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EP47: Murder on Merseyside

November 4, 2025 · 26 min

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Ciaran delves into one of Britain’s most puzzling murder cases; the 1931 murder of Julia Wallace in the Anfield area of Liverpool.

When insurance agent William Herbert Wallace reported finding his wife brutally murdered, the police uncovered a trail of strange clues including a mysterious phone call, a bizarre alibi, and a crime scene that seemed somewhat staged.

Was Wallace a cold-blooded killer who orchestrated an elaborate deception? Or the victim of an extraordinary coincidence? Nearly a century later, the case still divides investigators, historians, and armchair detectives alike. Join Ciaran as he unravels the evidence, explores the theories, and the fallout from this brutal unsolved murder.


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Further Reading: The Julia Wallace Murder Foundation | How Liverpool police solved one of the world's most baffling murder mysteries.


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