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I tell the story of Beverley Allitt in this episode.   Beverley Allitt was a state-enrolled nurse in the children's ward at Grantham and Kesteven Hospital in Lincolnshire when she murdered Liam Taylor, Timothy Hardwick, Becky Phillips and Claire Peck.   The children, aged seven weeks, eleven years, nine weeks and fifteen months, respectively, were killed between February and April 1991.   In total...

Frankland 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 UK Get discounted tickets for this event in June 2021 using the code: UKTC https://www.crimecon....

Nineteen 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 glit...

This is Part Two of a four-part series into The Camden Ripper. The truth about may never be known, as it’s hard to understand who he is, as he appeared to be a different person to different people at different times. By viewing this story from his perspective, it is clear that there were four distinct sides to the personality of Anthony Hardy; the alcoholic, the addict, the sadist and the maniac....

Continuing the multi-parter we began last time on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, where this time around, we hear of the continuing investigation into the horrific murder of grandmother Margaret Wilson in East Yorkshire in 1995, senselessly slaughtered on a country lane near her lifelong home - for no apparent reason whatsoever. And the identification of a suspect - but was it the killer? The e...

I tell the story of John Cooper in this episode. In December 1985, John Cooper killed siblings Richard and Helen Thomas in their farmhouse at Scoveston Park before burning the property. Four years later, John took part in a recording of the UK gameshow Bullseye as a contestant on May 28, 1989. John then murdered Peter and Gwenda Dixon a month later, in June 1989, as they walked along the Pembrokes...

Life 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 sponsors Better Help. Claim your 10% discount on professional counselling today. https://www.betterhe...

This is Part One of a four-part series into The Camden Ripper. The truth about may never be known, as it’s hard to understand who he is, as he appeared to be a different person to different people at different times. By viewing this story from his perspective, it is clear that there were four distinct sides to the personality of Anthony Hardy; the alcoholic, the addict, the sadist and the maniac....

Time for another multi-parter this time around on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, as we head back to East Yorkshire, and to the mid 1990's for a horrific, and controversial, case of motiveless murder. The episode contains details and descriptions of a crime and events that some listeners may find disturbing or upsetting, so discretion is advised whilst listening. Music used in this episode: "Th...

I tell the story of Peter Tobin in this episode. In February 1991, Peter murdered 15-year-old Vicky Hamilton. Six months later, In August 1991, Peter murdered 18-year-old Dinah McNicol Peter then murdered 23-year-old Polish student Angelika Kluk 15 years later in September 2006. A diagnosed psychopath, Peter Tobin has been labelled as a man of no recognisable humanity and is suspected of committin...

I tell the story of John Haigh in this episode. John Haigh murdered 6-9 people between 1944-1949 before being hanged in 1949. A notorious fraudster, John Haigh was always motivated by profit and disposed of his victims by dissolving their bodies in sulphuric acid. ⁣⁣For all things British Murders, please visit my website:⁣ https://www.britishmurders.com/⁣ Intro music:⁣ David John Brady - 'Throw Do...

In the debut episode of British Murders, I tell the story of Peter Bryan. Peter murdered 21-year-old Nisha Sheth with a hammer in 1993 and was subsequently sent to Rampton Secure Hospital. He was transferred to an open psychiatric ward in January 2004 before murdering Brian Cherry a month later on February 17. Remanded to Broadmoor, Peter murdered fellow patient Richard Loudwell on April 25, 2004....

In 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 UK Get discounted tickets for this event in June 2021 using the code: UKTC https://www.crimecon.co.uk Referenced si...

Sir Bernard Spilsbury was an acclaimed pathologist and the father of forensic science whose most celebrated case made his name and changed the face of murder investigations forever. But how solid was his evidence, and did it lead to an innocent man being executed? Date: January 1910 onwards Location: Albion House, 55-57 New Oxford Street, London, Bloomsbury, WC1 Victims: 1 (Dr Hawley Harvey Crippe...

A change to the planned episode this week on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast - but certainly no less of a horrific tale - as we head down to the South Wales coastal town of Barry, to hear the exploits of an individual that are sure to sicken, anger, and pull at the heartstrings of the listener in an unforgettable story. The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, involvin...

It 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.com CrimeCon UK Get discounted tickets for...

On Friday 29th March 1968 at roughly 4:20pm, 56-year-old wages clerk Frederick Monk was bludgeoned to death by an unknown assailant inside of a locked office. The attack was brutal, but nothing was stolen. So, was this a robbery, a murder, or something else? Date: Friday 29th March 1968 Location: F Cope & Co, 17-19 Whitcomb Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2 Victims: 1 (Frederick Ernest Monk)...

Ipswich 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 UK Get discounted tickets for this event in Ju...

On Saturday 3rd June 2017 at 12:24am, in London's bustling Trafalgar Square, as 50-year-old Desmond O’Beirne was heading home after a night out in the West End, he made a very innocent and simple request from a total stranger... 37 seconds later, his life was over. Date: Saturday 3rd June 2017 Location: Trafalgar Square, London, WC2 (in front of the National Gallery) Victims: 1 (Desmond O'Beirne)...

Thrilled to bring you a listener created episode this time around, as listener Kadie Walsh has researched for The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast a tale of a family that between just three of the members, are responsible for the deaths of more people than any known serial killer is. Figures are uncertain, but estimates put the true figure at some 800 plus. The episode contains details and descriptio...

In 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 sponsor Better Help. Claim your 10% discount on professional counselling today. https://www.betterhelp.com/uk CrimeCon UK Get discounted tickets for this...

British Murders is a true crime podcast that respectfully explores British murder cases, centring the lives of the victims, the circumstances surrounding their deaths, and the lasting impact on families and communities. Hosted by Yorkshireman Stuart Blues, British Murders focuses on listener-suggested true crime cases from across England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland - from well-known inv...

On Monday 25th October 1943, at roughly 3:30pm, a businessman called Savvas Demetriades was murdered in broad daylight on a public pavement outside of the Helvetia pub at 23 Old Compton Street. The Police's investigation should have collapsed owing to the code of silence in Soho’s Greek-Cypriot community. But this would collapse owing to how petty the murder was. Date: Monday 25th October 1943 Loc...

A bit of a delve into the show's Patreon bonus episodes for this time around on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, as we head back to the 1980's and over to the Hall Green area of the city of Birmingham for a truly unreal account of one man's macabre and very warped fantasy spilling over into reality - with the most horrifying, and tragic results.  It's a tale you won't forget in a hurry, I'm sure...

In 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 th...