Name: Death in the Air: The True Story of a Serial Killer, the Great London Smog, and the Strangling of a City
Author: Kate Winkler Dawson

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My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark

The book was strongly recommended by the podcast hosts, as it details the true story of John Reginald Christie, the great London smog, and the strangling of a city.

If you haven't read Death in the Air, the true story of a serial killer, the great London smog and the strangling of a city by Kate Winkler Dawson, you simply must.

— Episode: 322 - Tenfold More Murder: Part 2

Episode: 322 - Tenfold More Murder: Part 2

The book was strongly recommended by the podcast hosts, as it details the true story of John Reginald Christie, the great London smog, and the strangling of a city.

If you haven't read Death in the Air, the true story of a serial killer, the great London smog and the strangling of a city by Kate Winkler Dawson, you simply must.

Episode: 321 - Tenfold More Murder: Part 1

It was set in London in 1952 and focused on the Great Smog of 1952 which killed many people, also revolving around a killer who was on the loose at the time.

This is a story that comes from my first book, which was called Death in the Air.

And Death in the Air was set in London in 1952.

And what the city was more concerned about was a killer and who was on the loose.

Episode: MFM Presents: Wicked Words - Dr. Katherine Ramslan...

It was recommended by the podcast host, Kate Winkler Dawson, and is one of her books on historical true crime.

If you love historical true crime, please check out my books, American Sherlock and Death in the Air.

The serial killer from my first book, Death in the Air, John Reginald Christie used to keep photos of himself in his prison cell.

Episode: My Favorite Murder Presents: Tenfold More Wicked -...

It was mentioned alongside her more recent book 'American Sherlock' as her first book, which is also about true crime and history.

I'm Kate Winkler Dawson, a true crime historian and author of the new book, American Sherlock, along with my first book, Death in the Air.

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Small Town Murder

The hosts highlighted the book's exploration of 32 homicide victims in the London area between 1960 and 1985, noting the author's claim that London has the highest per‑capita serial‑killer rate in the world and praising the depth of archival research. They described it as an interesting read that sheds light on a largely forgotten chapter of true‑crime history.

Episode: #54 - A Serial Slasher in Strathroy, Ontario, Cana...

It was written in 2014, and talks about the 32 homicide victims in the London area between 1960 and 1985, all of whom were women and children. The author claims that London has the highest per capita serial killer rate in the world.

It's a really interesting book actually.

He talks about between 1960 and 1985 the London area had 32 homicide victims that are all women and children.

London is the serial killer capital of the world.

It's unclear when it all came together but Alsop established his compendium of his original diary entries from the 60s and 70s old documents from a bygone era photo stats teletype transcripts and documents created from now extinct technologies that we thought were lost to history.

He gave him over to this to this author.

Death in the Air The True Story of a Serial Killer, the Great London Smog, and the Strangling of a City