UK True Crime Podcast

It was approaching Christmas 2014. Just an ordinary day for a family of four in Falkirk, but one mans secret cocaine habit, growing debts and addiction to sex line and escorts lead to a night of utter terror.Enjoy the podcast and want more? For just £3 per month listen to nine bonus episodes plus other exclusive content at www.patreon.com/uktruecrimeWant to talk about the show or any other aspect of UK True Crime? Join our friendly facebook group today:https://m.facebook.com/groups/1479468325433430www.uktruecrime.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we head to Northern Ireland in the run up to Christmas 2003. A retired librarian walks to church, but walking home disappears seemingly without trace. Just what happened?Enjoy the podcast and want more? For just £3 per month listen to nine bonus episodes plus other exclusive content at www.patreon.com/uktruecrimeWant to talk about the show or any other aspect of UK True Crime? Join our friendly facebook group today: https://m.facebook.com/groups/1479468325433430www.uktruecrime.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hastings is a quiet seaside town on the south coast of England. In 1998 the town was rocked by two murders just eight days apart. Ten years later, the murders remained unsolved, but then detectives received information from a most unlikely source that changed everything.Enjoy the podcast and want more? For just £3 per month listen to nine bonus episodes plus other exclusive content at www.patreon.com/uktruecrimeWant to talk about the show or any other aspect of UK True Crime? Join our friendly facebook group today: https://m.facebook.com/groups/1479468325433430www.uktruecrime.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We fast forward five years to October 1994 from the last episode. David Morley has moved from the Admiral Duncan pub in Soho to another bar in Earls Court. In late October, he goes for a night out with a friend near Waterloo station, unaware that a gang from South London are out that night, looking for a different sort of fun. And when David realises what is happening, it is too late....Enjoy the podcast and want more? For just £3 per month listen to nine bonus episodes plus other exclusive content at www.patreon.com/uktruecrimeWant to talk about the show or any other aspect of UK True Crime? Join our friendly facebook group today: https://m.facebook.com/groups/1479468325433430www.uktruecrime.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Soho, April 1999. David Morley was working behind the bar at the Admiral Duncan pub when it was targeted by a bomb attack which left three innocent people dead. In this first episode of two, the UK True Crime Weekly Podcast follows the life of David Morley from 1999 as he is twice in the wrong place at the wrong time. With shocking results.Enjoy the podcast and want more? For just £3 per month listen to nine bonus episodes plus other exclusive content at www.patreon.com/uktruecrimeWant to talk about the show or any other aspect of UK True Crime? Join our friendly facebook group today: https://m.facebook.com/groups/1479468325433430www.uktruecrime.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In Brighton in 2003 a dangerous sexual fantasy becomes a chilling, shocking reality with terrible consequences Listeners should be aware that this episode contains sexual contentEnjoy the podcast and want more? For just £3 per month listen to nine bonus episodes plus other exclusive content at www.patreon.com/uktruecrimeWant to talk about the show or any other aspect of UK True Crime? Join our friendly facebook group today: https://m.facebook.com/groups/1479468325433430www.uktruecrime.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Just how well can we ever know someone? At the turn of the century a man in Louisiana met a woman from Coventry online. Love blossomed, he moved to England but then it became more complicated. In February 2010 as the pressure rose, events reached a violent conclusion.Access bonus episodes at: www.patreon.com/UkTrueCrimeJoin our Facebook Group to discuss this episode: https://m.facebook.com/groups/1479468325433430 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Scotland, July 2011. A fire at a flat claims the lives of three members of the same family and police find out the blaze was started deliberately. Just who would be capable of murdering innocent children and why? This episode of the UK True Crime Weekly Podcast explores the lives of two of the players in the drugs business of a Scottish town along with the associated feuds and violence.Www.patreon.com/Uk True CrimeWww.uktruecrime.comhttps://m.facebook.com/groups/1479468325433430 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

