The Restaurant: Episode 367

Nikki Allan was born in Sunderland on 30 August 1985 and she lived in the City with her mum, Sharon and 3 sisters.  There was nothing unusual about the night of 7 October 1992, but this was the night that Nikki went missing and her body was found the next day.  Nobody has been convicted of her murder.If you have any information about Nikki’s death - however small or insignificant it might seem - please speak to Northumbria Police’s major crime team on 101 ext 69191 or the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. A huge thank you to Chris Clarke for his help with this story.  He can be found on Facebook at The Armchair Detective.  Chris chose to donate his fee for this episode to www.sosad.com, a dog rescue charity in County Durham.This podcast was sponsored by The Economist.  To claim your free print copy of The Economist, just text CRIME to 78070.1, Please buy tickets for my live events in London & Manchester here:www.uktruecrime.com 2, Other links mentioned in the show: https://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrimewww.patreon.com/uktruecrime Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

29 Apr 201927min

Stansted Mountfitchet is a quiet, pretty Essex village of around 6,000 people 35 miles north of London and close to Stansted airport.  Not much happens here.  But on a summers evening in July 2015 a brutal double murder rocked the community.In this episode of the UK True Crime Weekly Podcast I look at exactly what happened.  And why. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

22 Apr 201920min

On the outside, they had everything.  A beautiful home, the sports cars, holidays, great jobs.  But beneath the surface, tension was building between Russell and Carole Packman, especially when Russell's younger lover moved into the family home in Bournemouth.  Then in June 1985, Carole disappeared.  In this episode of the UK True Crime Weekly Podcast I explore a quite extraordinary story stretching from the 1970's to the present day.1, Please buy tickets for my event with top author Geoffrey Wansell in Manchester and in London 'Inside the mind of a serial killer' here:www.uktruecrime.com2, Other links mentioned in the show:https://m.facebook.com/groups/1479468325433430www.patreon.com/uktruecrime Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

15 Apr 201929min

Have you ever been obsessed by a film?  I mean really obsessed?  In todays story, we hear how one Scottish man watched one vampire film three times a day, every day, and began to believe in the characters.  Then fiction merged with reality producing unimaginable horror….1, Please buy tickets for my event with top author Geoffrey Wansell on 16 April in Manchester and 20 May in London 'Inside the mind of a serial killer' here: www.uktruecrime.com 2, Other links mentioned in the show: https://m.facebook.com/groups/1479468325433430 www.patreon.com/uktruecrime Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

8 Apr 201925min

When Paul Morson had been missing for two weeks, detectives feared that he may have been held against his will, harmed, or worse….A few years previously, he had been in jail for his part in assisting two men guilty of a terrible racist murder.  Was his disappearance related to this, or was it due to other reasons?  This episode of the UK True Crime Weekly Podcast looks at all elements of the story and discovers what had in fact happened to Paul Morson.1, Please buy tickets for my event with top author Geoffrey Wansell on 16 April in Manchester and 20 May in London 'Inside the mind of a serial killer' here:www.uktruecrime.com2, Other links mentioned in the show:https://m.facebook.com/groups/1479468325433430www.patreon.com/uktruecrime Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

1 Apr 201923min

Crime was almost unheard of in this peaceful village in the north of Cornwall.  But in November 2003, all that changed when the violent murder of Joan Roddam rocked the rural community of Delabole.  With two other brutal murders nearby, was there a serial killer loose in Cornwall?  And 10 years later, Joan's killer was still on the loose….1, Please buy tickets for my event with top author Geoffrey Wansell on 20 May in London here 'Inside the mind of a serial killer':http://bit.ly/uktruecrimekillerstalk2, Other links mentioned in the show:www.uktruecrime.comhttps://m.facebook.com/groups/1479468325433430www.patreon.com/uktruecrime Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

26 Mars 201925min

Here's the thing: you and I wouldn't fall for the wash-wash scam would we.  Would we?  In Leicester, as a group of men attempted to con local business associates over a property deal, the situation quickly escalated out of control with terrible consequences.1, 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/uktruecrimekillerstalk 2, 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.

19 Mars 201923min

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 Mars 201922min