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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You can't always get what you want (part 2): Episode 167
21/01/2020 Duration: 24minThe shocking conclusion of the story from last week from the South of England in 2003. At the UK True Crime Podcast we hear many tales of greed and ruthlessness. But in this case, the lengths someone will go to for financial gain is really hard to comprehend....Ticket for live show, 19 February:https://feverup.com/m/81148Referenced siteswww.uktruecrime.comwww.patreon.com/uktruecrimehttps://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrimeSOURCES:https://murderpedia.org/male.R/r/regan-kenneth.htmhttps://courtnewsuk.co.uk/ken-regan-bill-horncy-and-peter-rees/https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2005/jul/02/ukcrime.rosiecowan1https://www.standard.co.uk/news/trail-of-drugs-and-violence-7223778.htmlhttps://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/killers-made-victim-tell-his-wife-that-he-was-ok-court-told-jflrs85rm3mhttps://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/7262672.panicking-wife-may-have-been-calmed-by-her-husbands-killer/https://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/6249185.drowned-fathers-business-links-probed-in-murder-case/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4
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You Can't Always Get What You Want: Episode 166
14/01/2020 Duration: 25minFebruary 2013, near Heathrow Airport. Kenneth Regan was a violent criminal, with a history of drug dealing who had already turned on his previous colleagues as he became a supergrass. But on his release from prison, he wanted a company to continue to launder the money from his illicit activity. And nothing was going to stand in his way...Ticket for live show, 19 February:https://feverup.com/m/81148Referenced siteswww.uktruecrime.comwww.patreon.com/uktruecrimehttps://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrimeSOURCES:https://murderpedia.org/male.R/r/regan-kenneth.htmhttps://courtnewsuk.co.uk/ken-regan-bill-horncy-and-peter-rees/https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2005/jul/02/ukcrime.rosiecowan1https://www.standard.co.uk/news/trail-of-drugs-and-violence-7223778.htmlhttps://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/killers-made-victim-tell-his-wife-that-he-was-ok-court-told-jflrs85rm3mhttps://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/7262672.panicking-wife-may-have-been-calmed-by-her-husbands-killer/https://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/6249185.drowned
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The Kindness of Strangers: Episode 165
07/01/2020 Duration: 23minAs humans, most of us have been kind to strangers on some occasions. But rarely as kind as Tracey Wilkinson, from Stourbridge, who took a homeless person into her family home, fed him and her husband even provided him with a job. But what then happened, nobody could ever have predicted....Buy tickets for my 30 January live showhttps://feverup.com/m/81148Referenced siteswww.uktruecrime.comwww.patreon.com/uktruecrimehttps://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrimeSOURCES:https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-41497482https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-41488407https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-39632704https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-39593252https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/double-killer-aaron-barley-kicked-13708787https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/watch-homeless-man-hides-before-13712220https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/stourbridge-stabbings-aaron-barley-sentenced-13714533https://www.independent.co.uk/news/u
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Two Second Chances: Episode 164
31/12/2019 Duration: 21minThe two men had both served time for murder but had been released from prison. They now worked together on a legitimate business, near Sunderland. But the evening of horror they had planned for someone they had come across in the course of their work on that August evening is beyond our comprehension.Buy tickets for the live showhttps://feverup.com/m/81148Referenced siteswww.uktruecrime.comwww.patreon.com/uktruecrimehttps://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrimeSourceshttps://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/murderer-free-to-kill-a-second-time-despite-26-police-incidents-8vr9s23k9https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/mcfall-unwin-murder-video-body-14470482https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/story-how-unwin-mcfall-both-14465421https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/should-violent-killers-stephen-unwin-14465213https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/mcfall-unwin-trial-murder-court-14464616https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/smirking-killers-who-murd
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The Level Crossing: Episode 162
