They Walk Among Us - UK True Crime
401 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 days ago - ★★★★★ - 2.3K ratingsThey Walk Among Us is an award-winning weekly UK true crime podcast covering a broad range of cases from the sinister to the surreal.
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Season 9 - Episode 6
April 24, 2024 03:00 - 48 minutes - 111 MBFrom the path, that quiet spot on Redcar Beach in North Yorkshire was concealed by sand dunes. As the tide was going out on the crisp morning of April 30th 1977, the body of a man was held in place by the saturated sand. Eventually, hours after the sun had come up, he was found. There were no apparent signs that he had been injured, and bystanders wondered what happened… *** LISTENER CAUTION IS ADVISED *** This episode was written by Rosanna Fitton. Research by Benjamin Fitton. Edited by...
Season 9 - Episode 5
April 21, 2024 03:00 - 43 minutes - 99 MBTony Wesson was looking forward to spending time with his fiancée, Suzanne. They both enjoyed working out at the local leisure club, and weightlifting was the perfect way to blow off some steam at 6 pm on a Friday evening. It was July 1st, 1988, and the sun was still shining over Tewkesbury Walk in the Shaftesbury area of Newport, Wales. Despite the nice weather, the curtains were closed inside Suzanne’s home. Using the key that Suzanne had given him, Tony unlocked the door to the flat and w...
Season 9 - Episode 4
April 17, 2024 03:00 - 43 minutes - 99.5 MBTheresa Colborne wasn’t expecting visitors at her home in Rode Heath, Stoke-On-Trent. It was shortly after 11:30 pm on Friday, May 6th 2022, and someone was pounding frantically on the front door. When Theresa answered, she saw a young woman hysterically crying and begging for help. The woman sobbed, “Please phone an ambulance. I think I've run over my boyfriend”... *** LISTENER CAUTION IS ADVISED *** This episode was researched and written by Eileen Macfarlane. Edited by Joel Porter...
Season 9 - Episode 3
April 10, 2024 03:00 - 1 hour - 171 MBA forensic review of the unsolved murders of two young women who were killed in 1987 turns up new evidence. Genetic genealogy tests lead to one man who left DNA at both crime scenes. During a search of the suspect's home, investigators learn that he not only evaded justice for the murders for over three decades, but the killer had continued to offend in the most horrific manner… *** LISTENER CAUTION IS ADVISED *** This episode was researched and written by Eileen Macfarlane. Edited b...
Season 9 - Episode 2
April 07, 2024 03:00 - 53 minutes - 122 MBPLEASE LISTEN TO ‘SEASON 9 - EPISODE 1’ FOR PART ONE OF THIS TWO-PART CASE. After being linked to the murders of three women in Glasgow, the perpetrator seemed to be able to evade capture despite having one of the most well-known faces circulating in the press. Tens of thousands of statements were collected, and nearly one thousand suspects were interviewed. Due to the religious texts he quoted to a victim's sister, the nickname given to the prime suspect was Bible John. He was undetectable,...
Season 9 - Episode 1
April 03, 2024 03:00 - 57 minutes - 133 MBIt was around 8 am on February 23rd, 1968, when a man walked down a service lane behind Carmichael Place in Glasgow. Every exhale immediately condensed into a cloud of mist that hung in the freezing air. The man’s car was parked in a lock-up on the lane, and he was looking forward to the last day of the working week. Before he could reach the vehicle, the man was stopped in his tracks by a strange sight... (Part 1 of 2) *** LISTENER CAUTION IS ADVISED *** This episode was researched a...
Bonus Episode 40
March 27, 2024 04:00 - 22 minutes - 50.7 MBThe sun was shining, typical for early summer, and the Victorian house cast a shadow over the gravel garden path tucked between two cedar trees. May Chambers’ concerned friends knocked on the door and peered through the windows to try and get a glimpse inside. Finally, they found a way into the home and realised why no one had heard from May in days... *** LISTENER CAUTION IS ADVISED *** This episode was researched and written by Eileen Macfarlane. Edited by Joel Porter at Dot Dot D...
REPLAY - Season 7 - Episode 16
March 24, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour - 164 MBOn a cold and crisp winter's morning, January 25, 1970, the body of a young boy is found in a watery ditch at a farm near Ponteland in Northumberland. Just two years earlier, two little boys had been strangled by another child, and although the culprit had been caught, investigators wondered if something eerily similar had happened to Allan Graham… THIS EPISODE WAS PUBLISHED IN ITS ORIGINAL FORM ON OCTOBER 12th, 2022. *** LISTENER CAUTION IS ADVISED *** This episode was researched an...
