Yes! Paul has such class and personality!His narrative style is reflective of his theatrical background, but he has a way of presenting even the most vile stories in an informative and entertaining manner. One of my own personal most favorite channels!
@@Jaxissupergay77 I didn't know they were called that, thank you. According to the Cambridge Dictionary (which I just looked up) apparently muttonchops are defined as "long hair growing down each side of a man's face, fashionable especially in Europe and America in the 19th century". Apparently it is not exactly the same as sideburns, although if you google pictures of both muttonchops and sideburns the difference is not startling. But you are right, Paul has muttonchops.
Years ago, I read "The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher," by Kate Summerscale, which delves deeply into this case and the negative effect it had on the detective. Because he couldn't get a confession from Constance, and thus couldn't prove his suspicions, he was basically ridiculed by everyone on the police force.
@@s.mcdaniel1149 Thank you! I'll have a search for it...yes, I had thought it was a fictional story I'd seen but clearly it had enough truth for this to be so familiar. 🙂 Terrible vaguely remembering something!
@@lucyh4355 The Suspicions' of Mr Wicher starring Paddy Considine this was the first of four stories The Murder at Road Hill House being the first and based on the real case the following three stories were all fictional with Wicher supposedly retired from the police force following ill health and working as a private enquiry agent. I've just finished watching them all on DVD and can recommend viewing. In reality Jack Wicher remained a serving officer with the Metropolitan Police
I am currently re-reading "The Suspicions of Mr. Witcher." I am struck by the similarities of this story to two other child murders, that of Charles Lindburg Jr. and Jon Benet Ramsey. All three removed from bed, servants and family members suspected, and no real resolution many years later.
Jon benet spirit came & she told me what happened to her, she was murdered by her mother & sexually abused by her brother from 3yrs old, he needs to be arrested & castrated for what he did to his sister he's sick & Evil just like his mother I believe what Jon benet told me was the Truth RIP sweet Angel.
Dearest Paul, I am often knitting or crocheting as I listen to your videos and it's easy to get lost in a period of time long ago and imagine myself as one of the "proper ladies" whose hobbies were the same. Then, your voice stops...and I'm once again shoved back into the present. That's how wonderful your storytelling is ❤ I'm going to go binge on your videos...and knit away. Thank you for keeping me company. You're quite the gentleman. ❤
I dont see why people can't believe that Constance killed her brother. She admitted to it after all. No-one would do that, knowing they would face the hangman at the end of it. I dont think she did it because she was jealous of her brother. She may have done it to get at her step mother for taking the place of her real mother. Is it because she is young and female that people think it couldn't possibly be her? That's what I'm guessing anyway..
@@laurieb3703 LMAO. You were trying to say 'men avoided hanging' lol. Women literally had far harsher sentences for the crimes, and they were also arbitrarily killed in periods like witch burnings. The reason people didn't believe it's her wasn't because of her sex but most likely because they liked the idea of the affair with the nanny more since Constance was from a decent family and the other lady was of lower station + the excitement over the 'dirty affair'. Like, they literally wanted to blame another woman, just not Constance.
Dear Paul, I appreciate your clear delivery without backtracking or padding to lengthen the story. Seeing you at the location and all the vintage photos makes it even more engaging. Cheers.
Oh I’m glad you covered this -Ive lived in frome for 45 years !It is right by the village of Rode (originally Road) and we go by the house all the time I’ve always been fascinated! My friends relative is PC Urch who was the constable called in from frome police station to attend the scene ! Such a sad case and you’ve done a fantastic job covering it -as usual! Thank you!
You are such an amazing story teller! I think Constance became a nurse to care for others in a way she felt she wasn’t there to care for her brother in his time of need. The fact that the police were “stuck” in the kitchen and the evidence disappeared shows strategy and cunning from a much older person in the house...
Teenagers can be very cunning if they feel like it, and don't have the same restraints a healthy adult has. Besides, it doesn't take that much cunning to lock a door. The nightgown is the most damning thing to me. She was wearing it the night of the murder, it was found hidden away and bloodstained, and was later gotten rid of again. The fact it was hidden away like that indicates it was incriminating evidence, and for the kids' blood to have gotten on it without her involvement someone must have gotten into her room while she slept, taken the nightgown off of her without waking her, and then put it on before murdering the boy. It seems extremely improbable that someone would be able to do that, and even more improbable that someone would want to do that. I'm completely convinced it was her and that the confession was genuine. If she had wanted to protect someone she would have confessed immediately, not years later when reputations were already ruined.