April 2006 in Essex. A nurse takes a short break from her work in the grounds of her hospital not knowing the danger lurking nearby. Why would she? In our everyday routine we don't ever expect to come face to face with evil....www.uktruecrime.comhttps://m.facebook.com/groups/1479468325433430www.patreon.com/uktruecrime Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the winter of 2003 a gang of armed robbers terrorised communities in Southern England and South Wales, striking on an almost daily basis. They were happy to use sickening levels of violence and even happy to threaten young children. Police knew they had to be stopped before someone was killed, but there was no sign of their luck running out....www.uktruecrime.comhttps://m.facebook.com/groups/1479468325433430www.patreon.com/uktruecrime Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the summer of 2001 , northern cities in the UK experienced terrifying riots. In this episode of the UK True Crime Weekly Podcast, we examine the events in the town of Oldham. What caused the riot and what were the repercussions? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It was July 1972 and Leeds United had just beaten Arsenal in the FA Cup final. Near Tamworth, a young girl went for a ride on her bike one summers evening never to return. Who was responsible for her disappearance: a local soldier who had experienced vivid dreams about the girl? Or could it even have been the Peter Sutcliffe, TheYorkshire Ripper? This week's episode of the UK True Crime Weekly Podcast examines this case in detail.www.uktruecrime.comhttps://m.facebook.com/groups/1479468325433430www.patreon.com/uktruecrime Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In 2009 the UK was rocked by the MP’s expenses scandal. Every day we heard unbelievable stories of our politicians stealing from the taxpayers they were elected to serve and this has had a long-lasting effect on how politicians are perceived. One peer who was also leader of Essex County Council, Lord Hanningfield, was at the centre of the scandal. In this week’s episode of the UK True Crime Weekly Podcast we look in detail at his story.www.uktruecrime.comhttps://m.facebook.com/groups/1479468325433430www.patreon.com/uktruecrime Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

From the sunshine of Antigua to the windswept south coast of the Isle of Wight, this week we examine a drug smuggling plot involving love, greed and adventure. In this episode of the UK True Crime Weekly Podcast we look at how a plan to smuggle cocaine was hatched and the outcomes for all the key players involved.www.uktruecrime.comhttps://m.facebook.com/groups/1479468325433430www.patreon.com/uktruecrime Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Newcastle, 2008. Two Chinese graduates from Newcastle University are brutally murdered in their home and even their cat is drowned in the sink. This episode of the Uk True Crime Weekly Podcast asks who could be responsible for such brutality? And why?www.uktruecrime.comhttps://m.facebook.com/groups/1479468325433430www.patreon.com/uktruecrime Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A couple are brutally murdered in a sleepy village on the Lincolnshire coast. The police investigation reveals that a close relative of the murdered couple was a responsible for killing an innocent man in Nottingham a year before. Could the two incidents be related? In this week's shocking episode of the UK True Crime Weekly Podcast we see the bloody consequences of revenge.www.uktruecrime.comhttps://m.facebook.com/groups/1479468325433430www.patreon.com/uktruecrime Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A violent masked, armed rapist is on the loose in Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire. Known as 'The Fox' as he builds lairs at empty homes, waiting for their occupiers to return home. Could another attack in Yorkshire be the same man and could it lead to his capture?www.uktruecrime.comhttps://m.facebook.com/groups/1479468325433430www.patreon.com/uktruecrime Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hoxton, East London. In 2004 a minor slight to a gang member resulted in terrible revenge. But was justice served for anyone involved?www.uktruecrime.comhttps://m.facebook.com/groups/1479468325433430www.patreon.com/uktruecrime Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Part two of the incredible story of Robert Mone Junior concludes this week in a story of brutal violence beyond any fiction.www.uktruecrime.comwww.patreon/uktruecrime Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Part 1/2. Dundee, Scotland. 