The Guesthouse: Episode 230

Todays story is from Liverpool where a shooting outside a nightclub left a number of questions unanswered. Serious players in the underworld were loosely connected and did all they could to make the charges related to the shooting go away. Add to this mix an attempt to bribe a Police Officer and a 90's reality star and that is this weeks story on the UK True Crime Podcast. Watch the True Crime Podcasters Roundtable - February 2024https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XsBoMbcpEUFind out more about the UK True Crime Podcast:https://www.uktruecrime.comJoin me at Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/UKTrueCrimeJoin the UK True Crime Facebook Group:https://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrimeBuy my book 'Gone Fishing' about serial killer Angus Sinclair:https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gone-Fishing-Unsolved-Crimes-Sinclair/dp/1914277201SourcesTV stars, drug cartels and Merseyside's real Line of Duty cases - Liverpool EchoBBC News | UK | Ex-TV Gladiator and detective jailedBBC News | Entertainment | Portrait of a police forceDetective jailed for corruption loses most of pension | The Independent | The IndependentCorrupt Cop 5.mpg (youtube.com) https://www.independent.co.uk/news/senior-detective-risked-officers-for-bribe-from-britain-s-top-drug-baron-1200337.htmlhttps://www.theguardian.com/uk/1999/jan/10/10 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

28 Feb 202429min

Bonus Episode.Did you enjoy the RoundTable discussion from January I released yesterday? If so, here is the next one....Last week saw the second of the UK True Crime Podcasters Monthly RoundTable.Joining me were my follow podcast hosts, Mike - host of the Murder Mile podcast and Paul - host of the True Crime Enthusiast podcast.We were joined by two fantastic guests: Bethan - co-host of the Seeing Red podcast and Stuart, co-host of the British Murders podcast.If you want to watch this conversation on YouTube, here is the link: True Crime Podcasters RoundTable - February (youtube.com) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

24 Feb 20241h

Bonus Episode.Last month saw the first of the UK True Crime Podcasters Monthly RoundTable.Joining me were my follow podcast hosts, Mike - host of the Murder Mile podcast and Paul - host of the True Crime Enthusiast podcast.We were joined by two fantastic guests: Grace - host of the RedRum podcast and Andy, co-host of the Picture the Scene podcast.If you want to watch this conversation on YouTube, here is the link: UK True Crime Podcasters Monthly RoundTable (youtube.com) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

23 Feb 20241h

It was just one of the thousands of missing persons cases that were reported in the UK that year when 63 year old Don Banfield disappeared from his home in north-west London. He had been having issues in his marriage and had talked about moving back to Trinidad - where he was born and the place he loved. But he had spoken to a number of people about being concerned for his safety: had Don come to harm?Just what happened to Don Banfield?Writing Credit: Megan Grant. See Megan's work on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/megathachristie/?igshid=MmIzYWVlNDQ5Yg%3D%3D Watch the True Crime Podcasters Roundtable - February 2024https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XsBoMbcpEUFind out more about the UK True Crime Podcast:https://www.uktruecrime.comJoin me at Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/UKTrueCrimeJoin the UK True Crime Facebook Group:https://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrimeBuy my book 'Gone Fishing' about serial killer Angus Sinclair:https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gone-Fishing-Unsolved-Crimes-Sinclair/dp/1914277201Sourceshttps://www.chippingcampdenhistory.org.uk/content/history/incidents-and-events/the_campden_wonder https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-21506482https://www.pressreader.com/uk/daily-mail/20120404/281586647569181https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/crime/tax-inspector-killed-husband-then-fled-to-whitby-1906475https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2124569/Accountant-Donald-Banfield-murdered-wife-daughter-Body-missing-decade-on.htmlhttps://www.casemine.com/judgement/uk/5a8ff71060d03e7f57ea6ffdhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-17583485https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2012/apr/03/bookmaker-murder-wife-daughter-life-sentencehttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/index.htmlhttps://www.camdennewjournal.co.uk/article/don-banfield-murder-trial-wife-and-daughter-bookie-are-found-guilty-killing-him?sp=3&sq=relief%2520fund%2520https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-17371761https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2381961/Lady-killers-Shirley-Lynette-Banfield-murder-convictions-quashed-Court-Appeal.htmlhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-22544419https://www.harrowtimes.co.uk/news/10585245.wife-and-daughter-accused-of-killing-wealdstone-man-don-banfield-have-murder-convictions-quashed/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

