S19E09 | Lawrence Haggart (Larbert, Stirlingshire, 1996)

I welcome Dr Amanda Brown to the show in this interview episode.Dr Brown used to be a general practitioner with a comfortable, suburban practice before changing direction and working with prisoners.She has worked as a doctor in a teenage detention centre as well as Wormwood Scrubs and currently works at Bronzefield, the largest women-only prison in Europe.She has previously written two books about her time as a prison doctor, 2019's 'The Prison Doctor' and 2020's 'The Prison Doctor: Women Inside'.Dr Brown's third book 'The Prison Doctor: The Final Sentence', released on March 17, 2022, is available to purchase here:The Prison Doctor: The Final Sentence – HarperCollins Publishers UKFor all things British Murders, please visit my website:https://www.britishmurders.com/Intro music:David John Brady - 'Throw Down the Gauntlet'https://linktr.ee/davidjohnbradymusicMy recording equipment:Shure SM7B Vocal Microphone: https://amzn.to/3F1JkkjCloud Microphone Cloudlifter CL1: https://amzn.to/2XZicC8Focusrite Scarlett Solo USB Audio Interface: https://amzn.to/3kKCLL2Rode PSA-1 Professional Studio Boom Arm: https://amzn.to/3zHJOs8Recorded using:ZencastrEdited in:AudacityMastered in:Auphonic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

17 Mar 202247min

In the sixth episode of British Murders Season 5, I tell the story of Jake Notman.⁣⁣⁣On November 19, 2020, partners Jake Notman and Lauren Bloomer celebrated the release of the ninth generation video game console, the PlayStation 5.In preparation, Jake had purchased an edible brownie which they both ate shortly before bed.Jake, however, had a terrible trip, and in the early hours of November 20, 2020, he violently attacked and killed Lauren.Lauren recorded the entire attack on her phone.Jake Notman was found guilty of unlawful manslaughter and sentenced to 8 years and eight months imprisonment.He will be eligible for release on license on November 23, 2025, two-thirds of the way into his sentence.⁣⁣For all things British Murders, please visit my website:⁣https://www.britishmurders.com/⁣Intro music:⁣David John Brady - 'Throw Down the Gauntlet'⁣https://linktr.ee/davidjohnbradymusic⁣My recording equipment:⁣Shure SM7B Vocal Microphone: https://amzn.to/3F1Jkkj⁣Cloud Microphone Cloudlifter CL1: https://amzn.to/2XZicC8⁣Focusrite Scarlett Solo USB Audio Interface: https://amzn.to/3kKCLL2⁣Rode PSA-1 Professional Studio Boom Arm: https://amzn.to/3zHJOs8⁣Recorded using:⁣Audacity⁣Zoom⁣Edited in:⁣DaVinci Resolve 17⁣Mastered in:⁣Auphonic⁣You can purchase 'The Serial Killer's Book of Haiku 2' by Rose Bundy here:⁣https://amzn.to/3Kp7Mig⁣My most recent guest appearance on 'Out of the Blank' can be found here:https://spoti.fi/3HTvXmGMy guest appearance on 'Kinda Murdery' can be found here:https://spoti.fi/3ClwXyMReferences:⁣www.britishmurders.com/jakenotman/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

10 Mar 202228min

I welcome former British soldier and undercover police officer Shay Doyle to the show in this interview episode.Shay's police career spanned 17 years, and he was one of the UK's chosen few Level 1 undercover operatives.Posing as a professional criminal, he came face to face with some of Britain's most dangerous gangsters and was part of a hand-picked team chosen to hunt down the now-convicted murderer Dale Cregan.After being medically discharged from the police in 2020, Shay is now a mental health advocate working alongside professionals and organisations to tackle the stigma attached to mental health in high-risk and high-pressure roles.He is also a passionate activist against gun, gang and knife crime.Shay's book 'Deep Cover: How I took down Britain's most dangerous gangsters', released on March 3, 2022, is available to purchase here:https://bit.ly/36mJd6dFor all things British Murders, please visit my website:https://www.britishmurders.com/Intro music:David John Brady - 'Throw Down the Gauntlet'https://linktr.ee/davidjohnbradymusicMy recording equipment:Shure SM7B Vocal Microphone: https://amzn.to/3F1JkkjCloud Microphone Cloudlifter CL1: https://amzn.to/2XZicC8Focusrite Scarlett Solo USB Audio Interface: https://amzn.to/3kKCLL2Rode PSA-1 Professional Studio Boom Arm: https://amzn.to/3zHJOs8Recorded using:ZoomEdited in:AudacityMastered in:Auphonic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

