Shattered Dreams: Episode 347

The three friends were excited about the summer Regatta they were about to take part in as they set sail from the harbour in Bembridge, Isle of Wight, heading for Dartmouth on the south-west coast. It was a pleasant evening, with benign conditions and the three men were all expert sailors. But they didn't arrive in Dartmouth.In this episode of the UK True Crime Weekly podcast, I look at what happened.Referenced siteswww.uktruecrime.comwww.patreon.com/uktruecrimehttps://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrimehttps://bit.ly/serialkillertalkonlineSourceshttps://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/547c7053ed915d4c10000083/OuzoReport.pdfhttps://www.ft.com/content/5d5efaec-6d8d-11dd-857b-0000779fd18chttps://www.yachtingworld.com/news/wreckage-from-ouzo-found-33400https://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/907513.yachtsmans-parents-devastated-at-death/https://www.standard.co.uk/news/ferry-officer-is-cleared-over-the-deaths-of-three-friends-in-the-english-channel-7285219.htmlhttps://www.standard.co.uk/news/last-picture-of-doomed-young-sailors-7165415.htmlhttps://www.6pumpcourt.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/PRIDE-OF-BILBAO-PAPER-DECEMBER1.pdf Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

23 Jun 202024min

As school, Angus Diggle had high hopes of great things, telling friends he would one day be Prime Minister. Instead, he became a conveyancing solicitor. But then in early 1990's an incident happened that would define his life and effectively destroy him. Today, on the UK True Crime Podcast, I tell his story.Referenced siteswww.uktruecrime.comwww.patreon.com/uktruecrimehttps://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrimehttps://bit.ly/serialkillertalkonlineSourceshttps://www.theguardian.com/media/2004/sep/30/dailymail.pressandpublishinghttps://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/announcements/deaths/deaths/18105779.Angus__Diggle/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angus_Diggle https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/rape-shame-former-solicitor-convicted-1086453 https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/solicitor-to-fight-attempted-rape-conviction-man-jailed-in-case-that-sparked-date-rape-debate-is-1392688.html https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12740052.lawyer-jailed-after-rape-bid-can-see-clients-again-in-year/ https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1326133/Sex-scandal-solicitor-Angus-Diggle-handed-Asbo-banning-pubs.html https://www.thefreelibrary.com/DECLINE+AND+FALL+OF+ANGUS+DIGGLE%3B+Pervert+lawyer%27s+ASBO+bars+him+from...-a0241149497 https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2010/nov/04/hugh-muirs-diary https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/6207261.disgraced-solicitor-in-court-after-insulting-police/ https://www.nytimes.com/1993/11/05/world/british-rape-case-stirs-call-to-not-identify-accused.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1993/11/03/letter-from-london/8f9804e2-3c51-4605-80d1-84fadb67fd61/ https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=aF2BZ97ZEYsC&pg=PA159&lpg=PA159&dq=angus+diggle+rape&source=bl&ots=n-q6IR6kXZ&sig=ACfU3U3kco4BHGgFs98B_IOlcV_rtTFJoA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiGyYDFmffpAhXGN8AKHSOpDoA4ChDoATAHegQIBxAB#v=onepage&q=angus%20diggle%20rape&f=false http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/751060.stm https://www.irishtimes.com/news/solicitor-banned-from-practising-1.124802 https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2010/nov/04/hugh-muirs-diary https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12722061.solicitor-guilty-of-attempted-rape-solicitor-in-attempted-rape-case-found-guilty/https://www.buzzsprout.com/12102/707261 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