@@foo219 I'm inclined to agree with you, but to take the other side for a moment, blood on her night gown doesn't mean she did it. It just indicates that she probably had contact with her little brother's body, which she might have done if she was trying to help him after someone else attacked him. For example, her brother killed the little boy, woke her up, showed her what he had done and she grabbed the little boy to see if anything could be done for him. Like I said, I'm inclined to agree with you that the confession was real and she did do it, but there are other possibilities.
I’m a British expat living in Sydney Australia. Strathfield is in Sydney and I live 5kilometres from Strathfield which is a thriving multicultural town...Loving your stories ❤
I feel more like sitting around a dim fire place in a pub. Sipping strong ale from stoneware tankards. An old grey hunting dog curled up by the hearth. The faint waft of mulled spice coming from the pot hanging above the glowing coals. It mixes with a sweet smoke of a pipe. A slight creak comes from the 4th floor board anytime some one passes close by. You pull the soft wool throw up a bit as you adjust yourself slightly in the stuffed leather chair. You trace the tendrils of pipe smoke upwards as the antlers of a stag that hang over the hearth come into focus. You take another sip of ale
It is really odd that her confession would be 80% reassurance that she acted alone. And then she didn't talk anymore about the case. Sounds to me like there was someone else involved, whether it's her taking the fall for another or her shielding her accomplice.
@@resnonverba137Yeah, she had no reason to confess other than her own conscience. Nobody was interrogating her. It was voluntary. Why do people disbelieve that?
My phone broke down, out of the blue, and I'd thought I'd lost your channel as I couldn't remember the name exactly. Happy your page popped up in recommendations. Keep up your good work.
Captivating story as always. Though they are gruesome story´s, there is something very calming and cozy about your videos. Like wraping oneself in a blanket in front of the fireplace while a storm rages outside, and the family tells scary stories. I love every minute of your videos!
It never ceases to amaze me how, even with a confession that should end all arguments, cases like these still confuse us with endless possible scenarios if what "really happened.". If Mary did kill her brother at such a tender age how did she live with the weight of that deed for another 84 yrs without it driving her mad?
You need to remember that people who can commit horrific crimes don't always have the same thought process or handle emotions in the same way you or I might. People disassociate or just feel absolutely nothing towards things like this. It's wild.
Time heals everything even murders forget about the victims and if they are emotionally detached from the victim from the start then that becomes more easy for them to just get over it quicky. Some murderer do get nightmares because of the act itself not because of the guilt.
Anyone interested in this case should read the book titled 'Cruelly Murdered: Constance Kent and the killing at Road Hill House' by Bernard Taylor as it gives much more clearer details surrounding the tragic killing of Savill as he was called by his family then. Unfortunately it is currently out of print (it had been published in 1979) but there may be some online sites selling 2nd hand books if you want to delve this case further. I strongly recommend the book as I found it to be both brilliant & moving.
Pity! Some scans and cheap download of ebooks could do so great .. a great pity when curiosity is not satiated. "A day when You don't read is a lost day" Saw in a recently closed library in Madrid . thanks x the tip
Oh Paul! I just love to hear you tell these horrific stories! You have an unbelievable way of giving us the story that makes us feel like we’re right there watching everything unfold! Blessings to you and your family! And Blessed Easter!! ❤️✝️
My thought is this: 1. If Kent house witnessed Constance "doing the opposite" of jealousy/scorn, was that to throw off suspicion or to convince others.... or was it genuine? Her entire personality her whole life suggests either penance or a desire to do good. Is this to make up for her outrageous sin? 2. If she did cover for her brother, why did the investigation not provide more information on him? There doesn't seem to be as round a picture for him than for her --- and didn't they share a bedroom as teenagers? 3. If she and he hated their stepmother, enough for Constance to go drag and try her chances at sea with strangers, the fact that Whicher had to go outside of the Kent house to find this out means their home was either full of secrets and lies, or with real ignorance of who their eldest children were. 4. William was not cast out of their home like Constance was -- the whole family without her relocated and she was sent literally out of the country to be with strangers .... ironically what she wanted supposedly all along, at least before her youngest brother was killed. If he was a realistic suspect, why did he go with the family? You would think that the stepmother would suggest that both older children be sent away, just in case. 5. If Constance didn't confess in her 20 years in prison, or in her lifetime after it, even to herself, even written down in a diary or told to a friend if she happened to have too much to drink... she didn't have children, she never took a spouse or partner, she was just by herself, caring for others outside her home but otherwise alone without anyone. It just feels like she either self imposed her exile or was thrown out of the family for real (I mean, she changed her name for privacy and a fresh start, but it could also be that she had no more connections with her family... even her brother William.) Some of it feels fishy, but I could buy her killing a three year old half brother, under the right circumstances. Without jealousy as a motive, the only other thought that could come to mind is just outright hate and rage, or some form of manipulation done on her by her brother William. It feels convoluted to argue. Truly a good episode. Thanks!
