British Murders with Stuart Blues

In the season 3 special of British Murders, I tell the tragic story of the preventable death of 6-year-old Ellie May Butler.⁣ In February 2007, when she was just 6 weeks old, Ellie was rushed to hospital with retinal haemorrhages, a subdural haemorrhage and swelling on the brain.⁣ Her father, Ben Butler, was arrested and Ellie ⁣went to live with her maternal grandparents for the next 5 years.⁣ In...

In the season 3 special of British Murders, I tell the tragic story of the preventable death of 6-year-old Ellie May Butler.⁣ In February 2007, when she was just 6 weeks old, Ellie was rushed to hospital with retinal haemorrhages, a subdural haemorrhage and swelling on the brain.⁣ Her father, Ben Butler, was arrested and Ellie ⁣went to live with her maternal grandparents for the next 5 years.⁣ In...

In the tenth and final episode of British Murders Season 3, I tell the story of sisters Sabah and Saima Khan.⁣⁣ On May 23, 2016, Sabah brutally murdered her older sister Saima at their shared family home in Luton, England. Sabah had been having an affair with Saima's husband Hafeez for a period of 4 years and felt that she could have him to herself if Saima was taken out of the picture. Saima was...

In this episode, I am joined by Brett Curtis as we discuss 'Us (2019)'. Brett is an aspiring British actor whose love for cinema runs as deep, if not deeper, than mine. 'Us', which is directed and written by Jordan Peele, follows the story of a family whose serene beach vacation turns to chaos when their doppelgängers appear and begin to terrorise them. Join Brett and me as we take a deep dive int...

In the ninth episode of British Murders Season 3, I tell the story of "Devilman" David Harker.⁣⁣ In April 1998, David Harker killed Julie Paterson in his flat by strangulation.⁣⁣ He then claimed to have cut off some flesh from Julie's thigh, fried it in garlic butter and ate it with pasta.⁣ David also claimed to be a necrophiliac and told psychiatrists he'd had sex with Julie's corpse before wipin...

In the eighth episode of British Murders Season 3, I tell the tragic story of Bill Williamson and his killer Ann Browning.⁣ Bill was 82 when he was murdered by 53-year-old Ann.⁣ He was convinced by her to sell his home and to move in with her.⁣ On the same day the house sale was completed, Bill moved in with Ann and was brutally killed by her.⁣ Ann was sentenced to life imprisonment in August 2011...

In the seventh episode of British Murders Season 3, I tell the story of Theodore Johnson. After being born in Jamaica in 1954, Theodore emigrated to the UK with his first wife, Yvonne Johnson, in 1980. In 1981, Theodore was sent to prison for three years after being charged with Yvonne's manslaughter. Theodore went on to kill two more female spouses, a crime known as uxoricide, between 1993 and 20...

In the sixth episode of British Murders Season 3, I tell the story of Graham Frederick Young aka The Teacup Poisoner.⁣ On July 5, 1962, at the age of 14, Graham Young was sentenced to serve 15 years in Broadmoor Hospital for maliciously administering poison to his dad, sister, and school friend Christopher Williams. After serving just short of 9 years, Young was released from Broadmoor on February...

In this mid-season break episode, I am joined by fellow Yorkshire folk Phil and Laura, who co-host 'The Horror Project Podcast'. After first discussing Sam Raimi's 'The Evil Dead (1981)' on The Horror Project, Phil, Laura, and I turned our attention to that film's sequel - 'Evil Dead II (1987)'. This highly-rated film is a cult classic in the horror community and dear to Phil's heart. But, on the...

In the fifth episode of British Murders Season 3, I tell the story of Colin Ireland aka The Homicidal Homophobe.⁣ ⁣ Between March 8, 1993, and June 15, 1993, Ireland killed 5 gay men in London.⁣ ⁣ Ireland had targeted the men, all of whom were into S&M, as he had made a new year's resolution to become a serial killer and he felt they would be easy targets. ⁣ Ireland was handed 5 life sentences...

