The Blackpool Serial Killer: Episode 122
Just how well do you know your family and friends and what they could be capable of doing? The podcast this week looks at a man who killed three people. A 'normal' (whatever that means) guy who was popular, had a range of interests and had a broad circle of friends. But when under stress in life, he went to a very dark place and carried out the most dreadful of crimes.1, An excellent source of information on Blackpool Crime I referred to in this episode is below: https://blackpoolcrime.wordpress.com/2, Please buy tickets for my event with top author Geoffrey Wansell on 26 March in London here 'Inside the mind of a serial killer':http://bit.ly/uktruecrimekillerstalk3, Other links mentioned in the show:www.uktruecrime.com https://m.facebook.com/groups/1479468325433430 www.patreon.com/uktruecrime Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
12 Mar 201922min
The First Date: Episode 121
Their first date was due to take place at a trendy bar in Shoreditch, East London. Carl sounded great and Katie was incredibly excited as she travelled to their meeting on 23 December, 2015. How was Katie to know that the man she had met on Plenty of Fish was a monster?www.uktruecrime.com https://m.facebook.com/groups/1479468325433430 www.patreon.com/uktruecrime Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
5 Mar 201923min
Northern Ireland, October 1993: Episode 120
Northern Ireland, October 1993. It was a terrible week as violence surged leaving innocent people on all sides of the troubles dead or injured. I look at the reasons for two of the most horrendous attacks in the history of Northern Ireland, what happened and why, and over 25 years later I remember the victims.www.uktruecrime.com https://m.facebook.com/groups/1479468325433430 www.patreon.com/uktruecrime Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
26 Feb 201931min
A Nightmare In Plymouth: Episode119
Some people have dark, twisted and violent sexual fantasies. So long as they stay just a fantasy and no innocent people are harmed, then it remains a fantasy. But when those feelings cross the line into into actions, especially when the fantasy is the abuse of children, the consequences are dire.This week, in the UK True Crime weekly podcast I look at just what happened at Little Ted's nursery in Plymouth - and the lives destroyed.www.uktruecrime.com https://m.facebook.com/groups/1479468325433430 www.patreon.com/uktruecrime Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
19 Feb 201934min
'Rolex' Dave: Episode 118
Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire 2003. 32 year old Dave King had just left the gym when the white transit van slowed down and the passenger carefully took aim and let fire a torrent of bullets from the AK47.In this episode of the UK True Crime weekly podcast I look at events leading up to this shooting and what happened next.www.uktruecrime.com https://m.facebook.com/groups/1479468325433430 www.patreon.com/uktruecrime Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
12 Feb 201925min
A Life of Privilege: Episode 117
Kilburn, North London. Two men. One a gentle, harmless eccentric gentleman living a peaceful, solitary life. The other, a rich playboy with every advantage possible for a successful life. Then early in 2000, their lives combined with terrible consequences.www.uktruecrime.com https://m.facebook.com/groups/1479468325433430 www.patreon.com/uktruecrime Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
5 Feb 201930min
New Years Eve 1996: Episode 116
New Years Eve should be a night of celebration and excitement about what is in store for the following year. But in 1996, one 17 year old went out to celebrate with her friends in Sutton Coldfield, but tragically she didn't make it home. In this episode of the UK True Crime Weekly Podcast I look at exactly what happened.www.uktruecrime.com https://m.facebook.com/groups/1479468325433430 www.patreon.com/uktruecrime Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
29 Jan 201924min
Abduction In Reading: Episode 115
It was just another normal Friday night in Reading. Sixteen year old Mary-Ann and two friends were parked in the car park of a derelict pub close to her home, just chatting and laughing. But then they saw one, two and then six men surround the car. And what happened next was the stuff of your very worst nightmares. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
22 Jan 201932min
