The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast
430 episodes - English - Latest episode: 14 days ago - ★★★★★ - 720 ratingsWelcome to The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, which started off life as a weekly written blog in 2016, and has now made the jump into a regular one man and his mic, matter of fact straight talking podcast. In it, the host Paul looks at and recounts in-depth true crime cases from the UK and Ireland - both solved or unsolved crimes, but more often than not the lesser known and obscure ones.
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Episodes
S9 Ep4: My Brother, My Killer
April 06, 2024 17:26 - 1 hourAll families have squabbles from time to time - it's human nature. But sometimes, a squabble exists only in the mind of one family member, and when they become obsessed that they are right, wild horses cannot change their mind - sometimes, it borders on paranoia. The tale this time around on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, a horrific tale from Manchester back in 2016, shows just what horrific consequenses paranoia can bring. The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and e...
S9 Ep3: Neighbour From Hell
March 22, 2024 20:04 - 1 hour"Everybody needs good neighbours" noted the theme tune of a popular 1980's Australian soap opera, and indeed, the majority of us do go on to have those good neighbours, that do become good friends - again, as the theme tune of the soap claimed. But not always. For one family living in Nottingham back in November 2022, there was to be nothing of the sort next door, except a nightmare - and a killer. The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, involving children, t...
S9 Ep2: Triangle Of Terror: Part 2 - Snared
March 15, 2024 10:38 - 1 hourConcluding the opening tale of Series 9, with the account of "The Fox" - how back in 1984 one man brought a wave of terror with his horrific crimes, not just to his hunting grounds in the South of England - but to the country as a whole. How he was caught? I'll tell you in one of the most fascinating tales I have ever covered on the show. The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, involving descriptions of a sexual nature, and descriptions of animal mistreatment,...
S9 Ep1: Triangle Of Terror: Part 1 - Foxhunt
March 09, 2024 06:00 - 1 hourBack with the first of a two part tale to start the brand new 9th series of The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, and for it, we head back to the summer of 1984, where for three counties of the south of England - Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire - a cloud of fear hung over them. A simple yet prolific burglar was to over the space of five months evolve disturbingly in his criminality, and create near hysteria in these parts, a terrifying offender who came to be known as The Fox......
TTCE's Series 8 - In Review
February 08, 2024 10:55 - 50 minutesAhead of the upcoming Series 9 of the show, I sat down and waxed lyrical about the series I've just completed, a brief summary of each, how and why I choose the tales I do, and what to look out for in the upcoming Series 9. Couldn't do any of it without yourselves - you're the best in the world, and I thank you. Stay enthusiastic, me and the Peaks shall be back with you soon. Paul (TTCE)
S8 Ep33: Double Jeopardy
January 19, 2024 06:00 - 1 hourThe Series 8 feature length finale of The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast brings a vile individual, a true monster who literally got away with murder once. And yet, circumstances do denote that the wheels of justice may turn slowly - but they do turn. An individual whose actions you will never forget. The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, involving descriptions of a sexual nature, and descriptions of injury detail, that some listeners may find disturbing and o...
S8 Ep32: The Spectre Of The East Lancs Road
January 12, 2024 07:00 - 1 hourA look at the unsolved comes this time around on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, where we look at a trilogy of accounts which span six years, from the late 1980's to the mid 1990's, and two police forces. All separated by the East Lancs Road... The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, involving descriptions of injury detail, that some listeners may find disturbing and or distressing, so discretion is advised whilst listening. Music used in this episode: "The...
S8 Ep31: A Job Well Done
January 05, 2024 05:45 - 1 hourWe all have relationships break down, some just run their course, and others end through the actions of one or the other person. The majority of people, whilst it may hurt at the time, do accept it is over, and eventually move on, learning from it. But there is also that share of people who struggle to do this, try as they might. And then, there are some who can't, and who commit the most horrific, and atrocious of actions because they can't.. The episode contains details and descriptions ...