Paul, yours’ is my favorite channel & I look forward to each new video of yours. Your skill at storytelling & keeping the listener interested throughout is quite impressive. Just a quick question for you. Would you ever consider sharing your “bloopers” at the end of your videos? In one of your videos you shared your hilarious reaction to a lady getting angry at her husband for not escorting another man to the bathroom. I have to tell you I laughed so hard!! ( “He can go by himself!!”😅) Any way, love you & your channel. Keep up the good work!! ❤
Would be right treat to watch your bloopers. No dignity would be lost, just more respect and admiration wood bloom and we'd have a laugh along! Greatly admire your work. Thank you.
Thank you, kind Sir, for compiling all these interesting stories from the past. I enjoy listening to you because you speak very clearly in your lovely accent.
Another excellent story! Your videos are always fascinating. I love the level of detail you provide and the way you explain the case from various points of view.
Just found your channel today. Great find for me on the tube. I really like your delivery; your story telling skills are most excellent. Looking forward to watching much much more! Thank you!
While there are several similar sites to listen to the evening, I first of all find your voice to be clear and enunciation exact. Other channels I find to just drone away and I become bored and actually forget the previous lines. Your voice is very clear and speech impeccable. Thank you so very much.
Intensely and immensely impeccable, intriguing, and insightful!! Each and every episode!! Thank you, Esteemed Gentleman!! You are one of my favorite addictions!!
After watching 4 or 5 of your video’s, I’m hooked… love everything about it, the storytelling, the presentation, the narration, your style! You have a new subscriber, and please never stop making videos 🙏🏼
Love your channel and love your dapper style! I live in Frome, very close to Rode. There are a lot of great tales about Frome as well if you care to come back. Perhaps look up the case of the murder of Sarah Watts. Keep up the great work!
Good afternoon my good sir, I absolutely am obsessed with your channel and the way you carry yourself and description. Much respect all the way from Saudi Arabia 😊
Well-remembered! I saw that series, too. That's why this case started to seem familiar to me, when the locals went to help in the search. Took me a minute, but when he said that DI Jack Whicher had been called in, I remembered why it was familiar.
I have always suspected the father. He was seen in the new Nanny's room by the female staff (o having another affair), his first wife had friends who swore she wasn't insane she was terrified of her husband and quite physically unwell, yet had no choice but to produce more children. Constance and her brother suspected their mother had been murdered by their father in conjunction with stepmother. It was also said the Father was incredibly jealous of little Francis he felt his wife babied him, he resented the separate bedrooms his wife insisted on also. Constance took the blame for her father, trying to ensure her brother and other siblings wouldn't be left without their parent/provider.
Why would she confess years later if she wasn't guilty? Her brother and father weren't in imminent danger of being arrested... the case had gone cold. I think as she she got a little older and matured the guilt just got to be to much for her to bear so she confessed.
Although I do think her brother could have be involved. I don’t think she was innocent and covered for him, but I do think they could have acted together.
I love listening to your stories. :) It's so intriguing, and you do such a good job of telling tales in an interesting way. Also, you have a nice voice to listen to.
Loving this rainy Friday evening thanks to you! Being out on location makes everything seem even more sinister. And as always, the best dressed man on earth.
I just subscribed. I only subscribe to two content providers, and you are now one of them. Excellent work! You really take the time in your research, AND the production. Very, very enjoyable. Also, on a fashion note, I love your style, and I must say, flat caps were MADE for you! Keep up the good work!
Thanks Paul for sharing this Crime Story, On location I wonder exactly what happened that fateful night when Frances was murdered, something doesn't add up RIP Frances sweet angel of 3yrs old it's so Sad that no one saw anything it's odd.
I discovered your channel a few days ago, and have been enjoying your stories immensely. I love your style!! Have you considered doing a segment on the story of Blanche Monnier?
EXCELLENT, Thank you sir😃 This book: "The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher" is in my library. I've read it three times. Fascinating story👍 From Kentucky U.S.A.
I LOVE your reports,Mr. Brodie! Thank you so much for doing the research on these interesting cases. Another case you may want to explore comes from the United States. It is the case of two young men who murdered a boy named Bobby Franks in 1924. Their last names were Loeb and Leopold. Clarence Darrow was their defense attorney. Cheers!
I remember watching a made for tv film of this murder years ago. I thought I recognised the case when you mentioned the child being found in the privy then when you said the detectives name John Whicker it confirmed it. I'm sure they did another case with the same detective. Really enjoyed listening to this thank you.
