84 Murder on Roppa Moor: The Helmsley Double Murder of 1895

In 1895, 22-year-old Robert Hudson took his wife Kitty and their infant son on holiday to Helmsley, North Yorkshire. When they departed hurriedly under suspicious circumstances, the landlady at their boarding house was surprised. Soon, Kitty Hudson’s relatives grew concerned as to her whereabouts and the Yorkshire Police set out to track a killer who used multiple aliases and sent false letters to throw them off his trail. This episode revisits a little-known Victorian double murder case from North Yorkshire. 📄 Full written case file, sources & newsletter: 💡 Support the show on Patreon for ad-free audio episodes: ❤️ YouTube viewers only – Send a Super Thanks If you’re watching this episode on YouTube, you can support the channel directly… 💰 One-off contributions ☕ Buy me a coffee: 💵 PayPal: 🙏 Thank you Your support helps keep Prash’s Murder Map going, and it’s genuinely appreciated. Sources: Ancestry.co.uk Manchester Courier – Tuesday 11 September 1894 Echo (London) – Monday 17 June 1895 Bingley Chronicle – Friday 21 June 1895 Loftus Advertiser – Friday 21 June 1895 Chard and Ilminster News – Saturday 22 June 1895 Bridlington Free Press – Saturday 22 June 1895 Wells Journal – Thursday 27 June 1895 Yorkshire Evening Post – Wednesday 19 June 1895 Huddersfield Daily Examiner – Monday 1 July 1895 Hull Daily Mail – Wednesday 3 July 1895 Stalybridge Reporter – Saturday 27 July 1895 Hull Daily Mail – Tuesday 13 August 1895 Bradford Daily Telegraph – Tuesday 13 August 1895 Weekly Dispatch (London) – Sunday 18 August 1895

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84 Murder on Roppa Moor: The Helmsley Double Murder of 1895 is an episode from Prash's Murder Map: True Crime Podcast by Prash Ganendran.

This episode is 23:48 long.

This episode was published on Jan 9, 2026.

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