S8 Ep30: Horror On A Christmas Morning
December 25, 2023 08:00 - 1 hourChristmas is traditionally a time of joy, that time of year where you catch up with friends and loved ones, enjoy the festivities, swap gifts and watch children bask in the excitement of it all. For most, it's a happy time of year, but for some, it can be the darkest. For one tragic family in County Kilkenny, in Ireland, Christmas time indeed is their darkest of times - this one being the 15th in a row for them. This time around on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, I shall tell you exactly...
S8 Ep29: Four More From The Carstairs' Floors
December 19, 2023 06:00 - 1 hourWe return to The State Hospital in South Lanarkshire, the UK's fourth high security hospital known more recognisably as Carstairs this time around on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, to hear more accounts of patients who have spent time behind it's walls. And the terrifying, horrific actions that have put them there. The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, involving descriptions of mental illness, inhury detail and including crimes against children, that som...
S8 Ep28: Monster On Match
December 08, 2023 06:00 - 1 hourOnline dating is more massively popular than ever today, and the list of sites that you can join up in an attempt to find that special person who may be lacking from your life seems to constantly grow - Plenty Of Fish, Tinder, Grindr, Bumble to name just a few, and of course, Match.Com The drawback with these sites is, is that you never know who you could meet on there. And sometimes, as you'll hear with this account - you may find out too late that you have matched with the wrong person. ...
S8 Ep27: The Mudding Of The Somerset Gimp
November 17, 2023 11:12 - 1 hourMany areas around the UK have their own tales of a costumed resident - some are just harmless eccentrics, whilst others do it to send some goodwill out or to raise money for good causes. And then some, as the odd title of the episode will come to explain, and how the North Somerset area came to know from 2018 onwards, have a stranger reason - for the simple reason of instilling fear. The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events that some listeners may find disturbing...
S8 Ep26: A Mother's Love - Part 2
October 27, 2023 05:00 - 1 hourContinuing the story that must be every parent's nightmare - the abduction of a newborn baby, just five hours old, from a hospital in Nottingham in July 1994. In an investigation that was parallelled with the likes of the hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper, or for the killers of James Bulger, this is a scope as to how the hunt for baby Abbie Humphries was - but would detectives find her?? Music used in this episode: "The Descent" by Kevin Macleod. All music used is sourced from https://filmmusic...
S8 Ep25: A Mother's Love - Part 1
October 25, 2023 05:01 - 57 minutesArguably, the most precious moments between a parent and child are in that childs first minutes and hours on this earth, where the bond between parent and child is first made, and which strengthens each second. Imagine then, if that is ripped away from you by a stranger, with your child just hours old? In July 1994, Nottingham couple Karen and Roger Humphries faced that very nightmare, a story that captivated the country - and people across the globe. The episode contains details and desc...
S8 Ep24: Manhunt
October 16, 2023 17:41 - 1 hourA tale of savagery from the late 1990's, and the UK county of Hampshire comes this time around, as we hear of the horrors committed by an individual that simply, selfishly and deludedly, could not take rejection. So extremely dangerous was this individual considered, that it led to warnings to women across Europe - in this tale, you will hear why. The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, involving injury detail, and descriptions of a sexual nature, that some liste...
S8 Ep23: A Tale Of Two Sisters
October 06, 2023 14:54 - 1 hourAnybody can make the wrong choices in life, the same as anybody can at some point in theirs find themselves on a path that they couldn't have envisaged, through no control of their own. And sometimes, the actions of an individual can highlight the former, and cause the latter - sometimes, as this tale from South Wales shows, due to the most horrific of actions. The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, involving injury detail, and descriptions of a sexual nature,...
