Synopsis
The weekly UK True Crime Podcast is the home of UK true crime. We examine lesser known UK cases in depth, talk to true crime authors, review products/shows and interview other experts in the field of UK True Crime to offer you the very best insight and analysis.
Episodes
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The Chloroform Killer: Episode 216
29/12/2020 Duration: 27minThis week, the story comes from a small town west of Edinburgh in 1999. When mum of three Yvonne Davidson was found dead, it seemed that it was a terrible accident. But a year later, a friend of her partner went to police telling how he had made threats to murder Yvonne. Just what was the truth?CrimeCon UKGet discounted tickets for this event in June 2021 using the code: UKTChttps://www.crimecon.co.ukReferenced siteswww.uktruecrime.comwww.patreon.com/uktruecrimehttps://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrimeSourceshttps://www.heraldscotland.com/news/14332766.craig-mccreight-payout-bid-fails-after-he-was-jailed-over-death-of-lover-yvonne-davidson/https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/search-judgments/judgment?id=1fb88aa6-8980-69d2-b500-ff0000d74aa7https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/search-judgments/judgment?id=066f86a6-8980-69d2-b500-ff0000d74aa7 https://www.deadlinenews.co.uk/2009/04/02/chloroform-killer-spends-first-day-of-freedom-in-supermarket-craig-mccreight-goes-home/https://www.deadlinenews.co.uk/2009/04/01/chloroform-k
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A Respectable Solicitor: Episode 215
22/12/2020 Duration: 27minWhen solicitor Vina Patel didn't pick up her daughter from work, her daughter was immediately concerned. It was most unlike her mum. She called her Dad and they went to her office at Cort & Co in Leicester, but in their worst nightmares they couldn't have imagined what they would find.....Sponsored by Best Fiends. Download this game todayhttps://download.bestfiends.comCrimeCon UKGet discounted tickets for this event in June 2021 using the code: UKTChttps://www.crimecon.co.ukReferenced siteswww.uktruecrime.comwww.patreon.com/uktruecrimehttps://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrimeSourceshttps://www.theguardian.com/uk/2010/may/28/solicitor-jailed-contract-killinghttps://www.hinckleytimes.net/news/local-news/former-borough-councillor-jailed-murder-6035252https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1282247/Ruthless-solicitor-used-hitman-kill-woman-business-partner-insurance-payout.htmlhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10184411http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/8703963.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/leicestershire/
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Three Highly Unpleasant Men: Episode 214
15/12/2020 Duration: 25minFrankland prison in Durham has housed some of the worst human being to be born in the UK, including Peter Sutcliffe and Ian Huntley. Today, we look at the terrible crimes of three men who were all sent to Frankland to serve their time. But what happened there in October 2011, was shocking.....CrimeCon UKGet discounted tickets for this event in June 2021 using the code: UKTChttps://www.crimecon.co.ukReferenced siteswww.uktruecrime.comwww.patreon.com/uktruecrimehttps://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrimeSourcesMichael Parr And Nathan Mann, Prisoners, Sentenced For Disembowelling Fellow Inmate | HuffPostMitchell Harrison jail death: Michael Parr and Nathan Mann will spend rest of lives behind bars for slicing open inmate to eat his liver - Mirror OnlinePrisoners who harboured sick cannibalistic fantasies lured a paedophile inmate into their cell and disemboweled him using razor blades given to them by guards | Daily Mail OnlineHM Prison Frankland - WikipediaTeenage burglar killed two nursing home pensioners afte
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Introducing 'Death of a Starlet' - from Wondery
13/12/2020 Duration: 05minNineteen eighty was going to be Dorothy Stratten’s year. Playboy’s Hugh Hefner thought it might even be her decade. She was just 20 years old, the girl next door with the shy smile and whispery voice who didn’t know her own beauty. But who was Dorothy really? And how did her rise to fame ultimately lead to her death? This is a six-part series about love, sex and murder in 1970s Hollywood when glitter pants and roller skates were all the rage, and the Playboy mansion hosted the biggest party in town. Listen today at http://wondery.fm/Starlet_UKTCcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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A Shallow Grave: Episode 213
