British Murders with Stuart Blues

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...

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...

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...

I welcome British historian and author Mark Russell to the show in this interview episode to tell me about the murder of Julia Wallace in January 1931. This complex case has so many twists, turns and unresolved questions that it is regarded internationally as a classic murder mystery. Mark has been working on a book about the case for the last decade, and it was finally released on January 20th 20...

In the Season 1 special of British Murders, I tell the story of British murderers Ian Brady and Myra Hindley, aka "The Moors Murderers". Brady and Hindley sexually assaulted and killed five children between 1963 and 1965. They both received multiple life sentences before passing away in 2002 (Hindley) and 2017 (Brady). In part 1, we looked into the early life and background of the deadly couple kn...

In the Season 1 special of British Murders, I tell the story of British murderers Ian Brady and Myra Hindley, aka "The Moors Murderers". Brady and Hindley sexually assaulted and killed five children between 1963 and 1965. They both received multiple life sentences before passing away in 2002 (Hindley) and 2017 (Brady). In the first episode of this 2 part special, we'll be focusing on the early lif...

I tell the story of Stephen Marshall and Jeffrey Howe in this final episode of season 1.  Stephen murdered 49-year-old kitchen salesman Jeffrey Howe on March 8, 2009. Jeffrey had allowed Stephen and his girlfriend, Sarah Bush, to stay at his flat in Southgate, London, without paying any rent. After killing Jeffrey, Stephen dismembered him before scattering his body parts across Hertfordshire and L...

I tell the story of English serial killer Robert Maudsley in this episode. Robert Maudsley murdered John Farrell, David Francis, Salney Darwood and William Roberts between March 1974 and July 1978. John Farrell was the only victim of Robert murdered outside prison walls. Robert is one of the few murderers who became serial killers in prison. Robert has spent over 40 years in solitary confinement,...

I tell the story of Amelia Dyer in this episode. Amelia Dyer is suspected of murdering more than 400 infants between 1880-1896; however, only six deaths were attributed to her. She received the death penalty after pleading guilty to the murder of Doris Marmon and was hanged in June 1896. Amelia practised baby farming, a standard method of earning a living in late-Victorian Era Britain. Thank you t...

I tell the story of Trevor Hardy in this episode. Trevor Hardy murdered Janet Stewart, Wanda Skala and Sharon Mosoph between December 1974 and March 1976. The three teenagers were aged fifteen, seventeen and seventeen, respectively. He received three life sentences in May 1978 with a minimum term to serve of 30 years. Trevor spent 35 years in prison before his death in September 2012 and was one o...

I tell the story of Steve Wright in this episode. Steve Wright murdered Tania Nicol, Gemma Adams, Anneli Alderton, Annette Nicholls and Paula Clennell in Ipswich between October 2006 and December 2006. All five women were reportedly sex workers. He received a life sentence with a recommendation for a whole life order in February 2008. Several other murders are suspected of being committed by Steve...

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...

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...

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....

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...