Dark Histories

Ben Cutmore

Fortnightly narratives on the unsolved and the unexplained, mysteries, historical true crime, touches of the paranormal and cultural peculiarities.

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Dark Histories

Episodes (245)

Tue Mar 3rd The 19th Century West Ham Vanishings
Feb 17th George Psalmanazar, The Man From Formosa
Feb 3rd George Joseph Smith: The Case of the Brides in the Bath

Dark Histories

Mar 3, 2026
1 hour
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The East London district of West Ham might be best known globally for the football team of the same name, but in the late 19th century, the area became famous for something much darker. West Ham, and in particular, a single road within the district, became the scene for a series of unusual disappearances that took place over more than a decade, as young girls were vanished away from the streets, never to be seen again. At least until one was found dead and stuffed into a cupboard in an empty house. SOURCES Bondeson, Jan (2016) Rivals...

Dark Histories

The 19th Century West Ham Vanishings

Ben Cutmore

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