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For the final time this series, in Part 2 of the series 2 finale of The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast we meet one of the most evil predators in British criminal history. Learn of the crimes he committed, those he is suspected of, and the evidence that shows why he is the only person police wish to question about the disappearance of Suzy Lamplugh. Music used in this episode: "Impact Prelude" by Ke...

Battersea, London 2013. A maths genius with a huge ego struggles to cope with life & rejection, and when his girlfriend leaves him, he looks for someone to blame - with just awful results. Have you enjoyed the podcast and want more? Listen to 19 bonus episodes plus other exclusive content at www.patreon.com/uktruecrime Want to talk about the show or any other aspect of UK True Crime? Join over...

On 30th December 1942, in 112 Bryanston Court, Marion Lees-Smith was a single mother who was struggling alone to cope with the daily demands of Derek - her deaf and brain-damaged son. And as frustrated and exasperated as Marion would often be, her death would come about, not by exhaustion, but by the hand of her own son. Date: Friday 30th December 1942 Location: Flat 112, Bryanston Court, Marylebo...

Part 1 of the second series finale of The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast covers probably the most well-known case to date on the show, a complex disappearance (and suspected murder) of a young woman in 1986.  Music used in this episode: "Impact Prelude" by Kevin Mcleod All music used is sourced from http://freemusicarchive.org/ and used under an Attribution Licence ( https://creativecommons.org/lic...

Bury, Greater Manchester. A missed bus connection by just a few moments meant that 66 year old Shirley Leach was attacked and murdered in a toilet cubicle by a total stranger. But who would do this to an innocent woman? This episode of the UK True Crime weekly podcast follows the story from events of 1994 through to 2017. Have you enjoyed the podcast and want more? Listen to 19 bonus episodes plus...

On the afternoon of Friday 12th December 2014, in Ormond Yard, a quiet back-street at the back of a garish restaurant called Abracadabra, larger-than-life businessman David West Senior was brutally stabbed to death by his diligent business partner and beloved son – David West Junior. But why? Date: Friday 12th December 2014 Location: 8 Ormond Yard, Piccadilly, London, SW1 Victims: 1 (David West Sn...

A case of obsession this week on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, with one person who just couldn't take no for an answer, leading to deadly results... Music used in this episode: "Peaceful Mind" by Borrtex All music used is sourced from http://freemusicarchive.org/ and used under an Attribution Licence ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ )   Recommended Podcasts this week:   Bloody M...

In part two of this two part series I look at four dreadful murders which took place in Clydach, near Swansea, South Wales in 1999. The sheer savagery and brutality of the murders, which wiped out three generations of the same family, rocked the local community and are still widely spoken about today.  Have you enjoyed the podcast and want more? Listen to 18 bonus episodes plus other exclusive con...

On Friday 19th September 1947, two robbers - Christopher James Geraghty and Charles Henry Jenkins - were executed having killed an innocent bystander whilst in pursuit of a robbery, as no-one could prove which man had committed the murder. It's a trial which brought about the abolition of the death penalty in the United Kingdom. But who was the real victim? Date: Friday 29th April 1943 Location: 7...

This week on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, there comes a savage and callous crime from the South Coast of the UK from the late 1990's, where you see the lengths that greed drives some people to... Music used in this episode: "Peaceful Mind" by Borrtex  All music used is sourced from http://freemusicarchive.org/ and used under an Attribution Licence ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4....

In part one of this two part series I look at four dreadful murders which took place in Clydach, near Swansea, South Wales in 1999. The sheer savagery and brutality of the murders, which wiped out three generations of the same family, rocked the local community and are still widely spoken about today. Have you enjoyed the podcast and want more? Listen to 18 bonus episodes plus other exclusive cont...

On Tuesday 26th January 1943, somewhere at the back of King’s Cross station, in an unknown derelict warehouse, Glyndwr Michael; a nobody, a nothing, a homeless man became a hero, and although he saved my life, your life and all of our lives, 80 years on, his name his hardly known. Date: Tuesday 26th January 1943 Location: King's Cross, London, N1 (exact location unknown) Victims: 1 (Glyndwr Michae...

A bit of a mix of solved and unsolved this week on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, with unsolved cases spanning from Cornwall to Hampshire, and returning to the Cotswolds for a celebrated case.  The cases live up to the episode title... Music used in this episode: "Peaceful Mind" by Borrtex All music used is sourced from http://freemusicarchive.org/ and used under an Attribution Licence ( https...

