UK True Crime Podcast

Have you ever been obsessed by a film?  I mean really obsessed?  In todays story, we hear how one Scottish man watched one vampire film three times a day, every day, and began to believe in the characters.  Then fiction merged with reality producing unimaginable horror…. 1, Please buy tickets for my event with top author Geoffrey Wansell on 16 April in Manchester and 20 May in London 'Inside the m...

When Paul Morson had been missing for two weeks, detectives feared that he may have been held against his will, harmed, or worse….A few years previously, he had been in jail for his part in assisting two men guilty of a terrible racist murder.  Was his disappearance related to this, or was it due to other reasons?  This episode of the UK True Crime Weekly Podcast looks at all elements of the story...

Crime was almost unheard of in this peaceful village in the north of Cornwall.  But in November 2003, all that changed when the violent murder of Joan Roddam rocked the rural community of Delabole.  With two other brutal murders nearby, was there a serial killer loose in Cornwall?  And 10 years later, Joan's killer was still on the loose…. 1, Please buy tickets for my event with top author Geoffre...

Here's the thing: you and I wouldn't fall for the wash-wash scam would we.  Would we?  In Leicester, as a group of men attempted to con local business associates over a property deal, the situation quickly escalated out of control with terrible consequences. 1, Please buy tickets for my event with top author Geoffrey Wansell on 26 March in London here 'Inside the mind of a serial killer':  http://...

Just how well do you know your family and friends and what they could be capable of doing? The podcast this week looks at a man who killed three people.  A 'normal' (whatever that means) guy who was popular, had a range of interests and had a broad circle of friends.  But when under stress in life, he went to a very dark place and carried out the most dreadful of crimes. 1, An excellent source of...

Their first date was due to take place at a trendy bar in Shoreditch, East London.   Carl sounded great and Katie was incredibly excited as she travelled to their meeting on 23 December, 2015.   How was Katie to know that the man she had met on Plenty of Fish was a monster? www.uktruecrime.com         https://m.facebook.com/groups/1479468325433430          www.patreon.com/uktruecrime Hosted on Aca...

Northern Ireland, October 1993.  It was a terrible week as violence surged leaving innocent people on all sides of the troubles dead or injured.  I look at the reasons for two of the most horrendous attacks in the history of Northern Ireland, what happened and why, and over 25 years later I remember the victims. www.uktruecrime.com          https://m.facebook.com/groups/1479468325433430          ...

Some people have dark, twisted and violent sexual fantasies.  So long as they stay just a fantasy and no innocent people are harmed, then it remains a fantasy.  But when those feelings cross the line into into actions, especially when the fantasy is the abuse of children, the consequences are dire. This week, in the UK True Crime weekly podcast I look at just what happened at Little Ted's nursery...

Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire 2003.  32 year old Dave King had just left the gym when the white transit van slowed down and the passenger carefully took aim and let fire a torrent of bullets from the AK47. In this episode of the UK True Crime weekly podcast I look at events leading up to this shooting and what happened next. www.uktruecrime.com         https://m.facebook.com/groups/1479468325433430    ...

Kilburn, North London. Two men. One a gentle, harmless eccentric gentleman living a peaceful, solitary life. The other, a rich playboy with every advantage possible for a successful life. Then early in 2000, their lives combined with terrible consequences. www.uktruecrime.com        https://m.facebook.com/groups/1479468325433430         www.patreon.com/uktruecrime Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pr...

New Years Eve should be a night of celebration and excitement about what is in store for the following year. But in 1996, one 17 year old went out to celebrate with her friends in Sutton Coldfield, but tragically she didn't make it home. In this episode of the UK True Crime Weekly Podcast I look at exactly what happened. www.uktruecrime.com       https://m.facebook.com/groups/1479468325433430    ...

