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#170 - The Girl with a Smile for Everyone - Part One (Westbourne Grove, London, Britain)

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On the far eastern edge of Regent’s Park is Cumberland Green on the corner of Chester Road and the Outer Circle. It’s a non-descript expanse of grass with several intersecting paths and few trees. On Wednesday 1st October 1947, at roughly 10:30pm, the body of a woman was discovered here. Her name was Gladys Hanrahan, also known as ‘Renée’, a 35-year-old book-keeper who worked in a local dairy. She was shy, quiet and polite; she never stayed out late, she always told her family where she was going, and she never walked through dark parks alone, and especially not with strangers. So, why was Gladys Hanrahan murdered and who by? Date: Wednesday 1st October 1947Location: Cumberland Green, Regent's Park, London, UK, NW1Victims: 1 (Gladys "Renee" Margaret Irene Hanrahan)Culprits: 1 (Albert "Bert" Butler)Keywords: unsolved, Regents Park, missing, Blog - https://www.murdermiletours.com/blog/murder-mile-uk-true-crime-podcast-170-the-girl-with-a-smile-for-everyone-part-one Murder Mile is researched, written and performed by Michael J Buchanan-Dunne of Murder Mile Walks with the main musical themes written and performed by Erik Stein and Jon Boux of Cult With No Name with additional music, as used under the Creative Commons License 4.0 (Attribution) via Free Music Archive and YouTube Music. A full listing of tracks used and a full transcript for each episode is listed here and a legal disclaimer. FOLLOW US HERE: Facebook Twitter Instagram Murder Mile Discussion Group Youtube Link to Murder Mile Mugs Link to YouTube Channel Link to Live Show Want to meet up? Here's the link to True-Crime Mingle Got 5 mins? Fill in the Always True Crime survey for a chance to win a £100 restaurant voucher https://podcastsurvey.typeform.com/to/MMk0718T Closes 31st Oct 2026 Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/murdermile. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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