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In 2010, the market town of Rugby in Warwickshire was shaken by a tragedy that few could have predicted. Gabrielle Chapman - known fondly as “Gabi” to those closest to her - was a nurse and midwife who had dedicated her life to helping others. With a warm nature and a tendency to always see the good in people, she was deeply loved by her family, friends, and colleagues. But behind closed doors, a...

The story this week comes from a small town in South Wales. It is a story about trust misplaced, lives shattered, and the devastating cost of chasing a dream that was never real.  Find out more about me and the UK True Crime Podcast https://uktruecrime.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Satanism, Black Magic, and Devil Worshipping are terms that have been around since the Middle Ages. In the majority of cases today, people who follow this do so somewhat out of boredom, it drawing something in their angry, perhaps somewhat confused selves that they feel may be that edge that they need to express their inner feelings. And in most cases, it will go no further than a dabble with the...

On Monday the 12th of May 1975 at 2:40pm, two prostitutes on the first and second floors of 3 Peter Street were ‘entertaining’ their clients. With these small flats connected by a communal door, their punters rang the right bell for Jeanne, the left bell for ‘Sheila’ and were greeted on the stairwell by the correct prostitute’s maid. It was all very businesslike and efficient for these two profess...

In the early 2000s, the quiet seaside town of Torquay in Devon held a dark secret. One that would remain hidden for years before finally coming to light in the most harrowing of circumstances. Saraya Broadhurst was a woman marked by hardship, but also by resilience. Behind closed doors, she did her best to overcome her mental health struggles while still trying to find stability and connection in...

This week, we head to the Yorkshire city of Doncaster, where 19 year old Rebecca Stephenson was struggling with drug addiction and leading a very chaotic lifestyle when she vanished. Tragically, her body was soon discovered not far from where she had disappeared by a man walking his dog. Just who had killed Rebecca and why? Find out more about me and the UK True Crime Podcast https://uktruecrime.c...

The girl, dressed in a pretty pink dress, poses for a photograph sat on the knee of a young man, smartly dressed in a tuxedo. They could be any young couple, but are not, for whilst she smiles broadly, he cannot, through pain, and inability. She then approaches the young man in the tuxedo, and brandishing a knife, proceeds to mutilate his chest with it, carving her initials into him. She then appr...

In the summer of 2008, two brilliant French scholars - Gabriel Ferez & Laurent Bonomo – were studying at this facility on a three-month placement as part of their degree in biochemistry. As students who excelled, here they met likeminded scientists on their journey to become the best they could be, but with this city being so expensive, they also came across two of the worst examples of London...

In January 1961, the close-knit community of Newry in Northern Ireland was shaken to its core when a local teenager failed to return home from a Friday night dance event. As concern gave way to alarm, a major search effort was launched, but what police eventually uncovered would horrify even the most seasoned officers. 19-year-old Pearl Gamble was a bright and popular shop assistant with a promisi...

This episode of the podcast looks at the murder of Claire Marshall in Cumbria, who was killed in her own home in front of two of her daughters on what was just a normal Saturday morning. Find out more about me and the UK True Crime Podcast https://uktruecrime.com Writing Credit: Chris Wood You can buy Chris's second book, 'Death in the Theatre' here:  https://www.amazon.com/Death-Theatre-Chri...

In this interview episode, I’m joined by T. Orr Monro. Tina is a former Crime Scene Investigator, teacher, and now police journalist who had dreamed of becoming an author for as long as she can remember. That dream became a reality in 2020 when she was signed by HQ Stories for her crime series featuring a CSI named Ally Dymond. Keen to shine a light on what happens behind the crime scene tape, Tin...

In the early hours of Tuesday 27th of August 2019, in an unnamed flat on Woking Close, 15-month old Jacob Lennon was lying in his cot and dreaming innocent dreams. Like every child, he was small, fragile and needed protection from life’s dangers. But whereas many children are shielded by the very worst of predators like drunks, junkies and paedophiles, there is one person who is every child’s nigh...

In November 2004, a quiet evening in the Highland town of Nairn was shattered by an act of sudden and shocking violence. A young father was gunned down on his own doorstep in front of his wife, and the case would go on to become one of the most baffling unsolved murders in modern Scottish history. The victim was 30-year-old Alistair Wilson - a well-liked local man with a promising career and seemi...