20 Feb 202424min

The episode this week comes from the north-east of England. Like almost all of us, Nicola Morrin just wanted to enjoy life and when she met her partner he seemed a lovely man. But he wasn't. He was a weak, violent bully and Nicola was desperate to get away from him as she feared just what he was capable of doing to her.Join me on Sunday February 18th for the True Crime Podcaster RoundTable True Crime Podcasters RoundTable - February - crowdcastFind out more about the UK True Crime Podcast:https://www.uktruecrime.comJoin me at Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/UKTrueCrimeJoin the UK True Crime Facebook Group:https://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrimeBuy my book 'Gone Fishing' about serial killer Angus Sinclair:https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gone-Fishing-Unsolved-Crimes-Sinclair/dp/1914277201 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

13 Feb 202424min

Alethea Foster was Lead Clinical Specialist Podiatrist at King’s College Hospital NHS Trust between 1985 and 2004, where she was a top class operator in her profession winning numerous awards. But things at home with her retired journalist husband John weren't great: their sex life had stopped 17 years previously and Alethea suspected he might be having an affair with an ex-colleague Julie Simpson.When Alethea stumbled across an email exchange between Julie and John which revealed they had been having an affair she was utterly devastated and emailed Julie to arrange a meeting. But before she left the house, she put a kitchen knife in her bag....Watch True Crime Podcaster RoundTable on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBgM3uA8DM4z3KecvwieQrgFind out more about the UK True Crime Podcast:https://www.uktruecrime.comJoin me at Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/UKTrueCrimeJoin the UK True Crime Facebook Group:https://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrimeBuy my book 'Gone Fishing' about serial killer Angus Sinclair:https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gone-Fishing-Unsolved-Crimes-Sinclair/dp/1914277201Sources:https://www.theguardian.com/education/2006/may/05/highereducation.ukcrimehttps://www.pcdsociety.org/resources/details/obituary-alethea-ali-fosterhttps://www.theguardian.com/education/2006/apr/28/highereducation.ukhttps://archive.varsity.co.uk/623.pdfhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/cambridgeshire/4938988.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/cambridgeshire/4942968.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/cambridgeshire/4307970.stmhttps://www.theguardian.com/education/2006/may/05/highereducation.ukcrimehttps://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/obsessed-622945https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/stabbing-wife-not-guilty-of-murder-624062https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-384891/Wife-blinded-love-rival-sorry.html Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

6 Feb 202420min

Cornwall isn't the sort of place you associate with large scale drug imports from South America, IRA terrorists and murder. But in this episode of the UK True Crime podcast, we hear a story that involved all of these things.When detectives quizzed local farmer Ross Stone about cannabis being grown on his farm, they could never expected that he would reveal that two missing men -Brett Flournoy (l) & David Griffiths (r)  were also buried there. But was he responsible for the killings?Watch True Crime Podcaster RoundTable on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBgM3uA8DM4z3KecvwieQrgFind out more about the UK True Crime Podcast:https://www.uktruecrime.comJoin me at Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/UKTrueCrimeJoin the UK True Crime Facebook Group:https://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrimeBuy my book 'Gone Fishing' about serial killer Angus Sinclair:https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gone-Fishing-Unsolved-Crimes-Sinclair/dp/1914277201Sources:https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2012/feb/14/drug-mule-jailed-double-murderhttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2100975/Thomas-Haigh-Drugs-mule-gunned-David-Griffiths-Brett-Flournoy-jailed-life.htmlhttps://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/drugs-mule-denied-appeal-after-6261283https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/cage-fighter-found-guilty-of-murder-683948https://www.boxingscene.com/karl-ince-on-flournoys-tragic-death-future-his-camp--47949https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/missing-boxer-brett-flournoy-investigators-3370195https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/murdered-boxer-brett-flournoy-member-3355082 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

30 Jan 202423min

St Mellons is an eastern suburb of Cardiff. When 15 year old Claire Hood, who lived in St Mellons with her mum and sister, was not in the house when her mum Pam arrived home from work one day, Pam knew something was wrong. But she can't have imagined for one moment the horror that lay ahead....Writing Credit:Chris WoodYou can buy Chris's second book, 'Death in the Theatre' here: https://www.amazon.com/Death-Theatre-Chris-Wood/dp/1399009117Watch True Crime Podcaster RoundTable on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBgM3uA8DM4z3KecvwieQrgFind out more about the UK True Crime Podcast:https://www.uktruecrime.comJoin me at Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/UKTrueCrimeJoin the UK True Crime Facebook Group:https://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrimeBuy my book 'Gone Fishing' about serial killer Angus Sinclair:https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gone-Fishing-Unsolved-Crimes-Sinclair/dp/1914277201 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

23 Jan 202428min