The Monster Of Rillington Place: John “Reg” Christie

Tom and Ben are BACK for another instalment of I Could Murder A Podcast - this week, the boys turn their attentions to the extremely dark Chris Benoit Family Murders (double-murder, suicide). Did Benoit pre-plan and coordinate the sequence of murders or did he act in a blind rage? What innocuous substances were found in Benoit and his family’s systems after the murders? Were there any warning signs or cries for help in the build up to the weekend that could have prevented this from happening? Is there any potential to the rumours that Benoit was framed? And what impact did this have on the world of professional wrestling?Tune in and all will be revealed!Follow our socials: @couldmurderapodWritten & presented by Tom Norris & Ben Carter | @nozzer89 @thisiscartsProduced by Dan Lambert at Boston Sound | @bstnsndAdditional voice-over by Tom Turner Additional research by Danielle St RomaineArtwork & animation by Phil Whitton | @philwhitzOpening theme by Alfie Indra | @alfieindraFor HUNDREDS more cases (and to request your own!), visit icmap.co.uk now and sign up for free!Presented by Tom Norris & Ben CarterWritten by Ben CarterProduced by Dan J LambertEdited by Ben Bonsey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

12 Apr 20211h 13min

This week, Tom and Ben return to England in order to cover their third “whole-lifer” in the form of the deeply sinister ‘Grindr Killer’: Stephen Port. Were all of Port’s victims accidental and simply in the wrong place at the wrong time? What obvious (and numerous) red flags did East London police clearly ignore? For what reason did Port have so many different online personas? Why did Port place each of the bodies in exactly the same location and position? And just how many more victims are known to have been approached or attacked by Port? Tune in and all will be revealed!Follow our socials: @couldmurderapodWritten & presented by Tom Norris & Ben Carter | @nozzer89 @thisiscartsProduced by Dan Lambert at Boston Sound | @bstnsndAdditional voice-over by Tom Turner & Corey JohnsonAdditional research by Danielle St RomaineArtwork & animation by Phil Whitton | @philwhitzOpening theme by Alfie Indra | @alfieindraCheck out: www.icmap.store For HUNDREDS more cases (and to request your own!), visit icmap.co.uk now and sign up for free!Presented by Tom Norris & Ben CarterWritten by Ben CarterProduced by Dan J LambertEdited by Ben Bonsey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

5 Apr 202151min

This podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp and I Could Murder A Podcastlisteners get 10% off their first month at betterhelp.com/ICMAPTom and Ben return with another instalment for series 3 - this time, the boys grab their plaid caps and head over to 1950’s Plainfield, Wisconsin. To uncover the (potentially literally) bone-chilling case of ‘The Butcher/Ghoul of Plainfield’ - Mister Ed Gein. What crucial moment in Ed’s isolated childhood was said to have sparked his obsession with human and animal corpses? How was it that Ed’s older brother Henry died in a brush fire without a single sign of being burnt? Were the twisted local rumours true about Ed and his mother, Augusta? And which Adam Sandler movie is Ben convinced to have been based on Ed Gein?Tune in and all will be revealed! Follow our socials: @couldmurderapodWritten & presented by Tom Norris & Ben Carter | @nozzer89 @thisiscarts Produced by Dan Lambert at Boston Sound | @bstnsndAdditional voice-over by Tom Turner & Corey Johnson Additional research by Danielle St RomaineArtwork & animation by Phil Whitton | @philwhitzOpening theme by Alfie Indra | @alfieindraCheck out: www.icmap.store --------------------------------For HUNDREDS more cases (and to request your own!), visit icmap.co.uk now and sign up for free!Presented by Tom Norris & Ben CarterWritten by Ben CarterProduced by Dan J LambertEdited by Ben Bonsey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

