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Back for the second and final part of a two part tale here, where we take up the stories of Walter "Angel Face" Probyn, and John Roger McVicar - "The Muscleman". We've heard in the previous episode the exploits of each individually, and the various scrapes and escapes that led to both of them looking at a number of years longer than a DFS sale. Those exploits are as unbelieveable as anything - so...

I tell the story of Christopher and Ryan Hawkins in this episode. Christopher violently attacked two of his children with a knife in Slaithwaite, West Yorkshire, on September 23, 2007. His 14-year-old daughter Donna survived the frenzied attack, but 4-year-old Ryan died due to his injuries. Christopher was handed a life sentence with a minimum term of 21 years in March 2008. **The following are NO...

May 2010. When the cocaine was found in the shallow waters off sleepy Freshwater Bay, in the southern Isle of Wight, it was valued at over £50M. Law Enforcement were confident the men they had arrested on the fishing boat were guilty of an elaborate importation. But were they? Today, in this episode of the UK True Crime podcast, I tell the story of the 'Freshwater Five'. CrimeCon UK Get discounted...

This is part one of a two-part episode. Today’s episode is about Amarjit Chohan; a loving father, a devoted husband and a loyal businessman. Being successful both at home and at work, although he lived for business, he loved his family above all. But when a deal went bad, Amarjit would be forced into a deadly dilemma. Date: Thursday 13th February 2003 Location: CIBA Freight, Units 7-8, Market Trad...

The first of a two part tale - there is so much to this one a single episode wouldn't do - this time around on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, as we are off back more than 50 years, to meet two determined criminals. Not too successful at their chosen profession, due to the amount of times each was caught and imprisoned, each had a determination that prison wasn't to be for them, and resolved to...

I tell the story of Harpreet and Geeta Aulakh in this episode. Harpreet, or "Sunny" as he was more commonly known, was careful to ensure he had an alibi on November 16, 2009. That evening, Sunny had organised the murder of his wife, Geeta Aulakh. The other individuals involved in the murder were Sher Singh (Geeta's killer), Harpreet Singh (the getaway driver) and Jaswant Dhillon (Sunny's enforcer)...

Luton, September 1985.  After a night at her local pub, 26 year old Avril Dunn left for the 15 minute walk to her home. But she never made it to her house. In this episode of the UK True Crime Podcast, I tell her story. Sponsored by: betterhelp - claim your 10% discount https://www.betterhelp.com/truecrime UK True Crime Live - free tickets https://www.crowdcast.io/adamlloyd CrimeCon UK Get discoun...

Today’s episode is about a drug called TGN1412. Successfully tested on animals, eight healthy human test-subjects were selected for a routine trial, with all of the necessary safety measures in place. But within just a few hours of the drug being administered, six of the eight would be fighting for their lives. Date: Monday 13th March 2006 (first day of the clinical trial) Location: Northwick Park...

I tell the story of John Sweeney, Melissa Halstead and Paula Fields in this episode. John murdered and dismembered Melissa Halstead and Paula Fields, two former girlfriends, before dumping their remains in canals in Rotterdam, Netherlands and London, England. He was already serving a life sentence for attempted murder on a third ex-girlfriend when he was linked to the murders of Melissa and Paula....

We hear it so often on this podcast. The perfect couple. But this couple who lived in Swansea, South Wales in the summer of 2006 were anything but perfect. Jaspal Marsh was a wonderful person and wife. But her husband Stephen Marsh wanted his lover to kill his wife with the same knife they used in their sexual games..... Sponsored by Best Fiends. Download this game today https://download.bestfiend...

We are off back to 2015 and down to the city of Swansea, in South Wales, for a tale of greed, lies, deception, and senseless murder for gain this time around on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast. Senseless murder indeed. The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events that some listeners may find disturbing and/or upsetting, so discretion is advised whilst listening. Music used...

