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The weekly UK True Crime Podcast, hosted by Adam Lloyd, has been the home of UK True Crime since 2016.
Shortlisted in four categories for the 2025 True Crime Awards including Best True Crime Podcast, and with over 75 million listens, it is where you discover a wide variety of lesser known UK cases and find new perspectives and insight on stories you may already know.
If you would like to sponsor the show or advertise on the show, I would love to hear from you. Just email: Sales@audioalways.com
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- 485 - A Modern James Bond : Episode 452
It is said that on the internet you can be whoever you want to be.
For some, this is true in real life too and so it was for Mike Newitt. Facing financial ruin, the married father re-invented his life to be a secret agent of the Govt so convincingly that even his work colleagues and his wife believed him. But it didn't end well for Mike.
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Writing Credit:Chris Wood
You can buy Chris's second book, 'Death in the Theatre' here: https://www.amazon.com/Death-Theatre-Chris-Wood/dp/1399009117
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Mon, 14 Jul 2025 - 26min - 484 - Bonus Episode - 'Born Bad' - Live From CrimeCon London 2025
This bonus episode of 'Born Bad' was recorded live at CrimeCon London 2025.
In this show in front of a live CrimeCon audience hosted by me and Mike from the Murder Mile Podcast, we ask a simple question. Is anyone born bad?
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Thu, 10 Jul 2025 - 42min - 483 - A Very Public Murder: Episode 451
This episode is from East Anglia and looks at the story of 17 year-old Amanda Wagg. Amanda had so much going for her in life, but she was being abused by her boyfriend 22 year-old Shaun Thrower and despite doing all she could to leave him, Thrower turned up at her work one normal Wednesday to make one final attempt to reunite with Amanda. The consequences were shocking.
This episode also reflects on the warning signs of coercive and controlling behaviour, and the importance of early intervention in situations involving young people and abuse. If you, or someone you know are suffering any form of abuse, you are not alone and help is available from Refuge and their free, 24 hour helpline: 0808 2000 247.
Find out more about me and the UK True Crime Podcast
Writing Credit:Chris Wood
You can buy Chris's second book, 'Death in the Theatre' here: https://www.amazon.com/Death-Theatre-Chris-Wood/dp/1399009117
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Mon, 07 Jul 2025 - 30min - 482 - Bonus Episode With REDRUM Podcast: 'Faking His Own Death'
I was delighted to join one of my favourite podcasters, Grace from the excellent REDRUM True Crime Podcast, as she shared a true crime story which if you didn't know was true, you would be sure it was fiction. A story that stretches from the US to a hospital bed in Glasgow.
REDRUM is written and presented by Grace Cordell. Listen to other episodes of the REDRUM podcast, by following these links:
https://open.spotify.com/show/1FCoeRZQeDkEJ5i8bGuFpy
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/redrum-true-crime/id1515905584
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Thu, 03 Jul 2025 - 54min - 481 - Doing The Right Thing : Episode 450
This episode looks into the story of Joseph Harris, an animal rights activist who went from peaceful campaigning to more extreme action. We talk about what pushed him down that path and the legal trouble that followed. Was he fighting for justice — or going too far?
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Writing Credit:Chris Wood
You can buy Chris's second book, 'Death in the Theatre' here: https://www.amazon.com/Death-Theatre-Chris-Wood/dp/1399009117
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Mon, 30 Jun 2025 - 29min - 480 - Bonus Episode - True Crime Round-Up June - Live From CrimeCon London
Hello, it's Adam. The bonus episode today is the sixth of my regular monthly conversations with my good friend Stuart, the host of the British Murders Podcast. In this recording, live from CrimeCon London earlier this month, we sat down to chat about local, national and international crimes which have really made an impression with us.
The live audience were great and included Prof David Wilson - listen out for his insightful contributions.
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Fri, 27 Jun 2025 - 40min - 479 - A Question Of Trust: Episode 449
The story today is from Yorkshire. Eighteen year old Rachel Barraclough lived in Bradford and had everything to live for, enjoying life with her family, friends and boyfriend. But then one normal Friday evening, Rachel went out for the night and didn't come home - it was the next day that her body was found after she had been brutally attacked on an isolated river towpath in Wakefield. Just who would have wanted to hurt Rachel? And why?
Writing Credit:Chris Wood
You can buy Chris's second book, 'Death in the Theatre' here: https://www.amazon.com/Death-Theatre-Chris-Wood/dp/1399009117
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Mon, 23 Jun 2025 - 31min - 478 - The Gleision Mine Disaster: Episode 448
There have been many miners killed across the UK, in a series of terrible accidents in an industry that has always been known as dangerous. But when we think of coal mining disasters they tend to be in the 18th and 19th centuries, including the worst mining disaster in UK history which killed 439 men and boys working in Senghenydd, Glamorgan in 1913 as a result of a gas explosion.
The story today is from the 21st century, but is again from South Wales and once again, it destroyed many lives.
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Mon, 16 Jun 2025 - 30min - 477 - Murderous Secrets Of The Moors : Episode 447
It was a couple walking their dog who found the human remains in a beautiful part of Dartmoor. This grisly find led to a tricky investigation for police to find out who the person was and just what had happened to them. The answer to this investigation lay not in forensics or other technology, but good old-fashioned police work.
Writing Credit:Chris Wood
You can buy Chris's second book, 'Death in the Theatre' here: https://www.amazon.com/Death-Theatre-Chris-Wood/dp/1399009117
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Tue, 10 Jun 2025 - 25min - 476 - An Insult Led To Murder: Episode 446
It was just a game of pool in the pub on a normal Monday evening in Wolverhampton, when a disagreement over the rules of the game led to a minor disagreement between strangers. But moments later, this incident led to 20 year old John Joyce losing his life in a brutal attack on the street outside the pub.
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Mon, 02 Jun 2025 - 22min - 475 - History Repeating. Echoes of Murder : Episode 445
When Valerie Page first met her future husband David, he had a serious secret to tell her - that he was already a convicted murderer. Little did Valerie know that there were so many other secrets in his life. And one of them, would eventually lead to her own tragic death...
Writing Credit:Chris Wood
You can buy Chris's second book, 'Death in the Theatre' here: https://www.amazon.com/Death-Theatre-Chris-Wood/dp/1399009117
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Mon, 26 May 2025 - 26min - 474 - True Crime Round-Up May 2025 - Monthly Bonus Episode
Hello, it's Adam. The bonus episode today, is the fifth of my regular monthly conversations with my good friend Stuart, the host of the British Murders Podcast. Once again, we sat down to chat about local, national and international crimes which have really made an impression with us. I hope you find the chat interesting.
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Fri, 23 May 2025 - 50min - 473 - Just A Normal Saturday Afternoon: Episode 444
It was just another normal Saturday afternoon at the meadows just outside Aylesbury. There were dog walkers, joggers and families enjoying their time together in the sun. But in the middle of the afternoon one man wasn't there to enjoy himself. He was angry. He was carrying a knife and was determined that he was going to 'harm someone'...
Writing Credit:Chris Wood
You can buy Chris's second book, 'Death in the Theatre' here: https://www.amazon.com/Death-Theatre-Chris-Wood/dp/1399009117
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Tue, 20 May 2025 - 29min - 472 - A Terrifying Attack: Episode 443
At ninety years old, Mary Lewis was a recent widow who had lived a very good life. She had worked hard and played a major role in her community through the church, and was a very popular person in her part of Shropshire. So just why would someone attack and murder Mary in such a brutal way in her own home?
Writing Credit:Chris Wood
You can buy Chris's second book, 'Death in the Theatre' here: https://www.amazon.com/Death-Theatre-Chris-Wood/dp/1399009117
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Mon, 12 May 2025 - 22min - 471 - "Why have sex in the room below Patrick?" : Episode 442
Gillian Johnstone was twenty-three when she landed a job with the Civil Service in Grays, becoming an Executive Officer at the Department of Social Security. Originally from Scotland and excited with the thought of her new job, she moved into a bedsit in Dagenham, Essex, close to her new place of work. Life at this time was good for Gillian – she was enjoying her new employment and her new home and she also enjoyed spending time with her boyfriend, Gary. But one other person in the house, Patrick Keane, took exception at something so incredibly minor and innocuous. But due to this, he made her life a total misery for the next decade....
Writing Credit:Chris Wood
You can buy Chris's second book, 'Death in the Theatre' here: https://www.amazon.com/Death-Theatre-Chris-Wood/dp/1399009117
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Mon, 05 May 2025 - 26min - 470 - Murder At The Club: Episode 441
It had been another busy day at the Loco Works FC Social Club in Inverurie, with a football match in the afternoon and an evening function too. As Club President, Harold Petrie and his wife locked up - as they had done many times before - there was a raid to try to steal the takings of the day. And this robbery tragically left Harold dead at just 46 years old when he was brutally attacked and stabbed by one of the thieves. Who was responsible for his death?