08/12/2020 Duration: 25minLife had been good for Jonathan Dore, from Essex. A close family, talented footballer, good-looking with lots of personality. Then he met Kim and they got a house, had a baby - the future all looked so positive. But then suddenly, on Kim's birthday in January, everything changed.Please support my sponsorsBetter Help. Claim your 10% discount on professional counselling today.https://www.betterhelp.com/ukBest Fiends. Download this game today.https://download.bestfiends.comCrimeCon UKGet discounted tickets for this event in June 2021 using the code: UKTChttps://www.crimecon.co.ukReferenced siteswww.uktruecrime.comwww.patreon.com/uktruecrimehttps://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrimeSourceshttp://www.ex-canaries.co.uk/players/dore.htmhttps://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/14697894.mums-killer-loses-appeal-to-cut-16-year-jail-term-despite-claim-he-is-changed-man/https://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/local_news/1416781.murderer-to-serve-12-more-years/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/essex/3178478.stmhttps://www.mirror.co.uk
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The Droppin Well, Part 2/2: Episode 212
01/12/2020 Duration: 29minIn this second part of a two-part story, I return to Northern Ireland to cover the shocking events following the attack on the Droppin Well by the INLA in 1982, ending with the murder of the leader of the INLA (at the time of the attack on the Droppin Well) in February 1994.CrimeCon UKGet discounted tickets for this event in June 2021 using the code: UKTChttps://www.crimecon.co.ukReferenced siteswww.uktruecrime.comwww.patreon.com/uktruecrimehttps://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrimeSourcesBeresford, D. (1987). Ten Men Dead: The Story of the 1981 Irish Hunger Strike. London: GraftonCoogan, T. P. (1996). The Troubles: Ireland's Ordeal 1966–1995 and the Search for Peace. London: Random House.Doherty, R. (2005). Thin Green Line: The History of the Royal Ulster Constabulary GC 1922–2001. Barnsley: Pen & SwordDillon, M. (2012). The Dirty War. London: Random HouseClarke, L. (1987a). "INLA: Back from the Political Grave?". Fortnight. 251: 8–9O'Kane, M. (12 February 1994). "Cool-Headed Killer's Collect Call from
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The Droppin Well, Part1/2: Episode 211
24/11/2020 Duration: 25minIt was 11:15pm on the evening of 6 December 1982 when the bomb went off in the Droppin Well bar in Ballykelly, Northern Ireland. The INLA bomb killed 6 civilians and 11 British soldiers. In this episode of the UK True Crime podcast I tell the story of what happened on that terrible day.Best Fiends. Download this game today.https://download.bestfiends.comCrimeCon UKGet discounted tickets for this event in June 2021 using the code: UKTChttps://www.crimecon.co.ukReferenced siteswww.uktruecrime.comwww.patreon.com/uktruecrimehttps://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrimeSourceshttps://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/revealed-terrorists-whose-inquests-you-are-paying-sometimes-twice-1122806 https://www.theguardian.com/news/2015/jul/09/northern-ireland-terror-shoot-to-kill https://www.britisharmedforcesthebest.com/single-post/2018/12/06/The-Droppin-Well-bombing-Ballykelly-Northern-Irelandhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Droppin_Well_bombinghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_National_Liberation_Army#:~:text=the%20Tr
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A Street Drinking Tragedy: Episode 210
17/11/2020 Duration: 27minIpswich in the summer of 2009. In the space of two days, two people were found murdered at their homes. Who had killed them? This episode of the UK True Crime Podcasts explores the sub-culture of street drinking as we explore just what happened to these two people and why. And shockingly, how these events were linked to two further deaths....CrimeCon UKGet discounted tickets for this event in June 2021 using the code: UKTChttps://www.crimecon.co.ukReferenced siteswww.uktruecrime.comwww.patreon.com/uktruecrimehttps://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrimeSourceshttps://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/killer-who-murdered-girlfriend-over-20530598https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-19011591#:~:text=The%20PCs%20attended%20a%20property,murdering%20Ms%20Hunt%20in%202010.https://www.eadt.co.uk/news/double-murder-teen-locked-up-for-14-years-1-624322https://www.ipswichstar.co.uk/news/woman-tortured-with-cheese-grater-before-murder-court-told-1-446626https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/9094517/lorraine-thorpe-brag-police-d
