The Vigilante: Episode 238

The Vigilante: Episode 238

On Facebook crime sites, there always seem to be videos of 'stings', where a bewildered looking man is confronted by a group of people taking the law into their own hands - usually, when the man has travelled to meet face to face with someone he believed to be a young girl from the internet.

The podcast this week, from Essex in 2015, looks at the activity of one young group of vigilantes. I look at how in their aim to out 'perverts', they ended up using extreme violence which left one innocent man dead.....

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An Unwelcome Guest:  Episode 31

An Unwelcome Guest: Episode 31

Today, we head to beautiful Yorkshire on 29 January 2013. It was a stunning winters day with snow on the ground and the local children had spent the day sledging and playing in the snow.As night fell, there was a calm around the town. In this episode of the UK True Crime Weekly Podcast we examine what happened to one young family that evening. All was well and the children were sleeping when there was a knock on the door which would change all of their lives forever.www.uktruecrime.comwww.patreon.com.uktruecrime Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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The Music Festival : Episode 30

The Music Festival : Episode 30

As the UK summer hots up, for many people weekends are spent at music festivals enjoying the bands and relaxed vibe with friends. In this episode of the UK True Crime Weekly Podcast, we look at the events at a smaller Essex festival, Brownstock. Two men arrived at the event with their friends to have fun but both were dead by the end of the festival. Why?www.uktruecrime.com@uktruecrimewww.patreon.com/uktruecrime Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

5 Jun 201722min

Susan Third Lived in Aberdeen

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In this episode of the UK Weekly True Crime Podcast we head to Aberdeen, Scotland in February 2005. Susan Third was a 21 year old young mum who lived in Scotland. Today we look at her story.www,uktruecrime.comwww.patreon.com/uktruecrime@uktruecrime Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

29 Mai 201724min

Settling The Debt:  Episode 28

Settling The Debt: Episode 28

It was a normal October Monday morning on a Business Park in Pontypool, South Wales. But the events of this day were to be anything but normal as the financial pressures felt by one man resulted in violence. And murder.www,uktruecrime.com@uktruecrimewww.patreon.com/uktruecrime Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

22 Mai 201726min

The Wedding Murders : Episode 27

The Wedding Murders : Episode 27

It was July 1980 and the Olympic Games were beginning in Moscow. In Brentwood, Essex it was an uneventful Thursday evening for a recently married young couple until a horrifying sequence of events resulted in their brutal deaths. In this episode of the weekly UK True Crime podcast we examine the events leading up to their murder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

15 Mai 201725min

The Welsh Serial Killer

The Welsh Serial Killer

Today, we head to North Wales in the mid 1990's where three dead men are found in quick succession. Is there a link? Is there a killer, or killers, murdering gay men in the area? In this episode of the weekly UK True Crime Podcast we go back to 1995 to look back at four months of terror. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

9 Mai 201723min

The Guy Fawkes Murders:  Episode 25

The Guy Fawkes Murders: Episode 25

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14 Days of Terror

14 Days of Terror

This episode begins with the killing of three suspected IRA terrorists in Gibraltar in 1988 by the SAS. Feelings ran high in Northern Ireland as the bodies were returned home and 14 days later another six people were dead in related events.In this episode we examine details of the harrowing events, look closely at the backgrounds of the people involved, and reflect on the lasting legacy of those 14 days of terror. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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