Serial Killer / Colin Ireland - Part 2

Serial Killer / Colin Ireland - Part 2

PLEASE LISTEN TO ‘SEASON 5 - EPISODE 21’ FOR PART ONE OF THIS TWO-PART CASE.


Throughout Spring 1993 five men were murdered in London at the hands of the same killer. He had met them all in The Coleherne, a bar in Earl's Court. The murderer went back to the victims’ homes and strangled them while they were tied up. The killings were not initially linked by Scotland Yard. However, after the man responsible had called the police explaining that he wanted to be a serial killer, the metropolitan police went public with the information. A single fingerprint and a poorly recorded phone conversation were the only pieces of evidence detectives had until CCTV captured one of the victims making his final journey home in the company of a man that was likely the last person to see him alive. Following an appeal, surprisingly, that man came forward, but confidently denied he was the murderer. He was, however, unaware the police had found his fingerprint at one of the scenes, and the man was subsequently charged with multiple counts of murder. Following a court hearing, he eventually confessed to the string of killings. So why had Colin Ireland made it his New Year's resolution to be a serial killer?… (Part 2 of 2).


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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.

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Decay by Kevin MacLeod

The Three Elements by I Think I Can Help You

The Six Realms by I Think I Can Help You

Labyrinth by Sergey Cheremisinov

Now You Are Here by Sergey Cheremisinov

The Four Masks by I Think I Can Help You

Maestro Tlakaelel by Jesse Gallagher

Midnight in the Graveyard by Twin Musicom

Torture by Coyote Hearing

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

Passing a Foreign Moon by I Think I Can Help You

Procession by Puddle of Infinity

The Long Ascent by Cooper Cannell


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