15 Jun 202025min

The rumours swirling around Pontypridd that spring evening were terrifying with talk of murder and even cannibalism. A severed head found in a storm drain near the rugby club shortly afterwards lead to an investigation that ultimately destroyed so many innocent lives.Referenced siteswww.uktruecrime.comwww.patreon.com/uktruecrimehttps://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrimehttps://bit.ly/serialkillertalkonlineSourceshttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/12003618/Tracey-Woodford-murder-Christopher-May-50-guilty-of-dismembering-woman-in-flat.htmlhttps://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/nov/10/tracey-woodford-strangled-pub-court-pontypriddhttps://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/pontypridd-dismemberment-murder-evening-town-10462999https://www.swordandscale.com/the-brutal-murder-of-tracey-woodford/https://www.itv.com/news/wales/2016-09-06/itvs-crime-files-reveals-how-police-searched-for-dismembered-body/https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3324262/Former-butcher-strangled-dissected-victim-hid-head.htmlhttps://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/christopher-tracey-woodford-porn-strangled-17218529https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/murder-mutilation-vulnerable-woman-left-15200133 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

9 Jun 202024min

Donkey Island, to the south-west of London, is known for some of the best fishing on the River Thames. But one night in 2016, the beauty and peace was shattered by a brutal attack. In this episode of the Uk True Crime Weekly Podcast, I tell that awful story....Referenced siteswww.uktruecrime.comwww.patreon.com/uktruecrimehttps://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrimeSourceshttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6670309/Fisherman-murdered-three-men-camping-brutally-beat-death.htmlhttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6805439/Two-teenage-brothers-beat-angler-death-locked-life-murder.htmlhttps://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/scott-wilkinson-injuries-car-crash-15833665https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6787621/Teenage-thugs-beat-angler-death-plank-wood-complained-noisy.htmlhttps://www.facebook.com/SurreyPolice/posts/1409203425832587https://www.anglersmail.co.uk/news/murder-reward-75091https://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/14659256.sixth-person-arrested-in-murder-investigation-of-fisherman-scott-wilkinson-in-walton/https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/killer-lenny-crawt-who-murdered-18306618https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/slain-fisherman-scott-wilkinson-waved-15902685https://www.surrey.police.uk/…/cctv-detectives-renew-appea…/https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/11697694/teen-killer-beat-angler-death-dead-jail/https://metro.co.uk/2019/03/09/brothers-bludgeoned-fisherman-death-boasted-afterwards-killed-someone-tonight-8877487/https://www.mylondon.news/news/south-london-news/live-purley-murder-crawt-fisherman-15961554https://metro.co.uk/2019/03/18/moment-i-stumbled-on-horrific-scene-of-fisherman-boyfriends-murder-8919645/https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/girlfriend-murdered-fisherman-found-brains-14149133https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/live-updates-sentencing-walton-fisherman-15959448https://www.real-fix.com/general/the-devastated-girlfriend-of-a-murdered-fisherman-has-spoken-out-about-the-moment-she-found-his-brains-scattered-like-blackberries-around-the-crime-scene/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

2 Jun 202028min

John Sweeney is a cruel, violent and arrogant man. In this episode of the UK True Crime Podcast, we look at the stories of the two women he is known to have killed, another he tried to kill, and look at other potential victims.This episode was recorded live for supporters on Patreon.Referenced siteswww.uktruecrime.comwww.patreon.com/uktruecrimehttps://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrimeSourceshttps://www.amazon.co.uk/Living-Serial-Killer-Delia-Balmer-ebook/dp/B01N30SRMKhttps://courtnewsuk.co.uk/john-sweeney/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-12906544http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/mobile/uk-12749478https://www.hamhigh.co.uk/etcetera/books/living-with-a-serial-killer-my-worst-fear-was-before-he-cut-me-up-when-i-knew-what-he-was-going-to-do-and-that-police-weren-t-going-to-help-1-5324837https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/life/860950/Delia-Balmer-ordeal-John-Sweeney-Living-With-A-Serial-Killerhttps://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/local/fife/86184/police-amazed-at-lack-of-leads-to-link-scalp-hunter-killer-with-fife-woman/https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/scalp-hunter-canal-killer-john-14970371https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2011/apr/05/canal-murderer-john-sweeney-life-sentence Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

