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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An Inconvenience: Episode 225
02/03/2021 Duration: 22minRaising young children is rewarding but also very challenging. In 2018, Louise Porton was a single mum of two young children living in Rugby. But tragically, within the space of three weeks both of her daughters died. Was it just terrible luck, or was there another explanation?Sponsor - Get 15% off using the code MOTHER before 14/3/21 https://auraframes.com/Writing CreditSteve PercivalUK True Crime Live - free ticketshttps://www.crowdcast.io/adamlloydCrimeCon UKGet discounted tickets for this event in September 2021 using the code: UKTChttps://www.crimecon.co.ukReferenced siteswww.uktruecrime.comwww.crimepublishingnetwork.comwww.patreon.com/uktruecrimehttps://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrime Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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An Off-Duty Policeman: Episode 224
23/02/2021 Duration: 21minDo you remember July 2012, the London Olympics, long summer days and a feeling of the UK coming together. PC Ian Dibell, from Clacton on the east coast of Essex was not at work when he heard a disturbance in the road where he lived. In this episode of the UK True Crime podcast, I describe what happened next......Sponsored by Best Fiends. Download this game todayhttps://download.bestfiends.comUK True Crime Live - free ticketshttps://www.crowdcast.io/adamlloydCrimeCon UKGet discounted tickets for this event in June 2021 using the code: UKTChttps://www.crimecon.co.ukReferenced siteshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-18831263https://www.itv.com/news/anglia/2015-11-06/pc-ian-dibell-the-story-of-an-extraordinary-police-officer-who-died-protecting-othershttps://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/offduty-policeman-ian-dibell-killed-trying-to-disarm-gunman-inquest-hears-8564885.htmlhttps://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/pc-ian-dibell-lorry-driver-1140385https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/13065477.gunman-apologised
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An Unfortunate Man: Episode 223
16/02/2021 Duration: 29minWhen Malcolm Webster's wife, Claire, was tragically killed in Scotland 1994, he was distraught. He moved away to start a new life, but everywhere he went, misfortune seemed to follow. Until one day in New Zealand, everything changed.....Sponsored by:https://www.worldcarparts.co.uk/Writing and ResearchHaze at 'Murder She Wrote' podcastCrimeCon UKGet discounted tickets for this event in June 2021 using the code: UKTChttps://www.crimecon.co.ukReferenced siteswww.uktruecrime.comwww.crimepublishingnetwork.comwww.patreon.com/uktruecrimehttps://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrimeSourceshttps://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/_/1vjPAS679s4C?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PT76 Extracts from ‘The Black Widower: The Life and Crimes of a Sociopathic Killer’ by Charles Laveryhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9REFH7J0PlM Malcolm Webster - Best True Crime Documentarieshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zh_-POnLugk Webster’s Webhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMCX06dWxHQ The Utterly Twisted Malcolm Webster - Killer, Thief and Master Man
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A Night Out: Episode 222
09/02/2021 Duration: 20minApril 2015. It was just a normal Saturday night in Leeds, and 20 year old Billy Mankelow and his friends were having a great time. They could never have realised that a chance encounter in a nightclub, could have such a tragic outcome.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 siteshttps://www.crimepublishingnetwork.com/www.uktruecrime.comwww.patreon.com/uktruecrimehttps://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrimeSourceshttps://www.kentonline.co.uk/kent/news/murder-probe-after-man-found-35851/https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/jail-over-attack-after-gay-encounter-1992328https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/gay-murderer-richard-danter-stamped-17229119https://www.monmouthshirebeacon.co.uk/article.cfm?id=1709&headline=%27Evil%27%20Danter%20jailed%20after%20brutal%20murder&searchyear=2015https://thetab.com/uk/leeds/2015/08/24/local-man-jailed-for-
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Fast Eddie: Episode 221
02/02/2021 Duration: 31minFelixstowe is a small town on the east coast of England where some suggest that nothing much happens. But in 1993, there was a bank robbery that put the Suffolk town on the front pages of the papers, along with the name 'Fast Eddie'. Today, on the UK True Crime podcast, I tell that story.Sponsored by:https://www.worldcarparts.co.uk/Writing and ResearchHaze at 'Murder She Wrote' podcastCrimeCon 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/UKTrueCrimeSourcesFast Eddie: My Life on the Run as Britain’s Most Wanted Criminal by Eddie Maher, Blink Publishing, 2017 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-39849458https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/fast-eddie-maher-securicor-thief-5165761https://www.ipswichstar.co.uk/news/fugitive-thief-eddie-maher-who-stole-almost-1-2m-from-2745286https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyC9QVwLqvAhttps://moneyweek.com/30481/profile-of-eddie-maher-
