The Goatfell Murder | Victorian Sociopath or Calculated Climber?

The Goatfell Murder | Victorian Sociopath or Calculated Climber?
News of the Times | Episode 521  1889
In this gripping true crime tale from 1889, we follow mild-mannered London clerk Edwin Rose on what should have been a peaceful summer holiday to the Isle of Arran. Instead, he crosses paths with a charismatic stranger calling himself “Mr. Annandale” — a man who dresses well, speaks smoothly, and lies with alarming ease.

When Rose’s battered body is discovered hidden on the slopes of Goatfell, the hunt begins — not only for a killer, but for the truth behind a man with no past, multiple identities, and an eerie lack of conscience.

Was this a calculated murder?
A robbery gone wrong?
Or the work of a Victorian sociopath, who killed simply because he could?

🔍 Featuring:
A mountain climb with deadly consequences
A false name and a real murder
A thrilling manhunt across Scotland
And a courtroom drama soaked in suspicion

✨ Plus: In today’s “Further Particulars,” someone steals horse-plumes during a funeral. Because of course they do.
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1900: The Sinister Mr Salmon |  EP484
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1927: Murder at Plummers Plain House |  EP488 
https://youtu.be/2PhVhjpe7Xw
1810 - 1903: History's Serial Killers - Compilation |  EP512
https://youtu.be/EzqCnPf9YLc

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