Bonus Episode 39
March 20, 2024 04:00 - 22 minutes - 50.8 MBConflicts in the workplace are not unusual. Co-workers don’t always see eye to eye, especially when their occupation is the only thing they have in common. On rare occasions, minor disputes can escalate to violent assaults. According to the Health & Safety Executive and the Office for National Statistics, almost 300,000 assaults were committed in the workplace between 2019 and 2020. While the majority of those attacks were committed by customers or strangers, 3% were committed by colleagues…...
Bonus Episode 38
March 13, 2024 04:00 - 23 minutes - 53.3 MBAt first, it seems to be a freak accident involving a new father. Half a year later, it is uncovered that something far more sinister took place... *** LISTENER CAUTION IS ADVISED *** This episode was researched and written by Eileen Macfarlane. Script editing, illustrations and production direction by Rosanna Fitton Narration, audio editing, additional writing, and production direction by Benjamin Fitton. Become a ‘Patreon Producer’ and get exclusive access to Season 1, early ad-f...
REPLAY - Season 6 - Episode 31
March 10, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour - 153 MBOne of the most significant murder investigations in Cleveland police history remains unsolved after three decades. But some believe they know who is responsible, and the killer or killers are likely to have committed more crimes. Will the truth ever be uncovered?… THIS EPISODE WAS PUBLISHED IN ITS ORIGINAL FORM ON JANUARY 19th, 2022. *** LISTENER CAUTION IS ADVISED *** This episode was researched and written by Eileen Macfarlane and Emily G. Thompson. Script editing, additional w...
Bonus Episode 37
March 06, 2024 04:00 - 29 minutes - 67.1 MBAt the beginning of the 20th century, new medications were being discovered and created. The term ‘miracle drug’ was coined to describe the sudden positive effect of newly discovered remedies for once untreatable diseases and conditions. But, one person's cure can be another person's poison… *** LISTENER CAUTION IS ADVISED *** This episode was researched and written by Eileen Macfarlane. Edited by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot Productions. Script editing, additional writing, illustrat...
Bonus Episode 36
February 28, 2024 04:00 - 28 minutes - 64.2 MBBecoming a doctor takes years of dedication and ongoing training. Patients who are physically or mentally unwell, rely on medical professionals, trusting them implicitly to guide them back to health when they are at their most vulnerable. Nonetheless, there are instances when appearances can be deceiving, times when the family doctor isn’t a doctor at all, using a medical title they are not qualified to claim, and ruthlessly risking the safety of unwitting patients for personal gain… *** L...
Season 8 - Episode 45
February 25, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour - 137 MBPLEASE LISTEN TO ‘SEASON 8 - EPISODE 44’ FOR PART ONE OF THIS TWO-PART CASE. The bodies of five vulnerable women who went missing from the streets of Ipswich were found over a ten-day period. Suffolk Police launched the most extensive investigation in the force's history, and within a week of the last two victims being found, they had a positive DNA match — not the profile of the prime suspect, but a man who had flown under the radar despite living in the epicentre of the disappearances... (...
Season 8 - Episode 44
February 21, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour - 160 MBFive young women vanished off the streets of Ipswich during a five-week period in late 2006. Working in one of the oldest professions put the missing women at risk. The secrecy required to operate in the red light district meant there were no witnesses… (Part 1 of 2). *** LISTENER CAUTION IS ADVISED *** This episode was researched and written by Eileen Macfarlane. Edited by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot Productions. Script editing, additional writing, illustrations and production direc...
Season 8 - Episode 43
February 14, 2024 04:00 - 49 minutes - 113 MBBy night, in the late nineties, The Bandbox club and Splitz bar had countless coatless young people lining up outside the doors to get inside. Often, the wait was cold in the biting North Sea air; partygoers shuffled slowly in the queue as bouncers decided who could get in, but this didn’t deter people from hanging around. By day, Felixstowe in Suffolk is more slow-paced — tourists and retirees enjoy fish & chips, ice cream and blue flag beaches. Life is peaceful. Be that as it may, a sensel...