3 Mar 202252min

In the fifth episode of British Murders Season 5, I tell the story of Christopher Farrow.⁣⁣⁣On March 15, 1994, 33-year-old Christopher tricked his way into the home of 51-year-old divorcee Wendy Speakes in Wakefield, West Yorkshire.Christopher sexually assaulted Wendy before stabbing her a total of 9 times, killing her.A shoe fetishist, Christopher forced Wendy to wear a pair of blue mule shoes that he'd purchased from a local charity shop a few days earlier and placed a pair of Wendy's black stiletto's on her bedside table whilst he carried out the attack.The case remained unsolved for six years until advances in computer technology linked Christopher's fingerprint to one found at the crime scene.Christopher Farrow was handed a life sentence on November 14, 2000, with a minimum term to serve of 18 years.He has been denied parole twice since 2018.⁣⁣For all things British Murders, please visit my website:⁣https://www.britishmurders.com/⁣Intro music:⁣David John Brady - 'Throw Down the Gauntlet'⁣https://linktr.ee/davidjohnbradymusic⁣My recording equipment:⁣Shure SM7B Vocal Microphone: https://amzn.to/3F1Jkkj⁣Cloud Microphone Cloudlifter CL1: https://amzn.to/2XZicC8⁣Focusrite Scarlett Solo USB Audio Interface: https://amzn.to/3kKCLL2⁣Rode PSA-1 Professional Studio Boom Arm: https://amzn.to/3zHJOs8⁣Recorded using:⁣Audacity⁣Zoom⁣Edited in:⁣Audacity⁣DaVinci Resolve 17⁣Mastered in:⁣Auphonic⁣You can purchase 'The Serial Killer's Book of Haiku 2' by Rose Bundy here:⁣https://amzn.to/3Kp7Mig⁣References:⁣www.britishmurders.com/christopherfarrow/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

24 Feb 202226min

In the fourth episode of British Murders Season 5, I tell the story of Welsh child murderer Harold Jones.⁣⁣⁣In June 1921, 15-year-old Harold was acquitted of murdering 8-year-old schoolgirl Freda Burnell.⁣⁣Two weeks after being released from custody, Harold murdered 11-year-old schoolgirl Florence Little.⁣⁣He served 20 years in prison after confessing to both murders and was released in 1941 at the age of 35.⁣⁣Some believe Harold Jones was responsible for committing the ‘Jack the Stripper' murders in the 1960s.⁣⁣He died of bone cancer in January 1971.⁣⁣For all things British Murders, please visit my website:⁣https://www.britishmurders.com/⁣Intro music:⁣David John Brady - 'Throw Down the Gauntlet'⁣https://linktr.ee/davidjohnbradymusic⁣My recording equipment:⁣Shure SM7B Vocal Microphone: https://amzn.to/3F1Jkkj⁣Cloud Microphone Cloudlifter CL1: https://amzn.to/2XZicC8⁣Focusrite Scarlett Solo USB Audio Interface: https://amzn.to/3kKCLL2⁣Rode PSA-1 Professional Studio Boom Arm: https://amzn.to/3zHJOs8⁣Recorded using:⁣Audacity⁣Zoom⁣Edited in:⁣Audacity⁣DaVinci Resolve 17⁣Mastered in:⁣Auphonic⁣You can purchase 'The Serial Killer's Book of Haiku 2' by Rose Bundy here:⁣https://amzn.to/3Kp7Mig⁣References:⁣https://www.britishmurders.com/haroldjones/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