Writing Credit:Chris Wood
You can buy Chris's second book, 'Death in the Theatre' here: https://www.amazon.com/Death-Theatre-Chris-Wood/dp/1399009117
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Tue, 29 Apr 2025 - 28min - 469 - True Crime Round Up April 2025 - Monthly Bonus Episode
The bonus episode today, is the fourth of my regular monthly conversations with my good friend Stuart, the host of the British Murders Podcast. Once again, we sat down to chat about local, national and international crimes which have really made an impression with us. We discussed, among other things:
- Fury as Glasgow killer deemed 'too ill for trial' released from psych unit;Off-duty cabbie raped woman he saw walking home;Raging thug repeatedly stabbed man he found in ex's wardrobe in sickening attack;UK drug dealers create their own cryptocurrency to launder dirty money;Theft and damage of defibrillators has 'life or death' impact;Parents welcome jail term for murder of son in Australia;Brit was burned alive in Ecuador after 'unstoppable' mob overpowered police;Gatwick hoaxer jailed for causing bomb scare on his own flight;Florida bride late for wedding caught on wild police video in speeding car;US YouTuber remains in custody in India after visiting restricted island with a Diet Coke can.
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Fri, 25 Apr 2025 - 51min - 468 - A Suspicious Fire: Episode 440
The fire hit the residential street in Newcastle-under-Lyme at around 4am. Luckily, the main house was ok and it was just the garage that was destroyed. But then it was found that a body had been discovered in the garage - just who could it be and why were they in the garage of this house?
Writing Credit:Chris Wood
You can buy Chris's second book, 'Death in the Theatre' here: https://www.amazon.com/Death-Theatre-Chris-Wood/dp/1399009117
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Mon, 21 Apr 2025 - 25min - 467 - Operation Matrix: Episode 439
Operation Matrix saw a drugs gang of ten men sentenced to more than 120 years in prison for their part in a £53 million supply of cocaine into the UK.
But what is the story between the headlines? It all started when Cumbria Police asked the North West Regional Organised Crime Unit to arrest a local drug dealer who was operating in beautiful Windermere, at the heart of the Lake District...
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Tue, 15 Apr 2025 - 27min - 466 - Watching. Waiting. Listening : Episode 438
Joseph Scudder and his fiance, Yvonne Killian, had spent the day shopping for their wedding rings ahead of their wedding in The Bahamas. When home, Yvonne took a nap ahead of work that evening as Joseph headed out to work. Joseph returned home at 1 am. The front door was locked, so he went around to the back of the flat and peered through the back window which had been broken. His eyes were met with the haunting sight of his fiancé’s dead body on the sofa, an image he never could forget.
Just who could possibly have wanted to hurt Yvonne? And why?
Writing Credit:Chris Wood
You can buy Chris's second book, 'Death in the Theatre' here: https://www.amazon.com/Death-Theatre-Chris-Wood/dp/1399009117
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Mon, 07 Apr 2025 - 27min - 465 - A Bitter Revenge: Episode 437
When Sean Wearmouth wasn't home from his night out, his mum June wasn't unduly worried. After all, he was 29 and he had been through a hard time recently with losing his job and the breakdown of his relationship with his partner. But when he still wasn't home as time ticked by and there was no contact, she reported him to the police as missing. But then days later, the dreaded knock on the door came from the police to say that Sean had been murdered...
Writing Credit:Chris Wood
You can buy Chris's second book, 'Death in the Theatre' here: https://www.amazon.com/Death-Theatre-Chris-Wood/dp/1399009117
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Mon, 31 Mar 2025 - 28min - 464 - Murder In The Park: Episode 436
It was just a normal evening as Sophie and Robert walked home after meeting friends. They stopped in the park to chat with some people they had met in the petrol station, but quickly the mood changed, and Robert and Sophie were subjected to the most terrible violence. The shocking events of the next few minutes would change so many lives forever.
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Tue, 25 Mar 2025 - 27min - 463 - True Crime Round Up March 2025 - Monthly Bonus Episode
The bonus episode today, is the third of my regular monthly conversations with my good friend Stuart, the host of the British Murders Podcast.
Once again, we sat down to chat about local, national and international crimes which have really made an impression with us. We discussed:
Dog walker, 74, sexually assaulted woman on dark Fife streetThief jailed for life for Amazon driver's murderMike Amesbury writes to Chancellor to formally resign as MPMurderer shouted ‘die die die’ as he stabbed man to death on quiet London streetPolice Scotland axes 12,000 investigations to reduce officer workloadFugitive wanted in John George murder case to be named in BBC Spotlight documentaryMan swallows stolen Tiffany earrings before police arrest himTwo criminals receive jail time after boasting on FacebookCCTV shows shoplifters using pythons to distract cashier before stealing from petrol stationLook out for the normal weekly episode on Tuesday.
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Sat, 22 Mar 2025 - 42min - 462 - Looking For Company: Episode 435
Richard Sherratt was a father of three children, and a successful property developer. When he was found dead in his home in Bridgnorth, it was clear that he had been murdered. But his family, friends, and those he had dealt with in business had nothing but the highest praise for him. So just who had killed Richard? And why?
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Sources
https://www.uktruecrime.com/2025/03/25/the-murder-of-richard-sherratt
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Tue, 18 Mar 2025 - 24min - 461 - Horror At The Beach: Episode 434
It was the start of the holidays as the two yound girls ran down to the beach, enjoying their freedom. Following heavy rain the evening before, the girls were enjoying a dry, sunny morning on the coast. One of the girls spotted something amongst the flotsam, near the high tide mark. As young children would, they curiously approached the mysterious object hidden in the debris. A black plastic bag lay out before them, clearly containing something large inside. The girls peered inside.
Seconds later, upset and crying, they were both frantically running home from where their deeply concerned mum called the police.
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Sources
https://www.uktruecrime.com/2025/03/10/horror-at-the-beach
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Tue, 11 Mar 2025 - 28min - 460 - The First Drip Of Poison: Episode 433
Life was good for two doctors, Jeremy and Julia Wright, and their four children at their home in Surrey. But then there was an affair, and Jeremy left the family home, devastating Julia who was desperate for him to come home. But nobody could have predicted the lengths Julia would go to as she tried to bring her family back together again...
Writing Credit:Chris Wood
You can buy Chris's second book, 'Death in the Theatre' here: https://www.amazon.com/Death-Theatre-Chris-Wood/dp/1399009117
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Sources
https://www.uktruecrime.com/2025/03/10/the-murder-of-fiona-wood
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Tue, 04 Mar 2025 - 25min - 459 - An Au Pair in London: Episode 432
Like so many before her, Sophie Lionnet, from Troyes in north-east France, had moved to the UK to improve her English, and she took up a job as an au pair in south-west London. At first all was good and she made many friends. But then the toxic nature of the couple who employed her led to her life becoming a total nightmare. Sabrina Kouider and Ouissem Medouni put Sophie through an experience of utter terror, which ended in the most shocking way.
Writing Credit: Tanita Matthews
Buy Tanita's new book today:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Murder-Judith-Roberts-Peter-Sutcliffe/dp/1399080121
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Tue, 25 Feb 2025 - 30min - 458 - True Crime Round Up February 2025 - Monthly Bonus Episode
The bonus episode today, is the second of my monthly conversations with my good friend Stuart, the host of the British Murders Podcast.
Once again, we sat down to chat about local, national and international crimes which have really made an impression with us. I hope you find it of interest and let me know what you would like us to discuss in the March episode.
Look out for the normal weekly episode on Tuesday.
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Sat, 22 Feb 2025 - 51min - 457 - An Out of Control City Trader: Episode 431
He was a promising young trader and Kweku Adoboli seemed destined for greatness in the world of finance. A rising star at Swiss bank UBS, his future was limitless. But in September 2011, the world would learn his name for a far darker reason. In a bombshell email, Adoboli confessed to something almost unimaginable: gambling away £1.4 billion of his employer’s money in a series of unauthorized trades that would become one of the biggest losses in financial history.
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Tue, 18 Feb 2025 - 27min - 456 - The Devil's Disciple: Episode 430
This episode comes from Coventry where thirty year old Thomas Coleman was taking a horticultural course to get the experience needed for a permanent job. There he met a man ten years his junior, Robert Green who was on the same course. The pair struck up a friendship of sorts, although the two men were markedly different people. For instance, Robert Green sported a satanic symbol tattooed across his forehead whilst Thomas Coleman placed great faith in his Christian beliefs – as you can see, not the most obvious of friends.
When Green believed the Devil had told him to make a human sacrifice, the man he chose to attack was his quiet and gentle work colleague, Thomas Coleman.
Writing Credit:Chris Wood
You can buy Chris's second book, 'Death in the Theatre' here: https://www.amazon.com/Death-Theatre-Chris-Wood/dp/1399009117
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Tue, 11 Feb 2025 - 29min - 455 - Bonus Episode - Interview with Grace, Host of REDRUM True Crime Podcast
I really enjoyed spending half an hour with one of the most talented true crime creators out there, Grace Cordell. We talked all things true crime, podcasting, YouTube, horror films and much more.
As well as producing the successful REDRUM True Crime Podcast and YouTube Channel, Grace is an actress - you can see her in two films in 2025 - and also has a cookie business. All the links are below.