Season 8 - Episode 42
February 11, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour - 144 MBIn December 2017, Birmingham was hit by a storm that left up to 12 inches of snow on the ground, forcing schools to shut and public transport to grind to a halt. Temperatures had been dropping rapidly, and people across the West Midlands braced themselves for a brutally cold winter. Two weeks earlier, amidst a cold snap in the city, the discovery of a vulnerable child’s body outside a house in Nechells raised questions about the efficiency of the UK’s child protective services… *** LISTENER...
Season 8 - Episode 41
February 07, 2024 04:00 - 52 minutes - 120 MBPLEASE LISTEN TO ‘SEASON 8 - EPISODE 40’ FOR PART ONE OF THIS TWO-PART CASE. Six months after the murder of 54-year-old widow Beatrice Alice Rimmer in the hallway of her Liverpool home, two young men from Manchester were facing the possibility of being executed. The prosecution's case was based on the evidence of informants who claimed to have seen Edward Devlin and Alfred Burns in the area at the time the crime was committed, and some alleged to have heard them plan a break-in at the victim...
Season 8 - Episode 40
January 31, 2024 04:00 - 55 minutes - 126 MBThe brutal murder of a reclusive widow sparked one of the largest murder inquiries Liverpool had seen in years. After following numerous dead-end leads, the investigators turned their attention to a pair of petty thieves on the word of criminal informants. The case against them was purely circumstantial… (Part 1 of 2). *** LISTENER CAUTION IS ADVISED *** This episode was researched and written by Eileen Macfarlane. Edited by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot Productions. Script editing, ad...
Season 8 - Episode 39
January 28, 2024 04:00 - 32 minutes - 75.3 MBA quiet nun in a central Aberdeen Cathedral was dealing with some paperwork when she had a visitor. She neither knew the person nor did she have any way of knowing she wouldn’t leave her office alive... *** LISTENER CAUTION IS ADVISED *** This episode was written by Rosanna Fitton. Research by Benjamin Fitton. Edited by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot Productions. Script editing, illustrations and production direction by Rosanna Fitton Narration, editing assistance, additional writing, and ...
Season 8 - Episode 38
January 24, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour - 150 MBThe weather was still warm at 2:30 am, and unusually, a married local couple decided it was a good time to go for a scenic stroll past the mansion and gardens in Valentines Park. They walked down Cranbrook Road until the pair reached the junction opposite Cranbrook Rise — that’s where they saw something that didn’t seem right amongst the large white houses that lined the street. The couple noticed someone lying awkwardly on a grey brick driveway. The woman was covered in blood and struggling...
Season 8 - Episode 37
January 17, 2024 04:00 - 58 minutes - 134 MBThe ground was too uneven for George to attempt to follow the route to the stream that flowed 30 feet below, so he watched as his dog sniffed the ground behind large rocks. The animal was fixated on a black bin liner, and from George’s perspective, two logs sticking out of it. A faint whimpering sound echoed up from the stream. George strained his eyes and realised that the bundle he assumed was rubbish was actually a boy, who was crying for help... *** LISTENER CAUTION IS ADVISED *** ...
REPLAY - Season 5 - Episode 23
January 14, 2024 04:00 - 45 minutes - 105 MBIt was a typical room for a teenage boy in the 1980s; football programmes on his desk with his homework, a well-used Amstrad HI-FI system with a tape cassette and radio, used to record the top chart hits on a Sunday, hitting the pause button before the DJ fades back in. Posters of his favourite musical acts covered the walls; Mel and Kim, T'Pau, Madonna, Samantha Fox — standard fare in 1988. His single bed, pushed against the wall of his cosy room, with his black pyjama bottoms tucked neatly...
Season 8 - Episode 36
January 10, 2024 04:00 - 55 minutes - 128 MBEmergency responders arrived within minutes and approached the two-bedroom cottage. Joanne was waiting for them at the door, before leading them upstairs to her grandmother's bedroom. The paramedics pulled back the quilt and found the frail pensioner lying on bloody sheets. Blood spatter covered the walls near the bed. Due to the highly suspicious nature of Annie’s death, the police were immediately contacted… *** LISTENER CAUTION IS ADVISED *** This episode was researched and writte...
Season 8 - Episode 35
January 03, 2024 04:00 - 38 minutes - 88.8 MBThe summer flowers were in full bloom when Edith Ford and her teenage daughter Doreen strolled to the bottom of the long and narrow communal garden to pick a bouquet of wildflowers. Their eyes were drawn away from the plants and foliage, towards the ground. Two tiny bare legs protruded from the other side of a hedge near a public works yard. Was this the child so many people had spent the night looking for? Just two doors down from Edith Ford’s home, neighbours heard screaming. Edith was wai...