Jayna Hopps lived in the north-east of England with her parents and three year old daughter, Samantha. On one normal Tuesday, she followed her normal routine which was to go the the local post office to pick up the family allowance payment for her daughter, and then to head to the supermarket for the weekly shop. But Jayna never made it home and tragically, twenty-six hours later, her body was fou...

How much do you know about the work of a Criminal Barrister? In this special bonus episode, I chatted to Criminal Barrister Nathan Toms across a range of subjects around his work. I found him absolutely fascinating and I learnt a lot - I hope you do too. Please join me as usual on Tuesday for my usual weekly episode. Find out more about Nathan https://www.5sah.co.uk/barristers/nathan-toms Head to...

Have you ever had someone you’ve fallen for so much that you would want to do ANYTHING to impress them, to give them the world? How about, pretending to be something, someone that you aren’t then, where you back up the most lavish of stories with a once in a lifetime event? For one 18 year old Merseyside student back in 2004, she was to get this – though in her worst nightmares she couldn’t have i...

Tuesday the 18th of February 1992 at 7:15pm. Merlyn Nuttall was kidnapped, raped, stabbed and set on fire by a drug-crazed assailant inside of a crack den at 9 Effra Road in Brixton. She could have died owing to her wounds and she should have been scarred for life owing to the attack, but as you’ll hear, from the precipice of death, it was the woman she was who ensured that the case was resolved,...

In August 1973, a horrific discovery was made inside a popular Douglas restaurant on the Isle of Man. A man had been killed in a violent and sustained attack, and as word of the crime spread, it sent shockwaves across the island. The victim was 26-year-old Nigel Neal, a devoted family man and respected figure in the local hospitality scene. What followed was a tense and complex investigation that...

The episode today is from North London, where 83 year old Elsie Norwood had lived a full life full of kindness, friendship and community. But she was murdered in the most brutal attack in her own home which appeared to be motiveless. Just who had killed Elsie? And why? Find out more about me and the UK True Crime Podcast https://uktruecrime.com Writing Credit: Chris Wood You can buy Chris's second...

This episode has deliberately been released on the day of Yostin Mosquera's conviction. 13 Scotts Road in Shepherds Bush was the home to 71 year-old Paul Longworth and 53-year-old Albert Alfonso for 12 years. On Monday 8th of July 2024, both men were brutally murdered 10 hours apart. It’s a horrific case about love, death, sex and sadism, featuring so many unsettling details (including a four-came...

CrimeConversations brings together the biggest names in true crime, recorded live at CrimeCon London 2025, partnered by TRUE CRIME channel.” This is a recording of Is Peter Bryan a Cannibal, a live show I performed by myself Mike from Murder Mile UK True Crime. During the show, I encountered two bizarre technical problems, my notes vanished so I had to perform it from memory, and the clicker which...

Hello, it's Adam. The bonus episode today, is the seventh of my regular monthly conversations with my good friend Stuart, the host of the British Murders Podcast. Once again, we sat down to chat about local, national and international crimes which have really made an impression with us. I hope you find the chat interesting. I will be back as usual on Tuesday with my normal weekly episode. Find out...

In this monthly collaboration series, Adam from the UK True Crime podcast and I take a step back from individual cases to explore a curated selection of gripping crime stories that made headlines in July 2025. From chilling local, national, and international headlines to quirky and more lighthearted stories, this series offers a glimpse into the diverse and often shocking world of true crime. This...

Concluding the sad tale of 13 year old Southampton girl Lucy McHugh - and would Stephen Nicholson be convicted of her rape and murder? We look at this, and developments in the case following here. One of the saddest tales I have covered. The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, involving a child and including descriptions of a sexual nature, that some listeners may find...

Ep306: The Double Murder of Annie Curtin. The tragic life of Annie Curtin is one that you will have never heard of before, and yet, it’s unnervingly familiar. She was an ordinary woman, a wife and a mother, living a regular life who deserved the right to live unharmed and unhurt. Frustratingly, there were laws put in place to protect her, but witnessing failure after failure after failure, many of...