My uncle's dad had two kids by his first wife, who then died from heart disease. So he married his children's nurse, and had two more children by her. However - he went on holiday alone and never took his second wife or her children with him. They went on cheap holidays. Marriage was for propriety and convenience.
I realize it isn't possible for many of the crimes you cover as their locations no longer exist, but I appreciate the on-site reporting.
Yes! It's beautiful old school(si missed) investigation
Fully
I just love the way you deliver these horrific old stories verbally - as well as your general style in clothes, beard etc. Wonderful.
Yes! Paul has such class and personality!His narrative style is reflective of his theatrical background, but he has a way of presenting even the most vile stories in an informative and entertaining manner. One of my own personal most favorite channels!
Me too!!!
It’s like he saw them
Those are muttonchops! The beard I mean.
@@Jaxissupergay77 I didn't know they were called that, thank you. According to the Cambridge Dictionary (which I just looked up) apparently muttonchops are defined as "long hair growing down each side of a man's face, fashionable especially in Europe and America in the 19th century". Apparently it is not exactly the same as sideburns, although if you google pictures of both muttonchops and sideburns the difference is not startling. But you are right, Paul has muttonchops.
Years ago, I read "The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher," by Kate Summerscale, which delves deeply into this case and the negative effect it had on the detective. Because he couldn't get a confession from Constance, and thus couldn't prove his suspicions, he was basically ridiculed by everyone on the police force.
It's a wonderful book isn't it? I think Summerscale's deductions and conclusions are very fair.
Was the book made into a film or tv programme? Everything except her life in Australia sounded too familiar & I could see it in my mind.
@@lucyh4355 I believe there was a BBC (fictional?) series about the case but I think it was mainly about the detective.
@@s.mcdaniel1149 Thank you! I'll have a search for it...yes, I had thought it was a fictional story I'd seen but clearly it had enough truth for this to be so familiar. 🙂 Terrible vaguely remembering something!
@@lucyh4355 The Suspicions' of Mr Wicher starring Paddy Considine this was the first of four stories The Murder at Road Hill House being the first and based on the real case the following three stories were all fictional with Wicher supposedly retired from the police force following ill health and working as a private enquiry agent. I've just finished watching them all on DVD and can recommend viewing. In reality Jack Wicher remained a serving officer with the Metropolitan Police
I am currently re-reading "The Suspicions of Mr. Witcher." I am struck by the similarities of this story to two other child murders, that of Charles Lindburg Jr. and Jon Benet Ramsey. All three removed from bed, servants and family members suspected, and no real resolution many years later.
SO many domestic deaths went unnoticed, Hidden under the carpet, something we don't want to admit!!
There was a TV series a few years ago too that covered this story, it was very good.
Jon benet spirit came & she told me what happened to her, she was murdered by her mother & sexually abused by her brother from 3yrs old, he needs to be arrested & castrated for what he did to his sister he's sick & Evil just like his mother I believe what Jon benet told me was the Truth RIP sweet Angel.
Dearest Paul,
I am often knitting or crocheting as I listen to your videos and it's easy to get lost in a period of time long ago and imagine myself as one of the "proper ladies" whose hobbies were the same. Then, your voice stops...and I'm once again shoved back into the present. That's how wonderful your storytelling is ❤
I'm going to go binge on your videos...and knit away. Thank you for keeping me company. You're quite the gentleman. ❤
Same here!
Love your comment Kelley. I agree. Quite the storyteller. I always feel transported too.
You could do an ASMR video on that! Would be great to hear the needles and the wool. Just dreaming... Is a wonderful therapy
I sit and knit or crochet whilst listening too! X
If politics keep up we will have a do over soon enough
I dont see why people can't believe that Constance killed her brother. She admitted to it after all. No-one would do that, knowing they would face the hangman at the end of it. I dont think she did it because she was jealous of her brother. She may have done it to get at her step mother for taking the place of her real mother. Is it because she is young and female that people think it couldn't possibly be her? That's what I'm guessing anyway..
A lot of times in history women have avoided hanging simply for their gender. Not fair at all
@@laurieb3703 LMAO. You were trying to say 'men avoided hanging' lol. Women literally had far harsher sentences for the crimes, and they were also arbitrarily killed in periods like witch burnings.
The reason people didn't believe it's her wasn't because of her sex but most likely because they liked the idea of the affair with the nanny more since Constance was from a decent family and the other lady was of lower station + the excitement over the 'dirty affair'. Like, they literally wanted to blame another woman, just not Constance.
@@cloudyskies5569 that is a lie lol.