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Bloodied Boots: Episode 209
10/11/2020 Duration: 24minIn November 2015, 36 year old Sian Roberts was found dead at her home in Salford. But just who had killed Sian? There were a number suspects and was Sian's death in any way related to the death of her housemate 18 months before?Please support my sponsorBetter Help. Claim your 10% discount on professional counselling today.https://www.betterhelp.com/ukCrimeCon UKGet discounted tickets for this event in June 2021 using the code: UKTChttps://www.crimecon.co.ukReferenced siteswww.uktruecrime.comwww.patreon.com/uktruecrimehttps://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrimeSourceshttps://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/arrogance-killer-strangeways-rioter-who-16256181https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3341776/Hairdresser-stabbed-house-woman-died-18-months-ago.htmlhttps://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/man-accused-murdering-hairdresser-accuses-12507416https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/glynn-williams-murder-strangeways-riot-12634145https://www.manches
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The Prison Escape: Episode 208
03/11/2020 Duration: 25minIn 1987, John Kendall was serving an 8 years stretch at Gartree Prison near Leicester. But he didn't want to continue to stay in the regimented environment and plotted to escape. With £250,000 and a network of contacts, on 10 December, it was time for the plan to be activated.In this episode of the UK True Crime podcast, I tell the stories of the men involved in the escape and what happened to them.....Please support my sponsorsBetter Help. Claim your 10% discount on professional counselling today.https://www.betterhelp.com/ukBest Fiends. Download this game today.https://download.bestfiends.comCrimeCon UKGet discounted tickets for this event in June 2021 using the code: UKTChttps://www.crimecon.co.ukWriting creditSteve PercivalReferenced siteswww.uktruecrime.comwww.patreon.com/uktruecrimehttps://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrimeSourceshttps://www.scotsman.com/news/transport/plaque-unveiled-hero-railway-worker-killed-1973-1434693https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Kennedy_(security_guard)https://www.independ
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A Missing Nurse: Episode 207
27/10/2020 Duration: 24minThe CCTV clearly showed Rui Lui leaving Poole hospital, where she worked, in her distinctive silver porsche. But days later she was still missing - just where could she be? A police investigation into her life with her husband uncovered swinging, sex work, bigamy and complex finances - could any of these factors be related to her disappearance?SponsorPlay this brand-new, exciting interactive detective game today....https://www.inthehiddencity.com/moriartys-game-a-killer-in-the-hiveCrimeCon UKGet discounted tickets for this event in June 2021 using the code: UKTChttps://www.crimecon.co.ukWriting creditSteve PercivalReferenced siteswww.uktruecrime.comwww.patreon.com/uktruecrimehttps://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrimeSourceshttps://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/11728759.rui-li-murder-trial-family-ate-meal-as-body-lay-in-van-court-hears/https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2912122/Bigamist-conspired-wife-son-killing-second-wife-300-000-life-insurance-policy.htmlhttps://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/11793
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Exploited in Devon: Episode 206
20/10/2020 Duration: 23minIt was just a chance meeting on a train. But following the conversation, Stuart Hodgkins knew that he could exploit his new friend for money. And he did just that, moving in that very day. But nobody could have predicted just what happened when the money ran out....SponsorPlay this brand-new, exciting interactive detective game today....https://www.inthehiddencity.com/moriartys-game-a-killer-in-the-hiveCrimeCon UKGet discounted tickets for this event in June 2021 using the code: UKTChttps://www.crimecon.co.ukWriting creditSteve PercivalReferenced siteswww.uktruecrime.comwww.patreon.com/uktruecrimehttps://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrime Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Horror at the supermarket: Episode 205