Listen to the REDRUM True Crime Podcast
Watch the REDRUM True Crime YouTube Channel
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvGzDaluex7D_hPe7exgKhQ
Buy Grace's cookies
https://thiccbakes.myshopify.com
Watch Grace in 'Dead before They Wake'
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt17044894/?ref_=ttfc_fc_tt
17 February 2025 onwards, watch Grace in 'Cara'
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt26598072/?ref_=nm_ov_bio_lk
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Wed, 05 Feb 2025 - 30min - 454 - An Entitled Man: Episode 429
It was 9.50 am when paramedics rushed to Queenswood Avenue in Bournemouth after a 999 call from Anita Turner. In a calm tone, she had told the call handler: “My son’s friend is staying with us. This morning I tried to wake both of them up but the girl didn’t wake up. I can’t wake her up.” The ‘friend’ she was referring to was her son’s girlfriend of the past few months, seventeen-year-old Emily Longley. Why had a seemingly fit and healthy Emily died that night?
In this episode, we discover once again, how families are not always what they seem, and secrets are held within the four walls.
Writing Credit: Tanita Matthews
Buy Tanita's new book today:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Murder-Judith-Roberts-Peter-Sutcliffe/dp/1399080121
White Ribbon
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An Entitled Man - UK True Crime
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Tue, 04 Feb 2025 - 29min - 453 - A Cowardly Murder: Episode 428
Christian Thornton was the landlord of the Hammer & Pincers pub, in Widnes in the north-west of England, and a very popular landlord he was too, who was very popular and worked closely with the many charities in the community. He didn’t take any nonsense but he was a kind, good-humoured man who took his responsibilities as a landlord seriously. He had run the popular pub with his wife for 16 years and as well as their business, it was also the home of the couple and their three children.
But on one quiet and very normal Sunday, events at the pub resulted in the most shocking murder.
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Tue, 28 Jan 2025 - 25min - 452 - Bonus Episode: Interview with Tanita Matthews - True Crime Author & Documentary Maker
In this special bonus episode, I sat down to chat for Tanita. We have known each other for a few years and I am always interested in Tanita's career making true crime documentaries. Now she has just released her first true crime book, this seemed the right time to interview Tanita about writing a book and the future of true crime tv. Look out for my usual weekly episode on Tuesday.
Buy Tanita's new book today:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Murder-Judith-Roberts-Peter-Sutcliffe/dp/1399080121
Contact Tanita:
https://www.instagram.com/tanita_matthews
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Fri, 24 Jan 2025 - 26min - 451 - A Question of Family: Episode 427
Tina Casey left the family home in the Isle of Man to live in the north-east of England, in a pretty village just north of Newcastle. She and her partner had a baby and were so grateful for the support of his mum, who Tina described as her 'rock'. But when the relationship with her partner broke down and Tina spoke about returning to the Isle of Man, events took a sinister, and ultimately tragic, turn.
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A Question of Family - UK True Crime
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Tue, 21 Jan 2025 - 26min - 450 - True Crime Uncovered: Special Bonus Episode
The bonus episode today, is the start of a regular monthly series with my good friend Stuart, the host of the British Murders Podcast.
Each month, we will sit down to chat about local, national and international crimes which have rally made an impression with us. I hope you enjoy and let me know what you would like us to discuss in the February episode.
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Mon, 20 Jan 2025 - 59min - 449 - Devastating Consequences: Episode 426
It was 4.20 am when the emergency services were called. By then, the fire at the house in Wakefield had really taken hold with intense heat, thick smoke and flames as neighbours desperately tried to help the family of four escape from their home. Tragically, two people lost their lives in the dreadful fire and very soon, it was clear that this was no accident. Someone had deliberately set fire to the house. But who? And why?
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Devastating Consequences - UK True Crime
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Tue, 14 Jan 2025 - 25min - 448 - Just One Punch: Episode 425
It was just a normal night. Oliver Dearlove had been catching up with friends from Portsmouth University in Blackheath, south London, and they had enjoyed a great day out with drinks, food and lots of laughs. As they headed towards the taxi rank just after midnight, they got chatting to some women outside a nearby local club. And then came the random moment that would destroy so many lives forever....
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Tue, 07 Jan 2025 - 27min - 447 - Nineteen Years Later: Episode 424
The episode this week is from Gloucester where, in 1977, Hilary Gergest was killed in in the same room as her three children - a man was sent to prison for this crime. In the story today, we pick up the story of her daughter Clare, who also lived in Gloucester, through to her tragic death.
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Tue, 31 Dec 2024 - 25min - 446 - Horror at the Graveyard: Episode 423
All Saints Church in Didcot has witnessed many changes and happy times since 1160. Of course, many funerals and sad times too. But it is hard to believe it had seen any sadder occasions than when a body was discovered in an established grave in the graveyard which had recently been disturbed. That body was soon confirmed as being missing 17 year old Jayden Parkinson. Just what had happened to Jayden?
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Tue, 24 Dec 2024 - 31min - 445 - The Predator DJ: Episode 422
Essex Police was the police force that first realised that a serial sexual attacker was on the loose following three attacks in the Southend area. But as the number of attacks in other locations continued to increase, the inquiry became nationwide and was managed by the Met. By the time they made an appeal on Crimewatch, at least 22 attacks by just one man had been reported - in addition to all the others of which the police were unaware.
One man watching Crimewatch that evening from his home in Cornwall was certain that the culprit was his brother. He phoned Crimewatch, and this call led detectives to investigate across the south of England from Cornwall to Essex, and also to the bars of Torremolinos, on the trail of a DJ with a long history of sexual assaults.
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Tue, 17 Dec 2024 - 32min - 444 - A Mild-Mannered Man: Episode 421
If you have single friends or family members you have probably been asked to introduce any single friends to them. As we know, this has the capacity to go wrong for numerous reasons.
But in the story today from London, John worked with and was good friends with Roger Frisbee who was a lovely, gentle and mild-mannered man so had no qualms introducing him to his sister June. At first things went very well and June and Roger married and had two children. But then the relationship began to deteriorate with terrible consequences.
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Tue, 10 Dec 2024 - 29min - 443 - Dark & Murky Undercurrents: Episode 420
Last week, we heard about Roderick McLean who was sent to prison when police and customs officers captured a gang of eight drug smugglers off the Caithness coast. During the raid customs officer Alastair Souter was killed when he fell and was crushed between a customs cutter and the gang's boat. The drugs haul netted three tons of cannabis, valued at £10 million. McLean, the gang leader, was convicted and sentenced to 28 years in prison.
This week we follow McLean in prison, but not for long as he soon escaped - was this with the help of the Security Services? - and his death in a seedy hostel in Streatham, London. We discover that his death poses many more questions than answers.
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Tue, 03 Dec 2024 - 28min - 442 - Always Cheat & Always Win: Episode 419
Roderick McLean said it was important to 'always cheat: always win'. A larger than life character, McLean, known as 'Popeye', was sent to prison when police and customs officers captured a gang of eight drug smugglers off the Caithness coast. During the raid customs officer Alastair Souter was killed when he fell and was crushed between a customs cutter and the gang's boat. The drugs haul netted three tons of cannabis, valued at £10 million.
McLean, the gang leader, was convicted and sentenced to 28 years in prison. But there is so much more than this to the story - not everything is quite as it seems.
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Tue, 26 Nov 2024 - 28min - 441 - A Random Attack: Episode 418
In the story this week from Cardiff, 26 year old Geraldine Palk was enjoying her life - she had a close family, lots of friends and a job she enjoyed. One night, she had been out with work colleagues in the City Centre and left the club after midnight. She shared a taxi home with three other people, and was dropped just yards from her home. But she never made it to the front door. The next day Geraldine's body was discovered by children playing.
Just who had killed Geraldine? And why?
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Tue, 19 Nov 2024 - 33min - 440 - Bonus Episode: Interview with Stuart Blues - Host of the British Murders Podcast
For this bonus episode, I sat down for a chat with Stuart Blues, who hosts the popular British Murders Podcast.
Stuart is someone who always says exactly what he thinks and I was keen to talk with him and find out all about how his show has evolved, where it is going - and to find out a bit more about the man behind the microphone. I hope you enjoy.
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Sat, 16 Nov 2024 - 1h 11min - 439 - The Lodger: Episode 417
This episode of the UK True Crime podcast is from Lewes, East Sussex. Nicola Stevenson lived in Lewes and had overcome a number of challenges in her life. Seeing a local man she knew a little, Richard Canlin, struggling she wanted to help him and invited him to stay at her house. This act of kindness cost Nicola her life.
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Tue, 12 Nov 2024 - 29min - 438 - Horror at the Beach: Episode 416
The Isle of Sheppey, Kent. A group of mates on holiday from East London went for a night out at a couple of local pubs enjoying themselves over a few drinks. But 34 year old Gary Pocock didn't come home and his body washed up on the beach the next day. Just who had killed Gary? And why?
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Tue, 05 Nov 2024 - 30min - 437 - A Liverpool Murder: Episode 415
Anne Marie Foy was a mum of four and a grandma who was struggling with addiction. The body of 46 year old Anne Marie was found dumped in a wooded area off Crown Street, near the Royal Liverpool Hospital - she had been beaten and strangled and suffered a terrible death. Had she been killed by a customer who had been buying sex from Anne Marie or was there another motive for her murder?
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Tue, 29 Oct 2024 - 29min - 436 - Bonus Episode: Podcaster's RoundTable - October
Last week was the latest in our occasional True Crime Podcaster's Roundtable chats. I spent ah hour with Naomi (REAL True Crime), Dawn (Scottish Murders) and Paul (True Crime Enthusiast) talking all things true crime and true crime podcasting for just over an hour.
