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Always True Crime#343 - The Blabbermouth - Part 1 of 2 (David McKenzie, Barbara Pinder, Henrietta Osbourne)
This is Part One of Two. On the Saturday the 27th of October 1984, 76-year-old widow Barbara Pinder was brutally murdered in her own flat on Prince of Wales…
Always True CrimeExecuted on Easter Monday: The Alan Leppard and Brenda Long Case | Ep. 241
On Easter Monday in 1991, in a quiet village in Kent, a couple spent the evening at home together. It had been a normal day, nothing out of the ordinary. But…
Always True CrimeReleased To Kill Again : Episode 498
The story today comes from Swansea and looks at the case of Brian Whitelock, a man who was sent to prison for murder and manslaughter. Despite the appeals…
Always True CrimeThe Man Who Touched Muscles
He was for many years a folk devil, almost an apparition, whispered about in playgrounds and used as a threat by parents, in the North West of England anyway…
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Revisited - Murder At A Remote Farmhouse
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…
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Walking Home From The Pub - Episode 497
It was a happy occasion, Stanley Tawse's birthday. The family headed to the pub in Aberdeen for the afternoon, and Stanley left at about 6pm to head home and…
Always True Crime#342 - The S-Hitmen (The Marriott, Marble Arch, W2)
On Sunday 28th of March 2004 at 8.20pm, Police were called to either Room 701 or 703 at The Marriott Hotel at 134 George Street near Marble Arch, London, W1…
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Torture and Murder in West London: The Shakira Spencer Case | Ep. 240
The shocking torture and murder of Shakira Spencer in Ealing, West London, is one of the most disturbing UK true crime cases in recent years. In September…
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Betrayed and Killed by His Friends : Episode 496
When 17 year old Simon Everitt suddenly disappeared from near Great Yarmouth, concern quickly grew among those who knew him. But what began as a missing person…
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Death on the Seafront: The Lea Williams Murder | Ep. 239
On a cold February evening in 2013, volunteers carrying out outreach work along the seafront in Hove made a discovery that would shock the local community…
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Trusted To Kill : Episode 495
Jean Windridge lived near Birmingham and was always immaculate in her appearance, with a real fondness for flashy costume jewellery which led to her gaining…
Always True CrimeIntroducing - Paranormia
I'm thrilled to today be sharing an episode with you from a sister True Crime podcast of the Enthusiast from the Always True Crime Network - Paranormia. Join…
Always True Crime#341 - London's Forgotten 'Gay Slayer' (W2, SW6, SW1 and SW10)
From the 31st of January 1980 to the 1st of August 1983, on neighbouring streets across the London postcodes of W2, SW6, with two in SW1 and two in SW10, six…
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The Girl Who Loved Pink: The Murder of Brianna Ghey | Ep. 238
On a Saturday afternoon in February 2023, 16-year-old Brianna Ghey left her home in Birchwood, Warrington, to meet a friend. It might not sound like much, but…
Always True CrimeFailings
The Justice and Mental Health services in the UK are, as much as they are supposed to for the benefit of the patient concerned, supposed to act dilligently and…
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Murder Outside The Nightclub : Episode 494
It was a normal Saturday night in Glasgow as mainly students headed to The Sanctuary nightclub. But while most were there to have some fun and enjoy time with…
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Bonus Episode: Witness Protection In The UK - True Crime Round-Up
Every Wednesday, me and Stuart, host of the British Murders Podcast, talk about all things true crime on the True Crime Catch Up - find it on any podcast app…
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A Life of Criminal Fantasy : Episode 493
In this episode of the UK True Crime Podcast I delve into the criminal history of Paul Bint, a serial conman known as the “King Con.” Bint repeatedly posed as…
Always True Crime#340 - The Real 'H' (Line of Duty, Operation Countryman)
BBC TV drama series ‘Line of Duty’, a police procedural follows the exploits of AC12 (Anti-Corruption Unit 12), based on the Metropolitan Police’s A10…
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Britain’s First Female Serial Killer: The Life and Crimes of Mary Ann Cotton | Ep. 237
In the mid-1800s, a quiet trail of deaths began to follow a woman across the North East of England. Husbands, children, and relatives seemed to fall suddenly…
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FROM THE ARCHIVES | Missing for 17 Years: The Disappearance of Claudia Lawrence
