UK True Crime Podcast
427 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 days ago - ★★★★★ - 552 ratingsThe weekly UK True Crime Podcast, is a non-award nominated and independent podcast hosted by Adam - it is the home of UK true crime.
With a new episode every Tuesday since 2016, it is where you discover lesser known UK cases and discover new perspectives and insight on stories you may already know.
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Episodes
The Cliff Edge: Episode 352
August 15, 2023 19:23 - 21 minutesPaul and Paula Ramsden drove the hour or so south to Beachy Head for a picnic, which they enjoyed just feet from the cliff edge. Just before 5pm, they decided to head back to the car. Paul later told how they had been kissing and cuddling but as he walked away to the car he noticed that Paula wasn’t with him. To his horror, he saw that his wife had fallen over the edge of the cliff to her certain death... Please support my sponsor: Shopify Access the special offer just for listeners to th...
A Dangerous World of Fantasy: Episode 351
August 07, 2023 23:05 - 23 minutesFirefighters were called to a house fire in a small village, just north of Nottingham. They quickly extinguished the blaze but inside the house, tragically they found the body of mum of two, Jacqueline Bartlam. But Jacqueline had not succumbed to the flames or smoke inhalation, she had been brutally beaten and murdered before the house was set on fire. If that wasn’t shocking enough, detectives soon realised that the person who had killed Jacqueline was her own 14 year old son, Daniel... ...
A Pact With The Devil: Episode 350
August 01, 2023 20:28 - 24 minutesDetectives believed they had identified the murderer and when they entered the bedroom of 18 year old Danyal Hussein in south-east London, they found a handwritten note, signed in his own blood, about how he had made a pact with a demon called 'Lucifuge Rofocale'. According to black magic, this demon is in charge of Hell's Government and Treasury by order of Lucifer. The pact he had signed was to murder six women every six months in return for financial reward, including winning the lotte...
The Love Triangle: Episode 349
July 25, 2023 20:55 - 25 minutesScott Tarrant had told his partner Rebecca that after the England match he would go around her house for the night. But by 8.41 when he still hadn't appeared, she texted 'I Hate You' and made other plans for the evening, inviting around her ex-boyfriend. Then when at 11pm Scott turned up and knocked on the door, Rebecca didn't answer the door. And what happened next was utterly shocking and left Scott Tarrant lying outside in a pool of blood.... Find out more about the UK True Crime Podca...
Getting Away With Murder: Episode 348
July 18, 2023 08:45 - 25 minutesThe story this week is from the north-east of England. Four teenage boys were found murdered in similar circumstances, but the police believed it was solvent abuse that caused their deaths and were unaware that there was a serial killer on the loose. But the families of the boys knew that was more to the deaths than the police believed and when a new detective arrived on the scene to lead the investigation, he agreed with the families and reviewed the evidence so far, with shocking resul...
Shattered Dreams: Episode 347
July 11, 2023 19:05 - 22 minutesSandra Parkinson had dreams of travelling the world working on cruise ships. But first, she needed to gain more experience in the hospitality industry. For two summer seasons, Sandra worked at a hotel in beautiful Salcombe, Devon to get this experience. But during the second season at the hotel, one afternoon Sandra didn't return from her mid-afternoon run.... Find out more about the UK True Crime Podcast: https://uktruecrime.com Join me at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/UKTrueCrime ...
Horror in Birmingham: Episode 346
July 04, 2023 19:52 - 30 minutesThis week, I look at the terrible evening when two IRA bombs exploded in busy pubs in the centre of Birmingham when 21 people died and over 220 were injured. I focus on the human stories of those innocent people who were injured or lost their lives. Find out more about the UK True Crime Podcast: https://uktruecrime.com Join me at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/UKTrueCrime Buy my book 'Gone Fishing' about serial killer Angus Sinclair https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gone-Fishing-Unsolved-Crim...
Leaving the Nightclub: Episode 345
June 27, 2023 19:36 - 22 minutesFor 18 year old Katie Rackliff it was just a normal night out. She had recently split up with her boyfriend and her friends thought it would do her good to get out for the evening. But there was confusion at the end of the evening after the nightclub and Katie didn't go home with her friends as planned. Instead, she met a brutal and terrifying death. In this episode of the UK true Crime podcast I look at the terrible murder of Katie Rackliff. Writing Credit: Megan Grant. See Megan's work...