@@cloudyskies5569 No one was burned in the witch trials, that’s a myth. Men and women were hanged during the Salem witch trials.
@@daphnea5447 not all witch trials occurred in Salem, it worldwide act.
Dear Paul, I appreciate your clear delivery without backtracking or padding to lengthen the story. Seeing you at the location and all the vintage photos makes it even more engaging. Cheers.
Yes! Precision is professional. And he's Even improving that. Great, well done. A work of the heart that leaves our hart filled and, warm.
Its what we would conaider fine british story telling
A very interesting book titled The Suspicions of Mr. Whitcher was written about this case. Great read!
I loved that book my dad bought me it. He was a lawyer, and we had great talks about who we thought did it. I must look it out and re-read it.
Yes!
Oh I’m glad you covered this -Ive lived in frome for 45 years !It is right by the village of Rode (originally Road) and we go by the house all the time I’ve always been fascinated! My friends relative is PC Urch who was the constable called in from frome police station to attend the scene !
Such a sad case and you’ve done a fantastic job covering it -as usual! Thank you!
My family loved visiting Rode Bird Garden for many years and still talk about it when we drive past.
@@sophiejameson4064 yes!! I loved rode bird garden!! so sad when it closed down!
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You are such an amazing story teller! I think Constance became a nurse to care for others in a way she felt she wasn’t there to care for her brother in his time of need. The fact that the police were “stuck” in the kitchen and the evidence disappeared shows strategy and cunning from a much older person in the house...
Teenagers can be very cunning if they feel like it, and don't have the same restraints a healthy adult has. Besides, it doesn't take that much cunning to lock a door. The nightgown is the most damning thing to me. She was wearing it the night of the murder, it was found hidden away and bloodstained, and was later gotten rid of again. The fact it was hidden away like that indicates it was incriminating evidence, and for the kids' blood to have gotten on it without her involvement someone must have gotten into her room while she slept, taken the nightgown off of her without waking her, and then put it on before murdering the boy. It seems extremely improbable that someone would be able to do that, and even more improbable that someone would want to do that. I'm completely convinced it was her and that the confession was genuine. If she had wanted to protect someone she would have confessed immediately, not years later when reputations were already ruined.
@@foo219 💯💯💯💯
Men wore nightgowns then too. I think it was her brother of father and she took the flack.
Thank you again for an intriguing story
@@foo219 I'm inclined to agree with you, but to take the other side for a moment, blood on her night gown doesn't mean she did it. It just indicates that she probably had contact with her little brother's body, which she might have done if she was trying to help him after someone else attacked him. For example, her brother killed the little boy, woke her up, showed her what he had done and she grabbed the little boy to see if anything could be done for him. Like I said, I'm inclined to agree with you that the confession was real and she did do it, but there are other possibilities.
Dude ... keep these videos up! The atmosphere; the presentation; your voice - all perfection!
Seconded. These videos are amazing.
The salutation, intro, farewell... very sweet and close. Beautiful, soul!
Thank you for making these historical figures come to life & become more real to us, instead of so far removed.
I’m a British expat living in Sydney Australia. Strathfield is in Sydney and I live 5kilometres from Strathfield which is a thriving multicultural town...Loving your stories ❤
Hi Paul, I can imagine myself with my family sitting beside you on a cold evening around a fire pit listening to your enthralling stories!😊
I feel more like sitting around a dim fire place in a pub. Sipping strong ale from stoneware tankards. An old grey hunting dog curled up by the hearth.
The faint waft of mulled spice coming from the pot hanging above the glowing coals. It mixes with a sweet smoke of a pipe. A slight creak comes from the 4th floor board anytime some one passes close by.
You pull the soft wool throw up a bit as you adjust yourself slightly in the stuffed leather chair. You trace the tendrils of pipe smoke upwards as the antlers of a stag that hang over the hearth come into focus.
You take another sip of ale
A beautiful family room in front of a huge fireplace. (A proper open fireplace; not these pretend ones with a wee door)
@@Menuki Great, descriptive writing. I envisioned it all as I read. It came to life :) Brilliant!
Id even liaten to the story of how cornmeal was invented.
Sone people are gifted storytellers. He, Mr Ballen, and Count Dankula all have the knack
Mind, Im becoming addicted to these well wrought stories
THANK YOU
Fantastic! The onsight footage, vintage photos, and brilliant story telling adds so much, thank you! ✌
well said, Ann :)
What a tragedy. Thank you for telling the tale in such an engaging way.
It is really odd that her confession would be 80% reassurance that she acted alone. And then she didn't talk anymore about the case. Sounds to me like there was someone else involved, whether it's her taking the fall for another or her shielding her accomplice.
