This week Beth and Wendy discuss Kenneth Erskine, AKA the Stockwell Strangler, a British serial killer who committed the murders of at least seven people. They were all senior citizens, men and women, in London between April and July 1986. Police also suspected Erskine of four other murders.
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Articles/Websites
Wikipedia contributors. (04/25/2020). Kenneth Erskine. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 04/25/2020 from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kenneth_Erskine&oldid=953012251
Kenneth Erskine. (n.d.). Murderpedia, The Encyclopedia of Murderers. Retrieved 04/25/2020 from https://murderpedia.org/male.E/e/erskine-kenneth.htm
Wright, Steven. (07/14/09). £100,000 bill to prove Stockwell Strangler Kenneth Erskine was insane. The Daily Mail. Retrieved 05/01/2020 from https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1199597/Stockwell-Strangler-Kenneth-Erskine-wins-appeal-convictions-reduced-manslaughter.html
Criminal Encyclopedia. (01/27/17). Kenneth Erskine, Stockwell Strangler – 1986. Retrieved 05/01/2020 from https://justcriminals.info/2017/01/27/kenneth-erskine-stockwell-strangler-1986/
The True Crime Database. (n.d.). The Stockwell Strangler. Retrieved 05/01/2020 from https://www.thetruecrimedatabase.com/case_file/the-stockwell-strangler
Davey, Ed. (07/14/2009). Snaring the Stockwell Strangler. Retrieved 05/01/2020 from http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/8149921.stm
Wikipedia contributors. (05/26/2020). Gerontophilia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 05/03/2020 from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gerontophilia&oldid=947422871
Books
Marshall, Natalie. (02/22/2016). Stockwell Strangler: The True Story of Kenneth Erskine. Amazon.com Services LLC
https://www.amazon.com/Stockwell-Strangler-Story-Kenneth-Erskine-ebook/dp/B01C4ELO22/
Podcasts
Hosts Lucy and Emma. (05/06/2018). Slaughter, Episode 54: Lord Lucan and Kenneth Erskine. [Audio podcast]. Retrieved 04/28/2020 from https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/slaughter-true-crime-podcast
Hosts Brittany, Justine and Scott. (03/21/2018). It’s About Damn Crime, Episode 56: The Stockwell Strangler. [Audio Podcast]. Retrieved 4/28/2020 from https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/its-about-damn-crime
Video
New Scotland Yard Files-Kenneth Erskine-The Stockwell Strangler
https://youtu.be/2yHdJbvbeUI
Serial Killer – Kenneth Erskine
https://youtu.be/MpeazbSxF5M
First Kill Last Kill- The Stockwell Strangler
https://ok.ru/video/1048431561263
History
Hidden London. (n.d.). Stockwell, Lambeth. Retrieved 04/30/2020 from https://hidden-london.com/gazetteer/stockwell/
Wikipedia contributors. (04/09/2020). Death of Jean Charles de Menezes. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 05/01/2020 from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Death_of_Jean_Charles_de_Menezes&oldid=949877069
Wikipedia contributors. (01/18/2020). 1985 Brixton riot. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 05/01/2020 from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1985_Brixton_riot&oldid=936432584
Associated Press. (05/01/1986). AROUND THE WORLD; Prisoners Riot at Jails In Britain and 50 Escape. New York Times. Retrieved 5/1/2020 from https://www.nytimes.com/1986/05/01/world/around-the-world-prisoners-riot-at-jails-in-britain-and-50-escape.html
Wikipedia contributors. (12/18/2019). Patrick Magee (Irish republican). Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 05/01/2020 from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patrick_Magee_(Irish_republican)&oldid=931415334
Pitts, David. (Dec 1989). To Be Young, British and Black. Black Enterprise, Vol 20 No 5. Retrieved 05/03/2020 from https://books.google.com/books?id=sV4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA5&lpg=PA5&dq=To+Be+Young,+British+and+Black.+Black+Enterprise&source=bl&ots=fEOfO_ZyFi&sig=ACfU3U0m2fNs52CYPnOFel6AahezdpPWcQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiiuLWh5pfpAhUCNn0KHd4WDuoQ6AEwA3oECAkQAQ#v=onepage&q=To%20Be%20Young%2C%20British%20and%20Black.%20Black%20Enterprise&f=false
Shout Outs
The Spanish Princess
https://www.starz.com/us/en/series/42457/episodes?season=1
Girma, Marchu. (10/01/2015). A snapshot of the little-known history of black Tudor women. Gal-Dem. Retrieved 05/03/2020 from https://gal-dem.com/a-snapshot-of-the-little-known-history-of-black-tudor-women/
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