The Infamous Case Of The Axe-Murderer
Two teen girls were murdered in cold blood. The details of the crime shocked the world, and for good reason.
Murder stories hit the news almost every day, but few of them would be as brutal as the tale of this axe murderer, Alfred Charles Whiteway. On 31 May 1953, two teenagers in Teddington fell victim to the heinous crime. It is no wonder that the case acquired international attention: the nature of the crime and the supposed innocent-like appearance of the murderer sent a chill down the residents of England.
Who Was Alfred?
Alfred Charles Whiteway was a 22-year-old man who lived with his parents on Sydney Road, Teddington, in 1953. He was married, but the couple stayed separately. Alfred’s wife did not want to live with her in-laws, and his pay as a labourer was insufficient to cover the rent of an apartment. So, he stayed with his parents in Teddington and his wife in Kingston. He frequently commuted between Teddington and Kingston on his bicycle along the Thames Tow Paths. Little did the wife know that this hard-working man would one day become the UK’s deadliest criminal.