We recorded the conversation too, which you can watch here: https://www.youtube.com/@Adam-uktruecrime/videos
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Sun, 27 Oct 2024 - 1h 06min - 435 - Selling the Dream: Episode 414
The dream of owning property in The Caribbean plus gaining a large financial gain on your investment. For many of us it is the dream. And Essex businessman David Ames played on this as he lured investors with the promise of a Caribbean dream, but, the reality was a fraud he perpetrated which left thousands with the nightmare of losing life-savings and pensions.
Through glossy brochures, slick marketing events and the pulling power of so-called celebrities, he persuaded people to invest in off-plan holiday cabanas and apartments across the Caribbean and in Brazil. They lost everything whilst he and his family lived a life of luxury.
This week, I look at the scandal of Harlequin Properties.
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Tue, 22 Oct 2024 - 30min - 434 - The Ambush: Episode 413
Life was pretty good for Paul Brady. He had just got engaged to Emma and the big day was set for the following spring.
Paul was a foreman responsible for security at a number of local site and one sunny Saturday morning he met up with a joiner, David Collier, and headed to a local property to make some repairs after the house suffered some vandalism the evening before. By 2.10pm, all was done and the two men were driving away when the peace of the day was shattered and their path was blocked when a people carrier blocked their way along the road and another vehicle came up behind their cars – a classic pincer movement. Both men knew straight away it was an ambush and they were in trouble. These assailants weren’t amateurs – they were armed with metal bars and baseball bats and one had a shotgun. All were wearing black, tight-fitting ski masks and identical black hooded tops and black trousers. They weren’t messing about.
David managed to escape by jumping in a nearby river but Paul wasn't so lucky and suffered a dreadful beating. He was then taken away by the gang. Just who had kidnapped Paul Brady? And why?
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Mon, 14 Oct 2024 - 32min - 433 - There Is No Justice In Death: Episode 412
Vikki Thompson lived in a village near Oxford with her husband Jonathan, two young children and the family dog, Daisy. At about 4pm one Saturday afternoon, Vikki took Daisy for her usual afternoon walk in the pretty countryside close to where she lived. Half an hour later, Daisy returned home with no sign of Vikki which was most unusual. Jonathan knew something was wrong and headed out to look for his wife where he was joined by others in the village. At just before 7.15pm Vikki was finally found by the railway embankment, but she had been attacked, suffering terrible injuries and despite an air ambulance taking her to hospital in Oxford, just six days later Vikki had died of her injuries.
In this episode of the UK true Crime podcast I ask just who killed Vicki - and why?
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Mon, 07 Oct 2024 - 30min - 432 - A Triple Murder: Episode 411
In just one week three people had been murdered in the West Midlands and others had been attacked by the prime suspect, Anthony Russell. The local community were scared by what had happened and naturally concerned for their own safety. Detectives knew they needed to find Russell quickly and launched a major manhunt - before he could kill again.
In this episode of the UK True Crime Podcast I look at this week of terror in the West Midlands.
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Tue, 01 Oct 2024 - 29min - 431 - An Ordinary Day: Episode 410
Ninety one year old Bill Reilly was a retired builder and a popular resident on the Tower Gardens Estate in Tottenham having lived there with his family there since 1977, although he was not originally a Londoner. In fact, Bill was born in Balla in County Mayo as part of a large family. A builder by trade, he had a strong work ethic and despite the manual nature of his job, he continued working right up until the age of 78. SO just who would have wanted to kill Bill? And why?
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Tue, 24 Sep 2024 - 26min - 430 - The Travel Agent: Episode 409
I know, I know you don't use a travel agent any longer. But the service offered by Lyne Barlow, an independent travel agent in County Durham was incredible - way cheaper than everyone else and when you asked her why she would say that the bigger players ripped you off. And all your family and friends were using her and getting great deals on dream holidays. Why not get yourself a deal?
But unfortunately, that old adage about if something seems too good to be true it usually is, held true with the agency operated by Lyne Barlow. But her scale of deception was staggering....
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Tue, 17 Sep 2024 - 25min - 429 - A Doomed Affair: Episode 408
Julie Hill was a nurse working in the endoscopy unit of the Royal Hallamshire Hospital in Sheffield. Also working there at this time was Doctor Colin Shawcross and the obvious attraction between the couple led to a sexual relationship developing. There was a slight issue as both were married and living with their partners. However, the relationship continued to deepen and by the summer both realised that they wanted to be with each other. This meant they both had the dreadful task of telling their partners that they were leaving them. In this case these conversations resulted in the most shocking of outcomes...
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Tue, 10 Sep 2024 - 24min - 428 - The Baltic Exchange Bombing: Episode 407
It was a man with an Irish accent who made the warning call with a recognised code word to British Rail at Waterloo at about 8.50pm, saying that a bomb would go off at The London Stock Exchange in 20 minutes. But there was no bomb at the Stock Exchange. At 9.23om, a huge bomb exploded at The Baltic Exchange, half a mile from where the caller had said the attack would take place.
The result was terror, chaos, loss of life and multiple serious injuries. In this episode of the UK True Crime podcast, I tell the story of the horror that was The Baltic Exchange Bombing.
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Tue, 03 Sep 2024 - 26min - 427 - An Unlikely Contract Killer; Episode 406
Local man 38 year old Graeme Woodhatch was at the Royal Free hospital in London for a routine operation when he collapsed and died whilst on the phone outside the ward. But when medics looked more closely at Graeme's injuries, it turned out that he had been shot four times, seemingly by a professional contract killer. But who would have wanted to kill Graeme and why? In the episode this week we follow the twists of the investigation as a most unlikely killer is revealed.
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Tue, 27 Aug 2024 - 29min - 426 - A Chain of Events (part 2/2): Episode 405
Last week we heard how Marian Bates was murdered at her jewellery shop in Nottingham in front of her husband Victor and daughter Xanthe during a botched armed robbery. One of the criminals who was sent to prison for 13 years in connection for conspiracy to rob Marian’s jewellers was Craig Moran. And in April 2017, Moran was out of prison and looking to make up for the lost years behind bars. In the episode this week, we follow his organised crime career from his release to the current day.
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Tue, 20 Aug 2024 - 26min - 425 - A Chain of Events (Part 1/2): Episode 404
Marian Bates ran the Time Centre jewellery shop on Front Street in Nottingham with her family. On one normal day, Marian was working as usual with her husband Victor and daughter Xanthe when at about 13:30 armed robbers burst into the shop. Marian was shot during the robbery as she tried to defend her daughter and tragically lost her life at just 64 years old. This robbery, which only netted just about £1,000 for the thieves, resulted in a long chain of events...
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Wed, 14 Aug 2024 - 29min - 424 - An Everyday Psychopath: Episode 403
Seventy seven year old Judith Richardson lived in Hexham in the north of England. Judith was often seen out and about in the town walking her beloved pet dog Hamish a West Highland Terrier. and was well known for her love of organ recitals at the Abbey. One day when her bag turned up in Newcastle, 20 miles from her home, it was handed in to police who arrived at her home to return the bag.
Knocking on Judith’s door brought about no response. There was no sign of a forced entry to the property, but something did not feel quite right. Deciding to force entry into the property, the officers were stunned to discover the body of Judith Richardson lying dead in her hallway. Just who would possibly have wanted to kill Judith? And why?
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Tue, 06 Aug 2024 - 28min - 423 - Room 203: Episode 402
Lots of us meet our partners through online dating and 28 year old Nadine Aburas from a Cardiff met a rich, charismatic man from New York through the internet. He spoke of marriage and supporting her as she studied to achieve her goal of becoming an architect. But as so often on this podcast, everything was not as it seemed and their relationship reached a shocking conclusion in room 203 of a hotel in Cardiff Bay.
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Mon, 29 Jul 2024 - 20min - 422 - The Wrong Colours: Episode 401
This week, we head to the South-West of England for a shocking story involving the mysterious world of outlaw motorcycle clubs.
There is a famous line about the Hells Angels motorcycle club – if you have to ask how to join the Hells Angels, you probably won’t understand the answer and membership probably isn’t for you.
The episode this week shows the strong ties of the members of these clubs, but on this occasion, a normal evening escalated to such an extent that an innocent man was left dead at the roadside.
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Tue, 23 Jul 2024 - 27min - 421 - A Loving Family: Episode 400
The episode this week is from South Wales.
Fiona Scourfield lived on a farm with her partner, step-son, dog Bruno and 32 other animals all of whom Fiona adored. She loved animals and worked hard for charities supporting animal welfare, especially dogs.
But Fiona would be tragically murdered at just 54 by someone she had only ever shown love and affection. Shockingly, it was a member of her own family. This week, I look at just what happened to Fiona.
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Mon, 15 Jul 2024 - 25min - 420 - Bonus Episode: Interview With Top Crime Author Neil Lancaster
In this bonus episode, I am joined by Bethan (Seeing Red Podcast) and Paul (True Crime Enthusiast Podcast) as we chatted to ex-Met Police and top Crime Author, Neil Lancaster.
It was a really interesting conversation and Neil has some great stories including how he was involved in the investigation into Levi Bellfield as well as stories about he became a successful author.