17/12/2019 Duration: 24minIn 2004 Bryan Drysdale had decided to end his own life. After finishing work, he drove to a nearby level crossing in Berkshire, stopped on the tracks and turned off his engine. The 300 passengers on the train from London Paddington to Exeter had no idea that their lives were about to change forever....Referenced sites:www.uktruecrime.comwww.patreon.com/uktruecrimehttps://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrimeSourceshttps://www.railwaypeople.com/Page/news-article-stanley-martin-remembered-195http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3999723.stmhttps://www.getreading.co.uk/news/local-news/ufton-train-crash-family-speaks-4256422https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/commentators/joan-smith/suicide-maybe-naked-no-533126.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ufton_Nervet_rail_crashhttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1568045/Suicidal-chef-responsible-for-Ufton-Nervet-crash.htmlhttps://www.theguardian.com/uk/2004/nov/09/ufton.transport1http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/berkshire/7033312.stmhttps://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/just-wh
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The Headmistress: Episode 161
10/12/2019 Duration: 22minIn 2012 Anne Lakey was a highly respected headmistress in County Durham. Then on that normal Monday morning in 2012 she saw the email which she immediately knew could destroy her career, family and her life...Referenced sites:www.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 Monkey Man of Orkney: Episode 160
03/12/2019 Duration: 28minThe Orkney Isles 10 miles north of Scotland are stunning, offering a peaceful life surrounded by amazing scenery. People are drawn to the Islands for many reasons, often escaping difficult lives and looking for a clean break. Although crime is rare, in today's episode of the UK True Crime podcast we examine a love triangle which resulted in an absolutely shocking outcome.Referenced sites:www.uktruecrime.comwww.patreon.com/uktruecrimehttps://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrimeSourceshttps://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/sanday-murder-trial-the-orkney-island-1052099https://www.scotsman.com/news-2-15012/orkney-murder-man-jailed-for-life-for-murdering-love-rival-1-475040https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/man-jailed-for-life-for-murdering-love-rival-on-orkney-1931389.htmlhttps://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/166282/Killer-who-buried-love-rival-s-body-will-die-in-prisonhttps://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/archives/news/31746/it-was-him-or-the-monkeys/https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-453010/Fight
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A Cunning Plan: Episode 159
26/11/2019 Duration: 26minAs we celebrate three years of the UK True Crime podcast, the story this week comes from Liverpool in 2012. When a couple split, Maureen Smith devises a plan to try to get her partner back. It doesn't go to plan and the events that follow are catastrophic and ruin so many lives....Referenced sites:www.uktruecrime.comwww.patreon.com/uktruecrimehttps://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrimeSourceshttps://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/jailed-life-sisters-fail-murder-14379246https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/nelson-brothers-found-guilty-david-3324448https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/1030am-update-liverpool-murder-investigation-3353970https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/david-corridon-murder-father-says-3324494https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/partner-murdered-dealer-david-corridon-3328795https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/three-men-cleared-gangland-murder-3451982https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/fre
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A walk in the woods: Episode 158
19/11/2019 Duration: 26minIn September 1992, life was good for newly married Bob Wignall and his wife Sandra, as they strolled in the woods by their home on a beautiful autumn evening. But Bob was unaware that convicted murderer Terry Bewley was having an affair with his wife. And that Bewley was waiting for Bob in the woods....Sourceshttps://totalcrime.co.uk/real-life-stories/Robin Odell, Paul Connelly. The Mammoth Book of More Bizarre Crimes http://wolfiewiseguy.blogspot.com/2014/04/the-murder-of-bob-wignall.htmlhttps://www.thefreelibrary.com/THE+KILLERS+BEHIND+A+VEIL+OF+TEARS%3B+A+chilling+documentary+looks+at...-a085418856https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/sex-crazed-wife-who-was-stifled-by-kindness-rhys-williams-reports-on-the-fatal-attraction-that-led-1505589.htmlhttps://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12712372.woman-accused-of-husbands-murder-had-sex-with-her-lover-in-rolls-royce/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Two Sisters in Luton: Episode 157
12/11/2019 Duration: 23minIt was cosy in the 3 bedroom semi in Luton with Saima, her husband, their four children, her parents and sister, Sabah. But the close family got along well and all was going just fine until Sabah started an affair with Saima's husband. This was never going to end well, but nobody could have predicted just how shocking.Referenced sites:www.uktruecrime.comwww.patreon.com/uktruecrimehttps://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrimeSourceshttps://www.lutontoday.co.uk/news/in-full-how-one-sister-s-bitter-jealousy-led-to-murder-1-8216007https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/shows/what-the-killer-did-next/articles/inside-the-pressure-cooker-the-murder-of-saima-khanhttps://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/oct/26/luton-woman-sabah-khan-jailed-for-at-least-22-years-after-admitting-sistershttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/10/24/care-worker-brutally-murdered-sister-cut-hand-four-children/https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/luton-murder-stabbing-saima-khan-17148481https://www.pressreader.com/uk/real-people/201802
