The Sexy Murder Scandal That Victorians Were Obsessed With

Watch this full episode about the Bermondsey Horror, the shocking Victorian murder by Marie Manning. Anthony Delaney and Maddy Pelling delve into the grisly 1849 killing of Patrick O'Conor, a wealthy moneylender lured to a house in a notorious London slum. The married couple, Frederick and Marie Manning, shot and bludgeoned O'Conor before burying his body under their kitchen floorboards, a crime that would horrify Dickensian London.

Discover how early police work and sensational press coverage led to a nationwide manhunt for the fugitive killers, one fleeing to Edinburgh and the other to the island of Jersey. This case, culminating in the last public hanging of a husband and wife in Britain, captivated the nation, drew the condemnation of Charles Dickens, and left a lasting mark on the history of crime and punishment.

0:00 Intro
3:34 The Bermondsey Horror
8:50 The Killer, The Lover & The Husband
19:36 Murder Under The Kitchen Floor
34:35 The Nationwide Manhunt
44:58 The Last Public Hanging of a Husband & Wife

Edited by Tim Arstall. Research by Phoebe Joyce. Produced by Freddy Chick. Senior Producer is Charlotte Long. Video Edited by Anna Brant.

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