The Predator: Episode 381 (part 1/2)

When Independent Insurance came to town, they were a different type of insurance company. Lead by their flamboyant leader Michael Bright, they did things differently to their stuffy competitors. They were exciting, sexy and fun. But things weren't quite as they seemed, as we discover in this episode of the UK True Crime Weekly podcast.Sponsored by:Wooga.  Please download the excellent June's Journey here: woo.ga/znjlhBest Fiends. Download this casual & fun game here: https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/best-fiends-puzzle-adventure/id868013618Referenced siteswww.uktruecrime.comwww.patreon.com/uktruecrimehttps://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrimeSources:https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/1783855.millionaire-finance-chief-jailed-for-four-years/https://www.ft.com/content/9d7fb83c-2c29-11e7-bc4b-5528796fe35chttps://www.insuranceage.co.uk/insurance-age/news/1190894/condon-pay-gbp1-3m-independent-fraudhttps://www.postonline.co.uk/commercial/2187470/former-indie-deputy-md-condon-passes-awayhttp://www.trevormaggs.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Independent_Insurance_-_When_the_truth_wont_do.pdfhttps://www.reputability.co.uk/files/press/20180402-Snakes-who-charm.pdfhttps://www.moneymarketing.co.uk/analysis/fraud-for-thought-2/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7059381.stmhttps://www.ft.com/content/bc86aaa2-825f-11dc-a5ae-0000779fd2achttps://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/the-fall-of-the-house-that-bright-built-9132898.htmlhttps://www.theguardian.com/business/2007/oct/24/insurance.crime Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

25 Aug 202025min

The notebook he was writing in was nothing special. And nobody paid too much attention to what 23 year old Gregory Davis was writing - why would they. But he was taking his fascination with murderers to the next level, and this book contained the list of those he planned to kill...SponsorSponsored by WoogaPlease download the excellent June's Journey here: woo.ga/znjlhReferenced siteswww.uktruecrime.comwww.patreon.com/uktruecrimehttps://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrimeSourceshttps://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/mother-and-son-stabbed-to-death-00mwhzvc7rshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-14650739https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/fury-at-release-of-psycho-killer-who-149425https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2712441/Killer-spent-just-seven-years-Broadmoor-horrific-murder-mother-son-freed-pictured-showing-25-000-watch-downing-whisky.htmlhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/beds/bucks/herts/3322525.stmhttps://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/anger-as-man-who-killed-a-mother-and-son-is-released-from-hospital-t62txwf5d58https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-157204/Murder-hunt-dead.htmlhttps://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk – numerous articles Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

18 Aug 202023min

The headless body was found behind garages in a quiet village on the Hertfordshire/Bedfordshire border. It is clear that 42 year old father of four John Finney had suffered a brutal, violent attack. But who would kill him? And why?SponsorSponsored by WoogaPlease download the excellent June's Journey here: woo.ga/znjlhReferenced siteswww.uktruecrime.comwww.patreon.com/uktruecrimehttps://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrimeSourceshttps://www.times-series.co.uk/news/4362248.evil-father-and-son-will-spend-life-behind-bars-for-john-finney-murder/https://www.thecomet.net/news/witness-tells-of-murder-victim-s-angry-phone-call-1-272647https://www.thecomet.net/news/murdered-man-s-body-mutilated-after-death-court-hears-1-272456https://murderpedia.org/male.J/j/jones-norman-and-joseph.htmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/beds/bucks/herts/8039667.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/beds/bucks/herts/7988532.stmhttps://metro.co.uk/2009/05/11/father-and-son-guilty-of-headless-traveller-murder-103711/https://www.thecomet.net/news/accused-was-collecting-drugs-elsewhere-when-murder-victim-was-abducted-1-272597https://www.thecomet.net/news/beheaded-traveller-received-death-threat-from-his-son-1-272359https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/drug-hit-gang-cut-off-mans-380250https://www.whtimes.co.uk/news/grisly-beyond-all-comprehension-crime-writer-s-view-on-brutal-northaw-murder-1-1798312 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