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A Burglary in Hampshire: Episode 156
05/11/2019 Duration: 22minWhen you are woken in the middle of the night by a noise, you reassure yourself that it was nothing to worry about. Maybe a cat, or a fox. But in this episode of the UK True Crime Podcast from Hampshire in 2017, the noise that woke a couple was not innocent at all. And a nightmare was just beginning.....Referenced sites:www.uktruecrime.comwww.patreon.com/uktruecrimehttps://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrimeSourceshttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5298211/Burglars-convicted-murdering-millionaire-businessman.htmlhttps://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/15668125.they-said-he-hadnt-made-it-guy-hedgers-husband-weeps-as-murder-trial-jury-hear-of-the-moment-businessman-was-shot/?ref=machttps://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/15666547.guy-hedger-murder-trial-accused-told-prison-officer-co-defendant-was-the-shooter-court-hears/https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/uk-news/2018/01/22/incompetent-burglars-jailed-for-34-years-for-murder-of-businessman-guy-hedger/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-42453343https://
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A night at the pub: Episode 155
29/10/2019 Duration: 22minA pub on the outskirts of Birmingham which catered for the older crowd. On Saturday night, a couple popped out to see friends, relax and enjoy themselves - like so many people across the UK. But it just takes one person, agitated and volatile, high on alcohol and cocaine to change the night from one of fun to one of terror.SponsorWith thanks to:www.hellofresh.co.uk promo code, TruecrimeOther sites:www.uktruecrime.comwww.patreon.com/uktruecrimehttps://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrimeSourceshttps://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/gary-twist-murder-family-give-14588766https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/garry-twist-murder-jailed-live-14537716https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5653063/Thug-killed-man-stamping-head-rum-cocaine-fuelled-street-attack-convicted-murder.htmlhttps://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/first-picture-merciless-ex-soldier-14574823 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Murder at the Holiday Park: Episode 154
21/10/2019 Duration: 24minIt was a busy weekend in Porthcawl as the holiday season was just starting to ramp up. Families and friends had arrived at the holiday park to relax and have fun. But not everybody, one man was agitated and had violence on his mind. The results were shocking.....How can you support Connor's family?https://www.crowdjustice.com/case/a-voice-for-conner/Other sites:www.uktruecrime.comwww.patreon.com/uktruecrimehttps://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrimeSourceshttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3109390/Killer-beat-teenage-holidaymaker-death-shocking-case-mistaken-identity-jailed-life-family-release-picture-victim-taken-succumbed-injuries.htmlhttps://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/how-police-solved-murder-teen-15546256https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-35240566https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-41738965https://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/13310113.caerphilly-man-who-brutally-murdered-teen-is-jailed-for-20-years/https://metro.co.uk/2016/03/14/murdered-teenagers-tattoo-convinces-pare
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A Cambridge Disappearance: Episode 153
14/10/2019 Duration: 24minIt was New Years Eve 2004 at popular student pub, The Avery, in Cambridge. The mood was good, the music was loud and everyone was having fun. But 22 year old forensics student Sally Geeson never made it home from the party. In this episode I explore the events leading to her disappearance and the shocking details of what happened to Sally.SponsorsWith thanks to:www.stitchfix.co.uk/trueSourceshttps://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/soldier-raped-killed-then-set-himself-1001575https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/forum/topic/31443-sally-geeson-murder/https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2005/jan/10/ukcrime.davidpallisterhttps://www.arrse.co.uk/community/threads/soldier-wanted-in-murder-case-dies.9693/https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2005/jan/16/military.ukcrimehttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-334985/Lives-shattered-Sallys-murder.htmlOther sites:www.uktruecrime.comwww.patreon.com/uktruecrime Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Two Judges, One Cleaner: Episode 152
