A Crime With No Motive : Episode 456

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

When 19 year old Sarah Jane Coughlan was found murdered her parents were distraught. And they were shocked to discover, that the man who had killed their precious daughter had murdered before. Today on the UK True Crime Podcast, Itell Sarah's story.Referenced siteswww.uktruecrime.comwww.patreon.com/uktruecrimehttps://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrimeSourceshttps://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/6999592.cynical-letters-love-husband-became-killer/https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Judge%27s+prison+term+ruling.-a0113492772https://app.justis.com/case/r-v-george-leigers/overview/c4GJn4mtn4Wcahttps://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/teessides-new-prostitution-hotspot-now-12264539https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/local-news/freed-kill-again---why-3771431 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

29 Juni 202023min

The three friends were excited about the summer Regatta they were about to take part in as they set sail from the harbour in Bembridge, Isle of Wight, heading for Dartmouth on the south-west coast. It was a pleasant evening, with benign conditions and the three men were all expert sailors. But they didn't arrive in Dartmouth.In this episode of the UK True Crime Weekly podcast, I look at what happened.Referenced siteswww.uktruecrime.comwww.patreon.com/uktruecrimehttps://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrimehttps://bit.ly/serialkillertalkonlineSourceshttps://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/547c7053ed915d4c10000083/OuzoReport.pdfhttps://www.ft.com/content/5d5efaec-6d8d-11dd-857b-0000779fd18chttps://www.yachtingworld.com/news/wreckage-from-ouzo-found-33400https://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/907513.yachtsmans-parents-devastated-at-death/https://www.standard.co.uk/news/ferry-officer-is-cleared-over-the-deaths-of-three-friends-in-the-english-channel-7285219.htmlhttps://www.standard.co.uk/news/last-picture-of-doomed-young-sailors-7165415.htmlhttps://www.6pumpcourt.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/PRIDE-OF-BILBAO-PAPER-DECEMBER1.pdf Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

23 Juni 202024min

As school, Angus Diggle had high hopes of great things, telling friends he would one day be Prime Minister. Instead, he became a conveyancing solicitor. But then in early 1990's an incident happened that would define his life and effectively destroy him. Today, on the UK True Crime Podcast, I tell his story.Referenced siteswww.uktruecrime.comwww.patreon.com/uktruecrimehttps://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrimehttps://bit.ly/serialkillertalkonlineSourceshttps://www.theguardian.com/media/2004/sep/30/dailymail.pressandpublishinghttps://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/announcements/deaths/deaths/18105779.Angus__Diggle/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angus_Diggle https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/rape-shame-former-solicitor-convicted-1086453 https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/solicitor-to-fight-attempted-rape-conviction-man-jailed-in-case-that-sparked-date-rape-debate-is-1392688.html https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12740052.lawyer-jailed-after-rape-bid-can-see-clients-again-in-year/ https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1326133/Sex-scandal-solicitor-Angus-Diggle-handed-Asbo-banning-pubs.html https://www.thefreelibrary.com/DECLINE+AND+FALL+OF+ANGUS+DIGGLE%3B+Pervert+lawyer%27s+ASBO+bars+him+from...-a0241149497 https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2010/nov/04/hugh-muirs-diary https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/6207261.disgraced-solicitor-in-court-after-insulting-police/ https://www.nytimes.com/1993/11/05/world/british-rape-case-stirs-call-to-not-identify-accused.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1993/11/03/letter-from-london/8f9804e2-3c51-4605-80d1-84fadb67fd61/ https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=aF2BZ97ZEYsC&pg=PA159&lpg=PA159&dq=angus+diggle+rape&source=bl&ots=n-q6IR6kXZ&sig=ACfU3U3kco4BHGgFs98B_IOlcV_rtTFJoA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiGyYDFmffpAhXGN8AKHSOpDoA4ChDoATAHegQIBxAB#v=onepage&q=angus%20diggle%20rape&f=false http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/751060.stm https://www.irishtimes.com/news/solicitor-banned-from-practising-1.124802 https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2010/nov/04/hugh-muirs-diary https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12722061.solicitor-guilty-of-attempted-rape-solicitor-in-attempted-rape-case-found-guilty/https://www.buzzsprout.com/12102/707261 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