1967. A man with a chaotic home life joins the army to add structure to his life. Instead, Robert Mone's experience of the forces is an unhappy one and when he goes AWOL, a series of events leads to an act of unimaginable horror.www.uktruecrime.comwww.patreon.com/uktruecrimehttps://m.facebook.com/groups/1479468325433430 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hull, England. August 1988. A knock on the door of the family home after midnight leads to tragedy for a young family. Over the next 20 years, the police investigation heads to some very dark places including devil worship and the occult.www.uktruecrime.comwww.patreon.com/uktruecrimehttps://m.facebook.com/groups/1479468325433430 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we head to the stunning Pembrokeshire coast in West Wales.Two people murdered on a coastal path, a botched robbery leaving two others dead and a string of robberies and sexual assaults. But for 20 years although police suspected who was responsible, they weren't able to bring that man to justice. Would breakthroughs in forensic science provide the breakthrough needed?www.uktruecrime.comhttps://m.facebook.com/groups/1479468325433430www.patreon.com/uktruecrime Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we are in Coleraine, Northern Ireland for this episode of the UK True Crime Weekly Podcast. In 1991 Dentist Colin Howells was a respected businessman who played a major role in his church and wider community. But then he met Sunday School Teacher Hazel Buchanan and everything changed....https://m.facebook.com/groups/1479468325433430www.uktruecrime.comwww.patreon.com/uktruecrime Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the episode of the UK True Crime Weekly Podcast we head back to October 1983, when Culture Club topped the UK charts and Neil Kinnock had just been elected leader of the Labour Party.A family wedding should have been a joyous affair. But then the intruder arrived at the house....www.uktruecrime.comwww.patreon.com/uktruecrime Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Who Killed Janet Murgatroyd? Episode 330:0033:20Share on Facebook twitter Google+In this episode of the UK True Crime Weekly Podcast we head to Lancashire in 1996. Across England, hosting EURO96 meant that football fever was in the air. After watching the England Vs Scotland game with friends, Janet was brutally murdered. Who killed her?www.uktruecrime.comwww.patreon.com/uktruecrime Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we look at events surrounding an undertaker and his wife in rural Herefordshire. John and Alethea Taylor were a well-known, sociable couple at the centre of events in their local community, with a wide circle of friends and interests. Then one day in January 2012, Alethea disappeared. In this episode of the UK True Crime Weekly Podcast we see that as the police investigation began, it soon became clear that under the surface not everything was quite as it had seemed....www.uktruecrime.comwww.patreon.com/uktruecrime Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today, we head to beautiful Yorkshire on 29 January 2013. It was a stunning winters day with snow on the ground and the local children had spent the day sledging and playing in the snow.As night fell, there was a calm around the town. In this episode of the UK True Crime Weekly Podcast we examine what happened to one young family that evening. All was well and the children were sleeping when there was a knock on the door which would change all of their lives forever.www.uktruecrime.comwww.patreon.com.uktruecrime Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As the UK summer hots up, for many people weekends are spent at music festivals enjoying the bands and relaxed vibe with friends. In this episode of the UK True Crime Weekly Podcast, we look at the events at a smaller Essex festival, Brownstock. Two men arrived at the event with their friends to have fun but both were dead by the end of the festival. [email protected]/uktruecrime Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of the UK Weekly True Crime Podcast we head to Aberdeen, Scotland in February 2005. Susan Third was a 21 year old young mum who lived in Scotland. Today we look at her story.www,uktruecrime.comwww.patreon.com/uktruecrime@uktruecrime Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It was a normal October Monday morning on a Business Park in Pontypool, South Wales. But the events of this day were to be anything but normal as the financial pressures felt by one man resulted in violence. And murder.www,[email protected]/uktruecrime Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It was July 1980 and the Olympic Games were beginning in Moscow. In Brentwood, Essex it was an uneventful Thursday evening for a recently married young couple until a horrifying sequence of events resulted in their brutal deaths. In this episode of the weekly UK True Crime podcast we examine the events leading up to their murder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today, we head to North Wales in the mid 1990's where three dead men are found in quick succession. Is there a link? Is there a killer, or killers, murdering gay men in the area? In this episode of the weekly UK True Crime Podcast we go back to 1995 to look back at four months of terror. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cornwall is one of the most beautiful counties of England, popular for tourism with beautiful beaches and a warm climate. In this episode of the UK True Crime podcast we look at the events of Bonfire Night, 2003, when a brutal double murder shocked the community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode begins with the killing of three suspected IRA terrorists in Gibraltar in 1988 by the SAS. Feelings ran high in Northern Ireland as the bodies were returned home and 14 days later another six people were dead in related events.In this episode we examine details of the harrowing events, look closely at the backgrounds of the people involved, and reflect on the lasting legacy of those 14 days of terror. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Manchester is the second largest City in England. In July 2007 Beverley Samuels lived on the outskirts of family with her children Kesha and Fred. We look at what happened when her on-off boyfriend, Pierre Williams, didn't get exactly what he wanted. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today, we are in Essex and East London. A commuter is shot at a railway station when he attempts to foil an armed robbery. The investigation leads to a high-profile crime author who had turned his back on a life of crime. Were he and his brother guilty of a series of robberies culminating in the shooting? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"Mrs Wilks....Mrs Wilks". It was June 1988 and the Police Operator could not understand why the pregnant lady who had called for help after breaking down on the M50 motorway was not answering. Tragically, nobody would speak with 22 year old Marie Wilks again....On this edition of the UK True Crime Podcast we look at just what happened to Marie Wilks. Any why..... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we head to Newport, South Wales. In early 2011 a young, happy couple are excited at the prospect of their new baby, due to be born two weeks – on the 18th birthday of the father, Ryan. Then one night changed all of their futures forever….ReferencesNikitta: A Mother’s Story. Marcia Grenderhttps://www.cps.gov.ukhttp://www.walesonline.co.ukhttp://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk http://www.bbc.co.ukhttp://www.dailymail.co.ukhttp://www.southwalesargus.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this weeks episode of the UK True Crime Weekly Podcast, we look at a series of events culminating in a desperate woman threatening to jump from the cliff edge at Beachy Head, a notorious suicide spot. References: https://www.justiceforwomen.org.uk http://mensrights.com.au http://www.intmensorg.info/dv7.htm https://www.theguardian.com http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news http://www.bbc.co.uk http://www.dailymail.co.uk Cliffs of Despair: A Journey to Suicide's Edge – Tom Hunt Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We head to Portsmouth, on the south coast, to examine the murder of Linda Cook in December 1986. Tracking a pair of shoes worn by the killer looks like it could be the key to solving the crime, leading to it being dubbed the 'cinderella murder'. With a spate of sex attacks in the area, and now a brutal murder, police are under pressure to make a quick arrest. Suspicion falls on an 18 year old sailor from the Royal Navy, Michael Shirley.References:https://www.whatdotheyknow.comhttps://matthewhamlenisinnocent.wordpress.com/tag/neil-humberhttp://www.portsmouth.co.uk http://www.leamingtoncourier.co.ukhttp://www.gazettelive.co.ukhttp://www.birminghammail.co.ukhttp://news.bbc.co.ukhttp://www.independent.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we return to Scotland to examine a deadly case of deception that spiralled wildly out of control directly leading to two suicides. In this tragic case, we look at how the deception began and why it continued as well as the terrible repercussions suffered by the families of all involved.Referenceshttp://www.scotland-judiciary.org.uk/8/1497/HMA-v-Linsey-Cottonhttp://rawnewsnow.comhttp://www.greenocktelegraph.co.ukhttp://www.dailyrecord.co.ukhttp://www.heraldscotland.comhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-34474467 https://www.davidicke.comhttp://www.telegraph.co.ukhttp://www.dailymail.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode of the weekly UK True Crime Podcast takes us to Bristol, July 1985. A local shopkeeper is brutally murdered and the suspect is an unknown man claiming to be from the gas board. The television programme Crimewatch UK features the reconstruction and following the show, the story shifts to Portsmouth on the south coast where events unfold.. Credit for the research and content to Paul at: truecrimeenthusiast.wordpress.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Belfast, Northern Ireland. A small group of friends go for a drink on a bar on a Sunday evening where an argument leads to violence which spirals out of control, leading to a sequence of events still being felt today. In this episode of the weekly UK True Crime podcast we look at loyalty, tradition and having the courage (or not) to do what is the right thing, whatever the consequences.References:http://sluggerotoole.com/http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.ukhttp://www.irishtimes.com/http://www.sundayworld.com/http://www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/belfast-news/http://www.irishexaminer.com/http://www.irishtimes.com/https://www.bostonglobe.com/https://www.theguardian.com/ukhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Integrity is important in every profession, but in the police service it is absolutely vital. In this case, we examine the case of PC Mesut Karakas, a Police Officer working for the Metropolitan Police. Mesut's relationship with integrity was tenuous at best and in this episode of the weekly UK True Crime podcast we examine his career and the choices he made. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we are back in London. The money around casinos has always been a draw to criminals and today we look at how a 'honeytrap' gang identified and targeted a professional poker player in Mayfair, with tragic results. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we are examine a case spanning five UK police forces over 15 years. This case involves police incompetence, astonishingly inept decisions from the prison service, bizarre inquest verdicts, armed robbery, rape, a drowning, murder and conspiracy theories. What is there not to like? In this edition of the weekly UK True Crime Podcast we look at a deeply disturbing case where a series of unsolved crimes allow the sadistic perpetrator to grow in confidence, resulting in increasingly violent attacks and murder. Listen now and let us know your thoughts via our social channels. References:http://www.wired.co.uk/article/mapping-murderhttp://www.independent.ie/http://www.nickdavies.net/1999/09/17/getting-away-with-serial-rape-the-story-of-clive-barwell/http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/www.bbc.co.ukwww.guardian.co.ukhttps://www.thefreelibrary.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we head north of the border to Scotland. This episode of the weekly UK True Crime Podcast examines a feud between two Glasgow families over a number of years which have left one man dead and several others injured - so far. We look at the reasons for the escalation of tensions and review the difficulties faced by the Police in dealing with situations where members of a tight-knit community are unwilling to give evidence. Referenceshttp://www.dailyrecord.co.ukhttp://www.dailyrecord.co.ukhttp://www.bbc.co.ukhttp://www.milngavieherald.co.ukhttps://stv.tvhttps://www.thesun.co.ukhttps://en-gb.facebook.comhttps://twitter.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In September 2009 Christopher Hartley was shot at point-blank range at a layby in South Yorkshire - well known for public sex - in what appeared to be a drug deal that had gone wrong. The reality was much more complex involving love, betrayal, loyalty and greed.We see how cell site analysis helped solve this case and examine in detail how committing murder affected the mind of the killer, including the rather odd way he expressed his introspection about events on social media. Macbeth it isn't.... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We head to Prestatyn, on the north coast of Wales, for this edition of the weekly UK True Crime Podcast. We examine the events of 2012 leading to the deaths of five people - including three young children - in an horrendous arson attack. The culprit was Melanie Smith, their neightbour in the flat downstairs.We look at the troubled history of Melanie Smith and the events that shaped her life leading to her horrendous crime. We also assess the devastation caused to so many people by her actions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we head to Wales and examine a frenzied murder which took place on Valentines Day 1988. Lynette White was only 20 when she was stabbed to death in a flat above a bookmakers in the Cardiff Bay area of the City. In this episode of the weekly UK True Crime Podcast we examine events leading up to the murder and how three men, 'The Cardiff Three' were wrongly imprisoned for the crime.We probe how advances in DNA technology allowed police to finally catch Lynette's killer fifteen years later and the devastating effect this had on Lynette's family and others involved in the original investigation.Finally, we look at how detectives involved in the original investigation into Lynette's death found themselves on trial for conspiracy to pervert the course of justice before the trial sensationally collapsed.ReferencesAudioLynette White: Prostitute was 'a tragic figure'". BBC News. 2 December 2011. Radio interview with Tim Rogers by BBC Radio Wales BibliographySekar, Satish (1997). Fitted In: The Cardiff 3 and the Lynette White Inquiry. London: The Fitted In Project. ISBN 978-0-952-73250-1.Sekar, Satish (2012). The Cardiff Five: Innocent Beyond Any Doubt. Hook: Waterside Press. ISBN 978-1-904-38076-4.Williams, John (1994). Bloody Valentine: A Killing in Cardiff. London: HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-006-37968-3.Websiteshttp://thejusticegap.comwww.walesonline.co.ukhttp://www.independent.co.uk/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.