A True crime Podcast

In the early hours of November 14, 2019, a young woman walking home alone in Lancaster was followed for over 20 minutes, then suddenly grabbed with the chilling threat: “You’re coming with me or I’ll murder you.” Dragged onto a canal towpath, she endured robbery and sexual assault before fighting back and surviving. Host Alexander Lawson unpacks the terrifying case of Aaron Burns – the predator wh...

On a sunny July evening in 2024, during a family music festival in Ladbroke Grove’s Pleasance Park, 15-year-old Rene Graham was shot dead in the children’s play area in front of over a thousand people. The gunman calmly fired once, then chased another man and tried to kill again—until his weapon jammed. More than a year later, Aderahman Boumzough, 25, was arrested. A damning rap video on his phone...

In May 2025, a series of targeted arson attacks hit properties and a car linked to UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer. Behind the flames? Two young men recruited online by a mysterious Russian-speaking handler promising quick cash. Ukrainian national Roman Lavrynovych (22) and Romanian national Stanislav Carpiuc (27) were convicted at the Old Bailey of conspiring to commit arson. Lavrynovych, who...

Just days after his sentencing, we uncover the shocking true crime story of Peter Murrell — former Chief Executive of the Scottish National Party and husband of Nicola Sturgeon — who embezzled over £400,000 from party funds over 12 years. From a luxury motorhome driven just four miles, to designer watches, high-end coffee machines, a robotic lawnmower, and thousands more on Amazon, Murrell used fa...

In this special episode of A True Crime Podcast, host Alexander Lawson examines the shocking fall of Sir Jeffrey Donaldson — former DUP leader, MP, and knight — who on 22 June 2026 was found guilty on all 18 historical child sexual abuse charges at Newry Crown Court. The jury unanimously convicted him of one count of rape, 13 counts of indecent assault of a female child, and 4 counts of gross inde...

In this deeply disturbing episode of A True Crime Podcast, host Alexander Lawson examines the tragic case of 13-month-old Preston Davey. Born in June 2022 and placed into foster care, Preston was a happy, healthy baby until he was moved in April 2023 to live with Jamie Varley—a secondary school teacher involved in child safeguarding—and his partner John McGowan-Fazakerley, who were in the process...

In this episode of A True Crime Podcast, host Alexander Lawson examines the chilling case of Kyle Bevan, convicted in 2023 for the horrific murder of his partner’s two-year-old daughter, Lola James. Bevan was sentenced to life with a minimum of 28 years — but his time behind bars at HMP Wakefield ended violently in November 2025. Three fellow inmates — Mark Fellows, Lee Newell, and David Taylor —...

In this episode of A True Crime Podcast, host Alexander Lawson examines the shocking 1984 murder of American mother-of-two Rindy Morgan — dubbed the “Black Dahlia of the UK.” Rindy vanished while out walking and photographing in Bristol. Days later, her body was found stabbed 14 times in a copse off Long Lane in Backwell. Her clothing, bag, and Olympus OM20 camera were stolen and never recovered,...

In this gripping episode of A True Crime Podcast, host Alexander Lawson examines the 2010 mysterious death of GCHQ intelligence analyst Gareth Williams—known as the “Spy in the Bag.” The 31-year-old codebreaker was found dead, naked and padlocked inside a red North Face holdall bag in the bathtub of his Pimlico, London safe house. An inquest ruled his death an “unlawful killing,” yet how he ended...

In this explosive episode of A True Crime Podcast, host Alexander Lawson investigates the 1987 murder of private investigator Daniel Morgan. Found dead in a south London pub car park with an axe embedded in his head, Morgan was likely on the verge of exposing police corruption when he was silenced. Despite five major investigations, multiple arrests, and millions spent, no one has ever been convic...

In this haunting episode of A True Crime Podcast, host Alexander Lawson explores the 1957 unsolved murder of Countess Teresa Łubieńska. A Polish aristocrat, WWII resistance fighter, and Auschwitz survivor (tattoo number 44747), she endured unimaginable horrors during the war only to be brutally stabbed to death on the Piccadilly Line platform at Gloucester Road station in London. On May 24, 1957,...

In this gripping episode of A True Crime Podcast, host Alexander Lawson examines the shocking 219-page Rape Gang Inquiry Report released by Independent MP Rupert Lowe on June 16, 2026. Drawing from survivor testimonies, whistleblower accounts, and years of suppressed evidence, the report reveals the systematic grooming, trafficking, and rape of tens of thousands of vulnerable young British girls—p...