Season 8 - Episode 34
December 31, 2023 04:00 - 52 minutes - 120 MBWomen in southwest London lived in terror after a string of sex attacks on lone commuters travelling from Waterloo to Kingston. The police were desperately trying to locate a man believed to be responsible for half a dozen rapes over a three-month period in late 1988. Just days before Christmas, it seemed the rapist had crossed another line: he was now a murderer… *** LISTENER CAUTION IS ADVISED *** This episode was researched and written by Eileen Macfarlane. Edited by Joel Porter a...
Season 8 - Episode 33
December 27, 2023 04:00 - 44 minutes - 101 MBA man in his early twenties stood at the side of the road waving at the passing cars to get attention — eventually, a vehicle with two men inside parked up beside the desperate motorist. The would-be rescuers jumped out of their car and approached the man who stopped them. He opened his mouth to speak, something that he would come to regret. The smell of alcohol from his breath hit their nostrils. They knew he had been drinking, and the two police officers were going to do something about it...
Season 8 - Episode 32
December 20, 2023 04:00 - 54 minutes - 125 MBPLEASE LISTEN TO ‘SEASON 8 - EPISODE 31’ FOR PART ONE OF THIS TWO-PART CASE. One of the most horrific murders in Birmingham’s history occurred two days before Christmas in 1959. During the seven weeks that followed, hundreds of officers interviewed thousands of men in what was then the most extensive murder inquiry the city had ever seen. The investigators utilised a number of unprecedented techniques to try and track down the killer, but it seemed as though a routine house call was all that...
Season 8 - Episode 31
December 17, 2023 04:00 - 47 minutes - 109 MBOn the evening of December 23, 1959, a young woman named Margaret Katibeh was getting ready to leave her hostel lodgings to see her family for the festive period. As she was packing her suitcase, she heard a scream… (Part 1 of 2) *** LISTENER CAUTION IS ADVISED *** This episode was researched and written by Eileen Macfarlane. Edited by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot Productions. Script editing, additional writing, illustrations and production direction by Rosanna Fitton Narration, edit...
Season 8 - Episode 30
December 13, 2023 04:00 - 39 minutes - 89.6 MBThe Railway Tap on Bishops Bridge Road in West London was often the scene of drunken fights in the late 1970s and early 80s. Despite its reputation, it was one of the most popular pubs in the Bayswater area. When a barman failed to turn up to work, the pub landlord had an inkling that something didn’t seem right… *** LISTENER CAUTION IS ADVISED *** This episode was researched and written by Eileen Macfarlane. Edited by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot Productions. Script editing, additio...
Season 8 - Episode 29
December 06, 2023 04:00 - 49 minutes - 114 MBThe latter years of a person’s life unfortunately involve making arrangements for when they die. These arrangements typically include organising their finances, writing a will, and planning a funeral. Thankfully, services exist that can assist in these situations, but as is often the case during this time, a vulnerable person can be susceptible to being exploited. Some people are willing to prey on the elderly in order to better their own situation, and some will go even further than taking ...
Season 8 - Episode 28
December 03, 2023 04:00 - 36 minutes - 83.3 MBIn February 1974, a two-and-a-half-year-old went missing. For four hours, dozens of police officers and relatives of the toddler searched the area. His older brother had been looking after him while they were out playing but came home not knowing where his sibling was. The youngster was eventually found, peacefully asleep in the long grass a short distance from his home. It was an incredible relief for his worried family. Unfortunately, this happy ending wouldn’t be granted in the case of an...
Season 8 - Episode 27
November 29, 2023 04:00 - 57 minutes - 133 MBDan Brockley was driving along Woodside Road, close to Woodsome Hall Golf Club in Huddersfield, when a woman stumbled out of the tree line and into the road. It was dark and quiet when the female suddenly appeared, shortly before midnight on Saturday, May 28, 2011. Dan instinctively slammed his foot against the brakes, bringing the car to a screeching halt. The woman scrambled to the passenger side door and pleaded with him to let her in. She was visibly distressed and dishevelled. When Dan ...
