Foul Play: A Historical True Crime Podcast · Shane L. Waters, Wendy Cee, Gemma Hoskins
Devizes: The Confession of Constance Kent
February 3, 2026·21 min·1 clip
A young woman in Victorian court rejects her insanity defense and confesses to murdering her 8-year-old brother with one word: guilty.
As heard by us
A Victorian murder shadows a ruined detective and follows Constance Kent into decades of silence.
The episode traces the Roadhill House murder from the crowded gallery of July 21, 1865, where 21-year-old Constance Kent stands in the prisoner's dock, into the quieter life that follows.
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You want a Victorian murder, a hidden life, and the detective who saw the truth too early.
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