90 Murder in Birkenhead: Lock Ah Tam and the Chinatown Tragedy

After a birthday celebration in Birkenhead in 1925, the Tam family’s life of respectability and success suddenly unravelled in a violent tragedy. This episode explores the life of Lock Ah Tam, his role as a respected figure in Liverpool’s Chinese community, and the fateful events that led to one of the most shocking family murders of the era, set against the backdrop of Liverpool’s Chinatown and surrounded by the eerie coincidences that haunted the case long afterwards. 📘 Learn more about my latest book Wartime London’s ‘Bonnie and Clyde’: The Crime Spree of Betty Jones and Karl Hulten

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90 Murder in Birkenhead: Lock Ah Tam and the Chinatown Tragedy is an episode from Prash's Murder Map: True Crime Podcast by Prash Ganendran.

This episode is 20:53 long.

This episode was published on Feb 26, 2026.

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