89 | Murder in Wartime Folkestone: Did Dennis Leckey Get Away With It?

89 | Murder in Wartime Folkestone: Did Dennis Leckey Get Away With It?

February 19, 2026 · 21 min

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The episode explores the mysterious disappearance and subsequent murder investigation of Caroline Trayler in wartime Folkestone.

On the streets of Folkestone, Kent, amid World War II, 18-year-old Caroline Trayler disappeared after being seen drinking at the local pub one Sunday evening in June 1943. When Police Constable Lewis entered a bombed-out grocer’s shop several days later in the hunt for the missing woman, he discovered a tragic scene which confirmed that the missing person’s case had now become a murder enquiry. 📘 Learn more about my latest book Wartime London’s ‘Bonnie and Clyde’: The Crime Spree of Betty Jones and Karl Hulten https://prashganendran.com/the-cleft-chin-murder/ 📖 Prefer to read? Full article: https://prashganendran.com/the-wartime-murder-of-caroline-trayler-by-dennis-leckey-1943/ 📺 Subscribe for video versions YouTube: https://youtube.com/@prashsmurdermap 💡 Support my work Patreon (audio only ad-free episodes): https://www.patreon.com/prashsmurdermap Buy me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/prashsmurdermap PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/prashsmurdermap 🙏 Thank you for listening. Your support helps keep Prash’s Murder Map going and is very much appreciated. Music: "Long Note Three", "Long Note Two" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0…

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