Season: 4 Episode: 15

45 year old Charles Houghton had been convicted of the murders of two elderly sisters, Eleanor and Martha , for whom he worked as a butler.  They had given him notice after 22 years working for them due to his drinking problem.  He shot them both on the 7th of September 1926. 

Listen to the events that led up to his despicable decision and what happened afterwards.

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This podcast has been specially edited from a Bradley Stoke Radio show in Bristol, England. 

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SOURCES

Nottingham Evening Post - Tuesday 14 September 1926

Aberdeen Press and Journal - Saturday 06 November 1926

Gloucester Journal - Saturday 04 December 1926

Capital Punishment UK

Ancestry UK

Daily News (London) - Saturday 11 September 1926 [5]

GloucestershireLive

Mirror.co.uk

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