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Three Murders in Hull: Episode 220
26/01/2021 Duration: 25minWhen three sex workers were killed in Hull in the late 1990's, it was feared that a serial killer was operating in the area. In this episode of the UK True Crime podcast, I examine just what happened to 25 year old Natalie Clubb, 20 year old Hayley Morgan and 29 year old Samantha Class.Sponsored by Best Fiends. Download this game todayhttps://download.bestfiends.comGet 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.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/hull-east-yorkshire-news/the-agony-growing-up-without-865394https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/hull-east-yorkshire-news/young-mum-beaten-strangled-dumped-2255854https://www.independent.co.uk/news/men-face-dna-tests-in-hunt-for-prostitute-s-killer-1160681.htmlhttps://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Y1eVeyOTuNQC&pg=PT50&lpg=PT50&dq=samantha+class+murder+hull&source=bl&ots=BV57Hgq6Lv&sig
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Introducing 'The Apology Line' - from Wondery
20/01/2021 Duration: 06minIf you could call a number and say you’re sorry, and no one would know…what would you apologize for? For fifteen years, you could call a number in Manhattan and do just that. This is the story of the line, and the man at the other end who became consumed by his own creation. He was known as “Mr. Apology.” As thousands of callers flooded the line, confessing to everything from shoplifting to infidelity, drug dealing to murder, Mr. Apology realized he couldn’t just listen. He had to do something, even if it meant risking everything. From Wondery the makers of Dr. Death and The Shrink Next Door, comes a story about empathy, deception and obsession. Marissa Bridge, who knew Mr. Apology better than anyone, hosts this six episode series. Listen today at http://wondery.fm/UKTrueCrime Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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A Man on a Train: Episode 219
19/01/2021 Duration: 23minIt was May 2006 and nineteen year old Tom Grant was heading home to Gloucestershire, after a successful first year at St Andrews University. He could never have believed that a minor incident at the platform in Carlisle, as he changed trains, could lead to such shocking consequences.Sponsored by YARN. Download on this app todayCrimeCon 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/UKTrueCrimeSources:https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/the-student-who-was-stabbed-for-trying-to-break-up-a-fight-480311.htmlhttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-415710/Student-stabbed-heart-stepping-domestic-row.htmlhttps://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/2006-murder-on-the-glasgow-to-paignton-train.123128/https://www.pressreader.com/uk/daily-mail/20061111/281552286359776 https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/i-dumped-boyfriend-in-a-rage-he-knifed-1629665http://new
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The Night Stalker: Episode 218
12/01/2021 Duration: 25minIt was 2009 in Walthamstow, when he first struck. In the early hours of the morning he attacked and raped a stranger. This was followed by two more terrifying attacks of increasing ferocity. The next time this man attacked, he raped and murdered his 35 year old victim, Michelle Samaraweera, in a children's playground. Detectives knew he needed to be stopped. In this episode of the UK True Crime podcast, I look at just how he was brought to justice....Sponsored by Best Fiends. Download this game todayhttps://download.bestfiends.comSponsored by YARN. Download on this app todayCrimeCon 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://walthamforestecho.co.uk/justice-as-murderer-jailed-decade-after-killing-michelle/https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/aug/20/london-murderer-and-serial-rapist-aman-vyas-jailed-for-at-least-37-yearshttps://www.da
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Hitting the Jackpot: Episode 217
05/01/2021 Duration: 33minMany people dream of winning the lottery. In 2009, a convicted rapist from Milton Keynes did just that, scooping over £2.5M. But everything wasn't quite as it seemed. This week, on the UK True Crime podcast, I tell that story - of brutal violence, sexual assault and greed. 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.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/oct/04/edward-putnam-fake-national-lottery-ticket'Lotto conman Edward Putman raped me when I was just 17 and pregnant' - Mirror OnlineNational Lottery fraud trial: Accused 'found ticket in his van' - BBC NewsEdward Putman guilty: Builder, 54, jailed for cashing in on fake Lottery ticket to claim £2.5m jackpot | London Evening Standard | Evening StandardConvicted rapist in alleged £2.5m Lotto con ‘savagely beat wife and burned kids’ rabbits' - Daily StarLotto conman Edward Putman’s 'se
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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