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).


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

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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


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