjl37/the-nilsen-files

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Nilsen

https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/81097791

Brian Masters: Killing For Company - book https://www.amazon.co.uk/Killing-Company-Brian-Masters-ebook/dp/B004K6MEC2

https://murderpedia.org/male.N/n/nilsen-dennis-victims.htm

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0bgjl37

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On the 8th of February 1983, police were called to a top floor flat in a suburban area of London.

The man that had made the call was a plumber and the reason he’d got in contact was as he’d discovered something unusual.

When residents started complaining of the drains being backed up and a strange smell emanating from the property, the plumber came to clear the suspected blockage, however what he found under the manhole cover would reveal a dark and terrifying story, one which had been kept secret for a number of years.

Today on Macabre London, we uncover the story of the Muswell Hill murderer, Dennis Nilsen.

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Macabre London is a fortnightly podcast and YouTube show that delves into London's haunted and gruesome history alongside discovering Macabre mini Mysteries from all over the world!

Be sure to check out my other podcast, Killers, Cults & Queens with Cheryl The Queen https://podfollow.com/queens

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Thank you to our executive producer patrons - Christina, Christophe, Lisa, M, Ravelle, Sally, Sam, Sarah, Terri, Teresa, Vee, Veronica

And to all of our wonderful £5 tier patrons...

Amy

Andrea

Andrew

Claire R

Claire S

Creepy Paper

David R

Denise

Elizabeth

Helen

Inge

Jo

Kathryn

Kelly

Lindal

Liz

Rachel

Shannon

Talli

The Paranormal Princess

Vee

ZozoLAM

And thanks to all other patrons too!

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p0bgjl37/the-nilsen-files

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Killing-Company-Brian-Masters/dp/1787466256/ref=pd_sbs_d_sccl_1_1/261-3098610-2827151?pd_rd_w=as3CL&content-id=amzn1.sym.a6779871-f1b3-4f65-8ecd-f839d6272217&pf_rd_p=a6779871-f1b3-4f65-8ecd-f839d6272217&pf_rd_r=X05J00W26RA0P764ZE9Z&pd_rd_wg=hFmjA&pd_rd_r=4eb76eed-0b31-4e32-8eed-393be92acc7f&pd_rd_i=1787466256&psc=1

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Nilsen

https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/81097791

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