The Kindness of Strangers: Episode 165
As humans, most of us have been kind to strangers on some occasions. But rarely as kind as Tracey Wilkinson, from Stourbridge, who took a homeless person into her family home, fed him and her husband ...
7 Jan 202023min
Two Second Chances: Episode 164
The two men had both served time for murder but had been released from prison. They now worked together on a legitimate business, near Sunderland. But the evening of horror they had planned for someon...
31 Dec 201921min
The Level Crossing: Episode 162
In 2004 Bryan Drysdale had decided to end his own life. After finishing work, he drove to a nearby level crossing in Berkshire, stopped on the tracks and turned off his engine. The 300 passengers on t...
17 Dec 201924min
The Headmistress: Episode 161
In 2012 Anne Lakey was a highly respected headmistress in County Durham. Then on that normal Monday morning in 2012 she saw the email which she immediately knew could destroy her career, family and he...
10 Dec 201922min
The Monkey Man of Orkney: Episode 160
The Orkney Isles 10 miles north of Scotland are stunning, offering a peaceful life surrounded by amazing scenery. People are drawn to the Islands for many reasons, often escaping difficult lives and l...
3 Dec 201928min
A Cunning Plan: Episode 159
As we celebrate three years of the UK True Crime podcast, the story this week comes from Liverpool in 2012. When a couple split, Maureen Smith devises a plan to try to get her partner back. It doesn't...
26 Nov 201926min
A walk in the woods: Episode 158
In September 1992, life was good for newly married Bob Wignall and his wife Sandra, as they strolled in the woods by their home on a beautiful autumn evening. But Bob was unaware that convicted murder...
19 Nov 201926min
Two Sisters in Luton: Episode 157
It was cosy in the 3 bedroom semi in Luton with Saima, her husband, their four children, her parents and sister, Sabah. But the close family got along well and all was going just fine until Sabah star...
12 Nov 201923min
