#275 - Stolen Womanhood (Fulham, London, England)

#275 - Stolen Womanhood.On Sunday 5th of November 1978, at a little after 5:30pm, two women stood at a bus stop on Sydney Place in Kensington, SW7, waiting for the rush hour bus. Having been close friends for decades, there seemed to be an odd friction between them, and although their issue was of a personal nature, within minutes, one would be a wanted criminal on the run, and the other would be shot dead. But why did Alvada Kooken murder Margaret Philbin?Date: Sunday 5th of November 1978, at a little after 5:30pmLocation: Bus Stop (now HY), Sydney Place, off Fulham Road, Kensington, SW7.Victims: 1 (Margaret Helen Philbin known as Peggy)Culprits: 1 (Alvada Ruth Kooken)Method of killing: shooting in a public place, having drawn up a kill listBlog here - https://www.murdermiletours.com/blog/murder-mile-uk-true-crime-podcast-275-stolen-womanhood-alvada-ruth-kooken-margaret-peggy-philbinMurder Mile is researched, written and performed by Michael of Murder Mile UK True Crime Podcast with the main musical themes written and performed by Erik Stein and Jon Boux of Cult With No Name and additional music, as used under the Creative Commons License 4.0. A full listing of tracks used and a full transcript for each episode is listed here and a legal disclaimer.For links click hereTo subscribe via Patreon, click here Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/murdermile. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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