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The Horrors Over The Holidays: New Year’s Evil this time around takes us back to New Years Eve 2013, and down to the county of Hampshire, to the start of what was planned to be a very ordinary New Year’s Eve party. By early evening, the drink was flowing, and the two identical twin brothers, inseparable in so many things, had sat down to match each other drink for drink. It was a night that was to...

The story from this week looks at a massive seizure of heroin and cocaine from a gang based in the north-west of England and rural north Wales. But what hit me is there is none of the drama we see in crime programmes on the television - it is a story of four men quietly going about their business under the radar, making money for themselves and causing untold misery in the communities where we all...

Sticking with this Horrors Over The Holidays season of daily tales, I now move onto those tales that take place over the turn of the year, beginning with a tale from North Wales from the early 1990's, and a night of horror that left five people dead, and an equal number of families bearing the scars - and the memories - today. The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events that...

This time around, for the last of the Horrors Over The Holidays to take place this year over the Christmas period, I bring perhaps the most tragic of these tales - the truly awful circumstances that two families lost so much at Christmas time 2018. The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, involving children, that some listeners may find disturbing or distressing, so disc...

We head back to the Christmas of 1972 for this Horrors Over The Holidays episode, where I account a strange, yet tragic story in which the question is posed - can a house be jinxed, do you think? Or are there more earthly explanations, based on the light of subsequent events... The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, involving children, that some listeners may find dist...

The only unsolved tale of this Horrors Over The Holidays season I have curated drops here with a tale of tragedy, cruelty, and an account of a truly horrific ordeal from Christmas 1995 where we meet a 'gentle giant' named Alan Holmes. His tale, I'm sure, you'll never forget. The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events that some listeners may find disturbing or distressing, s...

The Horrors Over The Holidays season continues here with a tale from Christmas 2021 that highlights just how evil, violence and tragedy don't take a Christmas break at all.... The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events that some listeners may find disturbing or distressing, so discretion is advised whilst listening in.  Music used in this episode: "The Descent" by Kevi...

This is the Murder Mile Christmas Special, written as a thank you to all of our loyal listeners. If you're new to the show, you probably won't get it. Listen to all the old episodes, and then you will. Enjoy and Merry Christmas. Mx Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Happy Christmas! I am often asked questions about the UK True Crime Podcast, including why I started, why am I interested in true crime, what trouble has the podcast got me into, do I dislike the Kings of Leon really, what is my view on the police in 2025 and many more. So today, I have answered 20 or so of the most asked questions about the podcast. I hope you find it of interest and see you on T...

In place of a regular episode, this Christmas Day I’m sharing a short, heartfelt message - think of it as the Yorkshire version of the King’s Speech. This brief Christmas Day special touches on the importance of connection at this time of year, acknowledges how difficult the season can be for many, and reflects on the victims and families behind the cases we’ve explored throughout 2025. Thank you...

I bring a selection of tales of Horrors Over The Holidays this festive season, each day bringing a different tale, and beginning here with the tale of how on Christmas Day 1976, one family in Hull got the worst, and most shocking surprise that you can imagine that Christmas.... The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events that some listeners may find disturbing or distressing...

Abdul Hadi Arwani’s life ended in a sudden burst of violence that left a community reeling and a trail of unanswered questions. This episode examines the time before his murder, the brutal reality of what happened next, and the consequences that continue to echo long after his death. Find out more about me and the UK True Crime Podcast https://uktruecrime.com True Crime Catch Up https://audioalway...

Christmas parties are meant to be a time to unwind - a few drinks, familiar faces, and a break from the everyday routine - but the festive season also brings real and often overlooked dangers. In this episode of True Crime Catch Up, Adam and I explore the deadly reality of one-punch killings, where a split-second act of violence can end one life and permanently destroy another. We examine how thes...

