Breaking Away: Episode 168
2017 in Northern Ireland. This episode looks at two men who had been part of a paramilitary organisation and how they tried to leave the group. It is a tragic tale of intimidation, violence and ultima...
28 Jan 202026min
You can't always get what you want (part 2): Episode 167
The shocking conclusion of the story from last week from the South of England in 2003. At the UK True Crime Podcast we hear many tales of greed and ruthlessness. But in this case, the lengths someone...
21 Jan 202024min
You Can't Always Get What You Want: Episode 166
February 2013, near Heathrow Airport. Kenneth Regan was a violent criminal, with a history of drug dealing who had already turned on his previous colleagues as he became a supergrass. But on his relea...
14 Jan 202025min
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