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Sat, 13 Jul 2024 - 1h 09min - 419 - The Dice Man: Episode 399
Somebody was writing to Flight Attendants at Gatwick Airport.
Horrible, threatening notes asking for pornographic pictures and threatening violence if the demands weren't met, based on the throw of a dice.
"There are six forfeits ranging from minor to very painful... Number six is an attack with an acid bomb, although there are lots of nasty things from number three onwards."
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https://www.theguardian.com/uk/1999/apr/15/duncancampbell
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesco_bomb_campaign
https://www.anthonygardner.co.uk/interviews/forensic_psychologists.html
https://www.theguardian.com/uk/1999/apr/08/duncancampbell
https://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/5398943.terror-plan-hatched-in-gp-waiting-room/
https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/6789592.blackmailers-sentence-cut/
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https://thetruecrimeenthusiast.co.uk/the-gatwick-blackmailer
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Tue, 09 Jul 2024 - 23min - 418 - A Brutally Violent Attack: Episode 398
On this podcast I usually try to avoid the worst violence as I focus on the story. But there are some cases like this one from the north-east of England where Mark Shaw was so brutally attacked that the details of the violence are necessary to the story. Mark was killed by those close to him leaving his friends and family shocked and unable to quite comprehend just what had happened to Mark.
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Tue, 02 Jul 2024 - 29min - 417 - The Reconstruction: Episode 397
It was a bright winters day in Sheffield at about 4pm as two friends were walking to return a drill bit to a tool factory. As the walked, they saw something just off the pavement in the hedges – it hadn’t been covered up and was easily spotted. It was a three foot holdall.
The two men who found it carried it down the road, thinking it contained something valuable like an engine; it was certainly big enough. The bag was covered by a bedding sheet tied with rope and the body was wrapped in polythene. They undid the rope, unzipped the bag, peeled open the polythene and got the shock of their lives. They had found a badly decomposed body - a body that was soon confirmed to be that of a man who had been murdered a number of years before.
Just who had dumped the body in this area where it would easily be found. And who had killed him - and why?
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Sources:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/615460.stm
BBC News | UK | 'Fascinating puzzle' of Mr X
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/in-25-years-crimewatch-snares-57-398587
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/1190207.stm#:~:text=Police%20believe%20Mr%20Ali%20was,house%20and%20move%20to%20Sheffield.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/1190207.stm
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Wed, 26 Jun 2024 - 27min - 416 - The Grudge: Episode 396
It was almost 5am on a wet and murky morning on an estate just outside Sutton Coldfield. The car pulled up and as the transaction was completed, the customer took a large knife out of his pocket and stabbed the driver of the car, 31 year old Gary Warner. Gary was seriously injured and hours later would lose his life in hospital.
But just who stabbed him? And why?
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Sources:
https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/kane-stonehouse-jailed-life-minimum-24241304
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-birmingham-61814065
https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/kane-stonehouse-executed-gary-warner-24040434
https://www.stourbridgenews.co.uk/news/20211663.man-convicted-murder-fatal-stabbing-west-midlands/
https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/knives-ruin-lives-gary-warners-24232441
https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/kane-stonehouse-says-had-no-24105425
Live updates as Kane Stonehouse found guilty of murdering Gary Warner in Sutton Coldfield - Birmingham Live (birminghammail.co.uk)
Gary Warner murder accused 'lost his head' at victim 'laughing' and stabbed him with dagger - court told - Birmingham Live (birminghammail.co.uk)
https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/how-police-secured-kane-stonehouse-24236527
https://www.stourbridgenews.co.uk/news/20211663.man-convicted-murder-fatal-stabbing-west-midlands/Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Tue, 18 Jun 2024 - 26min - 415 - Days of Terror: Episode 395. Part 2/2
This is part two of a two part series, so I strongly recommend you listen to part one.
This episode, from Northern Ireland, looks at events near Portadown during the period of just a few days at the height of the Troubles. Today the focus is on the quite dreadful Kingsmill Massacre which claimed the life of 10 innocent men.
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Sources:
https://cain.ulster.ac.uk/othelem/chron/ch75.htm
https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/reavey-and-odowd-families-seek-answers-40-years-on-from-killings/34332992.html
https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/a-ghost-estate-and-an-empty-grave-i-don-t-think-northern-ireland-was-worth-one-life-1.4761318
https://web.archive.org/web/20110714013648/http://www.madden-finucane.com/the_firm/cases/echr/2007march06_5.htm
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FlSvQ39WAAA1boi?format=jpg&name=large
https://armaghi.com/news/tandragee-news/well-known-pubs-in-keady-and-gilford-go-on-the-market/237335
https://www.codastory.com/rewriting-history/northern-irelands-troubles/
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=706430024922417&set=a.431211649110924&type=3&locale=en_GB&paipv=0&eav=Afbu3RKWwaZVKhU2eIfwja0svozktmOPQLo5KFputFcOIb_bPA8Vj44yztDUGQ7kqVg&_rdr
https://www.irishnews.com/news/northern-ireland/government-has-built-a-big-wall-to-hide-the-truth-says-troubles-victim-N5VEWVHXAFHYBBUOVWQ7OIIGLM/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Bar_bombing
https://republican-news.org/current/news/2015/04/family_mark_tragedy_forty_year.html
https://irishpeaceprocess.blog/2021/04/13/__trashed/
https://www.sundayworld.com/crime/irish-crime/sunday-worlds-crime-world-podcast-investigates-one-of-ulsters-bloodiest-24-hours/41222908.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Troubles_in_Portadown
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reavey_and_O%27Dowd_killings
https://military-history.fandom.com/wiki/Reavey_and_O%27Dowd_killings
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5f747d9ce90e0740d0c78473/20200722-FOI_2020_02349_Final_Response_Letter.pdf
https://military-history.fandom.com/wiki/Kingsmill_massacre
https://armaghi.com/news/markethill-news/kingsmills-inquest-has-fallen-far-short-of-any-form-of-tangible-justice/239961
https://www.westernpeople.ie/ten-murders-at-kingsmill-an-overtly-sectarian-attack-by-ira-coroner-rules_arid-14104.html
Kingsmill massacre – Slugger O'Toole (sluggerotoole.com)Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Tue, 11 Jun 2024 - 26min - 414 - Days of Terror: Episode 394. Part 1/2
This episode, from Northern Ireland, looks at events near Portadown during the period of just a few days at the height of the Troubles. Three terrorist attacks saw nine innocent civilians killed in a series of revenge attacks at the Central Bar in Gilford and at the homes of the Reavey & O'Dowd families.
And as we will see in the second part of the story (released on Tuesday 11 June) the violence still wasn't over.
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Sources
https://cain.ulster.ac.uk/othelem/chron/ch75.htm
https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/reavey-and-odowd-families-seek-answers-40-years-on-from-killings/34332992.html
https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/a-ghost-estate-and-an-empty-grave-i-don-t-think-northern-ireland-was-worth-one-life-1.476131
https://web.archive.org/web/20110714013648/http://www.madden-finucane.com/the_firm/cases/echr/2007march06_5.htm
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FlSvQ39WAAA1boi?format=jpg&name=large
https://armaghi.com/news/tandragee-news/well-known-pubs-in-keady-and-gilford-go-on-the-market/237335
https://www.codastory.com/rewriting-history/northern-irelands-troubles/
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=706430024922417&set=a.431211649110924&type=3&locale=en_GB&paipv=0&eav=Afbu3RKWwaZVKhU2eIfwja0svozktmOPQLo5KFputFcOIb_bPA8Vj44yztDUGQ7kqVg&_rdr
https://www.irishnews.com/news/northern-ireland/government-has-built-a-big-wall-to-hide-the-truth-says-troubles-victim-N5VEWVHXAFHYBBUOVWQ7OIIGLM/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Bar_bombing
https://republican-news.org/current/news/2015/04/family_mark_tragedy_forty_year.html
https://irishpeaceprocess.blog/2021/04/13/__trashed/
https://www.sundayworld.com/crime/irish-crime/sunday-worlds-crime-world-podcast-investigates-one-of-ulsters-bloodiest-24-hours/41222908.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Troubles_in_Portadown
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reavey_and_O%27Dowd_killings
https://military-history.fandom.com/wiki/Reavey_and_O%27Dowd_killings
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5f747d9ce90e0740d0c78473/20200722-FOI_2020_02349_Final_Response_Letter.pdfHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sat, 08 Jun 2024 - 24min - 413 - Closing Time: Episode 393
This episode is from Glasgow.
The Old Stag Inn pub is to the south-west of Glasgow city centre 30 year old Owen Hassan often went to the pub late on to help his mum - who was the manager there - at closing time.
But on this occasion there were two men lying in wait for Owen and they carried out a brutal and cowardly attack on the Dad of three young children under ten, leading to him losing his life.
Just who killed Owen? And why?