Today marks 17 years since Claudia Lawrence disappeared. On the evening of March 18, 2009, the 35-year-old chef spoke with her parents before settling in for…
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The Gang Who Terrorised Merseyside : Episode 492
For six terrifying years, a gang of robbers carried out over twenty raids on banks and Post Offices across Merseyside, stealing around £1.5 million. Armed…
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Four Lives Taken in Seven Days: The Murders of David & Julie Williams and Pregnant Nichola McGregor | Ep. 236
In late February 2026, news broke that one of Britain’s most notorious child killers had been attacked inside prison. Within days, Ian Huntley, the man…
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An Ordinary Night Out Ended In Shocking Violence : Episode 491
In this episode of the UK True Crime Podcast, I look at two tragic cases where a normal night out at the pub, ended in devastating violence over minor issues…
Always True Crime#339 - Headless (Kilburn, London)
Wednesday the 6th of February 2008, the body of Lakhdar Ouyahia was found by the bins on Kingsgate Place in KIlburn, wrapped in a duvet. Someone had attempted…
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Two Girls From Soham: Remembering Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman | Ep. 235
In August 2002, two ten-year-old best friends left their homes in the quiet Cambridgeshire town of Soham to buy some sweets. It was a warm summer evening…
Always True CrimeBest Laid Plans - Part 4
I bring the Best Laid Plans story to a conclusion this time around on The True Crime Enthusiast, where we hear the outcome of the trial of Arkan Ali, Aram Kurd…
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Living The Lie - A Dating Fraud : Episode 490
The story today is from Newcastle, in the north-east of England. Emma Golightly was very keen on internet dating and used it extensively - but not because she…
Always True CrimeBest Laid Plans - Part 3
It is unamaginable losing a family member in an explosion - let alone three family members - nut in November 2018, that is exactly what Leicester Crown Court…
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Murder At The Breakfast Table : Episode 489
In this epiosde of the UK True Crime Podcast, the quiet Suffolk village of Great Bealings became the scene of a shocking and deeply personal crime. Glenda…
Always True Crime#338 - Death by Gilbert & George (Kye Soo Kim, Hyun-Han Jin & In-Hea Song)
From the end of October to the start of December 2001, an unspecified two-roomed second-floor flat on Eagle Street in Holborn was a warm and welcoming…
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Oliver Dearlove and the One Punch That Killed Him | Ep. 234
In the early hours of the summer Bank Holiday weekend in 2016, a young man lay unconscious on a quiet street in Blackheath, south east London. Just minutes…
Always True CrimeBest Laid Plans - Part 2
The horrific explosion in Leicester, on 25th February 2018, which claimed the lives of five people, would have been terrible enough were it a tragic accident -…
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Murder On The Train : Episode 488
It was a normal Friday just after 1pm when Lee Pomeroy boarded the train to London Waterloo with his 14 year old son, looking forward to spending the day…
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When Fantasy Turns Into Murder : Episode 487
Bridlington, on the north-east coast of England. Local fairground worker Peter Foster first watched the film 'A Clockwork Orange' when he was just 15 and it…
Always True Crime#337 - "Everything is Broken" (William & Eliza Smith, St Giles, WC2)
On the 8th or 9th of December 1913, William & Eliza, now in their late 60s or early 70s were curled up in front of the fire in their small lodging on New…
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Hidden in Plain Sight: The Murders of John and Lois McCullough | Ep. 233
In September 2023, police officers walked into house on Pump Hill in the village of Great Baddow, Essex. Standing in front of them was 35-year-old Virginia…
Always True CrimeBest Laid Plans - Part 1
The quiet evening of Sunday 25th February 2018 in the Hinckley Road area of the city of Leicester was an unremarkable one - it was a cold night, and families…
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The Hand Of The Devil : Episode 486
Often on this podcast, there are stories that you can't quite believe happened in a residential street in the UK on just a normal day. And so it is today when…
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What Really Happens at a Crime Scene? | Two Former CSIs Reveal the Truth
In this episode, I’m joined by two former Crime Scene Investigators, Angela Davies and Dionne Watson, the hosts of The Crime Scene Insiders Podcast. Between…
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Steven Clark | The Day He Never Came Home : Episode 485