In this gripping episode of Shadows of Justice, host Alexander Lawson examines the heartbreaking murder of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf, a promising high school athlete whose life was cut short during a rain-delayed track meet in Frisco, Texas. What began as a simple dispute over shelter under a team tent escalated in seconds when Karmelo Anthony, a 17-year-old from a rival school, pulled a knife an...

In this powerful episode of A True Crime Podcast, host Alexander Lawson examines the horrifying knife attack on Stephen Ogilvie, a vulnerable 44-year-old survivor of a previous horrific assault, in north Belfast. On June 8, 2026, Stephen was repeatedly stabbed and slashed in a frenzied attack on Kinnaird Avenue. The assault left him blinded in one eye, with severe injuries to his face, neck, and b...

In this harrowing episode of Shadows of the Night, host Alexander Lawson examines the brutal murder of 18-year-old university student Henry Nowak in Southampton on December 3, 2025. What began as an ordinary night out ended in tragedy when Henry crossed paths with Vickrum Singh Digwa. Armed with a kirpan, Digwa stabbed the unarmed teenager five times, including a fatal wound to the heart. As Henry...

In this gripping episode of A True Crime Podcast, host Alexander Lawson unpacks the shocking murder of 32-year-old Natalie McNally in Lurgan, Northern Ireland. On December 18, 2022, Natalie — who was 15 weeks pregnant with her first child — was beaten, strangled, and stabbed to death in her own home. What followed was one of the most calculated cases in recent Irish true crime history: her boyfrie...

In this chilling episode of Shadows of Pride, host Alexander Lawson uncovers the shocking downfall of Stephen Ireland, co-founder of Pride in Surrey. Once celebrated as a passionate advocate for the LGBTQ+ community and self-appointed safeguarding lead, Ireland exploited his position of trust to commit heinous crimes against children—including the rape of a vulnerable 12-year-old boy he met on Gri...

In this urgent, hard-hitting episode of A True Crime Podcast, host Alexander Lawson breaks down the explosive January 30, 2026, release from the Department of Justice – the largest yet under the Epstein Files Transparency Act. Over 3 million pages of documents, 2,000 videos, and 180,000 images flooded public view, fulfilling (or so the DOJ claims) their obligations after missing the December deadl...

After 8 years of leaks, lies, and playing the hero, former FBI Director James Comey just got hit with two federal felonies for lying to Congress. The swamp promised he’d never pay… 2025 says otherwise. #ComeyIndicted #TrumpRevenge #JusticeServed

In 1980s Sacramento, a kindly gray-haired grandmother in frumpy dresses and oversized glasses ran a charming Victorian boarding house for society’s most vulnerable. Neighbors adored her. Social workers praised her. But beneath the flower beds and fresh concrete in her backyard, Dorothea Puente buried at least nine of her tenants after drugging them to death and cashing their checks. Join host Alex...

In this gripping episode of A True Crime Podcast, host Alexander Lawson delves into the shocking 1999 murder of beloved BBC presenter Jill Dando, gunned down on her doorstep in a brazen execution-style hit. Explore the twists of one of Britain’s most baffling cases—from the wrongful conviction of Barry George to theories of Serbian assassins, organized crime grudges, and shadowy BBC scandals. With...

In this gripping episode of A True Crime Podcast, host Alexander Lawson delves into the shocking 1974 abduction of media heiress Patty Hearst by the Symbionese Liberation Army. From her terrifying kidnapping and bizarre ransom demands to her apparent transformation into a gun-wielding bank robber, we explore the timeline, the radical group’s motives, and the controversial trial that popularized St...

In this gripping episode of A True Crime Podcast, host Alexander Lawson uncovers the amateurish yet alarming Nazi espionage operation on American soil in 1938. Follow the story of Guenther Rumrich, a disgraced U.S. Army deserter turned spy, and his bungled ring of operatives—including a shipboard hairdresser and a shady doctor—as they plot to steal military secrets and passports for the Third Reic...

In this gripping episode of A True Crime Podcast, host Alexander Lawson delves into the shocking story of Aldrich Ames, the CIA officer turned Soviet spy whose greed led to the betrayal of over 100 agents and the deaths of at least ten operatives. Explore the motivations behind his treason, the lavish lifestyle funded by KGB payoffs, and the investigation that finally brought him down. Join us as...

In this gripping episode of “A True Crime Podcast,” host Alexander Lawson delves into the shocking 1989 mail bomb murder of federal Judge Robert Vance, a champion of civil rights whose life was cut short by a vengeful bomber’s deadly plot. Uncover the chilling details of the coordinated attacks, the massive FBI investigation that exposed Walter Leroy Moody Jr.’s twisted grudge against the justice...