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Sources
https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/docs/default-source/cos-general-docs/pdf-docs-for-opinions/2021hcjac4.pdf?sfvrsn=7083ebdd_0
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/crime/owen-hassan-murder-trial-told-20923128
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-50664522
https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/scottish-news/23442897.glasgow-crime-story-murder-owen-hassan-pollokshaws/
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17283754.owen-hassan-murder-grieving-mothers-appeal-catch-killers/
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/shawlands-pub-violence-sparks-chaos-13607719
https://www.pressreader.com/uk/daily-record/20200111/285185835131071
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-51062794
https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/19022053.criminal-jailed-murdering-owen-hassan-loses-legal-bid-conviction-squashed/
https://newstral.com/en/article/en/1140418848/owen-hassan-murder-trial-hears-suspect-allegedly-told-pal-he-stabbed-f-out-of-slain-dad#google_vignetteHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 - 21min - 412 - Jealousy: Episode 392
James Field had experienced a tough few years in his personal battle with drug addiction. Progress though, was being made. He had found employment as a labourer on a building site in Newquay and had began to reconnect with his family following a period of estrangement.
But his relationship with his girlfriend Lindsey Gabriel was a volatile one. And a relationship that would ultimately cost James his life at just 35 years old.
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Wed, 29 May 2024 - 26min - 411 - Free to Kill Again: Episode 391
Marcella Davis was a 19 year old mum of a baby daughter, Dione.
Marcella adored Dione and to make a living for her and her daughter, Marcella worked as a sex worker on the dangerous streets of the red light district of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands.
One evening, Marcella dropped Dione with a friend as she headed off to work and promised she would be back at 11pm. But Marcella was never seen again.
The prime suspect in Marcella's disappearance was local man Paul Brumfitt. On close inspection, it turned out he had a long track record of crime - including being twice found guilty of murder...
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Sources
https://www.tilburyandchadwellmemories.org.uk/content/people/sidney_samuel
https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005011/19800801/003/0003
https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Brutal+past+of+a+twisted+man+who+couldn%27t+stop+killing+The+Killer.-a063661658
https://www.pressreader.com/uk/midweek-sport/20200916/281883005761267
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/845211.stm
BBC NEWS | Health | Listening to the 'silent witnesses'
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=poOK_C-sqFsC&pg=PA79&lpg=PA79&dq=marcella+ann+davis+murder&source=bl&ots=UAidfloUAx&sig=ACfU3U1ofq_RLPUl8-FlURWsc_1l4wiBvg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiuxKTj_5SGAxUSW0EAHWHMA_I4ChDoAXoECAYQAw#v=onepage&q=marcella%20ann%20davis%20murder&f=falseHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mon, 20 May 2024 - 24min - 410 - The Soap Box Murder: Episode 390
24 year old Tracey Cowley lived in Cannock with her husband of two years 29 year old Simon and their 19 month old daughter, Robyn. The young family had lived in the house for two years, and the three of them were often spotted together, enjoying their shared leisure time regularly walking and going on bike rides, enjoying each others company and making the most of the beautiful countryside.
But one evening Tracey went out to see a friend and she never came home.
I tell Tracey's story.
Writing Credit:
Chris Wood
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Tue, 14 May 2024 - 27min - 409 - A Life of Luxury: Episode 389
It was Liverpool crown court that saw 58 year old Philip Baron plead guilty to importing cocaine and cannabis and money laundering. Police said the smuggling operation he led was among the 10 biggest ever uncovered in the UK with 89 arrests and 30 people sentenced for various offences.
Today we look at how the gang were successful - and how they were caught.
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Sources
https://www.mortgagesolutions.co.uk/news/2011/12/02/accountant-jailed-laundering-drugs-money/
https://www.independent.ie/regionals/herald/barons-life-of-luxury-the-english-gent-who-ran-drug-empire-from-here/29158703.html
https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/14254875.bolton-millionaire-drug-dealer-fails-to-overturn-conviction-with-entrapment-claim/
https://www.itv.com/news/granada/2016-05-19/drugs-lord-who-made-millions-ordered-to-pay-back-112-000
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-21897186
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2344612/Drug-gang-kingpin-Philip-Baron-nicknamed-Butlin-comparing-Spanish-prison-holiday-camp.html
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-21924454
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-21897186
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-manchester-22989211
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/philip-baron-kingpin-behind-britains-1972828
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1349109/Millionaire-drug-baron-Paul-Yearsley-arrested-magazine-mansion-photoshoot.html
https://www.macclesfield-live.co.uk/news/local-news/jailed-money-laundering-accountant-wilmslow-2529279Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Wed, 08 May 2024 - 27min - 408 - A Shocking Murder: Episode 388
37 year old nurse Lisa Skidmore wasn’t feeling very well so didn't go to work and stayed home.
Lisa’s mum Margaret decided to head to Lisa’s house on her way to the shops to see how she was as they lived very close to each other. She let herself into Lisa house just like she has so many times before on this ordinary day. But there was nothing ordinary about this day.
Not long before, 55 year old Leroy Campbell had climbed into Lisa’s first floor bedroom using a ladder. Unbeknown to Lisa, three days earlier whilst wandering the local area, looking for someone to attack, he had clocked that Lisa lived alone and had identified her as someone he would attack. And this morning was the day he chose to carry out his attack...
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Sources
https://www.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/hmiprobation/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2018/09/HMI-Probation-Independent-Review-LC-Final-.pdf
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-birmingham-48709283
https://juliebindel.substack.com/p/when-convicted-sexual-predator-leroy
https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/lisa-skidmore-leroy-campbell-prison-probation-service-a8533151.html
https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/lisaskidmoremagicmoments?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR2Nkz_SNFCCykYyi5UJo8IMirieoa_NBSmyX74cgD5wPqkQe0E7e2L2P14_aem_AfmbPy_sNT4XNVM8y80KwYtaf5fWXxFehRntF3X6irRMZRVyyd6oMAkBcfIq1UvCW3nV7dZ9nRKOABYKmqwiJYJT
https://www.expressandstar.com/news/local-hubs/wolverhampton/bilston/2019/04/10/murder-victims-family-pay-for-disney-trips/
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/jun/21/police-probation-failings-contributed-lisa-skidmore-murder-inquest-finds
https://metro.co.uk/2019/06/11/serial-rapist-murdered-nurse-freed-excellent-progress-prison-9898968/
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/you/article-7058565/Why-monster-free-kill-Lisa-Skidmore.html
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Politics-Edge-Memoir-Rory-Stewart/dp/1787332713Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Tue, 30 Apr 2024 - 22min - 407 - The Late Night Visitor: Episode 387
When the knock at the door came shortly after midnight, Carol & Keith Slater initially tried to ignore the noise, assuming it was just kids messing around or maybe someone at the wrong address.
But as the knocking continued, Carol told Keith he should pop down and see who was at the door in case it was related to their two young children who were staying with Grandparents that night. It might be the police, maybe there had been an accident.
Minutes later, Keith was dead - at just 33 years old - and so many lives changed forever.
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Buy tickets for my live show on 2 June in South Shields
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Sources
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/dec/05/experience-i-was-a-murder-suspect-for-18-years
https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/crime/suspect-in-murder-case-freed-on-bail-1939045
https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/man-denies-any-involvement-1988-1411801
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPHtp9Zn5bY
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/humber/6336343.stm
https://www.facebook.com/100063572408552/posts/2001351636774993/
https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/hull-east-yorkshire-news/murderer-martin-brown-admits-not-105951Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Wed, 24 Apr 2024 - 24min - 406 - The Neighbour: Episode 386
It was late - almost midnight - by a quarry near the forest.
The police had arrived as a car had been reported for driving in an erratic manner. The woman was clearly very uncomfortable and didn't want the officers to look inside the two suitcases.
The bodycam is startling as an officer opens one of the bags. There is an audible sharp exhale of breath when what he is looking at hits home. The officer says in both horror and astonishment: "What the f***."
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Sources
https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/gloucester-news/full-story-body-suitcase-murder-5373890
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/may/04/gareeca-gordon-jailed-life-murdering-phoenix-netts-dismembering-body
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9540891/Woman-murdered-housemate-28-womens-refuge-demanding-sex-her.html
https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/phoenix-netts-killer-sentenced-after-20519173
https://foi.west-midlands.police.uk/murder-of-pheonix-netts-934a-23/
https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/family-release-new-pictures-phoenix-20524226
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-56832573Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Tue, 16 Apr 2024 - 24min - 405 - The Fell Runner: Episode 385
Lauren Jeska was a fell runner.
As a transgender athlete, she had been asked to provide evidence of hormone levels after historical complaints to UK Athletics that she had an unfair advantage competing in women’s events because she had been born a man.
The policy of the governing body required the athlete to take a blood test, but she took exception to this and feared being unable to compete.
Lauren saw this as an attack on her life and decided to take drastic action.
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Writing Credit: Megan Grant. See Megan's work on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/megathachristie/?igshid=MmIzYWVlNDQ5Yg%3D%3D
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https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gone-Fishing-Unsolved-Crimes-Sinclair/dp/1914277201
Sources
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https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/bristol-rugby-star-ralph-knibbs-9198Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Tue, 09 Apr 2024 - 23min - 404 - A Disturbing Fantasy: Episode 384
Lorraine Cox had returned to her home in Exeter to catch up with her family and friends. After a great night out with lots of fun and laughter, Lorraine walked home through the centre of City. But over the next few days, Lorraine seemed to be acting very strangely and it soon became very apparent why.
