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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From Bad Women: The Blackout Ripper Stalks London’s War-Torn Streets
12/10/2022 Duration: 16minHere’s a preview of Bad Women: The Blackout Ripper. Over a single week in February 1942, a depraved serial killer stalked London’s dark and WWII bomb-ravaged streets, hunting for victims in the city’s bars and clubs. But the victims of the so-called Blackout Ripper are now all but forgotten. Using new research from police files, court transcripts and exhaustive genealogical studies, season 2 of Hallie Rubenhold’s Bad Women reconstructs the lives of the women The Blackout Ripper brutally attacked and murdered and examines why their deaths were swept from view. Listen to Bad Women at https://podcasts.pushkin.fm/bwblackout?sid=uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The Walk Home: Part 1/2. Episode 307
08/10/2022 Duration: 26minIn warm weather, Bournemouth on the south coast of England is a nice place to spend some time. On the summer evening when we join the story, 26 year old Jong-Ok Shin was walking home from a Bournemouth nightclub, and just metres from the door of her home when she was attacked and she tragically died from her injuries. There were no witnesses to this crime.Shortly afterwards, local drug addict Omar Benguit was arrested and convicted of murder and over 20 years later he is still in prison. But was he guilty of this dreadful crime?Sources:http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWCA/Crim/2014/690.htmlhttp://www.homepage-link.to/justice/judgements/benguit/Scan%2018.pdfhttps://www.thejusticegap.com/omar-benguit-all-i-ever-wanted-was-the-truth-to-come-out-i-am-innocent/https://www.researchgate.net/publication/280658448_A_Briefing_Paper_on_Issues_and_Events_Surrounding_the_Omar_Benguit_Case_Charminster_and_the_Murder_of_Jong_Oki_Shin_12th_July_2002https://thetab.com/uk/2021/05/05/unsolved-an-alibi-for-omar-benguit-true-crim
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Roundtable Discussion from CrimeCon Glasgow
29/09/2022 Duration: 45minFor International Podcast Day, something extra and a little different for you...CrimeCon Glasgow earlier this month was a lot of fun. Late on the Saturday afternoon I had the pleasure of sitting with some incredibly talented true crime podcasters - I admire every single one of them - and we discussed our podcast journeys so far. I hope you enjoy the conversation and if you want more content like this, please just let me know....And a huge thank you to Bob & Ali from the excellent Twisted Britain podcast for hosting and editing this episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Spiralling out of Control: Episode 306
27/09/2022 Duration: 22minThis week from Swansea, South Wales. Danny Dykes had been a very promising rugby player until a succession of knee injuries forced his retirement whilst still only in his 20's. He stayed in the game as a physio, but one day disappeared, with his car found in the Brecon Beacons shortly afterwards. As detectives investigated his disappearance, they found details of a shocking secret life..... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Missing in West London: Episode 305
20/09/2022 Duration: 25minWhen his wife didn't catch up with him in Soho after her meeting at the BBC, David Chenery-Wickens reported her missing to police. It was most unlike Diane not to let her know where she was, just where could she be? But Diane didn't come home and five months later her body was found near her home in East Sussex.....1, Please support my sponsorUK True Crime Podcast listeners get 15% off their first month at: www.yourheights.com https://www.yourheights.com/ code: Truecrime2, Buy tickets for my live show in Manchester in Octoberhttps://www.murdermiletours.com/liveshow.html?fbclid=IwAR3c-Ml3b0N9QKTu1Y7QYKMdBcHwyIMUdPlSyZ3Wo6TU4H737kWlYb7t-TA3, Please buy my book 'Gone Fishing' about the life and crimes of Angus Sinclairhttps://mangobooks.co.uk/products/gone-fishing4, Other referenced siteswww.patreon.com/uktruecrimehttps://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrimewww.uktruecrime.com5, Sourceshttps://www.theguardian.com/uk/2009/mar/02/murder-chenery-wickens-wifehttps://www.theguardian.com/uk/2009/mar/02/murder-chenery
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Lust at the Theatre: Episode 304
13/09/2022 Duration: 25minThis week, we head to the north-west of England and a local theatre group. The theatre is a serious business here and the productions put on are of a very high quality, but it is also very sociable. In the episode this week, two couples from the group begin socialising, but then Chris Linaker and Jenny Cupit begin a very passionate 16 month affair, where they explore their sexual boundaries. But as we have seen so often on the UK True Crime podcast, an affair which is about sex for one party and love for another, often ends badly - and this week, we see a shocking and violent outcome.1, Please support my sponsorUK True Crime Podcast listeners get 10% off their first month at www.BetterHelp.com/TRUECRIME. 2, Buy tickets for my live show in Manchester in Octoberhttps://www.murdermiletours.com/liveshow.html?fbclid=IwAR3c-Ml3b0N9QKTu1Y7QYKMdBcHwyIMUdPlSyZ3Wo6TU4H737kWlYb7t-TA3, Please buy my book 'Gone Fishing' about the life and crimes of Angus Sinclairhttps://mangobooks.co.uk/products/gone-fishing4, Other refer