It was just a normal walk by the sea near his home for Steven Clark. He was with his mum walking on the seafront in Saltburn-by-the-Sea when he disappeared…
Always True Crime#336 - Strange Last Days (Karoline Getta Jones, Kilburn, NW6)
Wednesday 10th of April 1940 at 10.15am, Alfred Scott, a surveyor for Bates & Co, an estate agents in Kilburn entered 21 Brondesbury Villas, to check that the…
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A Friendship Turned Fatal: The Lockdown Murder of Phoenix Netts | Ep. 232
On May 12, 2020, during the first Covid lockdown, police were called to a quiet stretch of road in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire. Officers had already…
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A Deadly Explosion : Episode 484
The Fire Service received a call from the Festival Fireworks depot at Marlie Farm, near Lewes in East Sussex. The blaze raged and the stituation continued to…
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Death Is In The Air
Love is supposed to be in the air on Valentine’s Day — roses, proposals, appreciation and hearts everywhere you look. It’s supposed to be the most romantic day…
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FROM THE ARCHIVES | Donald Neilson: The Murders of Lesley Whittle and Three Subpostmasters
Fifty-two years have passed since Donald Neilson committed his first known murder - that of 54-year-old Donald Skepper on 15 February 1974. What followed was a…
Always True Crime#335 - Paizan: The Jigsaw Killer (Agnes Akom & Neculai Paizan, Park Royal & Neasden)
On Sunday 9th of May 2021 at 11:47am, 20-year-old Agnes Akom entered a shipping container on Everett Road in Powergate Business Park with 64-year-old Neculai…
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A Marriage Built on Lies: The Murder of Jessica Patel | Ep. 231
On a quiet Monday evening in May 2018, emergency services were called to a large Victorian house on a busy street in Linthorpe, Middlesbrough. At first, it was…
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A Deadly Fred West Obsession : Episode 483
The story this week is from South Wales and is as shocking a story as I have ever brought to you on the UK True Crime Podcast. It is hard to comprehend that in…
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The Murder of Vicky Hall & Sentencing of Steve Wright : Episode 482
In this special episode, I revisit the murder of Vicky Hall in Felixstowe in 1999. Today, serial killer Steve Wright was sentenced for Vicky’s murder, his…
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Steve Wright Sentenced to 40 Years for the 1999 Murder of Victoria Hall
More than 25 years after the crime was committed, a man already serving a whole life order for five murders has pleaded guilty to killing again. This admission…
Always True Crime#334 - The Beast of Belvedere - Part Two of Two (Allan Pearey)
This is Part Two of Two of ‘The Beast of Belvedere’ by Murder Mile UK True Crime. From April 1983 to July 1984, a series of sadistic sex attacks were…
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Annie Walsh and the Wrongful Conviction of Robert Brown | Ep. 230
In January 1977, a quiet Manchester neighbourhood was shaken by an act of sudden and brutal violence. Annie Walsh, a woman described by those who knew her as…
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A Workplace Affair : Episode 481
When a workplace affair ends, the fallout doesn’t stay private. Loyalties fracture, tension poisons the environment, and what was once whispered behind closed…
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Revisited - Who Killed Janet Murgatroyd?
Janet Murgatroyd was just 20 when she was killed. A student at the University of Central Lancashire, and a part-time staff member with Lancashire Police, she…
Always True Crime#333 - The Beast of Belvedere - Part One of Two
This is Part One of Two of ‘The Beast of Belvedere’ by Murder Mile UK True Crime. From April 1983 to July 1984, a series of sadistic sex attacks were…
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The Disappearance of British Backpacker Peter Falconio in the Australian Outback | Ep. 229
In July 2001, the disappearance of British backpacker Peter Falconio on a remote stretch of Australia’s Stuart Highway became one of the most high-profile…
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Terror in the Woods : Episode 480
Julia James, a 53-year-old police community support officer, was murdered while walking her dog in woodland near her home in Kent. The seemingly random and…
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The Luck Of The Irish:
Up to the mid 1960’s, capital punishment was in force in the UK for the crime of murder, and many a soul watched in fear as the presiding judge placed the…
Always True Crime#332 - The Ealing Crossbow Killer (Diana Maw, Jane Salveson, London, W5)
On Wednesday the 20th of July 1988, at 8am, 36-year-old business executive Diana Mam exited her flat at Stanley Court. Dressed in a smart green suit and…