#341 - London's Forgotten 'Gay Slayer' (W2, SW6, SW1 and SW10)

About this episode

This episode explores the murders of six gay men in London between 1980 and 1983, linked by their brutal killings.

From the 31st of January 1980 to the 1st of August 1983, on neighbouring streets across the London postcodes of W2, SW6, with two in SW1 and two in SW10, six gay men were murdered - Henry Carr, Dr Richard Mercy, Carlos Mery-Squella, Anthony Bird, Harry Williams and Peter Arne. They were linked by detectives as they had all been sadistically stabbed, battered, and sometimes posed and set alight. But who was the slayer of gay men in London’s West End? Location #1:  Henry Carr, top floor flat,52 Cathcart Road, Kensington, SW10 Location #2: Dr Richard Mercy, Flat 5, 34 Eaton Place, Belgravia, SW1 Location #3:  Carlos Mery-Sequella, Flat 2, 22 Gunter Grove, West Brompton, Kensington, SW10 Location #4:  Anthony Jackson Bird, Bentley Court, 72-74 Kensington Gardens Square, Bayswater, W2 Location #5:  Harry Williams, flat unknown, Bagley’s Lane in Fulham, SW6 Location #6:  Peter Arne, ground floor flat, 54 Hans Place in Kensington, SW1 Culprit:  ? Five time nominated at the True Crime Awards, Independent Podcast Awards and the British Podcast Awards, Murder Mile is one of the best UK / British true crime podcasts covering only 20 square miles of West London…

People in this episode

Host: Michael

Topics covered

• true crime
• murder
• LGBTQ history
• London
• unsolved cases

Keywords

• gay slayer
• London murders
• true crime podcast
• unsolved murders
• LGBTQ victims

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: True Crime Awards, Independent Podcast Awards, British Podcast Awards, Cult With No Name

Places: London, West End

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