26 Mai 202029min

The two brothers from Inverness had no respect for the law and had always been linked with trouble. But as they matured and the nature of the offences got worse, would they learn their lessons? In this episode of the UK True Crime Podcast we find that one hadn't, and in the end he was facing trial for the most serious crime of all - murder....Referenced siteswww.uktruecrime.comwww.patreon.com/uktruecrimehttps://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrimeSourceshttps://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/inverness/1765631/inverness-killer-who-murdered-disabled-man-in-horror-blaze-jailed/https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/evil-killer-set-disabled-inverness-16262609https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/inverness/1571769/inverness-fire-starter-stands-trail-for-murder/https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/evil-killer-set-disabled-inverness-16262609https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-48540537https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/trendingacrossscotland/17686267.killer-ryan-brandie-who-murdered-disabled-man-in-horror-fire-jailed-for-19-years/https://menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.aspx?storyid=1096947992&title=UK-man-faces-murder-charges-after-blazehttps://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/inverness/1488716/man-accused-of-murder-after-fire-death-in-inverness/https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/inverness/1765631/inverness-killer-who-murdered-disabled-man-in-horror-blaze-jailed/https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/inverness/1346840/invct1-2/https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/inverness/1698803/disturbance-in-inverness-block-of-flats-led-to-police-following-trail-of-blood-to-one-of-the-participants/https://www.facebook.com/HighlandIslandsPoliceDivision/photos/police-scotland-can-confirm-that-a-man-has-been-charged-in-connection-with-the-d/10155318263560824/https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/inverness/1765631/inverness-killer-who-murdered-disabled-man-in-horror-blaze-jailed/https://www.scotland.police.uk/whats-happening/news/2019/june/ryan-brandie-inverness-murderhttps://twnews.nl/gb-news/thug-who-murdered-disabled-coatbridge-man-in-horror-arson-attack-sent-to-prisonhttps://www.ladbible.com/news/uk-weird-shocked-golfers-find-topless-man-having-sex-with-ninth-hole-20180403https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/highlands/1116104/cctv-footage-captures-moment-brothers-broke-highland-hotel-chased-landlord/https://www.pressreader.com/uk/the-press-and-journal-inverness-highlands-and-islands/20160112/281741268412995https://news.stv.tv/highlands-islands/1438277-killer-murdered-disabled-man-by-setting-fire-to-his-flat?topwww.facebook.comhttps://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/trendingacrossscotland/17686267.killer-ryan-brandie-who-murdered-disabled-man-in-horror-fire-jailed-for-19-years/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

