Listen "36. John Edward Allen - Escaped Broadmoor Murderer hiding in Cornwall"
Episode Synopsis
In 1947 John Edward Allen, the "Mad Parson", escaped from Broadmoor Psychiatric Hospital and went on the run. Discover how this convicted murderer ended up working as a waiter in a secluded Cornish hotel and how he then remained at large for almost two years . . .
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