11 Aug 202021min

The episode this week, like all the best UK tv mysteries, begins with a dead body in a country house. On the table beside the body was a glass of sherry, which stood untouched.  With no disturbance, it looked like the dead man had let the murderer into his home. Throw in a Baron, fraud, missing gold bars, the Knights of the Round Table, a dispute with an ex-wife and you can see there is lots of explore in this episode of the UK True Crime Podcast.SponsorSponsored by WoogaPlease download the excellent June's Journey here: woo.ga/znjlhReferenced siteswww.uktruecrime.comwww.patreon.com/uktruecrimehttps://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrimeSourceshttps://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/alt.obituaries/Dg6U7kLmlSUhttps://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1989-08-03-8901010846-story.htmlhttps://books.google.co.uk/books?id=SZeFTLPGtigC&pg=PT115&lpg=PT115&dq=Simon+Dale+leintwardine&source=bl&ots=iAOgdTuG9G&sig=zV_JFdF3gn5fK0Hae09nlz80EhM&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjtkNS8lfXMAhVnKMAKHb0XBFAQ6AEIQjAG#v=onepage&q=Simon%20Dale%20leintwardine&f=falsehttps://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/7504437.riddle-of-the-recluse-who-searched-for-camelot-but-found-only-death-instead/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Simon_Dalehttps://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2007/09/14/murder-at-the-mansion/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

4 Aug 202028min

Dean and Kirby were friends from a very early age and became a couple in their 20's. But life was difficult: drugs, mental health struggles and a lack of money meant their lives were tough. But then in January 2017, when living in a new flat near Penzance, something terrible happened.SponsorSponsored by WoogaPlease download the excellent June's Journey here: woo.ga/znjlhReferenced siteswww.uktruecrime.comwww.patreon.com/uktruecrimehttps://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrimeSourceshttps://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/marazion-murder-trial-full-story-1551114 https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/dean-lowes-facebook-page-reveals-1524452 https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/dean-lowes-bizarre-defence-dismissed-1554879 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5714131/Boyfriend-murdered-lover-flushed-body-parts-toilet.html https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-44112951 https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/psychic-dean-lowe-kirby-noden-1973856 https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/a-psychic-predicted-daughters-gruesome-13195330 https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/cousin-killer-who-flushed-girlfriends-12525076 https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/cousin-killer-who-flushed-girlfriends-12525076  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

27 Juli 202024min

It was in August 1974, that the first members of the IRA Active Service Unit later named 'The Balcombe Street Gang' touched down in Heathrow. Between October 1974 and December 1975, they carried out at least 40 bomb and gun attacks in and around London, leading to one description of them as 'the most violent, ruthless and highly trained unit ever sent to Britain by the Provisional IRA.In the concluding episode of this two-part story, we continue to tell the stories of those who were the victims of this gang, until their capture in December 1975.SponsorSponsored by WoogaPlease download the excellent June's Journey here: woo.ga/znjlhReferenced siteswww.uktruecrime.comwww.patreon.com/uktruecrimehttps://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrimeSourceshttps://mojoscotland.org/woolwich-pub-bombing-no-inquests-mean-deaths-brushed-over/?fbclid=IwAR0yIWWXt6r45il6Hzdi_pqreDOmhWmuILBNtXJPc8fiHJR5_625X8EgOzshttp://www.theonlinebookcompany.com/OnlineBooks/greenwich/Celebrations/TributePages/6https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=sdYcw7Zs3W4C&pg=PA521&lpg=PA521&dq=stephen+tibble+shot+by+ira+balcombe+street+gang&source=bl&ots=OPkoGGrXwn&sig=ACfU3U1__l-nBUxLmrB1dgPtGkqpRPMIow&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiDgKqXgtzqAhXDUBUIHbY1DWE4HhDoATAJegQIChAB#v=onepage&q=stephen%20tibble%20shot%20by%20ira%20balcombe%20street%20gang&f=falsehttp://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/low/dates/stories/october/9/newsid_2531000/2531191.stmhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Hamilton_Fairleyhttps://books.google.co.uk/books?id=sdYcw7Zs3W4C&pg=PA574&lpg=PA574&dq=%22grace+lodhuis%22&source=bl&ots=OOfjJKpUyi&sig=Ws1ZFq6qcmvugLzoL5Og3W54J9U&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CCEQ6AEwAGoVChMI7u7OouDGxwIVy1YaCh266g6v#v=onepage&q=%22grace%20lodhuis%22&f=falsehttp://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/february/27/newsid_2515000/2515789.stmhttp://www.vtri.ac.uk/media/livacuk/irish-studies/research/Terrorism,knows,NO,Borders.pdfhttps://watermark.silverchair.com/523.pdf?token=AQECAHi208BE49Ooan9kkhW_Ercy7Dm3ZL_9Cf3qfKAc485ysgAAA6owggOmBgkqhkiG9w0BBwagggOXMIIDkwIBADCCA4wGCSqGSIb3DQEHATAeBglghkgBZQMEAS4wEQQMfe8xdA-https://www.facebook.com/ARMAGHCBC/posts/12-november-1975john-francis-batey-59-year-old-civilian-married-and-a-businessma/533801383379173/https://belfastchildis.com/2018/11/17/waltons-restaurant-bombing-18th-november-1975/https://www.facebook.com/ARMAGHCBC/posts/18-november-1975audrey-edgson-44-year-old-civilian-married-theodore-williams-49-/536573176435327/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

