#340 - The Real 'H' (Line of Duty, Operation Countryman)
BBC TV drama series ‘Line of Duty’, a police procedural follows the exploits of AC12 (Anti-Corruption Unit 12), based on the Metropolitan Police’s A10, established in 1971 to root out corruption withi...
19 Mar 1h 3min
Britain’s First Female Serial Killer: The Life and Crimes of Mary Ann Cotton | Ep. 237
In the mid-1800s, a quiet trail of deaths began to follow a woman across the North East of England. Husbands, children, and relatives seemed to fall suddenly ill, often complaining of stomach pains be...
19 Mar 29min
FROM THE ARCHIVES | Missing for 17 Years: The Disappearance of Claudia Lawrence
Today marks 17 years since Claudia Lawrence disappeared.On the evening of March 18, 2009, the 35-year-old chef spoke with her parents before settling in for the night at her home in York. The followin...
18 Mar 52min
The Gang Who Terrorised Merseyside : Episode 492
For six terrifying years, a gang of robbers carried out over twenty raids on banks and Post Offices across Merseyside, stealing around £1.5 million. Armed, masked and highly organised, they spread fea...
17 Mar 25min
Four Lives Taken in Seven Days: The Murders of David & Julie Williams and Pregnant Nichola McGregor | Ep. 236
In late February 2026, news broke that one of Britain’s most notorious child killers had been attacked inside prison. Within days, Ian Huntley, the man responsible for the murders of Holly Wells and J...
16 Mar 26min
An Ordinary Night Out Ended In Shocking Violence : Episode 491
In this episode of the UK True Crime Podcast, I look at two tragic cases where a normal night out at the pub, ended in devastating violence over minor issues. The killings of Jake Kemp and Liam Dent, ...
14 Mar 25min
#339 - Headless (Kilburn, London)
Wednesday the 6th of February 2008, the body of Lakhdar Ouyahia was found by the bins on Kingsgate Place in KIlburn, wrapped in a duvet. Someone had attempted to cut off his limbs and had decapitated ...
12 Mar 1h 1min
Two Girls From Soham: Remembering Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman | Ep. 235
In August 2002, two ten-year-old best friends left their homes in the quiet Cambridgeshire town of Soham to buy some sweets. It was a warm summer evening during the school holidays, and the sort of tr...
12 Mar 47min
