The Opportunist: Episode 360

When Annie Börjesson's body was found on a beach in Prestwick, Scotland, police assured her family and friends that Annie's death was a suicide or an accident. For years Annie's family and friends didn't believe they were being told the full story about what happened.So what did happen to Annie? And why did the Scottish authorities not share all the information asked for by the family? Find out more about the UK True Crime Podcast:https://uktruecrime.comJoin me at Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/UKTrueCrimeBuy my book 'Gone Fishing' about serial killer Angus Sinclair:https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gone-Fishing-Unsolved-Crimes-Sinclair/dp/1914277201Sources:Was the body on the beach a CIA hit? A new documentary explores an 18-year-old mystery  | Daily Mail Online MSPs demand action over use of Scottish airports for rendition | UK security and counter-terrorism | The Guardian True scale of UK role in torture and rendition after 9/11 revealed | UK security and counter-terrorism | The Guardian www.annierockstar.com The Strange Death Of Annie Börjesson : r/UnresolvedMysteries (reddit.com) How did Annie’s body end up on a Scottish beach? - BBC News Error 404 - Not found (scottishreview.net) How did Annie’s body end up on a Scottish beach? - BBC News What happened to Annie Börjesson? - BBC Three Body on the Beach: What Happened to Annie? - Journalist Hazel Martin reflects on the new documentary series - Media Centre (bbc.com) Annie Borjesson: Mystery death files classified as secret, says Sweden | UK News | Sky News Was the body on the beach a CIA hit? A new documentary explores an 18-year-old mystery  | Daily Mail Online https://news.sky.com/story/annie-borjesson-mystery-death-files-classified-as-secret-says-sweden-11947991  https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8082987/Mysterious-death-Swedish-woman-Scotland-classified-secret-foreign-ministry-15-years-on.html https://www.thenational.scot/news/18110420.scottish-police-didnt-follow-protocol-swedish-womans-death/ https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/annie-borjesson-family-want-post-mortem-pictures-released-to-help-solve-mystery/ar-BB1bCct2  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

12 Joulu 202327min

Euan Johnston went for dinner with a friend in the centre of Glasgow, but whilst he was eating he was unaware he was being watched. And when he left, the Audi pulled out behind his car and followed, waiting for the right time. The traffic lights offered the opportunity and the gunman jumped out of the car and fired three shots at Euan at point blank range. At just 26, Euan died from his injuries. But who killed him and left two children without a father? And why?Please Support my sponsorHead to: www.AuraFrames.com and use the code TRUECRIME to take advantage of the $30 discount for listeners to this show Find out more about the UK True Crime Podcast:https://uktruecrime.comJoin me at Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/UKTrueCrimeBuy my book 'Gone Fishing' about serial killer Angus Sinclairhttps://www.amazon.co.uk/Gone-Fishing-Unsolved-Crimes-Sinclair/dp/1914277201Sources:https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-39133329https://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/news/glasgow-news/disturbing-cctv-shows-killer-stalking-14645668https://archive.is/hHdpm#selection-2093.3-2105.81https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/19308758.paul-lyons-grass-gangland-assassin-killed-euan-johnston-jailed-prison-attacks/https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/14913932.gangland-victim-euan-johnstons-drug-courier-father-home-leave-prison-son-gunned/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-44067645https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/scottish-news/2617583/glasgow-murder-trial-shooting-euan-ej-johnston-david-scott-guilty-jail/https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/19308758.paul-lyons-grass-gangland-assassin-killed-euan-johnston-jailed-prison-attacks/https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/crime/first-picture-cowardly-glasgow-gangster-12513928https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/733124/Gangland-feud-feared-Glasgow-drug-dealer-son-murdered-gun-attackhttps://www.pressreader.com/uk/daily-record/20210324/281968905461287 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

5 Joulu 202323min

Disaster struck the family home when one of the daughters of the Stringer family, Karen, was just 10 years old. It was only due to Karen’s quick thinking and reactions that the family all were able to leave the house safely. Karen's heroic actions of that day made the papers, with headlines shouting out about Karen’s bravery and how she had saved her family from a very tricky situation.  However, this traumatic event caused a lifelong fascination with fire for Karen which caused many issues and eventually resulted in murder..... Find out more about the UK True Crime Podcast:https://uktruecrime.comWriting Credit: Megan Grant. See Megan's work on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/megathachristie/?igshid=MmIzYWVlNDQ5Yg%3D%3DJoin me at Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/UKTrueCrimeBuy my book 'Gone Fishing' about serial killer Angus Sinclair:https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gone-Fishing-Unsolved-Crimes-Sinclair/dp/1914277201Sources:1.      https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/uk-news/arson-attacks-rise-england-wales-246855992.      https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/the-new-brain/201811/inside-the-mind-arsonist3.      https://www.thevalleycornwall.co.uk/news/ten-interesting-facts-about-truro/4.      https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/murders-rocked-cornwall-shootings-torture-87138175.      https://www.discoveryplus.com/gb/show/nurses-who-kill6.      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dDVpYK8sKI7.      https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-265582488.      https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/2022663/woman-obsessed-with-fire-after-saving-her-family-from-blaze-is-jailed-for-27-years-after-becoming-a-serial-arsonist-and-killing-oap/ 9.      https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3862040/Serial-arsonist-developed-fascination-fire-saving-family-blaze-child-given-14-life-sentences-guilty-murdering-OAP-care-home-inferno.html10.  https://expansive.com/hero-syndrome-in-the-workplace/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