13/10/2020 Duration: 22minIt was our days before Christmas at the supermarket and spirits were high and people cheerful as they completed their Christmas shopping. Nobody would have taken much notice as the ordinary middle-aged man entered the store. And nobody would have guessed he had in his possession a knife and an axe.But what happened next nobody present would ever forget....SponsorWitchy Woo KitchenClaim your 20% discount before 31 October using the code: UKTCwww.facebook.com/witchywookitchen CrimeCon UKGet discounted tickets for this event in June 2021 using the code: UKTChttps://www.crimecon.co.ukReferenced siteswww.uktruecrime.comwww.patreon.com/uktruecrimehttps://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrimeSourceshttps://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/monster-killer-bought-two-knives-axe-and-cross-bow-he-plotted-murder-yorkshire-mum-jodie-wilsher-322431https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/man-admits-stabbing-mum-one-12192201https://www.nwemail.co.uk/news/national/17001634.sentence-cut-monster-killed-aldi-worker-front-horrified-shoppe
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A Planned Revenge: Episode 204
05/10/2020 Duration: 22minIt was just a normal November morning. Just another day in Ilford, East London as Sana Muhammad - who was 8 months pregnant - prepared dinner, her husband pottered around and the five children were all upstairs. Then just after 7am, all their lives changed forever....SponsorsThe incredible new crime thriller everyone is talking about:The lie she told - by Catherine Yaffehttps://www.amazon.co.uk/Lie-She-Told-peaceful-destroy-ebook/dp/B08BPJCV77Better Help. Claim your 10% discount on professional counselling today.https://www.betterhelp.com/ukCrimeCon UKGet discounted tickets for this event in June 2021 using the code: UKTChttps://www.crimecon.co.ukReferenced siteswww.uktruecrime.comwww.patreon.com/uktruecrimehttps://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrimeSourceshttps://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/nov/22/man-found-guilty-of-killing-pregnant-ex-wife-with-crossbowhttps://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/husband-mum-killed-crossbow-lives-20949123https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7714497/Husband-GUILTY-shootin
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The Bodybuilder: episode 203
28/09/2020 Duration: 25minIn March 2016, 45 year old bodybuilder Michael O'Hanlon was crowned 'Mr Scotland'. An amazing achievement, and he and his fiancee Elaine were looking ahead to their castle wedding in August. But there was just one problem: Elaine's ex kept sending them abuse.And one day in July, he challenged Michael to a fight via Facebook. Michael went to meet him telling Elaine, 'I won't be long', as they were shopping for wedding rings that afternoon.In this episode of the UK True Crime podcast, we look at what happened next.SponsorsBetter Help. Claim your 10% discount on professional counselling today.https://www.betterhelp.com/ukBest Fiends. Download this game today.https://download.bestfiends.comCrimeCon UKGet discounted tickets for this event in June 2021 using the code: UKTChttps://www.crimecon.co.ukReferenced siteswww.uktruecrime.comwww.patreon.com/uktruecrimehttps://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrimeSourceshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-39935641https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-we
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A Question of Trust: Episode 202
22/09/2020 Duration: 24minIt was a normal night out for Craig Keogh with lots of alcohol and drugs. By the early hours he was in a bit of a state as the taxi dropped him off to his caravan in the East Midlands. But Craig didn't go home. He went the other way, with other plans. Plans that would shortly leave an innocent woman dead.SponsorsBetter Help. Claim your 10% discount on professional counselling today.https://www.betterhelp.com/ukWriting creditSteve PercivalReferenced siteswww.uktruecrime.comwww.patreon.com/uktruecrimehttps://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrimeSourceshttps://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/leicester-news/what-judge-told-murderer-rapist-1364641https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-43407953https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-43474621https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/craig-keogh-jailed-life-after-14436282https://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/news/how-science-brought-justice-fleckney-murder-victim-317256https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5494751/Drunk-26-raped-72-ye