29 Mar 202155min

Tom and Ben are BACK with the Series 3 premiere! The boys head to the Summer of 2011 in order to explore an event that shocked and horrified the entire world. Anders Breivik and the July 22nd Norway Attacks.  Was Breivik truly the lone composer of the attacks or did he have accomplices? Could Breivik have been prevented from entering Utoya island after the bomb blast in Oslo? How did so many survivors on the island manage to protect themselves and others from the attacks? Exactly how was Breivik apprehended - did he surrender or was he captured? And exactly how long was Breivik’s list of prison complaints?Tune in and all will be revealed! Follow our socials: @couldmurderapodWritten & presented by Tom Norris & Ben Carter | @nozzer89 @thisiscarts Produced by Dan Lambert at Boston Sound | @bstnsndAdditional voice-over by Tom TurnerAdditional research by Danielle St RomaineArtwork & animation by Phil Whitton | @philwhitzOpening theme by Alfie Indra | @alfieindraCheck out: www.icmap.store --------------------------------------------------------------------------Patreon:http://www.patreon.com/couldmurderapodJoin our Patreon community for early access and a host of amazing little perks!For HUNDREDS more cases (and to request your own!), visit icmap.co.uk now and sign up for free!Presented by Tom Norris & Ben CarterWritten by Ben CarterProduced by Dan J LambertEdited by Ben Bonsey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

22 Mar 20211h 4min

In the penultimate episode of season two, the ICMAP boys head back to Eastern Europe in order to shine a light on a case that received global attention due to the upload of a significant viral snuff video. Tom and Ben explore the Ukrainian teenagers behind the evil and chilling gore video: “3 Guys, 1 Hammer” as well as their 20 additional slayings committed over a three week period... Igor and Viktor, ‘The Dnepropetrovsk Maniacs’. July 7th, 2007 - two 14-year-old school friends Vadim and Andrei make special efforts to wake up before sunrise in order to travel to the nearby Kil’chen River. The boys plan on spending the day at the river in order to catch fresh fish to bring home to their mothers. Without a care in the world, the boys meet and meander off into the darkness, through the silent countryside roads of Pidhorodne. As the boys make their way into a heavily wooded section of road just a few metres from the river, a green daewoo taxicab overtakes them and aggressively pulls to a halt. Two silhouettes exit the vehicle and stand in the middle of the road, motionless. The figures do not move... Nervously, the young boys try to pass, they are met with sudden and vicious force which throws them from their cycles and a frantic, frenzied attack ensues. Vadim manages to flee and spends the rest of the early morning’s darkness hiding in the nearby woods, Andrei wasn’t so lucky... The sounds of hysterical laughter and deranged exclamations pierce through the pine... along with the glare of the Daewoo's headlights. Vadim cowers in cover as Andrei is brutalised. The maniacs strike again... The attacks not only become more frequent and more heinous, but they become more documented. Known globally on gore sites as the evil behind ‘3 Guys, 1 Hammer’, the Dnepropetrovsk Maniacs continue to upload, continue to attack and continue to run free... But what drove these young boys to brutally murder 21 people in 21 days? Why did the parents continually allow the boys to “get away with murder”? What big mistake did Igor make that would lead to their demise? And was there an international syndicate who had ordered 40 snuff videos from the boys? Tune in, and all will be revealed! **Please kindly give the show a rating and review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you find us in your ears at the moment. It helps us so, so much and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks for your support. Until next time!**For HUNDREDS more cases (and to request your own!), visit icmap.co.uk now and sign up for free!Presented by Tom Norris & Ben CarterWritten by Ben CarterProduced by Dan J LambertEdited by Ben Bonsey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

14 Des 202048min

It’s another dark one, this week, as Tom and Ben don the sunscreen for a trip to the South of New Mexico in search for answers to one of the state’s most divisive questions - did David Parker Ray use his Toy Box purely for mutual pleasures or did he use it to become one of the most horribly successful serial killers of all time? It’s the case of the ‘Toy Box Killer’: David Parker Ray. Some say that truth or consequences is a place where people go to be forgotten. That it is a place where a man can rightly go about his business without the disruption of peering eyes, second glances and those of an inquisitive disposition... Some say that truth or consequences is a quiet place. A quaint spot able to cook-up year-round postcard images of beautiful sunrises and pristine sunsets amidst the backdrop of our majestic mountains and shimmering lakes... enough to make any grown man or woman cry. Cut off from the rest of the world by forty thousand square miles of New Mexico desert terrain, people say that truth or consequences is the ultimate and only destination for like-minded strangers to live, truly live, without consequence. But they don’t seem to have an awful lot to say for people who are TAKEN to truth or consequences.... soon to be forgotten. So just how did David Parker Ray become the world’s only serial killer never convicted of murder? Did Ray act alone or was he part of an organised group of deviants? What was found at the bottom of Elephant Butte Lake? Were his captors held against their own will or did they share his “kink”? And what other secrets has he taken to the grave with him? Tune in and all will be revealed! **Please kindly give the show a rating and review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you find us in your ears at the moment. It helps us so, so much and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks for your support. Until next time!**For HUNDREDS more cases (and to request your own!), visit icmap.co.uk now and sign up for free!Presented by Tom Norris & Ben CarterWritten by Ben CarterProduced by Dan J LambertEdited by Ben Bonsey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