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Killers, Cults & Queens
08/09/2022 Duration: 10minI would like to introduce you to a new true crime show from spooky expert Nikki Druce and Ru Paul's Drag Race alumni Cheryl Hole. Killers, Cults & Queens...Cheryl Hole and Nikki Druce are on a whistle stop tour of the weirdest corners of the universe. They’ll be stopping to learn about the craziest true crime cases in history, spooky paranormal activities, truly bonkers internet mythology, very convincing cults and much much more. So buckle in… it’s going to be a wild ride!Listen and subscribe.... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The Screaming Fox: Episode 303
06/09/2022 Duration: 27minLyonshall is one of those picture perfect places, a caring rural community at its heart, and surrounded by glorious hilly countryside. Set in the north-west corner of Herefordshire, it lies close to the Welsh border.On a hot summers night, a couple went to bed. As they did so, they could not begin to imagine that there was an intruder lurking in the shadows, and the horror he planned to inflict after he broke into their home.....Writing credit: Chris Wood. https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Chris-Wood/a/4093Join me in Manchester on 4 Octoberhttps://www.murdermiletours.com/liveshow.html?fbclid=IwAR2wdGdZSktTx1dsUMap1t11ddXJGTgOcA0sgXmVEiJFAWfl-A2p9MQnR-QReferenced siteswww.patreon.com/uktruecrimehttps://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrimewww.uktruecrime.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The Video: Episode 302
30/08/2022 Duration: 21min33 year old Mark McCann-Barrett was at home in Waltham Cross in Herts with his partner Amy. When Amy scrolled through Mark's phone, she found a intimate video of another woman. A video she didn't want to see on Mark's phone and she asked what on earth it was doing there. From here, the situation escalated and led to a terrible sequence of events..... Join me in Manchester on 4 Octoberhttps://www.murdermiletours.com/liveshow.html?fbclid=IwAR2wdGdZSktTx1dsUMap1t11ddXJGTgOcA0sgXmVEiJFAWfl-A2p9MQnR-QReferenced siteswww.patreon.com/uktruecrimehttps://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrimewww.uktruecrime.comSourceshttps://www.enfieldindependent.co.uk/news/18870078.killer-convicted-shooting-love-rival-sleeping-tottenham/https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8954993/Killer-faces-years-jail-gunning-love-rival-ex-sent-victim-X-rated-video.htmlhttps://www.hamhigh.co.uk/news/st-johns-wood-shooting-mark-mccann-barrett-6884292https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/mark-mccannbarrett-tributes-to-father-of-three-shot-dead-in-
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The Rolex Killer: Episode 301
23/08/2022 Duration: 23minIt was early on a summers morning in the English Channel, not far from Exeter, when the fishermen pulled up their nets. They were heavy and they were excited by what they may have caught. They found themselves looking at the fully clothed body of a middle-aged man and immediately called the police. The difficulty the police experienced was that there was no ID on the man at all, just an expensive rolex watch on his wrist. Would this help them find the man and just what happened to him?Referenced siteswww.patreon.com/uktruecrimehttps://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrimewww.uktruecrime.comSourceshttps://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/news/plymouth-news/rolex-murder-how-police-caught-516448.amp?fbclid=IwAR37_lJofAr3MStsfCsU_ggZsNUWfKbBrUQtVNalrMQ-4eh5yYaZSYVBAk4https://medium.com/crimebeat/the-insanely-bizarre-murder-mystery-of-ronald-joseph-platt-6254fa29bd6ehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Johnson_Walkerhttps://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/daughter-speaks-out-against-evil-father/article18219037/ Hosted
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The World Cup Massacre: Episode 300
16/08/2022 Duration: 22minThe Heights Bar – or O’Tooles - is a small pub in LoughinIsland, a small, quiet village in County Down about 20 miles south of Belfast. As Ireland played in the world cup, it should have been a great night for the community as they shared the experience of watching their team. But instead, the night changed to a night of horror that would never be forgotten....1, Other referenced siteswww.patreon.com/uktruecrimehttps://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrimewww.uktruecrime.com2, Sourceshttps://www.thenational.scot/news/17678826.back-day-tragedy-1994-chinook-helicopter-crash/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-53093852http://www.espn.com/30for30/film/_/page/ceasefiremassacrehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-13898090https://www.irishcentral.com/opinion/others/survivor-loughinisland-massacre-1994https://www.policeombudsman.org/PONI/files/17/17aea3d1-c4c6-4f02-8ebc-4eb39af9b168.pdfhttps://www.theguardian.com/uk/2012/oct/15/northern-ireland-loyalist-shootings-loughinislandhttps://www.thedetail