19 Mai 202023min

In our celebrity culture, how we look has never been more important. Some people go to amazing lengths to achieve the look they want, but other 'normal' people - like you or me - take products to help them reach their goals.In today's episode of the UK True Crime podcast, we look at what can happen when we are unaware of exactly what we are taking. And who profits from this - as there is no doubt that someone also profits from the misery caused.Referenced siteswww.uktruecrime.comwww.patreon.com/uktruecrimehttps://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrimeSourceshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-24074836https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4735942/Young-woman-died-taking-diet-pills.htmlhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-33419917https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-20016068https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2684903/Bodybuilder-collapsed-died-told-drink-industrial-pesticide-lose-weight-making-temperature-soar-42C.htmlhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-33677629https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-28704889https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-28213513https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/jul/08/man-killed-herbicide-weight-loss-aid-court-hearshttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3139153/Gym-boss-supplied-weight-loss-chemical-killed-bodybuilder-ran-illegal-steroid-selling-business.htmlhttps://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/bodybuilder-died-after-drinking-weedkiller-4357187https://www.mix96.co.uk/news/local/1665026/two-convicted-after-gym-goer-killed-by-lethal-steroid/https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/female-powerlifting-champion-jailed-after-4485636https://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/13501556.men-who-helped-run-steroid-business-are-jailed-after-death-of-wycombe-man/https://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/10672497.four-charged-over-gym-drug-death/https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3067951/Global-alert-killer-diet-pills-Interpol-issue-warning-deaths-six-Britons.htmlhttps://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/aug/11/two-cleared-manslaughter-sean-cleathero-died-weedkiller-slimminghttps://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/9997865.family-pays-tribute-to-man-who-died-after-taking-gym-drug/https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/647184/First-arrest-after-raids-over-toxic-diet-pill-linked-to-5-deaths-including-student-21/amphttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/lifestyle/wellbeing/diet/11551680/The-diet-pill-victims-killed-by-their-quest-for-a-better-figure.htmlhttps://www.irishmirror.ie/news/world-news/female-powerlifting-champion-jailed-after-4485636https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/uk/man-dies-after-taking-gym-drug-28876078.htmlhttps://www.planningforcare.co.uk/bodybuilder-collapsed-and-died-after-being-told-to-drink-industrial-pesticide-to-lose-weight-making-his-temperature-soar-to-42c/https://old.buckscc.gov.uk/news/2015/november/trading-standards-campaign-warns-of-dnp-dangers/http://www.bucksherald.co.uk/news/more-news/pair-jailed-for-supplying-steroids-to-gym-goer-who-took-lethal-cocktail-1-6871804https://www.thesun.co.uk/archives/news/858457/diet-pills-likened-to-rat-poison-by-coroner-as-they-claim-another-life/https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/deadly-diet-pills-costing-just-6002422https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/police-hunt-supplier-of-poison-diet-pills-that-killed-teen-rugby-star-8818843.htmlhttps://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/jan/14/dnp-victims-families-fat-burning-drug-reclassifyhttps://www.itv.com/news/update/2014-08-11/pair-acquitted-of-weedkiller-manslaughter/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7x0hQildikhttps://www.thefreelibrary.com/%27Diet+pills%27+share+deadly+past+with+wartime+shells%3b+Double+danger+of...-a0411583720https://www.church-papers.com/lethal-dnp-diet-pills-still-on-sale-despite-crackdown-bbc-finds-bbc-news/https://www.elitedaily.com/life/sad-truth-about-diet-pills/1038336https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/10022925/The-deadly-trail-of-the-killer-slimming-drug-DNP.htmlhttps://www.facebook.com/sean.cleathero.7 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

12 Mai 202024min

Deptford sits on the River Thames in South-East London. It is a bustling place - well, normally - and was home to 69 year old Noel Brown. When he didn't answer his phone for a couple of days his daughter, Marie, went to his home to see what was wrong. But then she also didn't answer calls from her daughter. Why?In this episode of the UK True Crime Podcast, I examine just what happened in Deptford in December 2017.Referenced siteswww.uktruecrime.comwww.patreon.com/uktruecrimehttps://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrimeSourceshttps://www.southwarknews.co.uk/news/marie-brown-noel-brown-case-deptford/https://www.southwarknews.co.uk/news/nathaniel-henry-noel-brown-murder-inquest-peckham/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deptfordhttps://www.mylondon.news/news/south-london-news/man-suspected-murdering-sex-offender-17168768https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7681559/Mother-strangled-death-walked-murderer-dismembering-fathers-corpse.htmlhttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5155175/Killer-lain-wait-daughter.htmlhttps://blacgoss.com/deptford-double-murder-victim-noel-brown-was-killed-in-retribution/https://www.southwarknews.co.uk/news/peckham-marie-brown-noel-brown-murder/https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/may/11/police-identify-suspect-in-deptford-double-murder-inquiryhttps://metro.co.uk/2019/11/15/convicted-sex-offender-murdered-and-dismembered-in-act-of-revenge-11165354/https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/958666/nathaniel-henry-found-dead-cupboard-murder-suspect-sex-offender-daughter-vigilante Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

5 Mai 202024min