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It feels like being a kid on Christmas morning when I see there's a new episode here! TY Mark for all the superb quality content and the hundreds of thousands (millions?) of hours of viewing pleasure you've brought to so many lives.
Teasdale seemed to take some morbid delight in pushing his wife’s emotions to the limits. She had already shown him that she would at least threaten him with the gun, yet made no attempt to remove the gun from the home or even hide it from her. Rather than do anything to insure his own safety, Teasdale made sure there was at least one live round in the gun and continued to flaunt his infidelities, constantly pushing his wife into a state of emotional desperation. In light of these facts, Teasdale’s demise should have been ruled as *Suicide by Wife*.
I do look forward to the lesser-known cases such as this one. The completion of your admirable narrative with the account of what happened in the later life of your subjects is always especially absorbing. Thanks for enlivening a dull teatime!
Another masterpiece from Mr. Maguire! The narrative is so delightfully articulate, poetic and cuts straight to the chase. The analysis so completely thorough and satisfying. Bravo!
Oh great, a new video! I have watched all of these twice or three times. Every case is so well researched and full of interesting detail. Thank you so much!
I have to agree, i rewatch his videos also... Honestly, I learn more the 2nd time I've watched than the 1st 😄..... I thought I was the only person who rewatch his videos over n over 🤭.... Glad to kno I'm not alone 😄😄😄
Social worker here. I wonder if this was a common case of keeping domestic secrets hidden from the public at all costs? He didn't want to go to the hospital or have police involved. Didn't even want to let his neighbors know how bad the incident was. It's very common for families that live their lives on a toxic cycle to protect all that goes on. They don't want anyone to know just how bad it is. A self justification and dissociation with the events/trauma of the home.
I consume far too much RU-vid content. But NOTHING makes me click faster than when you release another of your gems, Mark. Greetings from a Brit living across the pond. And more importantly, thank you!
Who on earth would "Dislike" this fabulous narrative? I'll fight them! You're amazing, thank you for your hard work and please don't stop telling your marvellous tales.
There is an age old, often unspoken defense. It usually presents itself in the jury room as it is too taboo for a courtroom. I have heard it called "He needed killin'". It sounds to me like she was the beneficiary of that notion.
Great to see you Mark, excellent work as always. I have no doubt that Doris was seriously mentally and most probably physically abused by her husband, yet she was clearly guilty of manslaughter at the very least. Even with extenuating circumstances it would be interesting to see the outcome of this case if it were to come to trial today.
Oh cool! I've been waiting for this. I appreciate the fact that Mark Maguire always spends a good deal of time seriously analyzing the mind of the murderer, something most others who post investigative murder mysteries rarely do.
I so enjoy your erudite discussion and find the cadence of your voice and delivery so restful. I could happily listen to you reading the phone directory !
Thank you so much for this most interesting crime. My goodness, how many times have many of us sympathized with a person arrested for murder because of our intense dislike of the murdered person. This is the terribly difficult problem with the law and with “justice”. I, too, would have cheered the “not quilty” verdict! But, I too, believe that this ill used wife knew exactly what she was doing. She had reached the end of her ability to remain “long suffering”. Sadly, being a terrible husband is not worthy of capital punishment.So, as one who believes in law and order, why am I so pleased by the trial’s outcome? This appears to be another mystery!
Well I’ve been watching your videos since you began. The knowledge coupled with the research is as good as any documentary maker on mainstream tv. I watch an awful lot of real crime videos on RU-vid. Without a doubt you are my most favourite. And although you don’t post as often as other independent film makers you are soooooo worth the wait. You are slowly growing in followers and I’m chuffed to see that you have hit 40k. You sir are at the top of my hit list. Many thanks for all your hard work. Stay safe and stay happy
I don't condone violence, but I can understand why after years of mounting sadness and frustration, Mrs. Teesdale ultimately snapped. Her husband's perverse delight in the anxiety he caused her must have been acutely painful to endure.
He sounds like a real prize: sadistic, sexaddicted, and a liar. Fibbing about blanks in the gun, however, seems to have cures him of lyong.-Terminally.
Mark, your masterpiece without question hands down was the Christmas special last year! I laughed so hard I nearly passed out. You deserve a BAFTA and an Oscar for that one!!!
Another brilliant telling of an interesting case Wonderfully narrated I could listen to your voice for hours So literate and precise, but interesting too Hope you can find more cases Love the series.
Excellent, thank you for another great episode. On this one I can’t help but sympathise with the wife, and for the first time I am glad she got off. The cruelty and I guess what she would see as mocking was intolerable.