Birthday Bonus Tale - The Lost Girls Of Liverpool
September 26, 2023 20:20 - 1 hourAs a massive thank you for getting the show to it's 6th birthday, as has become tradition, I share a popular voted for Patreon tale for everybody to hear. Hope it's one you find interesting. I thank you each so much from the bottom of my heart for the friendship, support, advice and feedback that has gotten the show to this point - you each and every one mean the world. Looking forward to the next 6. Many thanks and much love. Paul (TTCE) Follow/Contact/Support The True Crime Enthusiast...
S8 Ep22: The 40 Year Secret - Part 2
September 19, 2023 04:29 - 1 hourConcluding the tale begun last time around on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, which dealt with the horrific rape and murder of a young girl on a winter's night back in the North Wales town of Flint, in January 1976. It was a fast moving investigation back at the time, which quickly led to an arrest, charges, and ultimately, imprisonment. And that was it - or so it was thought. But four decades later, the case was heard once again before a court - because, had police caught the right kil...
S8 Ep21: The 40 Year Secret - Part 1
September 11, 2023 22:55 - 1 hourWe head back to the January of 1976 this time around on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, for a two part tale, a local one for me, that has tragedy and loss written all through it. It is a case that ultimately was to span four decades in total, with several twists and turns as you will hear throughout, and it all centred around a 15 year old girl named Janet.... I don't think it's a tale you will forget either. The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, involving...
S8 Ep20: Sins Of The Father
September 04, 2023 23:40 - 1 hourYour children - they may drive you mad at times, or may cause you despair and torment - but regardless, are accepted as being the most important thing in your life. Your creations that you protect, nurture, teach - and that, without doubt, you can never, ever envisage harm coming to - because you'd die yourself first. This time around on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, I bring two sad and disturbing examples of individuals, two fathers, who just didn't share this sentiment. The episode...
S8 Ep19: The Romeo - Part 2
August 21, 2023 21:18 - 1 hourConcluding the tale of tragic Marie Stewart, a devoted mum of two, and hard-working teaching assistant, whose biggest mistake in life was to try and share the world of an individual whose ego only allowed room for thoughts about one person in it - himself. Andrew Lindo. He pursued multiple affairs with other women, sometimes overlapping ones, all to satisfy his own selfish needs, and one evening in December 2010, when Marie threatened to bring his house of cards crashing down, committed th...
S8 Ep18: The Romeo - Part 1
August 18, 2023 05:55 - 55 minutesSome people really do believe that they are the be all and end all to the opposite sex, and for some, they see this as their right to pursue gratification - regardless of scruples, guilt, or commitment - all to satisfy their own seld centred needs. Occasionally, some will stop at nothing to ensure that these selfish needs are met - even if it means committing the most abhorrent, and callous, of acts - as Part 1 of a two part tale from West Yorkshire in 2010 will show you. The episode cont...
S8 Ep17: Monsters Of Carmarthenshire: Mr X
July 19, 2023 03:33 - 1 hourA horrific, sickening tale, truly one of the most disturbing tales I have covered to date on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast drops here this time around - a tale that emerged in South Wales in 2018. Once you hear it, I guarantee it's a tale you are never likely to forget, and you'll see exactly why it was selected for this series' Monsters Of tale. The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, including descriptions of a sexual nature and involving children, that s...
S8 Ep16: Unprotected
July 10, 2023 05:00 - 1 hourSex working is a dangerous profession - the exploits of Peter Sutcliffe, Stephen Griffiths, and Alun Kyte have shown over the years just how vulnerable those who work in this way of life can be. This time around on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, I bring the account of how in Liverpool, back in 2003, another individual began to target the sex working industry in an attempt to become the very next Ripper.... The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, including des...
S8 Ep15: One Wrong Move
June 23, 2023 03:00 - 1 hourWWE Superstars of the like such as John Cena, Roman Reigns, and Brock Lesnar are worshipped by many for the athleticism they display in the arena of sports entertainment, deservedly so for the many years they have spent perfecting their craft to ensure that what they deliver looks effective, and yet is safe to do whilst working with other equally trained professionals. Under no circumstances should any of their arsenal of moves be copied at home, for if the amateur does so, for whatever reas...