17 Feb 202231min

In the third episode of British Murders Season 5, I tell the story of Colin Hatch.⁣ On July 19, 1993, 21-year-old paedophile Colin Hatch snatched 7/8-year-old Sean Williams outside Norfolk Close tower block.⁣ Colin sexually assaulted Sean in the bedroom of his flat before suffocating him to death with a plastic bag, placing his body inside two bin bags and leaving it in the tower block's elevator. He was handed a life sentence on January 28, 1994, by Judge Nina Lowry, but no minimum term to serve was set. Colin Hatch was murdered on February 22, 2011, by fellow inmate Damien Fowkes at HMP Full Sutton. For all things British Murders, please visit my website:https://www.britishmurders.com/ Intro music:David John Brady - 'Throw Down the Gauntlet'https://linktr.ee/davidjohnbradymusic My recording equipment:Shure SM7B Vocal Microphone: https://amzn.to/3F1JkkjCloud Microphone Cloudlifter CL1: https://amzn.to/2XZicC8Focusrite Scarlett Solo USB Audio Interface: https://amzn.to/3kKCLL2Rode PSA-1 Professional Studio Boom Arm: https://amzn.to/3zHJOs8 Recorded using:AudacityZoom Edited in:AudacityDaVinci Resolve 17 Mastered in:Auphonic You can purchase 'The Serial Killer's Book of Haiku 2' by Rose Bundy here:https://amzn.to/3Kp7Mig References:https://www.britishmurders.com/colinhatch/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

10 Feb 202228min

In the second episode of British Murders Season 5, I tell the story of Brian Blackwell.⁣On July 25, 2004, 18-year-old Brian Blackwell brutally murdered his parents, Sydney and Jackie Blackwell, with a claw hammer and a knife.⁣He stabbed his parents a total of 50 times between them.After being diagnosed with Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) by three psychiatrists and two psychologists⁣, Brian was found guilty of two counts of manslaughter due to diminished responsibility.He was handed a life sentence on June 29, 2005, by Mr Justice Royce with a minimum term to serve of 12 years.As the result of a parole board hearing in 2016, Brian was released from Swinfen Hall Young Offender's Institution and is now a free man.For all things British Murders, please visit my website:https://www.britishmurders.com/Intro music:David John Brady - 'Throw Down the Gauntlet'https://linktr.ee/davidjohnbradymusicMy recording equipment:Shure SM7B Vocal Microphone: https://amzn.to/3F1JkkjCloud Microphone Cloudlifter CL1: https://amzn.to/2XZicC8Focusrite Scarlett Solo USB Audio Interface: https://amzn.to/3kKCLL2Rode PSA-1 Professional Studio Boom Arm: https://amzn.to/3zHJOs8Recorded using:AudacityZoomEdited in:AudacityDaVinci Resolve 17Mastered in:AuphonicYou can purchase 'The Serial Killer's Book of Haiku 2' by Rose Bundy here:https://amzn.to/3Kp7MigReferences:https://www.britishmurders.com/brianblackwell/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

3 Feb 202223min

I welcome criminologist and author Christopher Berry-Dee to the show in this interview episode.Christopher has written over 30 true crime books and frequently appears on TV documentaries as a leading authority on serial homicide.His 2003 book 'Talking with Serial Killers' has been translated into 8 languages and has sold over 1.5 million copies.Christopher was a researcher/interviewer for the acclaimed 12-part documentary series 'The Serial Killers', which aired in 1995, and has consulted on the cases of Fred & Rose West, Ian Brady & Myra Hindley and Dr Harold Shipman.Over the years Christopher has spoken to multiple serial killers including "Genesee River Killer" Arthur Shawcross, Aileen Wuornos, "The Yorkshire Ripper" Peter Sutcliffe, Harvey "The Hammer" Carignan and "The Roadside Strangler" Michael Ross.Christopher's latest book 'Talking with Serial Killers: Sleeping with Psychopaths' was released on January 6, 2022, and is available to purchase here:https://amzn.to/3FOuKvOYou can find and support Christopher Berry-Dee here:https://www.christopherberrydee.com/For all things British Murders, please visit my website:https://www.britishmurders.com/Intro music:David John Brady - 'Throw Down the Gauntlet'https://linktr.ee/davidjohnbradymusicMy recording equipment:Shure SM7B Vocal Microphone: https://amzn.to/3F1JkkjCloud Microphone Cloudlifter CL1: https://amzn.to/2XZicC8Focusrite Scarlett Solo USB Audio Interface: https://amzn.to/3kKCLL2Rode PSA-1 Professional Studio Boom Arm: https://amzn.to/3zHJOs8Recorded using:ZoomEdited in:DaVinci Resolve 17Mastered in:Auphonic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

27 Jan 202258min