Well either her father was the real killer or her brother forgot his name.
Where did you get 80% from? She had no reason to confess - if it were to cover for someone else - years after the crime.
@@resnonverba137Yeah, she had no reason to confess other than her own conscience. Nobody was interrogating her. It was voluntary. Why do people disbelieve that?
My phone broke down, out of the blue, and I'd thought I'd lost your channel as I couldn't remember the name exactly.
Happy your page popped up in recommendations.
Keep up your good work.
Whew......that was a close one. Better subscribe. 😁
The content should be backed up in the cloudy thingy somewhere? 🙃
Captivating story as always. Though they are gruesome story´s, there is something very calming and cozy about your videos. Like wraping oneself in a blanket in front of the fireplace while a storm rages outside, and the family tells scary stories. I love every minute of your videos!
I greatly enjoy your calm, steady voice and thorough storytelling.
It never ceases to amaze me how, even with a confession that should end all arguments, cases like these still confuse us with endless possible scenarios if what "really happened.". If Mary did kill her brother at such a tender age how did she live with the weight of that deed for another 84 yrs without it driving her mad?
She lived as a nurse probably to try and make up for it.
Given that false confessions exist in real life, why be surprised?
Maybe she was mad to begin with.
You need to remember that people who can commit horrific crimes don't always have the same thought process or handle emotions in the same way you or I might. People disassociate or just feel absolutely nothing towards things like this. It's wild.
Time heals everything even murders forget about the victims and if they are emotionally detached from the victim from the start then that becomes more easy for them to just get over it quicky. Some murderer do get nightmares because of the act itself not because of the guilt.
Anyone interested in this case should read the book titled 'Cruelly Murdered: Constance Kent and the killing at Road Hill House' by Bernard Taylor as it gives much more clearer details surrounding the tragic killing of Savill as he was called by his family then. Unfortunately it is currently out of print (it had been published in 1979) but there may be some online sites selling 2nd hand books if you want to delve this case further. I strongly recommend the book as I found it to be both brilliant & moving.
Pity! Some scans and cheap download of ebooks could do so great .. a great pity when curiosity is not satiated. "A day when You don't read is a lost day" Saw in a recently closed library in Madrid . thanks x the tip
Oh Paul! I just love to hear you tell these horrific stories! You have an unbelievable way of giving us the story that makes us feel like we’re right there watching everything unfold! Blessings to you and your family! And Blessed Easter!! ❤️✝️
If they have the same father,that would make the baby her half brother,not step brother.
Yes, exactly. A usual mistake! Thinking over of words is healthy and, brains develop with the use of the language
They are the same.
@@dawnemile7499 A half brother is not the same as a step brother.
@@dawnemile7499 Step brothers have no blood ties (DNA) in common differently from half brothers.
@@dawnemile7499 you don't know the difference between a step brother and a half brother? Sad. Do a Google research!
My thought is this:
1. If Kent house witnessed Constance "doing the opposite" of jealousy/scorn, was that to throw off suspicion or to convince others.... or was it genuine? Her entire personality her whole life suggests either penance or a desire to do good. Is this to make up for her outrageous sin?
2. If she did cover for her brother, why did the investigation not provide more information on him? There doesn't seem to be as round a picture for him than for her --- and didn't they share a bedroom as teenagers?
3. If she and he hated their stepmother, enough for Constance to go drag and try her chances at sea with strangers, the fact that Whicher had to go outside of the Kent house to find this out means their home was either full of secrets and lies, or with real ignorance of who their eldest children were.
4. William was not cast out of their home like Constance was -- the whole family without her relocated and she was sent literally out of the country to be with strangers .... ironically what she wanted supposedly all along, at least before her youngest brother was killed. If he was a realistic suspect, why did he go with the family? You would think that the stepmother would suggest that both older children be sent away, just in case.
5. If Constance didn't confess in her 20 years in prison, or in her lifetime after it, even to herself, even written down in a diary or told to a friend if she happened to have too much to drink... she didn't have children, she never took a spouse or partner, she was just by herself, caring for others outside her home but otherwise alone without anyone. It just feels like she either self imposed her exile or was thrown out of the family for real (I mean, she changed her name for privacy and a fresh start, but it could also be that she had no more connections with her family... even her brother William.)
Some of it feels fishy, but I could buy her killing a three year old half brother, under the right circumstances. Without jealousy as a motive, the only other thought that could come to mind is just outright hate and rage, or some form of manipulation done on her by her brother William. It feels convoluted to argue. Truly a good episode. Thanks!
Yes. All points to the family... Nowadays there are dozens of crimes between members of the family
Thank you for the work you do to share these stories.