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Her name was Jacqueline: Episode 299
09/08/2022 Duration: 26minJacqueline Gallagher wanted to be a nurse, a profession where she could help others. But she became addicted to heroin and became involved in sex work to fund her habit. Then at just 26 year years old, her dreams were snatched away as she was brutally murdered in Glasgow. Just who killed Jacqueline?1, Buy tickets for my live show in London this Thursday (11 August)https://www.murdermiletours.com/liveshow.html?fbclid=IwAR3usNPMWSg54cq9pEPj0S9LoNA9uZwOGFqfzy0pXAnYIirp5--u67GnmBc2, Please buy my book 'Gone Fishing' about the life and crimes of Angus Sinclairhttps://mangobooks.co.uk/products/gone-fishing3, Other referenced siteswww.patreon.com/uktruecrimehttps://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrimewww.uktruecrime.com4, Sourceshttps://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12083924.emotional-scenes-at-funeral-of-murdered-prostitute/https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12037141.curtain-may-lead-to-prostitutes-killer/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/3754005.stmhttps://www.thefreelibrary.com/MURDER+MYSTERIES%3A+The+unsolved+ki
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The Cambridge Rapist: Episode 298
03/08/2022 Duration: 26minCambridge was a city full of terror. A masked man was on the loose violently sexually assaulting women in the City. And as the number of attacks increased, he was becoming ever more confident. He needed to be stopped.... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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A Personal Battle: Episode 297
26/07/2022 Duration: 27minThe robbery at a warehouse near Heathrow saw £1.75 million stolen by a well-prepared armed gang. But the man detectives believed was responsible for planning the heist had a long history with the Metropolitan police. He felt they were out to get him - it was personal....1, Please take a few moments to fill in this short survey about my podcast and be in with a chance of winning a £50 Amazon voucher. Thanks. https://forms.gle/c5sr4vP8Uxw8uoTT62, Buy tickets for my live show in Londonhttps://www.murdermiletours.com/liveshow.html?fbclid=IwAR3usNPMWSg54cq9pEPj0S9LoNA9uZwOGFqfzy0pXAnYIirp5--u67GnmBc3, Please buy my book 'Gone Fishing' about the life and crimes of Angus Sinclairhttps://mangobooks.co.uk/products/gone-fishing4, Other referenced siteswww.patreon.com/uktruecrimehttps://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrimewww.uktruecrime.com5, Sourceshttps://www.theguardian.com/uk/2010/mar/31/john-twomey-police-heathrow-robberyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Countrymanhttps://www.nickdavies.net/1983/01/18/jury-a
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The Christmas Party. Part 2/2: Episode 296
18/07/2022 Duration: 25minThis is the second and final episode looking at the tragic death of Barry Wallace and the other crimes of of man responsible for his murder, William Beggs.1, Please take a few moments to fill in this short survey about my podcast and be in with a chance of winning a £50 Amazon voucher. Thanks. https://forms.gle/c5sr4vP8Uxw8uoTT62, Buy tickets for my live show in Londonhttps://www.murdermiletours.com/liveshow.html?fbclid=IwAR3usNPMWSg54cq9pEPj0S9LoNA9uZwOGFqfzy0pXAnYIirp5--u67GnmBc3, Please buy my book 'Gone Fishing' about the life and crimes of Angus Sinclairhttps://mangobooks.co.uk/products/gone-fishing4, Other referenced siteswww.patreon.com/uktruecrimehttps://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrimewww.uktruecrime.com4, Sourceshttps://www.theguardian.com/uk/2001/oct/13/highereducation.education1https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/bloodthirsty-teesside-student-penchant-preying-16564436http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/1595305.stmhttps://www.scotsman.com/news/father-tells-how-he-had-identify-sons-
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The Christmas Party. Part 1/2: Episode 295
12/07/2022 Duration: 23minDo you remember what it was like to be 18? All those hopes and dreams that lay ahead of you? Barry Wallace, who lived near Kilmarnock in Ayrshire – just a few miles south of Glasgow, was 18 and he had hopes and dreams for the future. But he wasn’t given the opportunity to realise them. It had been his work Christmas party, a night of fun and laughter, but after the party when Barry headed into town to go clubbing, he had the misfortune to cross the path of a brutal, sadistic man.1, Please support my sponsorUK True Crime Podcast listeners get 10% off their first month at www.BetterHelp.com/TRUECRIME. 2, Buy tickets for my live show in Londonhttps://www.murdermiletours.com/liveshow.html?fbclid=IwAR3usNPMWSg54cq9pEPj0S9LoNA9uZwOGFqfzy0pXAnYIirp5--u67GnmBc3, Please buy my book 'Gone Fishing' about the life and crimes of Angus Sinclairhttps://mangobooks.co.uk/products/gone-fishing4, Other referenced siteswww.patreon.com/uktruecrimehttps://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrimewww.uktruecrime.com4, Sourceshttps://www.