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A Missing Body: Episode 201
15/09/2020 Duration: 25minWhen she waved goodbye to her daddy at her home in Sussex, she could never have guessed it was the last time she would see her daddy. But since that day in January 2011, her dad has never been found and a man is serving time in prison for his murder.Just what happened to Gary Hampson?SponsorsBetter Help. Claim your 10% discount on professional counselling today.https://www.betterhelp.com/ukReferenced siteswww.uktruecrime.comwww.patreon.com/uktruecrimehttps://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrime Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The Betrayal: Episode 200
08/09/2020 Duration: 22minCatherine and Rafal had everything to look forward to. They were young, in love and had just moved into their first home in beautiful Somerset. But then one September morning, Catherine disappeared. And Rafal feared an ex-partner who had been sending her texts/emails was responsible....SponsorsBetter Help. Claim your 10% discount on professional counselling today.https://www.betterhelp.com/ukBest Fiends. Download this casual & fun game here: https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/best-fiends-puzzle-adventure/id868013618Referenced siteswww.uktruecrime.comwww.patreon.com/uktruecrimehttps://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrimeSourceshttps://www.theguardian.com/uk/2013/jun/07/catherine-wells-burr-victim-killers https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-22601552https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-22577210 https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2013/jun/10/polish-trio-life-murder-catherin-wells-burrhttps://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/catherine-wells-burrs-parents-blast-evil-1938939https://
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The Dinner Party: Episode 199
01/09/2020 Duration: 24minFordingbridge is a delightful part of Hampshire, on the edge of the New Forest. But what happened at Burgate House in Fordindbridge was nothing short of a masscare, as five people were murdered on one terrible September evening.SponsorBetter Help. Claim your 10% discount on professional counselling today.https://www.betterhelp.com/ukReferenced siteswww.uktruecrime.comwww.patreon.com/uktruecrimehttps://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrimeSourceshttps://murderpedia.org/male.S/s/stephenson-george.htmhttps://krazykillers.wordpress.com/2015/10/16/killing-the-cleavers-but-not-beaver-cleaver/http://www.murderuk.com/mass_george_stephenson.htmlhttps://apnews.com/100b945f2e7a025972d8a6615b9ec2ffhttps://www.amazon.com/Serial-Killer-Massacre-New-Forest-ebook/dp/B01DI89JA2https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/heritage/13500205.legendary-reporter-john-hoskins-looks-back-on-court-cases-hes-covered-over-five-decades/https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/a-dirty-job-but-someones-got-to-do-it-the-sensitive-might-recoil-from-just-readi
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Pushing the Boundaries: Episode 198
25/08/2020 Duration: 25minWhen Independent Insurance came to town, they were a different type of insurance company. Lead by their flamboyant leader Michael Bright, they did things differently to their stuffy competitors. They were exciting, sexy and fun. But things weren't quite as they seemed, as we discover in this episode of the UK True Crime Weekly podcast.Sponsored by:Wooga. Please download the excellent June's Journey here: woo.ga/znjlhBest Fiends. Download this casual & fun game here: https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/best-fiends-puzzle-adventure/id868013618Referenced siteswww.uktruecrime.comwww.patreon.com/uktruecrimehttps://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrimeSources:https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/1783855.millionaire-finance-chief-jailed-for-four-years/https://www.ft.com/content/9d7fb83c-2c29-11e7-bc4b-5528796fe35chttps://www.insuranceage.co.uk/insurance-age/news/1190894/condon-pay-gbp1-3m-independent-fraudhttps://www.postonline.co.uk/commercial/2187470/former-indie-deputy-md-condon-passes-awayhttp://www.trevormaggs.com/wp-c