Season 8 - Episode 26
November 26, 2023 04:00 - 41 minutes - 95.9 MBPLEASE LISTEN TO ‘SEASON 8 - EPISODE 25’ FOR PART ONE OF THIS TWO-PART CASE. Michael Gilbert had been living with the Watt family on and off since 2001. At first, he believed he had found a haven, away from life on the streets, but Michael soon realised that his sanctuary was, in fact, a nightmare… (Part 2 of 2). *** LISTENER CAUTION IS ADVISED *** This episode was researched and written by Emily G. Thompson, Rosanna Fitton and Eileen Macfarlane. Edited by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot ...
Season 8 - Episode 25
November 22, 2023 04:00 - 43 minutes - 98.6 MBArlesey has stood the test of time. It is mentioned briefly in the Domesday Book of 1086 and has been through many reinventions over the centuries. It has witnessed the births and deaths of thousands of fleeting occupants, but nothing in Arlesey’s varied history could compare to the horror of one man's murder in 2009… (Part 1 of 2). *** LISTENER CAUTION IS ADVISED *** This episode was researched and written by Emily G. Thompson, Rosanna Fitton and Eileen Macfarlane. Edited by Joel Po...
Season 8 - Episode 24
November 19, 2023 04:00 - 51 minutes - 119 MBThere was no evidence that the stranger was alive — no slow rise and fall of the stomach or chest, not even a hint of cold morning air visible from his mouth. While one of the pair called for an ambulance, another rang a neighbour to tell them what they had found. That neighbour wasted no time in getting to the alleyway. She looked at the deceased man and immediately recognised him as a local, who lived on the estate... *** LISTENER CAUTION IS ADVISED *** This episode was researched ...
Season 8 - Episode 23
November 15, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 168 MBThe television series ‘Midsomer Murders’ has been on-air since 1997. In a fictional rural setting, each episode of the British crime drama sees an individual harbour dark secrets as part of the ongoing whodunnit murder mystery. In a curious twist of life imitating art, the picturesque village of Furneux Pelham in Hertfordshire became an unwitting backdrop for a real-life murder mystery in 2004. An elderly man had been found dead on the front doorstep of his Grade II listed cottage. News outl...
Season 8 - Episode 22
November 08, 2023 04:00 - 52 minutes - 119 MBThe ceilings were low, and the space was cosy in the 15th-century Woolpack Inn pub. Two couples were enjoying their evening meal when a commotion caught their attention. A regular patron had just fallen off a tall wooden stool, knocking over other people's drinks in the process. She was clearly intoxicated and agitated. The woman got back up and was goaded into a car, but was never seen alive again… *** LISTENER CAUTION IS ADVISED *** This episode was researched and written by Rosanna...
Season 8 - Episode 21
November 05, 2023 04:00 - 49 minutes - 113 MBPLEASE LISTEN TO ‘SEASON 8 - EPISODE 20’ FOR PART ONE OF THIS TWO-PART CASE. After the public release of a letter that was thought to be written by Colette Aram’s killer, the investigation seemed to slow down. Christmas was approaching, but Colette's family had no reason to celebrate. They decided to forgo the usual decorations — no Christmas tree, no tinsel, no presents. Colette's mother, Jacqui, expressed the sad reality of losing a child, "There is no joy in our house now, only a deathly ...
Season 8 - Episode 20
November 01, 2023 04:00 - 38 minutes - 89 MBAs Halloween swiftly approached on October 30, the residents of Keyworth, Nottinghamshire, were busy preparing. Doorsteps displayed carved pumpkins, and bowls filled with treats were being stocked to hand out to trick-or-treaters the following night. On that same dark autumn evening, a teenage girl in Keyworth left her home to see her boyfriend. She had made the journey many times before, but there was no way of knowing this night was different… (Part 1 of 2). *** LISTENER CAUTION IS ADVISE...
Season 8 - Episode 19
October 25, 2023 03:00 - 41 minutes - 94.7 MBPLEASE LISTEN TO ‘SEASON 8 - EPISODE 18’ FOR PART ONE OF THIS TWO-PART CASE. After serving 16 years in prison for a crime he did not commit, Stefan Kiszko was acquitted and released. He died less than two years later. Lesley Molseed’s killer was still unidentified, but as so much time had passed, there was little chance the murderer would ever be brought to justice, especially after most of the evidence had been destroyed… (Part 2 of 2) *** LISTENER CAUTION IS ADVISED *** This episode...