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History Repeated: Episode 294
06/07/2022 Duration: 28minJust who killed Cassandra McDermott in South London? There was no obvious motive, but police had a suspect in her ex-boyfriend, Mario Celaire. He was charged with her murder but found not guilty. The Police were distraught that he left court a free man, convinced he was responsible....and that he would do it again....Writing credit: Haze @ Podcast She Wrote1, Please support my sponsorNoom. Sign up for your trial now at: noom.com/uktcpod2, Please buy my book 'Gone Fishing' about the life and crimes of Angus Sinclair.https://mangobooks.co.uk/products/gone-fishing3, Referenced siteswww.patreon.com/uktruecrimehttps://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrimewww.truecrime.com4, Sourceshttps://www.mylondon.news/news/south-london-news/mario-celaire-murdertown-south-london-17264440https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2009/jul/03/rapist-killing-double-jeopardyhttps://www.thesun.co.uk/news/10369744/hammer-attack-domestic-violence/https://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/4474721.mario-celaire-given-life-sentence-for-double-jeopard
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The Solicitor & The Builder: Episode 293
29/06/2022 Duration: 25minIt was a dispute between between a builder, Michael Chudley and his customer Christopher Sear, when the building work didn't go to plan. The case went to court to try to settle the dispute, but the action dragged on for a number of years, causing Chudley and his partner to lose their homes. Chudley wanted to find someone to blame for what had happened.....1, Buy tickets for my live shows in Glasgow and Londonhttps://www.murdermiletours.com/liveshow.html?fbclid=IwAR3usNPMWSg54cq9pEPj0S9LoNA9uZwOGFqfzy0pXAnYIirp5--u67GnmBc2, Please buy my book 'Gone Fishing' about the life and crimes of Angus Sinclairhttps://mangobooks.co.uk/products/gone-fishing3, Other referenced siteswww.patreon.com/uktruecrimehttps://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrimewww.uktruecrime.com4, Sourceshttps://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=ab8210fb-c422-4ba2-9b5c-a568999660eehttps://www.building.co.uk/comment/nasty-brutish-and-short/5050493.articlehttp://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/TCC/2013/21.htmlhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-w
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Lured to the Honeytrap: Episode 292
21/06/2022 Duration: 25minThe farmer in Cumbria was confused by the noise of the truck going past the house in the early hours so went outside to investigate. Looking in the river he saw something there and as he got closer he saw it was the body of a young man lying face down in the water. And it was clear from his injuries that the young men had met a violent death....1, Buy tickets for my live shows in Glasgow and Londonhttps://www.murdermiletours.com/liveshow.html?fbclid=IwAR3usNPMWSg54cq9pEPj0S9LoNA9uZwOGFqfzy0pXAnYIirp5--u67GnmBc2, Please buy my book 'Gone Fishing' about the life and crimes of Angus Sinclairhttps://mangobooks.co.uk/products/gone-fishing3, Other referenced siteswww.patreon.com/uktruecrimehttps://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrimewww.uktruecrime.com4, Sourceshttps://scarcity-studios.com/2021/07/11/mother-daughter-guilty-for-murder-of-lee-mcknight-in-honeytrap/https://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/19298424.lee-mcknights-parents-give-evidence-murder-trial-carlisle-crown-court/https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/j
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Live Interview With Author Jason Wilson at CrimeCon London
19/06/2022 Duration: 29minAt CrimeCon London last weekend, I had the pleasure of interviewing author Jason Wilson about his excellent new book, 'The Old Man And Me'. In front of a live audience, we chatted about why he wrote his book about growing up and living with his gangster father. The book is no nonsense and talks about the reality of crime, not the glamourised versions you hear about elsewhere, and in this interview Jason was very open about his life. I hope you enjoy and there is link to the book below.Buy your copy here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Old-Man-thrilling-biography-understand/dp/1913406881 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.