Thank you so much for your kind words and generous donation! They're both very much appreciated 🙏☺
Paul, what a great storyteller you are. You have a wonderful channel.
Paul, yours’ is my favorite channel & I look forward to each new video of yours. Your skill at storytelling & keeping the listener interested throughout is quite impressive. Just a quick question for you. Would you ever consider sharing your “bloopers” at the end of your videos? In one of your videos you shared your hilarious reaction to a lady getting angry at her husband for not escorting another man to the bathroom. I have to tell you I laughed so hard!! ( “He can go by himself!!”😅)
Any way, love you & your channel. Keep up the good work!! ❤
Yes, that was Dr. Crippen's horrible wife!
@@ImCarolB You got it, Carol! 👍❤️
Would be right treat to watch your bloopers. No dignity would be lost, just more respect and admiration wood bloom and we'd have a laugh along! Greatly admire your work. Thank you.
Yes please…..:.more bloopers!😂😂😂
Thank you, kind Sir, for compiling all these interesting stories from the past. I enjoy listening to you because you speak very clearly in your lovely accent.
the location work really does make all the difference to this. it's a nice touch that sets the channel apart.
I love how you bring these old cases to life with your choice of words & tone of voice. Thank you for sharing the details of this very sad case.
You are pure art! Your story telling is so captivating.
I love Paul Brodie and his storytelling. So interesting, entertaining, and stylish.
Another excellent story! Your videos are always fascinating. I love the level of detail you provide and the way you explain the case from various points of view.
Really enjoy your channel, especially historical true crime. Thanks for the hard work bringing this to us!
Just found your channel today. Great find for me on the tube. I really like your delivery; your story telling skills are most excellent. Looking forward to watching much much more! Thank you!
While there are several similar sites to listen to the evening, I first of all find your voice to be clear and enunciation exact. Other channels I find to just drone away and I become bored and actually forget the previous lines. Your voice is very clear and speech impeccable. Thank you so very much.
I appreciate the way you narrate these stories thank you for sharing
Such a wonderful narrator, your channel and content are one of my favourites ❤️
Intensely and immensely impeccable, intriguing, and insightful!!
Each and every episode!!
Thank you, Esteemed Gentleman!!
You are one of my favorite addictions!!
This is a case that has fascinated me for decades. Thank you for covering it.
After watching 4 or 5 of your video’s, I’m hooked… love everything about it, the storytelling, the presentation, the narration, your style! You have a new subscriber, and please never stop making videos 🙏🏼
And They're getting better. ❤
I read the book and saw the movie "The Suspicions of Mr Whicher: The Murder At Road Hill House". Both are great.
Love your channel and love your dapper style! I live in Frome, very close to Rode. There are a lot of great tales about Frome as well if you care to come back. Perhaps look up the case of the murder of Sarah Watts. Keep up the great work!
So few cover this case as a old one but it's fascinates me and Constance got away with her disgusting crime due to her class.
Lizzie borden and so...the channel "they got away with murder" has a great studies on those
*murder made me famous* vibes
What a wonderful and gifted Storyteller you are!
I love the way you tell the stories! You’re great! Thank you!
Thank you, Paul! Another amazing video and an outstanding piece.
Its horrible how horrendous people could be to a tiny child. I despise people.
What an incredible story! Video is visually rich with location shots and excellent stills. Great work , keep it up.
An intriguing tale told lyrically and most charmingly! Thank you for the spine tingling story!
I adore your style, attire, and speaking. It makes watching your channel so lovely. Thank you so much.👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻♥️
Good afternoon my good sir, I absolutely am obsessed with your channel and the way you carry yourself and description. Much respect all the way from Saudi Arabia 😊
Great video 👍 There was a tv Drama a few years ago all about this case called; The Suspicions of Mr Witcher, with Paddy Considine. It was fantastic ❤️
It's a book too.
Well-remembered! I saw that series, too. That's why this case started to seem familiar to me, when the locals went to help in the search. Took me a minute, but when he said that DI Jack Whicher had been called in, I remembered why it was familiar.
@@eatiegourmet1015 community is great and growing!!!
I love your videos. So full of history and details!! Thank you!
One of the best aspects of this channel is Paul's perfectly precise diction. 👍
I'm so glad I stumbled across your channel 😊 thank you for the fantastic video
I remember this case. Thank you for the upload.