S8 Ep14: A Boy Called Daniel
June 16, 2023 15:13 - 1 hourThe pressure keg that involved mental illness, deafness, confusion over authority, and a lack of medication erupted in a quiet Brixton back street early one morning in January 1998 - leading to a shocking death, and highlighting a somewhat tragic figure - whose story I bring here. The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, including descriptions of violence, that some listeners may find disturbing and or distressing, so discretion is advised whilst listening. Musi...
S8 Ep13: The Driver, The Dreamer, And The Devil Worshipper
June 07, 2023 03:44 - 1 hourAn anthology of horrifying tales this time around on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast - three tales of savage murder scouring the UK that the reasons for, I could only arrive at one word for - senseless. Horrific is equally as apt a word. The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, including descriptions of a sexual nature, that some listeners may find disturbing and or distressing, so discretion is advised whilst listening. Music used in this episode: "The Desce...
S8 Ep12: Blame It On The Buck
May 23, 2023 01:14 - 1 hourWe go back to mid World War II for the accounts I have brought this time on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, for two tales of brutal murder that involve dances, soldiers, 3 sent letters, a detective novel, two debts that never were - and a seemingly ficticious character. And a tenuous link to both tales, hence the title. The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, including descriptions of a sexual nature, that some listeners may find disturbing and or distressi...
S8 Ep11: From The Archives - Disfigured
May 15, 2023 11:00 - 1 hourI bring two horrific accounts from the north of the UK, Scotland, this time around in a reach into the shows Patreon archives, and in which we shall hear of the terrible deeds that some people can commit that leave a person with a living reminder of the evil they have inflicted upon them - to disfigure and maim them - out of perceived vengeance, or simply for their own weird kinks. This is a change to the scheduled episode due to unforeseen circumstances. The episode contains details an...
S8 Ep10: Control
May 06, 2023 04:07 - 1 hourEveryone has a breaking point, don't they? We are off to Wythenshawe, in Manchester, this time around on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, to hear a tragic, horrific tale of what can happen when a person is chipped away at, by a person who has control of them. They can commit the most abhorrent, alien of acts. The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, including injury detail, that some listeners may find disturbing and or distressing, so discretion is advised w...
S8 Ep9: Killing, For Killing's Sake
April 19, 2023 04:54 - 1 hourWe head back to the early 1990's this time around on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, and to the village of Marston-on-Dove in South Derbyshire, where I bring you an account of a crime that is as disturbing as it is senseless, and we meet a very dangerous individual, responsible for that most terrible of offences. Murder without motive. The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, including injury detail, that some listeners may find disturbing and or distressing,...
S8 Ep8: Crimewave: - Part 2
April 10, 2023 05:00 - 1 hourThe concluding part of a two part hometown tale for me, and in which I tell you what exactly made Jordan Davidson, who over a few weeks had become the scourge of the city of Wrexham, as wanted as he was - for he had "gone up a level", to use his own words. Gone up a level is an understatement. The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events that some listeners may find disturbing, and or distressing, so discretion is advised whilst listening. Music used in this episode...
S8 Ep7: Crimewave: - Part 1
April 05, 2023 11:22 - 54 minutesThe first of an unplanned two-part episode drops this time around on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, and a hometown tale for me as here and next time, I describe to you the crime spree of an individual that saturated the suburb of Caia Park in Wrexham - and which escalated to tragic, and horrific events. The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events that some listeners may find disturbing, and or distressing, so discretion is advised whilst listening. Music used in...
S8 Ep7: Crimewave - Part 1:
April 05, 2023 11:22 - 54 minutesThe first of an unplanned two-part episode drops this time around on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, and a hometown tale for me as here and next time, I describe to you the crime spree of an individual that saturated the suburb of Caia Park in Wrexham - and which escalated to tragic, and horrific events. The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events that some listeners may find disturbing, and or distressing, so discretion is advised whilst listening. Music used in...