28 Marras 202324min

It was a party. A chemsex party. Many were invited but when one man turned up at the London estate he was turned away at the door. What he could never have realised is that this was because the other guest at the party had just been murdered....Find out more about the UK True Crime Podcast:https://uktruecrime.comWriting Credit: Megan Grant. See Megan's work on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/megathachristie/?igshid=MmIzYWVlNDQ5Yg%3D%3DJoin me at Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/UKTrueCrimeBuy my book 'Gone Fishing' about serial killer Angus Sinclairhttps://www.amazon.co.uk/Gone-Fishing-Unsolved-Crimes-Sinclair/dp/1914277201Sources1.      https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/news/2023/october/oldest-evidence-of-human-cannibalism-as-a-funerary-practice.html2.      https://www.northampton.ac.uk/news/psychology-researcher-seeks-to-answer-what-makes-a-serial-killer-turn-to-cannibalism/#:~:text=“Evidence%20unearthed%20from%20this%20research,those%20who%20cannibalised%20their%20victims.3.      https://www.grindr.com/about4.      https://www.businessinsider.com/dating-apps-use-lgbtq-community-twice-as-much-straight-adults-2020-2?r=US&IR=T5.      https://www.standard.co.uk/news/who-stephen-port-grindr-killer-murder-victims-b1077567.html6.      https://www.vice.com/en/article/4xbxkq/the-life-and-crimes-of-cannibal-cop-killer-stefano-brizzi7.      https://www.rainbow-project.org/what-is-chem-sex/8.      https://www.vice.com/en/article/n7jdd8/uk-british-dont-use-meth9.      https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/22/opinion/gay-meth-addiction.html10.  https://www.talktofrank.com/drug/methamphetamine11.  https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3913306/Stefano-Brizzi-guilty-murdering-PC-Gordon-Semple.html 12.  https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/dec/12/police-officer-killer-jailed-for-life-stefano-brizzi-breaking-bad13.  https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/cannibal-killer-left-ghastly-trail-919120314.  https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/2098540/stefano-brizzi-breaking-bad-pc-gordon-semple-grindr-murder/15.  https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/oct/20/social-worker-breaking-bad-dismembered-police-officer-gordon-semple-court-hears16.  https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/gordon-semple-sentence-latest-murder-trial-breaking-bad-killer-stefano-brizzi-acid-body-bath-grindr-a7469501.html#17.  https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-43927667 18.  https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-37801201 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

21 Marras 202325min

It was 11.57pm  when the emergency services were called to a house fire in Woking, Surrey. The call was made by a panicking and distressed Alan Jermey. On the call to the fire service, Alan confirmed he was on the roof of the house with his two young daughters, “I'm upstairs, the fire is downstairs. There is just smoke coming up.” It was two minutes into the call that he told the operator: “The thing is, I don't know where my partner is.... I went to bed early……”.As we hear so often on this podcast, everything was not as it seemed. Find out more about the UK True Crime Podcast:https://uktruecrime.comJoin me at Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/UKTrueCrimeBuy my book 'Gone Fishing' about serial killer Angus Sinclairhttps://www.amazon.co.uk/Gone-Fishing-Unsolved-Crimes-Sinclair/dp/1914277201Sources:https://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/news/2440575.murdered-mum-is-mourned/https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/local-news/jermey-found-guilty-fire-cover-up-4823333https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2009/jul/06/alan-jermey-jailedhttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1197332/Mother-strangled-set-jealous-boyfriend-planned-new-life-boss.htmlhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/surrey/8115130.stm999: Killer on the Line?: Season 1, Episode 2 script | Subs like Scripthttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/surrey/8131059.stmhttps://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/jealous-partner-guilty-of-strangling-his-lover-1730748.html Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