It was just another normal Friday night in Reading.  Sixteen year old Mary-Ann and two friends were parked in the car park of a derelict pub close to her home, just chatting and laughing.  But then they saw one, two and then six men surround the car.  And what happened next was the stuff of your very worst nightmares. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Passing your driving test is a big deal and provides great freedom. But with that freedom, comes responsibility and risk. In 2007 one young man did what many do after passing his driving test and took his friends out for a drive and pushed the limits on speed. But he went much further and his actions that day lead to a terrible series of events, leaving three young people dead. www.uktruecrime.com...

Forest Gate, London, 2003.   One normal August afternoon on a suburban street people were busy going about their every day life.  Then, after a minor traffic violation, three men decided they wanted to exact a terrible revenge completely out of proportion with the incident. This week in the UK True Crime weekly podcast I look at just what happened on that summers afternoon and how it destroyed so...

The New Forest is a beautiful part of England. But one day in 2014, this quiet beautiful area was the scene of a brutal murder, as a mother of five tended her horses. In tis episode of the UK True Crime Weekly Podcast we examine the story in detail. Sponsored by awaytravel.com/UTC Claim your £15 off luggage today by using Promo code UTC. www.uktruecrime.com     https://m.facebook.com/groups/147946...

November 2000, Leeds, Yorkshire. Many teenagers were Christmas shopping in Leeds City Centre, excited about the upcoming holidays. Two friends took a bus to where they lived in the early evening, once they had bought their gifts, but one never made it home. In this episode of the UK Crime Weekly Podcast we look at what happened on that fateful evening. Sponsored by: awaytravel.com/CRIME - claim £1...

The mutilated, headless torso of the body was recovered from the Blue Lagoon in Bedfordshire. Who was it and why were they murdered? In this episode of the UK True Crime Weekly Podcast I tell a story of utter horror in a residential street in Luton. www.uktruecrime.com     https://m.facebook.com/groups/1479468325433430      www.patreon.com/uktruecrime Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mor...

The secretive world of Motorcycle Clubs are hard for outsiders to understand.  In this episode, I look at the events surrounding two Motorcycle Club related murders in Battersea, London, in 1998. Sponsored by:  awaytravel.com/CRIME - claim £15 off your purchase using the Promo: CRIME Sponsored by:  'Hangman' the excellent thriller from Daniel Cole, author of Sunday Times bestseller 'Ragdill' Hoste...

Reports of terrible bombings from all over the world are sadly part of our daily news. One man from Somerset made an incredible technical breakthrough with a product which could help prevent these tragedies. In todays episode of the UK True Crime Weekly Podcast we follow his story. www.uktruecrime.com    https://m.facebook.com/groups/1479468325433430     www.patreon.com/uktruecrime Hosted on Acast...

Late at night, many of us congregate at the local taxi rank waiting for that lift home. The mood is often light-hearted as people chat and laugh with others across the whole cross-section of society.  But sometimes, often fuelled by drink or drugs, the mood turns sour and can lead to aggressive and violent behaviour. This was the case at a taxi rank in Norwich, Norfolk in 2008.  And what happened...

2001, Yorkshire. A couple with an adventurous sex life pushed the boundaries further and further. But what was for joint fun and how was the dynamic changing between them? And then a horrendous axe murder caused detectives to uncover exactly what was happening in this relationship and why. www.uktruecrime.com   https://m.facebook.com/groups/1479468325433430   www.patreon.com/uktruecrime Hosted on...

Dealing class A drugs on the streets on north-west London is a profession fraught with danger.  Sure, the rewards can be great but the risks are huge and ever-present.  The UK True Crime Weekly podcast today looks at what happened in Kilburn in 2010, when one drug dealer was visited by a rival gang.  Warning: scenes of graphic violence. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In November 2004, Lee Hughes was playing centre forward for West Bromwich Albion.  Everything was going for him.  And then one evening, everything changed.... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A shoe fetish, about as common as it gets for a sexual preference.  Could this really lead to murder? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Todays episode from Shropshire concentrates on a group of middle-aged people  living on the fringes of society where casual sex, addiction and violence are common.  I also look at the death of a popular sit-com actor in 1997. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.