Depressingly in the UK, most Friday and Saturday nights see fights outside pubs, clubs and food outlets. But witnesses to this fight in April 2015 saw a man being attacked by a much younger love rival as his wife watched on, before leaving with the younger man. In this episode of the UK True Crime Weekly Podcast we take a look at the background to this incident and the tragic consequences. Have yo...

George Thomas Pickering – The Silent Killer: on Monday 8th October 1963, in the first floor flat of 12 Brewer Street in Soho, W1, a hard-working husband and doting father-of three, brutally murdered a Soho prostitute called Rosa O’Neill. And yet, why he killed her remains the real mystery. Date: Monday 8th October 1963 Location: 12 Brewer Street, Soho, London, W1 Victims: 1 (Rosa O'Neill) Culprit:...

On The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast this week, there comes two different tales of two different individuals - but with two shared characteristics: a disregard for human life, and a particular hatred of the police.... Music used in this episode: "Peaceful Mind" by Borrtex All music used is sourced from http://freemusicarchive.org/ and used under an Attribution Licence ( https://creativecommons.org...

In the podcast this week we look at a woman stalked for more than five years in Exeter before a shockingly violent conclusion. Is there a crime more terrifying than stalking? The constant fear of what may happen at any time and becoming a prisoner in your own home. Have you enjoyed the podcast and want more? Listen to 18 bonus episodes plus other exclusive content at www.patreon.com/uktruecrime  ...

Justice for Martine Vik Magnussen: On the morning of Sunday 16th March 2008, the body of 23 year old Martine Vik Magnussen was found raped and strangled in the basement of 222 Great Portland Street, London. And although the Police know who her killer is, where he is and can prove he was guilty, he has never been arrested. Why? Date: Friday 14th March 2008 Location: Seaford Court at 22 Great Portla...

Two tales from years gone by this week on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, that highlight just how obsessions can grow, and how dangerous and tragic they can sometimes become.... Music used in this episode: "Peaceful Mind" by Borrtex All music used is sourced from http://freemusicarchive.org/ and used under an Attribution Licence ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ )   Recommended Pod...

It was a week before Christmas, 2010. One young couple in Bristol had everything to look forward to as they started their lives together. But then when Greg Reardon returned from a weekend away visiting family there was no sign of his girlfriend, Joanna Yeates. Just where was she? Have you enjoyed the podcast and want more? Listen to 17 bonus episodes plus other exclusive content at www.patreon.co...

On Sunday 14th June 1964, in the bar-room of The White Horse public house on Rupert Street in Soho, 21 year old Larry Winters shot 44 year old barman Paddy O'Keefe to death, having never met him before. But why? Date: Sunday 14th June 1964 Location: The White Horse, Rupert Street, Soho, London, W1 Victims: 1 (Paddy O'Keefe) Culprit: Lawrence Costigan "Larry" Winters Nominated one of the BEST BRITI...

It's a crime this week on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast that should be more familiar than it probably is, and recounts the exploits of an individual's drawn out and terrifying campaign, carried out with chilling determination, that threatened the lives of countless people back in the 1990's.  Music used in this episode: "Peaceful Mind" by  Borrtex All music used is sourced from http://freemusi...

Leeds, 2004. A dog walker makes a gruesome discovery when he digs up a human bone, but although the remains are quickly identified as 28 year old Lyndsey Bourne, where is the rest of the body and who killed Lyndsey? We follow detectives as through excellent forensics and good old fashioned police work, they bring her killer to justice. Sponsored by www.beer52.com/truecrime - claim your free case o...

Love, Loss and the Lingering Death of Helen Mary Pickwoad : 27 year old Helen Mary Pickwoad thought she’d fallen in love with the man of her dreams, an Army Captain called Edward Tickell, but on Wednesday 20th May 1942, in Room 365 of the Mount Royal Hotel (now called Amba Hotel) at 508/540 Oxford Street, she died a very slow, painful and lingering death, and her boyfriend wasn't even in the room....

A disturbing pair of cases are featured from the late 2000's this week on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast that deal with the horrific new trend of "mate crime" - or just downright evil and abuse of the vulnerable? The stories are shocking, callous - and have to be heard to be believed. Music used in this episode: "Wasn't What I Expected" by Lee Rosevere from the album "The Big Loop" All music us...