14 Marras 202323min

Jed Allen grew up in Didcot. But normality was something Jed was not accustomed to in his family upbringing as his mum suffered from alcohol and heroin addiction and all the issues that brings to family life. By 21 Jed was clearly suffering frustration at the way his life was working out and he became obsessed with Wolverine -  the fantasy creature who is a social outcast and loner facing an inner battle to retain his humanity with his desire for bloodshed. And then one day, Jed committed a terrible act of shocking violence.... Writing Credit: Megan Grant. See Megan's work on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/megathachristie/?igshid=MmIzYWVlNDQ5Yg%3D%3DFind out more about the UK True Crime Podcast:https://uktruecrime.comJoin me at Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/UKTrueCrimeBuy my book 'Gone Fishing' about serial killer Angus Sinclairhttps://www.amazon.co.uk/Gone-Fishing-Unsolved-Crimes-Sinclair/dp/1914277201Sources1.      https://www.britannica.com/topic/Wolverine-fictional-character 2.       https://screenrant.com/why-wolverine-joined-x-men/ 3.       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0ZmVltb5Zg 4.       https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-39428314 5.      https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3103156/A-mother-four-children-four-men-dysfunctional-family-Wolverine-killer.html6.      https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/didcot-murders-who-was-triplemurder-suspect-jed-allen-10275022.html7.      https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3097659/Questions-police-confirm-X-Men-fan-Jed-Allen-known-officers-killed-three-members-family-Bank-Holiday-murder-spree.html8.      https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/14028543.triple-killer-jed-allen-scrawled-blood-im-sorry-fatally-stabbing-sister-derin-jordon-mum-janet-jordon-partner-philip-howard/9.      https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/triple-murderer-jed-allen-texted-friends-to-say-i-love-you-before-killing-himself-inquest-hears-a3113366.html10.  https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/579558/Didcot-suspected-murder-three-home11.  Pils, E., 2014. China's human rights lawyers: advocacy and resistance. Routledge.12.  https://www.crimetraveller.org/2019/05/family-annihilation-crimes-psychology-familicide/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

7 Marras 202323min

It is a cliche but in some episodes of the podcast the truth is stranger than fiction. This is the case today when  Dena Holmes was driven by lust and greed and she didn't care who got in her way - they needed to be removed.Find out more about the UK True Crime Podcast: https://uktruecrime.com Join me at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/UKTrueCrime Buy my book 'Gone Fishing' about serial killer Angus Sinclair https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gone-Fishing-Unsolved-Crimes-Sinclair/dp/1914277201Sources:https://www.amazon.co.uk/True-Crime-Case-Histories-Disturbing-ebook/dp/B0821S8ZQShttps://www.amazon.co.uk/True-Crime-British-Killers-Disturbing-ebook/dp/B085HZCN3Dhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dena_Thompsonhttps://www.theargus.co.uk/news/20596187.sussex-black-widow-killer-released-prison/https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11067185/Killer-wife-fed-second-husband-poisoned-curry-pictured-strolling-shopping-trip.htmlhttps://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/black-widow-killer-dena-thompson-freed-b2136345.htmlhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=7jmgg37U5BQ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

31 Loka 202323min

This episode of the UK True Crime Podcast comes from Morecambe, in north-west England. One evening, 49 year old Antonio ‘Tony’ Marrocco didn't return home after a day working at his garage - which was most out of character. His wife called the police and when they arrived at his garage they found his body: he had been brutally murdered. And the body of his colleague, 29 year old Paul Sandham, was found shortly afterwards.A double killer was on the loose....Writing Credit: Megan Grant. See Megan's work on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/megathachristie/?igshid=MmIzYWVlNDQ5Yg%3D%3DFind out more about the UK True Crime Podcast:https://uktruecrime.comJoin me at Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/UKTrueCrimeBuy my book 'Gone Fishing' about serial killer Angus Sinclair:https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gone-Fishing-Unsolved-Crimes-Sinclair/dp/1914277201Sources:  https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/articles/homicideinenglandandwales/march2022http://morecambeheritage.co.uk/history/#:~:text=Morecambe%20grew%20around%20the%20village,formed%20the%20harbour%27s%20western%20wall.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-25986388https://www.nowtv.com/ie/online/killer-in-my-village/iYEQYZaTURDhvLTvuV2yYq/seasons/3/episodes/6/A5EK4xtuGZVvup5xNTLeW  https://www.thefreelibrary.com/THE+DETECTIVES%3A+SPIDERMAN+CAUGHT+IN+HIS+OWN+WEB%3B+He+was+dubbed...-a060643844https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcOb6if5q3Yhttps://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12101880.lawyer-freed-in-siege-at-court/https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-a-psychopath-5025217Martin, C., Preedy, V. and Patel, V., 2023. Handbook of anger, aggression, and violence.https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/julius-caesar-assassinated/https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0379073819301070https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/apr/29/james-fairweather-detained-27-years-colchester-essex-double-murder Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

17 Loka 202322min