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Sources
https://vocal.media/criminal/what-actually-happened-to-lorraine-cox
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/partner-murdered-woman-shares-heartbreak-23871153
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-devon-55666623
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-devon-56653435
https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/lorraine-cox-murder-trial-told-5062737
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/partner-murdered-woman-shares-heartbreak-23871153
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-devon-56379374
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/apr/07/lorraine-cox-murder-azam-mangori-sentenced-exeter
https://www.exmouthjournal.co.uk/news/crime/20300551.pair-jailed-vigilante-attack-kebab-shop-worker/Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Tue, 02 Apr 2024 - 24min - 403 - The Crime Writer: Episode 383
John Warrington was interested in making money and had built up a portfolio of several commercial premises and two houses. But when market conditions took a turn for the worse, he was soon in massive debt and his life was spiralling out of control. He needed urgent results before he lost everything.
John's solution was to write a crime thriller - sure, an unusual choice. When the publishers weren't interested and time was running out before he lost everything, he decided to roll the dice one last time by using the storyline of the novel in his real life...
Writing Credit:
Chris Wood
You can buy Chris's second book, 'Death in the Theatre' here: https://www.amazon.com/Death-Theatre-Chris-Wood/dp/1399009117
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Tue, 26 Mar 2024 - 27min - 402 - The Predator: Episode 382 (part 2/2)
21 year old Libby Squire, who was studying philosophy at Hull University, had been out with her friends that Thursday evening. They had been drinking around one of their mates houses before heading out. But at the end of the night the bouncers had not let her in the nightclub, The Welly, as they thought she was too tipsy. Nothing unusual here, many of us have been there - so her friends put her in a taxi and paid the fare to ensure she got home safely.
But Libby didn't make it home.
This week we discover the horrible truth of just what happened to Libby.
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Sources
https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/R-v-Pawel-Relowicz-sentencing-remarks.pdf
https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/tv/hull-taxi-driver-relives-heartbreaking-25412756
https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/hull-east-yorkshire-news/libby-squire-murder-trial-pawel-4906128
https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/hull-east-yorkshire-news/libby-squire-trial-live-pawel-4906929
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9252855/Wife-Libby-Squires-killer-dumped-moved-Poland-two-children.html
https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/hull-east-yorkshire-news/libby-squire-murder-detective-admits-4995091
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/libby-squire-killer-dangerous-sexual-23449079
https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/all-about/libby-squire
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/feb/11/man-pawel-relowicz-found-guilty-hull-student-libby-squire
https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/hull-east-yorkshire-news/libby-squire-trial-live-pawel-4893678?_ga=2.171755040.1002923403.1710256093-1114232684.1698000019
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-humber-47114281
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Libby_Squire
https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/tv/hull-taxi-driver-relives-heartbreaking-25412756
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/jan/12/libby-squire-man-26-raped-and-killed-student-court-hears
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-humber-49373369
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-humber-56042200
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-humber-55637416
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/jan/26/man-accused-of-murdering-libby-squire-only-wanted-to-help-court-told
https://www.knutsfordguardian.co.uk/news/national/23117623.murderer-student-libby-squire-cancels-meeting-mother/Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Tue, 19 Mar 2024 - 22min - 401 - The Predator: Episode 381 (part 1/2)
21 year old Libby Squire, who was studying philosophy at Hull University, had been out with her friends that Thursday evening. They had been drinking around one of their mates houses before heading out. But at the end of the night the bouncers had not let her in the nightclub, The Welly, as they thought she was too tipsy. Nothing unusual here, many of us have been there - so her friends put her in a taxi and paid the fare to ensure she got home safely.
But Libby didn't make it home.
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Sources
https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/R-v-Pawel-Relowicz-sentencing-remarks.pdf
https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/tv/hull-taxi-driver-relives-heartbreaking-25412756
https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/hull-east-yorkshire-news/libby-squire-murder-trial-pawel-4906128
https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/hull-east-yorkshire-news/libby-squire-trial-live-pawel-4906929
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9252855/Wife-Libby-Squires-killer-dumped-moved-Poland-two-children.html
https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/hull-east-yorkshire-news/libby-squire-murder-detective-admits-4995091
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/libby-squire-killer-dangerous-sexual-23449079
https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/all-about/libby-squire
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/feb/11/man-pawel-relowicz-found-guilty-hull-student-libby-squire
https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/hull-east-yorkshire-news/libby-squire-trial-live-pawel-4893678?_ga=2.171755040.1002923403.1710256093-1114232684.1698000019
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-humber-47114281
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Libby_SquireHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Tue, 12 Mar 2024 - 24min - 400 - The Lawn Mower Plot: Episode 380
Susan and Christopher Whybrow - a wealthy barrister - were the fortunate occupants of a beautiful farmhouse in Leavenheath, Suffolk, set within 12 acre gardens. After almost 10 years of marriage, to many people the couple had it all; the idyllic property and a comfortable lifestyle with no money worries. And yet as we know, in all of our lives things are not often quite as we portray to the outside world.
In our story today: flying lessons, an illicit affair, a trial at the Old Bailey - and a lawn mower.
Writing Credit:
Chris Wood
You can buy Chris's second book, 'Death in the Theatre' here: https://www.amazon.com/Death-Theatre-Chris-Wood/dp/1399009117
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Tue, 05 Mar 2024 - 27min - 399 - A Gangster, A Celebrity & A Police Officer: Episode 379
Todays story is from Liverpool where a shooting outside a nightclub left a number of questions unanswered. Serious players in the underworld were loosely connected and did all they could to make the charges related to the shooting go away. Add to this mix an attempt to bribe a Police Officer and a 90's reality star and that is this weeks story on the UK True Crime Podcast.
Watch the True Crime Podcasters Roundtable - February 2024
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Sources
TV stars, drug cartels and Merseyside's real Line of Duty cases - Liverpool Echo
BBC News | UK | Ex-TV Gladiator and detective jailed
BBC News | Entertainment | Portrait of a police force
Detective jailed for corruption loses most of pension | The Independent | The Independent
Corrupt Cop 5.mpg (youtube.com)
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/senior-detective-risked-officers-for-bribe-from-britain-s-top-drug-baron-1200337.html
https://www.theguardian.com/uk/1999/jan/10/10Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Wed, 28 Feb 2024 - 29min - 398 - Bonus Episode: Podcasters RoundTable - February
Bonus Episode.
Did you enjoy the RoundTable discussion from January I released yesterday? If so, here is the next one....
Last week saw the second of the UK True Crime Podcasters Monthly RoundTable.
Joining me were my follow podcast hosts, Mike - host of the Murder Mile podcast and Paul - host of the True Crime Enthusiast podcast.
We were joined by two fantastic guests: Bethan - co-host of the Seeing Red podcast and Stuart, co-host of the British Murders podcast.
If you want to watch this conversation on YouTube, here is the link: True Crime Podcasters RoundTable - February (youtube.com)Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sat, 24 Feb 2024 - 1h 00min - 397 - Bonus Episode: Podcasters RoundTable - January
Bonus Episode.
Last month saw the first of the UK True Crime Podcasters Monthly RoundTable.
Joining me were my follow podcast hosts, Mike - host of the Murder Mile podcast and Paul - host of the True Crime Enthusiast podcast.
We were joined by two fantastic guests: Grace - host of the RedRum podcast and Andy, co-host of the Picture the Scene podcast.
If you want to watch this conversation on YouTube, here is the link: UK True Crime Podcasters Monthly RoundTable (youtube.com)Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Fri, 23 Feb 2024 - 1h 00min - 396 - An Impending Retirement: Episode 378
It was just one of the thousands of missing persons cases that were reported in the UK that year when 63 year old Don Banfield disappeared from his home in north-west London. He had been having issues in his marriage and had talked about moving back to Trinidad - where he was born and the place he loved. But he had spoken to a number of people about being concerned for his safety: had Don come to harm?
Just what happened to Don Banfield?
Writing Credit: Megan Grant. See Megan's work on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/megathachristie/?igshid=MmIzYWVlNDQ5Yg%3D%3D
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Sources
https://www.chippingcampdenhistory.org.uk/content/history/incidents-and-events/the_campden_wonder
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2124569/Accountant-Donald-Banfield-murdered-wife-daughter-Body-missing-decade-on.html
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-22544419
https://www.harrowtimes.co.uk/news/10585245.wife-and-daughter-accused-of-killing-wealdstone-man-don-banfield-have-murder-convictions-quashed/Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Tue, 20 Feb 2024 - 24min - 395 - A Pathetic Man: Episode 377
The episode this week comes from the north-east of England.
Like almost all of us, Nicola Morrin just wanted to enjoy life and when she met her partner he seemed a lovely man. But he wasn't.
He was a weak, violent bully and Nicola was desperate to get away from him as she feared just what he was capable of doing to her.
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Tue, 13 Feb 2024 - 24min - 394 - A Secret Affair: Episode 376
Alethea Foster was Lead Clinical Specialist Podiatrist at King’s College Hospital NHS Trust between 1985 and 2004, where she was a top class operator in her profession winning numerous awards. But things at home with her retired journalist husband John weren't great: their sex life had stopped 17 years previously and Alethea suspected he might be having an affair with an ex-colleague Julie Simpson.
When Alethea stumbled across an email exchange between Julie and John which revealed they had been having an affair she was utterly devastated and emailed Julie to arrange a meeting. But before she left the house, she put a kitchen knife in her bag....