Psychopath - The Two Sides Of Patrick Mackay, my collaboration with Mike from the fabulous Murder Mile, is now out in its full 10 parts. A few weeks ago, having finished it, me and Mike managed to sit down and discuss the case in full, which we have recorded us doing, and which we bring to you for a bonus time around. It's totally unscripted, very largely unedited, perhaps a lot less serious than...

This is a special one-off recording between myself, Mike at Murder Mile and Paul at True Crime Enthusiast about Patrick MacKay: Two Sides of a Psychopath. If you haven;t listened to our 10-part series yet, please do, as this contains lots of spoilers. Enjoy. Mx Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is Part F of F of Patrick MacKay: Two Sides of a Psychopath, about the killing of Ivy Davies.  On the night of Sunday 3rd of February 1975, between 10:30pm and midnight, 48-year-old café owners and single parent of seven children Ivy Davies was brutally beaten to death in her own home by an unknown assailant. It has remained unsolved for 50 years. But was it British serial killer Patrick...

On Christmas Eve 2003, a quiet residential street in Willenhall looked exactly how it should. Lights in the windows, presents under the tree, and two young sisters excitedly counting down the hours until Father Christmas arrived. By the end of the night, three lives were lost, and a close-knit community was left trying to understand how something so devastating could happen inside what appeared to...

For Kenneth Bastow, from Yorkshire, it was his usual Friday night routine. A few drinks with his old pal at the pub to round off the week and put the world to rights. But this time as he waved goodnight to his friend as he drove away after dropping him home, he didn't know that his house wasn't empty. There was someone waiting there for him with deadly intentions. Find out more about me and the UK...

This is Part E of F of Patrick MacKay: Two Sides of a Psychopath, about the killing of Sarah Rodmell.  On the night of Saturday the 21st of December 1974, 92-year-old Sarah Rodmell, a spinster who had lived in Hackney all her life, went to her local pub (The Temple Bar Tap) at 5:30pm, and having left at 11:15pm, she arrived back at 49 Ash Grove, just shy of midnight. She was brutally beaten t...

In December 1990, a young woman walked the final few yards towards her home in Cardiff, but never made it through the front door. What happened in those final moments remains one of the most unsettling mysteries South Wales Police had ever faced, sparking an investigation that would stretch across an entire decade. When 26-year-old Geraldine Palk failed to return home after her work’s Christmas pa...

It was the usual bus to college in Plymouth that 18 year old Alicia Eborne had caught so many times before. But this time, she had not made it to college or even been seen since leaving home as usual that morning - had she even made it to the bus? But one person knew exactly what had happened to Alicia. A man trusted by so many, but a man capable of a terrible murder... Find out more about me and...

I am again joined by Grace, host of the excellent RedRum Podcast as we talk about the murder of Michael O’Leary, a Welsh father who vanished after being lured to a remote location by his killer. We explore how an affair, a staged message, and an attempt to destroy evidence led investigators to uncover the truth behind this calculated crime. 2, To find out more about the UK True Crime Podcast, chec...

This is Part D of F of Patrick MacKay: Two Sides of a Psychopath, about the killing of Leslie Frank Goodman. Thursday 13th of June 1974, six months after Stephanie Britton & Christopher Martin’s double murder, 64-year-old Leslie opened his shop on Rock Street in Finsbury park at just shy of 7am. At 5pm, he planned to close-up early to watch the World Cup, but was beaten to death by his last cu...

My final offering of Psychopath: The Two Sides Of Patrick Mackay comes this time around on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, where I bring my side of the tale full circle, and account Mackay's 1975 trial for the murders he confessed to - those that he DIDN'T retract, of course; the years following his incarceration, and pose the following question: Could the UK's longest continually serving priso...

In April 1996, a quiet council estate in Falkirk became the centre of one of Scotland’s most unsettling domestic murder investigations. When 35-year-old Eleanor Harrison suddenly disappeared, friends, neighbours, and relatives were left searching for answers, and detectives quickly realised her absence was far from ordinary. What followed was a deeply disturbing inquiry that exposed a volatile hom...