21 Juli 202028min

It was in August 1974, that the first members of the IRA Active Service Unit later named 'The Balcombe Street Gang' touched down in Heathrow. Between October 1974 and December 1975, they carried out at least 40 bomb and gun attacks in and around London, leading to one description of them as 'the most violent, ruthless and highly trained unit ever sent to Britain by the Provisional IRA.In this podcast, we look at those people who were victims of this gang.Referenced siteswww.uktruecrime.comwww.patreon.com/uktruecrimehttps://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrimeSourceshttps://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/ira-files-buckingham-palace-among-balcombe-street-gangs-target-list-28501085.htmlhttps://alchetron.com/Ross-McWhirterhttps://books.google.co.uk/books?id=HLCXAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA138&lpg=PA138&dq=ross+mcwhirter+murder&source=bl&ots=Eyk0bnKnUQ&sig=ACfU3U27T2h2t2lWvQqNw3c8zpCuaZ7HCQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiQ4tGsnsXqAhX1uXEKHZBrBjE4FBDoATABegQICRAB#v=onepage&q=ross%20mcwhirter%20murder&f=falsehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ross_McWhirterhttps://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/guildford-pub-bombings-40-year-7884517https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/true-story-behind-guildford-pub-13634496https://www.irishnews.com/news/northernirelandnews/2020/02/26/news/no-guildford-pub-bombings-evidence-destroyed-by-police-inquest-told-1852751/https://www.nickdavies.net/1986/06/29/the-guildford-four-evidence-of-their-innocence/https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/guildford-pub-bombings---terrorism-7878429https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/guildford-pub-bombings-remembered-rescuers-7891698https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=7V61DwAAQBAJ&pg=PT78&lpg=PT78&dq=pc+lloyd+and+pc+nichols&source=bl&ots=NDVAcCC5an&sig=ACfU3U0SZ-hKxVNXH-ccoFuMf4GLFSYk7g&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiYzJGg0sfqAhVvaRUIHWOMAiwQ6AEwAHoECAkQAQ#v=onepage&q=pc%20lloyd%20and%20pc%20nichols&f=false Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

13 Juli 202024min

We have all seen the films of the glamour - as some may see it - of being a trader along with the huge financial bonuses. But when things go wrong, losses can accelerate rapidly. This would normally lead to a trader losing their job, but this week on the UK True Crime podcast, I look at what happened in London when a trader tried to disguise their huge losses.Referenced siteswww.uktruecrime.comwww.patreon.com/uktruecrimehttps://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrimeSourceshttps://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/analysis-and-features/swiss-heads-roll-the-demise-of-ubs-8262207.htmlhttps://www.ft.com/content/0fa0b42a-783a-11e5-a95a-27d368e1ddf7https://www.theedgemarkets.com/article/lead-story-lessons-rogue-traderhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kweku_Adobolihttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20338042https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19660659https://www.theguardian.com/business/2012/nov/20/kweku-adoboli-gilded-life-star-trader-ghana Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

7 Juli 202026min