Agree, for me, I use to self hypnotize to pass tests as I had test anxiety, I find the delivery is like hypnotic storytelling, I find myself spellbound, almost forgetting to take a breath. I don't believe there is anyone else with this effect, the delivery is like smooth glass, and I am under Maguire's spell' so to speak :}
I had listened, and not watched! You have included your wonderful drawing! Thank you! I think that your sketch style allows the observer to engage his own “theater of the mind”, by adding details meaningful to him. Wonderful!
It's a rather surreal experience, having grown up in Lincoln and visiting Lincoln Castle many times, to see it referenced by your fantastic documentary essays, it's frankly always a shock to me that anyone has even heard of us :)
You have a voice that makes you want to listen to everything you have to say! I love these stories, even if they are about murders. You really do a good job keeping us on the edge of our seat every time! Thank you for another one!
I have been much anticipating your next video,and I am never disappointed! With all of the work, time,and care you put into these, your channel should have a million subs, as I'm sure it will before you know it , my friend!! Thank you!
Once again I believe your analysis to be spot on. In order for him to begin to take her seriously, in her mind, she had to up the stakes. As she fumed all night had she rehearsed her reaction? She didn’t aim for head or heart so it can be assumed it was to maim or injure. This way he’d think twice before doing it again. He was indeed cruel but shooting over divorce? Still happens today.
Great illustrations for this episode - really enjoyed. Mind you, never a bright idea to taunt your spouse repeatedly with stories of partying and adultery with a loaded gun in the house. I bet her second husband locked his firearms away.
Brilliant video ! When watching it, occasionally the song ‘ He had it coming’ from the musical ‘ Chicago’ came to mind. Legally, it seems that it was, manslaughter but I’m glad that Doris Teasdale got away with it. Being trapped with Mr Teasdale, so carelessly very destructive in terms of her emotional and mental state - and grinning about it, might have caused her to kill herself, instead. It wasn’t only infidelity, I think. It seems as if he got a kick from telling her about it and witnessing the pain it caused her. It doubtless enhanced his ego. Again, that doesn’t mean that she was legally innocent but sometimes, perhaps ‘ justice’ means more than what is legally proven or not.
Oooh I feel like a squirrel whenever you upload - immediately saving it to watch later so I can savour every second of your glorious presentations! Thank you so much for all the work you put into your detailed and insightful videos. I’ve been an avid RU-vid viewer for over 10 years and you’re my favourite channel!🤍
Thank you as ever Mark totally convincing. Remarkable how racey life was behind the net curtains in sub-urban 1930s Scunthorpe: Spanish revolvers, "broad minded" parties and marital rows conducted at gunpoint! Not our usual view of the respectable world of pre-war Britain.
Hello, I always look forward to your videos. Their very well done. I thoroughly enjoy your narration. Impeccably done! Keep up your excellent work. Enjoy your day.
..Mr. Maguire I wish to thank you for all your well-researched and hard work bringing these murder cases to us ! It's much appreciated Sir . Now as for this case :Back then, as today, the courts are reluctant to give a lady the death penalty for murder. But I feel that Doris Teesdale was guilty of killing her husband Cecil. He was very unfaithful to her and she just had enough ! Plus thank's for alway's telling what the amount of money was back then to modern times. I absolutely Love your drawings too in your stories. You are such a talented man !!! Your channel deserves so many more views !! Another case you would be great at researching for video would be from America. " Who killed the 1950's "Superman" series actor- George Reeves in 1959 ? Was that murder, accident, or suicide ? All the best. Chrissy💙💙
i'd heard a6out that. i would guess suicide or accident, although who commits suicide while naked? may 6e he was drunk or stoned on pills, and decided that would 6e a good time to go playing around with his gun? weird case, in any event, and there's plenty other weird cases, too, that no one will ever figure out.
Thank you so much, Chrissy! It is a pleasure to produce these videos when they are so well appreciated by thoughtful people! I have just looked at the George Reeves case - very interesting. Suicide is possible, of course, but in the circumstances rather unusual - other people in the house, evidence of a row downstairs, and a widespread conviction privately that it was not murder... I will park it for a while and have a closer look next year. Thank you again!
Perfect! Only today I was contemplating viewing your videos again to assuage the lack of TGAWM in my life when - lo and behold! - you upload a new one. Not only that but one that happened in Lincolnshire. As a Yellowbelly, that was a particularly satisfying aspect to the story. Thank you for all your research and meticulous presentation.
