Railway Murders

S01E05 The Guardsman

Title: The Guardsman Plot: The shocking homicide of 28-year-old Geoffrey Charles Dean, a ticket clerk at Ash Vale station, sends ripples through the community. The perpetrator, 23-year-old John James Alcott, a fireman employed at the Hither Green Depot, committed the crime in a desperate attempt to pilfer £160 from the booking office. This shocking act of violence reveals the dark side of desperation and greed in an otherwise ordinary setting.