Serial Killer / Colin Ireland - Part 1

Serial Killer / Colin Ireland - Part 1

A dead body was found in Harrow, Greater London, at the end of May 1993. The officers at the scene quickly came to the conclusion that it was death by misadventure. The man, 37-year-old Christopher Dunn, was a librarian who worked at Harlesden Library in Brent, 7 miles from his located on Byron Way in Wealdstone. He was discovered in bed. The death was later ruled undetermined, but detectives thought it looked more like a tragic accident. Forensic analysis was kept to a bare minimum, and with little scrutiny, the police seemed to believe this was how the events unfolded. ‘After all’, the officers pondered, Christopher was dressed in a studded leather harness and a belt. It was assumed that Christopher died during an act of sadomasochistic bondage… (Part 1 of 2).


*** LISTENER CAUTION IS ADVISED ***


This episode was researched and written by Benjamin Fitton.


Narration, audio editing and production direction also by Benjamin Fitton. Script editing, illustrations and production direction by Rosanna Fitton.

Become a ‘Patreon Producer’ and get exclusive access to Season 1, early ad-free access to episodes, and your name in the podcast credits. Find out more here: https://www.patreon.com/TheyWalkAmongUs

Court documents and information from the following news organisations and magazines were referenced in this episode: The Guardian, The Observer, Pinner Observer, Aberdeen Press and Journal, Reading Evening Post, Newcastle Journal, Liverpool Echo, Sunday Independent (Dublin), Sunday Mirror, Independent, Staffordshire Sentinel, Sunday Life, Sunday World (Dublin), Evening Herald (Dublin), Kensington Post, Daily Express, BBC News, Daily Mail, Mirror and ‘Real-Life Crimes And How They Were Solved’ magazine.

More information and episode references can be found on our website https://theywalkamonguspodcast.com


MUSIC:


Crystal Echoes by Sergey Cheremisinov

Decay by Kevin MacLeod

Now You Are Here by Sergey Cheremisinov

Midnight in the Graveyard by Twin Musicom

Torture by Coyote Hearing

Realization of a New Earth by I Think I Can Help You

Labyrinth by Sergey Cheremisinov

Hostile Planet by Quincas Moreira

Maestro Tlakaelel by Jesse Gallagher

The Six Realms by I Think I Can Help You

Procession by Puddle of Infinity

Space Hunter by Quincas Moreira

The Four Masks by I Think I Can Help You

Deep Space by Audionautix

Passing a Foreign Moon by I Think I Can Help You

The Long Ascent by Cooper Cannell

The Three Elements by I Think I Can Help You

Resolver by Amulets


All music used under an Attribution License - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/


SOCIAL MEDIA:


Twitter - https://twitter.com/TWAU_Podcast

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/theywalkamonguspodcast

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/theywalkamonguspodcast

Acast - https://www.acast.com/theywalkamongus

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theywalkamongus.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jaksot(554)

You Have The Right To Remain Silent / Tracy Main

You Have The Right To Remain Silent / Tracy Main

In February 1980, 13-year-old Tracy Main was found dead in her family's flat in Norfolk Court, a tower block in the Gorbals area of Glasgow. She had been home alone. The door had been locked from the ...

22 Huhti 37min

The Doctor Who Butchered Hundreds of Women / Rodney Ledward

The Doctor Who Butchered Hundreds of Women / Rodney Ledward

NHS negligence. Private healthcare failures. Hundreds of victims. Sixteen years of silence. Dr Rodney Ledward was a consultant gynaecologist and obstetrician working across NHS and private hospitals i...

15 Huhti 1h 13min

The Betting Syndicate Fraud: How a Former Police Officer Stole £44 Million / Layezy Racing

The Betting Syndicate Fraud: How a Former Police Officer Stole £44 Million / Layezy Racing

A former Kent Police sergeant. A grandfather. A man who spent years telling over 6,000 people their money was safe in his hands. Michael Stanley ran the Layezy Racing Syndicate, a horse racing betting...

12 Huhti 23min

The Stately Home Raiders & The £80 Million Heist / The Johnson Gang

The Stately Home Raiders & The £80 Million Heist / The Johnson Gang

A gang of masked men used stolen 4x4s fitted with scaffolding poles to ram-raid some of the most historic stately homes across the country, then vanished into the night. Antiques worth tens of million...

8 Huhti 44min

Elkin & Bell / The Gosport Funeral Home Scandal

Elkin & Bell / The Gosport Funeral Home Scandal

In England, anyone can become a funeral director. No licence, no qualifications required. This is the story of how that gap was exploited. On December 10th, 2023, bailiffs entered a repossessed funera...

1 Huhti 45min

I Am Too Frightened to Tell Him / Lois & Francis Martin / Wernher Jordi

I Am Too Frightened to Tell Him / Lois & Francis Martin / Wernher Jordi

In December 1962, an inquest jury at Ilford heard how a 20-year-old woman had tried to leave a relationship. Her brother-in-law gave evidence that she had told him, more than once, "I am too frightene...

29 Maalis 14min

The Men Next Door / Drugs, Coercive Control & Cases Mirroring the Pelicot Trial / Rodney Johnston

The Men Next Door / Drugs, Coercive Control & Cases Mirroring the Pelicot Trial / Rodney Johnston

When Gisèle Pelicot waived her anonymity in 2024 and exposed her husband's crimes to the world, many assumed what happened in Mazan was an isolated case. It wasn’t. A 66-year-old carer from Norfolk su...

25 Maalis 31min

The Murder of Vicky Hall / Steve Wright: The Suffolk Strangler

The Murder of Vicky Hall / Steve Wright: The Suffolk Strangler

In February 2026, Steve Wright pleaded guilty to the murder of 17-year-old Vicky Hall, a crime he committed seven years before he became known as the Suffolk Strangler. But the night before he killed ...

18 Maalis 1h 1min

Suosittua kategoriassa True crime

jaljilla
maanantaimysteeri
murhan-anatomia
palmujen-varjoissa
backmanholmavuo
i-dont-like-mondays
kurja-juttu
viimeinen-havainto
rss-jaljilla
piinan-kirous-2
paha-syntyi-pohjolassa-bonuskausi
rss-murhan-anatomia
rss-maanantaimysteeri-2
rss-paha-syntyi-pohjolassa
se-voisin-olla-mina
sattuman-vaara
motiivina-mustasukkaisuus
motiivina-raha
rss-en-ehka-halua-tietaa
rss-palmujen-varjoissa