Season 8 - Episode 18
October 22, 2023 03:00 - 55 minutes - 128 MBThe murder of a vulnerable child causes sadness and unease throughout the country. The authorities are desperate to take a violent predator off the streets before they take another life. Within two months, it looks as though they have succeeded. But things are seldom straightforward, and rarely what they seem… (Part 1 of 2). *** LISTENER CAUTION IS ADVISED *** This episode was researched and written by Eileen Macfarlane. Edited by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot Productions. Script editi...
Season 8 - Episode 17
October 18, 2023 03:00 - 54 minutes - 125 MBThe Probation Service and Parole Boards are meant to safeguard our communities. However, no organisation or independent body is immune to errors or shortcomings. If they fail in their duty, then dangerous people can be released straight into the path of innocent victims… *** LISTENER CAUTION IS ADVISED *** This episode was researched and written by Emily G. Thompson. Edited by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot Productions. Script editing, additional writing, illustrations and production di...
Season 8 - Episode 16
October 11, 2023 03:00 - 42 minutes - 96.9 MBEaster weekend 1998. An 18-year-old goes missing on the way to see a relative in Leeds. Diagnosed with schizophrenia, she was approximately 14 times more likely to become a victim of violent crime. The race was on to find the vulnerable young woman, but no one could be prepared for what they saw when they found her… *** LISTENER CAUTION IS ADVISED *** This episode was researched and written by Emily G. Thompson and Rosanna Fitton. Edited by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot Productions. S...
Season 8 - Episode 15
October 08, 2023 03:00 - 1 hour - 176 MBMost parents would do almost anything to save a child's life. Some are fortunate enough to be able to afford whatever treatment is needed, but money can’t buy everything. In 2023, a landmark case highlighted just how far one family was willing to go to help their child, even at the cost of someone else's... *** LISTENER CAUTION IS ADVISED *** This episode was researched and written by Eileen Macfarlane. Edited by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot Productions. Script editing, additional wri...
Season 8 - Episode 14
October 04, 2023 03:00 - 53 minutes - 122 MBAdvancements in technology and home security have allowed people to feel safer than ever in their homes. CCTV systems are more accessible, and mobile phone apps can be used to receive alerts within seconds regarding movement outside a property. Generally, these notifications are triggered by a delivery driver or a welcomed guest, but sometimes that visitor has bad intentions. Home security systems can assist users to raise the alarm. However, in October 2021, a furious father to a young chil...
Season 8 - Episode 13
September 27, 2023 03:00 - 47 minutes - 110 MBDouble jeopardy is a legal principle that somebody cannot go on trial for the same crime more than once. The rule, over 800 years old, was put in place to protect the innocent against judicial misconduct that could see them convicted, even after being found not guilty. A pivotal shift occurred twenty years ago, with the UK's double jeopardy law undergoing a significant transformation through the Criminal Justice Act 2003. This introduced substantial reforms, particularly for serious crimes. ...
Season 8 - Episode 12
September 24, 2023 03:00 - 1 hour - 149 MBA couple living on a farm in Kempsey, Worcestershire, had been having issues with their septic tank for some time. Two maintenance companies had been employed to fix the problem, but frustratingly, it was still blocked. On July 12th, 2019, a third company sent out a worker to drain the septic tank on the 500-acre farm. While emptying the tank, the pipe suddenly became blocked. When the worker cleared the obstruction, he discovered a mass of human hair was causing the problem. He thought it w...
Season 8 - Episode 11
September 20, 2023 03:00 - 59 minutes - 137 MBAt first glance, the Foster family possessed all the trappings of a picture-perfect life; a sprawling mansion worth £1.2 million nestled in the quiet expanse of Maesbrook, Shropshire, a privately educated daughter, and a fleet of luxury cars. In the summer of 2008, everything changed in an instant. As dawn broke on August 26th, an explosive eruption jolted the neighbourhood awake, drawing sleepy residents from their beds. Flames engulfed the Foster’s lavish home, and thick smoke penetrated t...
Season 8 - Episode 10
September 13, 2023 03:00 - 1 hour - 145 MBEarly on an autumn morning, the emergency services received a call that a teenager was unresponsive in Newtown, Wales. It was Saturday, October 10th, 2020. What the panicked woman on the other end of the line described was a far cry from the typical teenage weekend drinking sessions that ended with alcohol poisoning or injury. The caller was the motionless girl’s grandmother. She contacted the emergency services as she had received a call from her son, Alun Titford. Alun was panicked. There ...