15 Juni 202025min

The rumours swirling around Pontypridd that spring evening were terrifying with talk of murder and even cannibalism. A severed head found in a storm drain near the rugby club shortly afterwards lead to an investigation that ultimately destroyed so many innocent lives.Referenced siteswww.uktruecrime.comwww.patreon.com/uktruecrimehttps://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrimehttps://bit.ly/serialkillertalkonlineSourceshttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/12003618/Tracey-Woodford-murder-Christopher-May-50-guilty-of-dismembering-woman-in-flat.htmlhttps://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/nov/10/tracey-woodford-strangled-pub-court-pontypriddhttps://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/pontypridd-dismemberment-murder-evening-town-10462999https://www.swordandscale.com/the-brutal-murder-of-tracey-woodford/https://www.itv.com/news/wales/2016-09-06/itvs-crime-files-reveals-how-police-searched-for-dismembered-body/https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3324262/Former-butcher-strangled-dissected-victim-hid-head.htmlhttps://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/christopher-tracey-woodford-porn-strangled-17218529https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/murder-mutilation-vulnerable-woman-left-15200133 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

9 Juni 202024min

Donkey Island, to the south-west of London, is known for some of the best fishing on the River Thames. But one night in 2016, the beauty and peace was shattered by a brutal attack. In this episode of the Uk True Crime Weekly Podcast, I tell that awful story....Referenced siteswww.uktruecrime.comwww.patreon.com/uktruecrimehttps://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrimeSourceshttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6670309/Fisherman-murdered-three-men-camping-brutally-beat-death.htmlhttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6805439/Two-teenage-brothers-beat-angler-death-locked-life-murder.htmlhttps://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/scott-wilkinson-injuries-car-crash-15833665https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6787621/Teenage-thugs-beat-angler-death-plank-wood-complained-noisy.htmlhttps://www.facebook.com/SurreyPolice/posts/1409203425832587https://www.anglersmail.co.uk/news/murder-reward-75091https://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/14659256.sixth-person-arrested-in-murder-investigation-of-fisherman-scott-wilkinson-in-walton/https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/killer-lenny-crawt-who-murdered-18306618https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/slain-fisherman-scott-wilkinson-waved-15902685https://www.surrey.police.uk/…/cctv-detectives-renew-appea…/https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/11697694/teen-killer-beat-angler-death-dead-jail/https://metro.co.uk/2019/03/09/brothers-bludgeoned-fisherman-death-boasted-afterwards-killed-someone-tonight-8877487/https://www.mylondon.news/news/south-london-news/live-purley-murder-crawt-fisherman-15961554https://metro.co.uk/2019/03/18/moment-i-stumbled-on-horrific-scene-of-fisherman-boyfriends-murder-8919645/https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/girlfriend-murdered-fisherman-found-brains-14149133https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/live-updates-sentencing-walton-fisherman-15959448https://www.real-fix.com/general/the-devastated-girlfriend-of-a-murdered-fisherman-has-spoken-out-about-the-moment-she-found-his-brains-scattered-like-blackberries-around-the-crime-scene/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

2 Juni 202028min

John Sweeney is a cruel, violent and arrogant man. In this episode of the UK True Crime Podcast, we look at the stories of the two women he is known to have killed, another he tried to kill, and look at other potential victims.This episode was recorded live for supporters on Patreon.Referenced siteswww.uktruecrime.comwww.patreon.com/uktruecrimehttps://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrimeSourceshttps://www.amazon.co.uk/Living-Serial-Killer-Delia-Balmer-ebook/dp/B01N30SRMKhttps://courtnewsuk.co.uk/john-sweeney/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-12906544http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/mobile/uk-12749478https://www.hamhigh.co.uk/etcetera/books/living-with-a-serial-killer-my-worst-fear-was-before-he-cut-me-up-when-i-knew-what-he-was-going-to-do-and-that-police-weren-t-going-to-help-1-5324837https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/life/860950/Delia-Balmer-ordeal-John-Sweeney-Living-With-A-Serial-Killerhttps://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/local/fife/86184/police-amazed-at-lack-of-leads-to-link-scalp-hunter-killer-with-fife-woman/https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/scalp-hunter-canal-killer-john-14970371https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2011/apr/05/canal-murderer-john-sweeney-life-sentence Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

26 Maj 202029min