07/10/2019 Duration: 23minSex tapes. Illegal workers. Two judges. In this episode of the UK True Crime weekly podcast from north London, I explore how they all came together in a perfect storm in 2005 and look at the effect his had on all concerned. None of it good.....SponsorWith thanks to:www.hellofresh.co.uk promo code, TruecrimeSourceshttps://sputniknews.com/world/201908011076409073-the-judge-his-brazilian-lover-and-her-serial-killer-ex-husband-roselane-driza-tells-her-story/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1530078/Judges-are-just-human-beings-who-make-mistakes.-I-did-not-realise-that-she-was-such-a-devious-woman.htmlhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/5406618.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/5386330.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/5381366.stmhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-47800092https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1224877/Judge-centre-chilli-hot-affair-dies-just-day-retiring.htmlOther sites referenced:www.uktruecrime.comwww.patreon.com/uktruecrime Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more
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The Miami Showband: Episode 151
30/09/2019 Duration: 29minIn July 1975, the Miami Showband were heading back home after a gig in Northern Ireland. As they headed south towards the border, they were pulled over at a temporary checkpoint. What happened next is almost beyond our comprehension....Sourceshttp://www.irish-showbands.com/Bands/Miami.htmhttps://unpops.com/miami-showband-massacrehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miami_Showband_killingshttps://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/miami-showband-massacre-survivor-on-coming-facetoface-with-the-uvf-killers-31416116.htmlhttps://www.independent.ie/opinion/columnists/kevin-myers/kevin-myers-the-miami-showband-massacre-was-one-of-the-most-depraved-atrocities-of-the-troubles-26802906.htmlDillon, Martin (2003) ‘The Trigger Men’Dillon, Martin (1991) ‘The Dirty War’https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2011/dec/14/miami-showband-killings-police-tipoffhttps://www.independent.ie/irish-news/miami-showband-massacre-you-dont-have-to-die-to-lose-your-life-31396624.htmlhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-33727399Oth
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The Mild-Mannered Civil Servant - Episode 150
23/09/2019 Duration: 23minDating at any stage is a tricky business, but once you are over a certain age and especially if you have children, it gets even more difficult. Kathleen Kirby-Jones, from North London, felt she had met someone worthy of her time and he seemed to get on with her 18 year old son, Michael. But sometimes people just aren't all that they seem, as Kathleen was soon to find out in the most terrible way.SponsorsWith thanks to:www.hellofresh.co.uk promo code, Truecrimewww.stitchfix.co.uk/trueSourceshttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1099737/Jailed-The-jealous-civil-servant-hacked-death-estranged-lovers-son-revenge-attack.htmlhttps://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/civil-servant-gerard-tony-paul-killed-girlfriends-son-jwpqcd0ldbhhttps://www.standard.co.uk/news/spurned-civil-servant-gets-24-years-for-killing-ex-lovers-student-son-6929228.htmlhttps://www.theguardian.com/uk/2008/dec/22/gerard-tony-paul-jailed-murderhttps://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/mother-of-murdered-michael-jones-had-to-fight-off-killer-5p2x2nj2xcbhtt
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A Snowman in Grimsby: Episode 149
16/09/2019 Duration: 21minIt was that period between Christmas and New Year in 2005 when there are lots of parties and people are having fun. After a night out, 30 year old Fraser Murray, who lived in Grimsby, decided at 2.30am to build a snowman for his 18 month year old daughter to see when she woke up the next morning. But she never saw the snowman - or her Daddy ever again....SponsorWith thanks to:www.stitchfix.co.uk/trueOther sites:www.uktruecrime.comwww.patreon.com/uktruecrime Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The Cornerman (part two): Episode 148
09/09/2019 Duration: 32minToday’s episode continues my look at the life and crimes of Andy Baker, known as ‘The Cornerman’ for taking a cut of any deal. We look at his rise from working the doors in Surrey, through to murder trials, drugs and extreme violence. It is a story straight out of the movies but this week, his luck runs out as he is finally convicted by a Jury.SponsorsWith thanks to:www.hellofresh.co.uk promo code, Truecrimewww.stitchfix.co.uk/trueSourcesI have drawn heavily on an amazing piece of investigative journalism at The Cable who covered the life of Andy Baker in four articles. Take a look and make a donation here:https://thebristolcable.org/series/cornerman/Other sources are Wikipedia, The Guardian, The Mirror, Daily Mail, The Independent and Vice.Other sites:www.uktruecrime.comwww.patreon.com/uktruecrime Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The Cornerman: Episode 147
03/09/2019 Duration: 29minToday’s episode looks at the life and crimes of Andy Baker, known as ‘The Cornerman’ for taking a cut of any deal. We look at his rise from working the doors in Surrey, through to murder trials, drugs and extreme violence. It is a story straight out of the movies.SourcesI have drawn heavily on an amazing piece of investigative journalism at The Cable who covered the life of Andy Baker in four articles. Take a look and make a donation here:https://thebristolcable.org/series/cornerman/Other sources are Wikipedia, The Guardian, The Independent, Vice. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.