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Sources:
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2006/may/05/highereducation.ukcrime
https://www.pcdsociety.org/resources/details/obituary-alethea-ali-foster
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2006/apr/28/highereducation.uk
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/cambridgeshire/4938988.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/cambridgeshire/4942968.stm
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https://www.theguardian.com/education/2006/may/05/highereducation.ukcrime
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/obsessed-622945
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/stabbing-wife-not-guilty-of-murder-624062
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-384891/Wife-blinded-love-rival-sorry.htmlHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Tue, 06 Feb 2024 - 20min - 393 - A Remote Farmhouse: Episode 375
Cornwall isn't the sort of place you associate with large scale drug imports from South America, IRA terrorists and murder.
But in this episode of the UK True Crime podcast, we hear a story that involved all of these things.
When detectives quizzed local farmer Ross Stone about cannabis being grown on his farm, they could never expected that he would reveal that two missing men -Brett Flournoy (l) & David Griffiths (r) were also buried there.
But was he responsible for the killings?
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Sources:
https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2012/feb/14/drug-mule-jailed-double-murder
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2100975/Thomas-Haigh-Drugs-mule-gunned-David-Griffiths-Brett-Flournoy-jailed-life.html
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/drugs-mule-denied-appeal-after-6261283
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/cage-fighter-found-guilty-of-murder-683948
https://www.boxingscene.com/karl-ince-on-flournoys-tragic-death-future-his-camp--47949
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/missing-boxer-brett-flournoy-investigators-3370195
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/murdered-boxer-brett-flournoy-member-3355082Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Tue, 30 Jan 2024 - 23min - 392 - An Insignificant Man: Episode 374
St Mellons is an eastern suburb of Cardiff. When 15 year old Claire Hood, who lived in St Mellons with her mum and sister, was not in the house when her mum Pam arrived home from work one day, Pam knew something was wrong. But she can't have imagined for one moment the horror that lay ahead....
Writing Credit:
Chris Wood
You can buy Chris's second book, 'Death in the Theatre' here: https://www.amazon.com/Death-Theatre-Chris-Wood/dp/1399009117
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Tue, 23 Jan 2024 - 28min - 391 - The Chatroom: Episode 373 (Part 2/2)The conclusion of the story from last week - if you haven't listened to the episode last week, this is strongly advised as this is the continuation of that episode.
At the beginning of this century, when the internet was new for most people - and before the social media giants claimed their turf - chatrooms were very popular, especially with teenagers.
Mark was 16 and lived in Stockport in the north-west of England. He was a regular on the Manchester Teens chatroom. But whilst he was there to have some fun and chat to girls, not everyone he spoke to had such simple motives. As he was soon to discover...
Writing Credit:
Gemma Gould
Part of the bylines network.
When not listening to true crime or walking her dogs you can find Gemma on twitter at this link: https://twitter.com/gemmagould
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Sources:
https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/crime-files/mark-and-john-the-fantasists
https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/article/the-boy-who-incited-his-own-murder
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2004/may/29/crime.uknews
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2005/02/bachrach200502
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/boy-14-posed-as-spy-to-arrange-his-own-murder-565124.html
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/internet-murder-boys-told-never-1110248Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Tue, 16 Jan 2024 - 29min - 390 - The ChatRoom: Episode 372 (part 1/2)
At the beginning of this century, when the internet was new for most people - and before the social media giants claimed their turf - chatrooms were very popular, especially with teenagers.
Mark was 16 and lived in Stockport in the north-west of England. He was a regular on the Manchester Teens chatroom. But whilst he was there to have some fun and chat to girls, not everyone he spoke to had such simple motives. As he was soon to discover...
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Sources:
https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/crime-files/mark-and-john-the-fantasists
https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/article/the-boy-who-incited-his-own-murder
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2004/may/29/crime.uknews
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2005/02/bachrach200502
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/boy-14-posed-as-spy-to-arrange-his-own-murder-565124.html
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/internet-murder-boys-told-never-1110248Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Tue, 09 Jan 2024 - 27min - 389 - Taking Offence: Episode 371
At the police conference, officers appealed for information about the death of 21 year old Richard Holmes. They told how Richard was shot and killed in Greenham Crescent in the Chingford Hall estate as he defended a 16-year-old boy against a group of men. He was found dead in the early hours of the morning.
Three witnesses came forward with information, and all pointed to a rising star in the UK grime music scene being responsible - Carl Dobson, better know as Crazy Titch....
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Sources
https://www.casemine.com/judgement/uk/5b46f21c2c94e0775e7f266b
https://www.guardian-series.co.uk/news/649778.senseless-waste-young-life/
https://www.guardian-series.co.uk/news/3628043.chingford-guns-used-kill-rapper-converted-factory/
https://www.vice.com/en/article/yvn9g7/london-crazy-titch
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chingford
https://www.nme.com/news/music/crazy-titch-1317072
www.justice4titch.com
https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2006/nov/03/ukguns.musicnews
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Wed, 03 Jan 2024 - 23min - 388 - Horror at the Farm: Episode 370
"The things I have done weigh heavily on my heart, on my head and my soul. A psychopath with a conscience - it's a joke really."
Alexandra Morgan told her parents she was going on a spa break with a friend, but when she didn't pick up her children and dog when she should have done a few days later, her mum reported her disappearance to the police.
Police enquiries pointed to a local groundworker Mark Brown and a yard he rented near Hastings: a yard with buildings and a shipping container at Little Bridge Farm. But as detectives searched for Alexandra, they found medication relating to another missing woman, Leah Ware.
Was Mark Brown responsible for both disappearances?
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Sources:
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/dec/01/man-found-guilty-of-murdering-two-women-at-remote-east-sussex-farm-mark-brown
https://www.itv.com/news/meridian/2022-12-01/murder-victim-alexandra-morgan-left-box-of-clues-to-help-police-catch-killer
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-sussex-64213744
https://www.itv.com/news/meridian/2022-12-01/key-events-in-the-murders-of-alexandra-morgan-and-leah-ware-by-mark-brown
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-sussex-63668378
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-sussex-63600632
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/oct/18/alleged-killer-said-he-was-a-psychopath-with-a-conscience-hears-jury
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/psychopath-who-kept-escort-locked-28630313
https://www.standard.co.uk/topic/mark-brown
https://www.kentonline.co.uk/weald/news/builder-jailed-for-life-after-double-murder-280377/
https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/23249284.mark-brown-police-still-committed-finding-victims-missing-body/Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Tue, 26 Dec 2023 - 25min - 387 - Sunday Morning: Episode 369
It was just a normal Sunday in Cardiff when there was a knock on the door of the family home. Seventeen year old Aamir Siddiqi answered expecting his tutor, but instead was greeted by two men in balaclavas. Making a horrible wailing sound they violently stabbed him despite the valiant efforts to his parents to protect him.
In this episode of the Uk True Crime Podcast, I examine just who killed Aamir Siddiqi. And why?
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Sources:
https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2013/feb/08/killers-teenager-mistake-jailed
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Aamir_Siddiqi
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-60308962
https://www.south-wales.police.uk/news/south-wales/news/2022/ebr-apr/aamir-siddiqi-murder--new-family-statement--photographs/
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/aamir-siddiqi-murder-police-issue-26676013
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/story-killing-shocked-nation--14958346
https://library.college.police.uk/docs/appref/aamir-siddiqi-v1pdf.pdf
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/aamir-siddiqi-murder-hitmen-guilty-of-schoolboy-killing-8477194.htmlHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mon, 18 Dec 2023 - 26min - 386 - Death On The Beach: Episode 368
When Annie Börjesson's body was found on a beach in Prestwick, Scotland, police assured her family and friends that Annie's death was a suicide or an accident. For years Annie's family and friends didn't believe they were being told the full story about what happened.
So what did happen to Annie? And why did the Scottish authorities not share all the information asked for by the family?
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Sources:
Was the body on the beach a CIA hit? A new documentary explores an 18-year-old mystery | Daily Mail Online
MSPs demand action over use of Scottish airports for rendition | UK security and counter-terrorism | The Guardian
True scale of UK role in torture and rendition after 9/11 revealed | UK security and counter-terrorism | The Guardian
www.annierockstar.com
The Strange Death Of Annie Börjesson : r/UnresolvedMysteries (reddit.com)
How did Annie’s body end up on a Scottish beach? - BBC News
Error 404 - Not found (scottishreview.net)
How did Annie’s body end up on a Scottish beach? - BBC News
What happened to Annie Börjesson? - BBC Three
Body on the Beach: What Happened to Annie? - Journalist Hazel Martin reflects on the new documentary series - Media Centre (bbc.com)
Annie Borjesson: Mystery death files classified as secret, says Sweden | UK News | Sky News
Was the body on the beach a CIA hit? A new documentary explores an 18-year-old mystery | Daily Mail Online
https://news.sky.com/story/annie-borjesson-mystery-death-files-classified-as-secret-says-sweden-11947991
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8082987/Mysterious-death-Swedish-woman-Scotland-classified-secret-foreign-ministry-15-years-on.html
https://www.thenational.scot/news/18110420.scottish-police-didnt-follow-protocol-swedish-womans-death/
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/annie-borjesson-family-want-post-mortem-pictures-released-to-help-solve-mystery/ar-BB1bCct2Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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