In the fourth episode of British Murders Season 3, I tell the story of Mary Elizabeth Wilson aka The Merry Widow of Windy Nook.⁣ ⁣ Between 1955 and 1957, all four of Mary’s husbands suddenly passed away not long after taking their marriage vows.⁣ ⁣ Upon excavation of their respective bodies, their stomachs and intensities were found to contain elemental phosphorus.⁣ ⁣ Mary was only convicted of ki...

In the third episode of British Murders Season 3, I tell the story of Phillip Austin. Austin completed a full family annihilation when he murdered his wife (Claire), children (Kieren & Jade) and dogs (Dandy & Sooty) on July 10, 2000. Austin initially had an argument with Claire about booking a holiday, and after killing her, decided to do the same with the rest of his family. He was handed...

In the second episode of British Murders Season 3, I tell the story of Steven Grieveson aka The Sunderland Strangler. Grieveson murdered four teenage boys by way of strangulation in Sunderland between May 26, 1990 - February 25, 1994. He then set the bodies on fire in derelict allotments and guest houses. He was handed three life sentences on February 28, 1996, for the first three murders and a fu...

In the first episode of British Murders Season 3, I tell the story of the Peterborough Ditch Murders committed by Joanna Dennehy. Between March 19, 2013, and March 29, 2013, Dennehy killed three men in cold blood and dumped their respective bodies in ditches on the outskirts of Peterborough. She then attempted to kill two more men on the streets of Hereford, whom she'd picked at random, by attacki...

In the second volume of Killer British Murder Stories, I discuss the case of American serial killer Donald "Pee Wee" Gaskins with Bobbie Holmes. Gaskins was an American serial killer and convicted rapist from South Carolina who stabbed, shot, drowned and poisoned more than a dozen people. Before his convictions for murder, Pee Wee Gaskins had a long history of criminal activities resulting in pris...

In this very special bonus episode of British Murders, I am joined by my good friend Christian Raphael, who tells me the story of Patrick David Mackay aka The Devil's Disciple. Mackay is a British serial killer who confessed to murdering 11 people between 1974 and 1975, however, only 3 were confirmed. He was sentenced to life imprisonment in November 1975 after being convicted of manslaughter due...

In this episode, I am joined by my good friend Lorraine from the true crime and horror podcast 'Once Upon a Nightmare'. Lorraine and I discuss the 2018 slasher film 'Halloween', the 11th instalment in the Halloween film series. This 'recalibration' of the series comes 40 years after the original Halloween (1978) and is a continuation of the story from that first instalment. There are plenty of dif...

In the Season 2 special of British Murders, I tell the story of Scottish paedophile and serial killer Robert Black, one of Britain's most notorious and deadly serial child killers. Black was convicted in 1994 of sexually assaulting and murdering three young girls aged between 5 and 11 as well as attempting to kidnap another 15-year old during the 1980s. He was handed 10 concurrent life sentences w...

I tell the story of Sarah Dazley and William Dazley in this final episode of season 2. Sarah was found guilty of murdering her ex-husband William Dazley in October 1842. Her weapon of choice was arsenic. Sarah was also accused of killing her first husband, Simeon Mead, and the pair's son, Jonah Mead, but she wasn't charged with either of those murders. She was sentenced to death by hanging. Her ex...

I tell the story of Tony Jasinskyj and Marion Crofts in this episode. Tony sexually assaulted and murdered 14-year-old Marion Crofts on June 6, 1981. Marion was cycling to band practice before being attacked by Tony, a Lance Corporal in the British Army stationed at Browning Barracks in Aldershot at the time of the murder. The case is notable for the 21-year delay in justice before Tony was found...

I tell the story of Dale Tarbox and Susan Howells in this episode. Dale killed Susan in his rented Bradford apartment in February 2019 and attempted to cremate her body by using a garden incinerator bin. After that plan failed, he enlisted the help of Keith Wadsworth, and the pair buried Susan's body in a shallow grave at Whitegates Caravan Park in Doncaster. Dale Tarbox was handed a life sentence...

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...

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)...

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....

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...