Today’s episode is about Charles Mills & Emma Hartley; a young fresh-faced couple at the end of the Victorian era, who - like so many innocents - were forced into an early adulthood. And being inexperienced in the complexities of life, when a baby boy was born, a rash decision was made to save their love, which destroyed an entire family. Date: Sunday 18th February 1900 Location: 23 Denmark St...

I tell the story of Frederick Baker and Fanny Adams in this episode. Frederick abducted 8-year-old Fanny Adams on August 24, 1867, before murdering her and cutting her body into several pieces, with some parts never being found. Frederick was the last person to be hanged in public at Winchester Jail, with his execution taking place on December 24, 1867. ⁣⁣For all things British Murders, please vis...

Peter Morgan was a multi-millionaire used to getting everything he wanted. And when he fell for a much younger woman, he couldn't understand why she saw their relationship as sex for money and didn't feel the same about him. But then in 2015, events took a shocking turn..... Writing and Research Haze at 'Murder She Wrote' podcast UK True Crime Live - free tickets https://www.crowdcast.io/adamlloyd...

This is Part Two of a two-part series into the murder of Alice Gross. Today’s episode is about the hunt for the murderer of Alice Gross. With rape as a motive but no clear link to any suspect, the attack seemed almost random. And although their encounter was entirely by chance, a cruel twist of fate may have decided her death just three years before she was even born. This is Part Two of Two of Th...

I tell the story of Ruth Ellis and David Blakely in this episode. Ruth was a British escort and nightclub hostess who shot and killed her lover, David Blakely, on April 10, 1955. She was the last woman to be hanged in the UK, with her execution taking place on July 13, 1955. ⁣⁣For all things British Murders, please visit my website:⁣ https://www.britishmurders.com/⁣ Intro music:⁣ David John Brady...

Raising 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 Credit Steve Percival UK True...

On Thursday 28th August 2014, 14-year-old Alice Gross went for a nice long walk down the Hanwell Flight of the Grand Union Canal. It was a sunny day, on a relatively busy towpath, on a route she knew well having walked it many times before. She was witnessed several times on CCTV, but (somehow) between 4:23pm and 4:42pm, on a clear stretch of the canal... Alice Gross vanished. The question is how?...

In a dip into the back catalogue of the show's Patreon episodes, this week on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast brings a horrific tale of completely pointless double murder - including one of the most callous acts you will ever hear of - as we head back to the late 1970's, and to a small but affluent Cheshire village back.  The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events that so...

I tell the story of Akshar Ali, Yasmin Ahmed and Sinead Wooding in this first episode of season 2. Akshar and Yasmin murdered Sinead Wooding, Akshar's wife, in the West Yorkshire city of Leeds in May 2017. Sinead's body was then wrapped in a duvet before being dumped in a wooded area and set alight. Both Akshar and Yasmins received life sentences for the murder with minimum terms of 22 years. **Th...

Do 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 today https://download.bestfiends.com UK...

A truly horrendous crime is the focus of the episode this time around on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, as we head back to 1985, to the city of Preston, in the county of Lancashire, to see how a case of a missing child became a murder enquiry, at the time, one of the biggest ever undertaken by Lancashire Police. One that would span almost a quarter of a century in total. And one that no police...

In this very special collaboration episode of British Murders, I discuss the case of American serial killer Charles Albright aka "The Eyeball Killer" with Bobbie Holmes. Bobbie is the host of 'Killer Stories', another true crime podcast based in the United States of America. This is the second of two collaboration episodes Bobbie and I recently recorded. For part one, in which I tell Bobbie the st...

When 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 Research Haze at 'Murder She Wrote' podcast CrimeCon UK Get discounted tickets for this event in June 2...

This time around on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, just imagine a person's whole life changing forever in the blink of an eye, in the most horrendous and callous of circumstances, by someone hell bent on causing unimaginable suffering? Horrendous enough a thought, isn't it? Then imagine if it's a case of mistaken identity. The episode contains details and descriptions of a crime and events, in...