Just love your programmes. You are perfect in this show. Thank you 🌹👍
I have always suspected the father. He was seen in the new Nanny's room by the female staff (o having another affair), his first wife had friends who swore she wasn't insane she was terrified of her husband and quite physically unwell, yet had no choice but to produce more children. Constance and her brother suspected their mother had been murdered by their father in conjunction with stepmother. It was also said the Father was incredibly jealous of little Francis he felt his wife babied him, he resented the separate bedrooms his wife insisted on also. Constance took the blame for her father, trying to ensure her brother and other siblings wouldn't be left without their parent/provider.
I wonder how the bloody nightgown would fit into this theory
@@maxb4074 Period blood, there.
@@beadyeye2312 I was just suggesting another explanation of blood on a nightgown, not whether it was correct.
Why would she confess years later if she wasn't guilty? Her brother and father weren't in imminent danger of being arrested... the case had gone cold. I think as she she got a little older and matured the guilt just got to be to much for her to bear so she confessed.
@@ForsakenWar I agree
Another brilliant video, thank you Paul.
Brilliant storyteller Sir, thank you!
With the facts as presented, Constance feels like the most obvious candidate. Especially given her mysteriously disappearing nightgown.
Agreed.
Although I do think her brother could have be involved. I don’t think she was innocent and covered for him, but I do think they could have acted together.
You sir "are an amazing story teller". I can listen to you all day ❤
Great stuff. Very well told.
Another amazing video from well I never Paul you guys do outstanding work
Спасибо за такую интересную передачу! Буду смотреть вас регулярно, чтобы не забывать английский! 👍
Very mysterious story that kept me glued to my seat.
Thank you!!! Stuck at work on this rainy Good Friday, this is exactly what I needed ❤
Paul, you just keep getting better & better. So happy to see your channel grow.
I love your channel! Hopefully more people will come on board ♥️
Thank you for sharing with us all 👍🏻 I love to hear stories and crimes from the past 👍🏻
Holy... 10 kids in 15 years! O_o Poor woman.
Thank you Paul!!!! A very sad event retold with grace and respect.
I love listening to your stories. :) It's so intriguing, and you do such a good job of telling tales in an interesting way. Also, you have a nice voice to listen to.
Yes, natural and felt. Sweet person.
Loving this rainy Friday evening thanks to you! Being out on location makes everything seem even more sinister. And as always, the best dressed man on earth.
Am a new subscriber Ive been interested in crime cases since i was 4 and I absolutely love your channel please keep the amazing work
He should indicate that he was her half brother and not her step sibling as they shared the same father
Yes
Very well presented
what a sad story of a family.
Thank you for sharing, Paul
I just subscribed. I only subscribe to two content providers, and you are now one of them. Excellent work! You really take the time in your research, AND the production. Very, very enjoyable. Also, on a fashion note, I love your style, and I must say, flat caps were MADE for you! Keep up the good work!
Thanks Paul for sharing this Crime Story, On location I wonder exactly what happened that fateful night when Frances was murdered, something doesn't add up RIP Frances sweet angel of 3yrs old it's so Sad that no one saw anything it's odd.
Well narrated! First time viewer but now a loyal fan!
Well, I never thought that you would tell a crime story with so much twist and turns...
This man need a TV show.
For sure🎉
I discovered your channel a few days ago, and have been enjoying your stories immensely. I love your style!! Have you considered doing a segment on the story of Blanche Monnier?
Could be, the stories covered are growing in interest... I heard it from "let's read', but his Style could add more to any story
This is outstanding!!! You never disappoint mate!!!
EXCELLENT, Thank you sir😃 This book: "The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher" is in my library. I've read it three times. Fascinating story👍 From Kentucky U.S.A.
wow, this is a great story... Rest In Peace Francis ❤
You do an excellent job telling historic stories. And are a quite proper Scotsman! Lovely voice!
I adore your channel! I imagine you're my grandfather, telling me these stories. 😅 🖤
I LOVE your reports,Mr. Brodie! Thank you so much for doing the research on these interesting cases.
Another case you may want to explore comes from the United States. It is the case of two young men who murdered a boy named Bobby Franks in 1924. Their last names were Loeb and Leopold. Clarence Darrow was their defense attorney. Cheers!
Thank you.
Another great story, yold superbly. 👍
Not only are you a great presenter, you also got great style!
I remember watching a made for tv film of this murder years ago. I thought I recognised the case when you mentioned the child being found in the privy then when you said the detectives name John Whicker it confirmed it. I'm sure they did another case with the same detective. Really enjoyed listening to this thank you.
My uncle's dad had two kids by his first wife, who then died from heart disease. So he married his children's nurse, and had two more children by her. However - he went on holiday alone and never took his second wife or her children with him. They went on cheap holidays. Marriage was for propriety and convenience.
Love your channel.
Your videos are perfectly paced, thank you for the content