S8 Ep6: They Really Do Walk Among Us
March 22, 2023 01:00 - 1 hourA bit of a break from grisly murder of the week this time around on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, with a more light-hearted selection of accounts that may make you smile in parts; have sympathy in others; but all that I hope you understand the context in which I have entitled the episode so. Show Sponsors Gousto - 'Head to gousto.co.uk and use code TRUECRIMEENTHUSIAST for 60% off your first box + 25% off all boxes for two months' BetterHelp: This episode is brought to you by BetterH...
S8 Ep5: Collette
March 13, 2023 06:05 - 1 hourIf you were a youngster back in the 1980's, then compared to today, you'll know just how much of a different world it was back then - when your days were carefree, kids had that much more freedom, and much less supervision. Of course, there has always been that threat there, it's not a new phenomenon, but when you're young, you know nothing but the good in the world. In a horrific tale this time around, one winter's day in 1986, one such child, six year old Collette Gallacher, walking to cat...
S8 Ep4: Houses Of Blood: Flat Of Horrors
March 06, 2023 12:30 - 1 hourThis series' Houses of Blood episode drops this time around, and we are off back just a couple of years, to the West Midlands, to hear a ghastly and tragic tale of an innocent woman, a friend to everyone, and a chance meeting that led to two individuals making their very warped fantasies into a very sick, stark reality. The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, including descriptions of injury detail, that some listeners may find disturbing, and or distressing, so...
S8 Ep3: The Kill List.
February 20, 2023 06:00 - 1 hourDr David Birkett was an unassuming, quiet man, eminent in his fields of both Dermatology and Paleopathology, and well liked and respected by all who knew him. So when he answered a knock at his Middlesbrough door one night in February 1990, he couldn't for a second have considered that the figure stood before him meant him harm. Harm was an understatement. It was the first action of an individual who is one of the strangest - and certainly most dangerous - we have come across on The True Cr...
S8 Ep2: Poacher, Pet Man - Predator: Part 2
February 12, 2023 06:00 - 1 hourThe concluding part of the Series 8 opening tale drops this time around on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast - where last part, we heard of the tragic tale of 16 year old Leeds schoolgirl Leanne Tiernan, who disappeared without trace one November afternoon in 2000, and who was sadly found dead almost nine months later, 13 miles away from home. What police couldn't have foreseen that August day that Leanne was found, is that everything found with her - even including the site where she was le...
S8 Ep1: Poacher, Pet Man - Predator: Part 1
February 05, 2023 12:00 - 1 hourThe first part of a two-part opening tale for Series 8 of The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast drops here, with the opening tale being one I have had part written for a couple of years now, and certainly one that affected me deeply - a tragic case, and a monstrously evil individual indeed. It's a bit more of a familiar tale to some this one is, but I present my take on it, and if it isn't one you're all too familiar with, I promise it's one you'll never forget. And it begins with a girl name...
TTCE's Series 7 - In Review
December 21, 2022 17:15 - 36 minutesI have managed to sit down with a spare hour or so and bring you the review of the 7th series of the show - one of my faves to have done. Big thanks to you all for getting the show to this point, and me and the Peaks wish you and yours all the very best for Christmas and the New Year - where I shall see you back very early in for Series 8. Much love out all - you make the show, simple as. Stay safe out there all. Paul (TTCE) - and Peaksy (The True Crime Enthusi-Cat) Music used in this ep...
S7 Ep34: A Moment Of Madness? - Part 2
December 12, 2022 06:00 - 1 hourLast time around, we heard of the horrific murder in August 1991 of Patricia O'Toole, who was left battered almost beyond recognition at the foot of the Dublin mountains - her seemingly having asked the wrong person for directions just hours before she was discovered. Just a few days into the investigation, two men were to approach Garda with information that would be the break in the case detectives were looking for. Which you'll hear all about here, in the concluding part, and which bears...