Sir, if I may say, your approach to your cases & knowledge of how human minds & emotions work reminds me very much of Agatha Christie's Miss Jane Marple. Of course, that was Ms. Christie herself, with a sharp wit & keen instincts. Thank you for perpetuating that "refined" murder mystery genre.
Thank You Mark for another wonderfully told and researched story of the past. Your commitment to detail, delightful descriptions and artful drawings, plus perfect narration make it a pleasure as always to view.
I have loved listening to this tragedy, beautifully told.💕 Yet it is also with great sadness for me, as around the same time (late 1930's/early 40's) that my dear nanny Lil was being beaten, raped and abused frequently by my grandad, living in the East End of London they were poor and she had no one to turn to. After 4 children with him, the last baby resulted in her receiving a black eye 1 day after giving birth, she endured a 5th pregnancy of which she had a back street abortion. Poor lady. On one occasion he even chased her through the streets with a carving knife, she was barefoot and in her petticoat and screaming for her life, yet no one helped...it was a case of 'just turn a blind eye' attitude, as if somehow what went on in a marriage was no one elses business. My poor nanny Lil, how my heart breaks and I still weep for her all these years later.💔 Hearing this story, I wish if only she had killed my grandad, stabbed him in self defence, she would have been free of such a beast that she agonisingly had to share life and a bed with. She died aged just 57, no doubt from the acute stress dished out on a daily basis. Thank you for telling these stories, they are a great insight into people's everyday personal lives into the past.❤
A sad story. The victim is not to be admired for how he lived , but I do think he showed decency , gallantry and even generosity of spirit in how he died. He disinherited his wife but spared her going to the gallows and in doing that saved his son from growing up under the shadow of having a convicted murderess mother who was hanged.
Cherchez {la pauvre?} femme. Wonderful narrative MJM - your ability to stay impartial amazes me. Your art work was especially good in this episode. Stay safe and thank you.
The biggest enigma here, isn't whether Mrs Teesdale thought there were blanks in the gun or not, but why Mr Teesdale seemed to defend her by saying "yes, she thought there were blanks in the gun!.. Could he have thought "Yes I've been a cad and absolutely deserved what she did to me?" It's very strange indeed because I thought he may have defended her, so as not to leave their son an orphan, but it can't be that, seeing as he wanted his own mother to have custody of him..very very STRANGE indeed..
Cad though he was I think he had some gallantry and decency in him. Though he wanted his Mother to have custody of the boy , he didn’t want him growing up under the shadow of having a mother who was a murderess who had gone to the gallows for killing his dad. That would have been much harder to live with than an “ accident “. Also perhaps he realised he had pushed her over the edge and when all is said and done he did love her enough to protect her.
I suppose the amount of time she was left alone while he was out gallivanting must have worn her down psychologically; the cad. She was probably furious.
Brilliant! A story from my home town - Comforts Ave is just round the corner from where I work and appropriately very close to the Police main Station which was built I think in the 60s
Wonderfully done. Very sad story but sometimes people get exactly what they deserve. This poor woman was pushed past her breaking point by a heartless, cruel, unfeeling man and he got his comeuppance in the worst way. Glad she was able to go on with her life and I hope she was happy.
I really enjoy your method of storytelling & your artwork. Thank you for putting so much time & effort into all that goes into sharing these cases with us.
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Is it possible he said don't fool around, and then lied about it being loaded with blanks as a bluff? And she was unsure whether she should believe him or not, due to the previous incident, so she aimed to the side just in case it wasn't blanks. That's what it seems to me
Another brilliant documentary. Superb work on every level. Your professionalism helps you to impress and inspire others and it gives you a deep sense of satisfaction . That's why your documentaries are of a consistently high standards, Mark!
Everything now stops at my house. The grand baby just left. I'm exhausted, I just poured a cup of hot coffee, and I see this. My hands down favorite you tube channel.
A very interesting case and one I had not encountered before. The trial judge, Mr. Justice Humphreys, had established his reputation at the Bar mainly as a prosecutor - a habit of mind which was scarcely concealed in his advice to the jury (falling just short of a direction from the Bench) that a conviction for Manslaughter was legally warranted. It may be observed that we know almost nothing of the true dynamics of the marriage, and the conduct of the parties to it, who were prepared to gain ready access to a lethal weapon kept within the home to reinforce dispute. . At the very least it was a severely troubled household which surely could not have endured intact as a unit for much longer into 1937. Something was bound to break the unbearable chain of circumstances - in this case in a manner similar to that chosen by Mme. Fahmy when passion ousted reason.