7 Des 20201h 2min

This week, Tom and Ben make their way to Rostov, Russia - as they uncover the unbelievable and truly chilling case of one of the world’s most dangerously deranged serial killers: Andrei Chikatilo - better known as The Butcher of Rostov... Good Evening, Ladies and Gentleman and thank you for joining us for this special alert bulletin broadcast. It is just after 5 pm on October 30 1990, we begin today’s show with some haunting reports coming out of Rostov-on-Don. Where, and we warn listeners faint of heart, police have discovered the mutilated and tortured body of 16-year-old boy, at Donleskhoz train station. The wounds upon the young boy’s body are so drastic, so severe that this victim has been immediately linked to the ongoing search for “The Butcher of Rostov” - who has now claimed 51 helpless victims across the country. A wild, vicious and barbaric wave the likes of which our nation has never before seen. The youth has been strangled, stabbed twenty-seven times and castrated, with the tip of his tongue severed and his left eye removed from its socket. The crazed killer is STILL on the loose. Russian Government officials believe this makes this MONSTER the most horrifying, notorious serial killer this nation - or perhaps even the world - has ever seen. We urgently appeal for young people ALL ACROSS THE NATION to be alert, to be vigilant... and to be wary.. of the butcher... But how was Chikatilo able to evade multiple police forces for so long? What unthinkable events in his childhood would serve to form some of his darkest and most sinister traits? Why was he placed in a purpose-built cage during his eventual trial? What “magic superpower” did Chikatilo possess? For what reason did he sharpen his teeth? And just why did they call him ‘The Goose’!? Tune in and all will be revealed! **Please kindly give the show a rating and review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you find us in your ears at the moment. It helps us so, so much and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks for your support. Until next time!**For HUNDREDS more cases (and to request your own!), visit icmap.co.uk now and sign up for free!Presented by Tom Norris & Ben CarterWritten by Ben CarterProduced by Dan J LambertEdited by Ben Bonsey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

30 Nov 202055min

In this week’s episode, Tom and Ben take a very dark and very deep dive (quite literally) into the disturbing case of Josef Fritzl - better known as The Amstetten Monster. The height of Summer, 1984 – Amstetten, Austria. Children play with disregard as adults unwind in the open, peaceful streets of this small, easy-going little town - not a care in the world; life is good today. Suddenly, whispers gather pace and news moves from person to person, neighbour to neighbour, family to family... that 18-year-old waitress Elisabeth Fritzl has suddenly vanished and gone missing from the family home where she had grown up. Disappeared into thin air amidst the summer blue sky. Her parents, understandably frantic with worry, raise the alarm to the local police. Her mother, Rosemarie, hastily files a missing person’s report, while her father, Josef, thanks concerned friends and neighbours for their sympathy and support. As weeks turn to months without a word from her, everybody starts to fear the worst and the last embers of hope begin to burn out. Then, seemingly out of nowhere, a letter arrives from Elisabeth, claiming she had grown tired of living with her parents under their rules in their house, and decided to run away. Josef, awe-struck and overwhelmed, tells police he has no idea where she has gone, but that she had likely joined a religious cult, something that she had threatened to do many times previously. But the apparently concerned, middle-class father, a respectable salesman and good family man, knew exactly where his daughter was - and it was just a few feet below where the officers and Josef Fritzl were standing... So how exactly was Fritzl able to build such an elaborate underground cellar dungeon? Was Rosemarie, Fritzl’s doting wife, aware and complicit in the 24 years of abuse her daughter would suffer? What ultimately allowed Elisabeth and her children to escape the basement prison? How was Elisabeth able to mother 7 children without medical or educational support? And are the rumours true about Fritzl and his mother? Tune in and all will be revealed! **Please kindly give the show a rating and review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you find us in your ears at the moment. It helps us so, so much and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks for your support. Until next time!**For HUNDREDS more cases (and to request your own!), visit icmap.co.uk now and sign up for free!Presented by Tom Norris & Ben CarterWritten by Ben CarterProduced by Dan J LambertEdited by Ben Bonsey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

23 Nov 20201h 4min