S7 Ep33: A Moment Of Madness? - Part 1
December 05, 2022 06:00 - 48 minutesFor the penultimate tale of Series 7 of The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, we head over to Ireland's capital, Dublin, and back to the early 1990's, for a horrific tale of a savage killing that was to shock the country, and bore the argument: Was it a moment of madness? The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, and with descriptions of injury detail, that some listeners may find disturbing, and or distressing, so discretion is advised whilst listening. Music used...
Amazon Music Presents: Killer Psyche Daily
November 24, 2022 12:00 - 4 minutesWhen a shocking crime occurs, former FBI Profiler Candice DeLong will have a lot to say about it. On KILLER PSYCHE DAILY, Candice digs into the motivations and behaviors of the criminal masterminds and killers who are dominating the headlines. For 10 minutes, five days a week, she draws on her years of experience to break down complex criminal cases, look back at the historic crimes that still haunt us today, and share new insights. With new episodes every Monday through Friday, KILLER PSY...
S7 Ep32: Monsters Of Norfolk
November 21, 2022 12:14 - 1 hourWe are off to the county of Norfolk, on the east coast of the UK, and back to the mid 1980's, to hear two accounts of absolute horror this time on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast. When you've heard them, I'm sure you'll see why they made the cut for this series "Monsters Of" episode. No other word will suffice. The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, involving offences of a sexual nature involving children, and with descriptions of injury detail, that some li...
S7 Ep31: Someone's Daughter, Someone's Mum
November 11, 2022 06:00 - 1 hourWe are off to the town of Birkenhead, in Merseyside, and back to the early noughties this time around on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, for an incredibly sad tale in which you will undoubtedly be struck by the question: How much grief can one family possibly have? The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, involving involving injury detail, and depicting drug use, that some listeners may find disturbing, and or distressing, so discretion is advised whilst list...
Amazon - Introducing: I HEAR FEAR
November 03, 2022 12:57 - 6 minutesNothing is as terrifying as the sounds we hear in the dark. The slow creak of a door opening late at night... or a whisper in a room when you thought you were alone... or a distant scream in the wind. One noise at the wrong time or place can scare us for days. Each episode of I HEAR FEAR plunges the listener into a tale inspired by real events, from a deadly dance party to a cursed film set. Join host and two-time Oscar nominee Carey Mulligan for six immersive stories designed to jangl...
S7 Ep30: The Lost Boys: Part 8 - The Aftermath
October 25, 2022 00:00 - 1 hourThe Lost Boys series arc comes to a close this time around on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, looking at developments that have happened concerning the events mentioned within the arc over the subsequent years, right up to the present day. It's also time for me to vent, too. The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, involving children, involving injury detail, and involving descriptions of a sexual nature involving children, that some listeners may find offens...
S7 Ep29: The Lost Boys: Part 7 - Worst Of The Monsters
October 18, 2022 03:23 - 1 hourThe penultimate part of The Lost Boys comes here this time around, and following the terrible crimes we've heard of, the lost boys that we've come to know, and the tireless and remarkable investigations you've heard me recount to bring some semblance of justice for Jason, Barry, and Mark - I started last episode bringing you the monsters behind the tale. And whilst all offenders involved throughout the tale truly deserve the moniker "Monster" - I did save the two most deserving of it, I thi...
S7 Ep28: The Lost Boys: Part 6 - First Of The Monsters
October 10, 2022 05:00 - 59 minutesWe've been through the truly horrific crimes, and we've heard of the complex and remarkable investigations that ultimately brought a semblance of justice for Jason Swift, Barry Lewis, and Mark Tildsley. This time and next on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, it's time to meet the monsters behind the tale. The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, involving children, involving injury detail, and involving descriptions of a sexual nature involving children, that so...