An Unhealthy Relationship: Episode 344
June 20, 2023 17:25 - 24 minutesCarol Taggart's 30 year old son Ross reported his mum missing. He explained that they had argued at the house they shared and his mum had stormed out and he was concerned as this was out of character. Despite numerous police appeals there were no positive sightings of Carol. But then three weeks later Carol's body was found at the holiday park where Carol had a caravan - the body was concealed under a caravan just two spaces away from Carol's. Just what had happened to Carol Taggart? Find...
The Witness: Episode 343
June 12, 2023 23:05 - 29 minutesWhen Kenneth Noye faced trial for the murder of 21 year old Stephen Cameron, stabbed to death in front of his 17 year old fiancee Danielle Cable just by the M25 in Swanley, Kent, one of the witnesses was 40 year old Alan Decabral. He had called 999 and tried to follow Noye to record his car registration. Just months later, in the middle of the afternoon Alan Decabral was shot dead in an apparent professional hit in a retail park in Ashford, Kent. Who killed Alan? And why? Find out more ab...
Murder in the South-West: Episode 342
June 06, 2023 18:35 - 23 minutesIn the early hours of the morning, in Central Park in Plymouth, the bodies of Terry Sweet and Bernie Hawken were discovered lying just 200 yards apart in the park and it was clear that both had suffered a violent assault. Sadly, soon after the police arrived, Terry died from his injuries, aged just 64. Miraculously, Bernie survived the horrific attack, but his injuries were so severe that he spent the rest of his life in a wheelchair. Just who had attacked these two men? And why? Writin...
Bonus Episode: True Crime Podcasters Chat
June 02, 2023 10:59 - 46 minutesIn this bonus episode, I sat down with my good friends Rachel and Andrew from the excellent Picture the Scene podcast to discuss true crime podcasting. I hope you enjoy. To listen to Picture the Scene podcast, search for them on any podcast player or head here: Picture The Scene on Apple Podcasts
Studying Murder. Part 2/2: Episode 341
May 29, 2023 23:05 - 24 minutesLast week on the UK true Crime podcast, I covered the murder of Suzanne Blamires who was killed by Stephen Griffiths in Bradford. Detectives linked this murder to other local missing people, including Susan Rushworth and Shelley Armitage. In this concluding episode, I look at how Griffiths admitted murdering Susan and Shelley, and examine other unsolved murders where Griffiths may have been responsible. Find out more about the UK True Crime Podcast: https://uktruecrime.com Buy my boo...
Studying Murder. Part 1/2. Episode 340.
May 22, 2023 23:05 - 25 minutesOn the Friday, Suzanne Blamires went missing from her housing association home in the Allerton district of Bradford. Her family were immediately concerned for her welfare, but for the police Suzanne – or Amber as she was known on the streets - was a sex worker with a heroin habit and in a life that was often chaotic, they had little to go on. And by Monday Suzanne still hadn’t been found. But that morning, as the caretaker of a block of flats in Bradford watched his CCTV of the weekends ac...
The Lorry driver: Episode 339
May 15, 2023 23:05 - 22 minutesThis week, the Uk true crime podcast comes from the north-east of England, just by Durham. The A1 (M) is a busy motorway, and at 6.17pm on a summers day there were a few issues northbound due to an earlier fuel spillage. As the traffic slowed, none of the people in their cars patiently heading towards their destinations could have imagined that a 3.5 tonne lorry would not stop, and plough into the traffic, with terrible consequences. Find out more about the UK True Crime Podcast: https...
The Halloween Party: Episode 338
May 08, 2023 23:05 - 22 minutesThe local pub near Cambridge were hosting a Halloween party. Chris and Rebecca West weren't planning to go, they fancied a quiet night in watching TV with a takeaway. A number of their friends were there and having a great time so they decided to go and it was a fantastic night. But everything changed after a game of pool, when it turned out that one man in that pub was carrying a knife, and shockingly, he was happy to use it..... Find out more about the UK True Crime Podcast: https://uk...
The Drugs Importation: Episode 337
May 01, 2023 23:05 - 26 minutesThe international crime gang had planned everything, covered every detail. And as 33 year old Andrew Cole stood on the deck, he realised that his whole life depended on what happened in the next few hours. Andrew was listed as crew on the manifest, but his role was a very clear one – it was up to him to ensure the safe receipt, passage and transfer of the cocaine to a crew who were going to come out from the UK to take delivery of it near the English Channel. But as the Kahu reached the e...
The Murder of Anna Kenny: Bonus Mini-Episode
April 30, 2023 13:15 - 12 minutes20 year old Anna Kenny was walking to George Square in the centre of Glasgow to get a bus home when she was taken from the street and never seen alive again. Nobody has ever been convicted of her murder. In 2021, along with co-author Chris Clark, I released a book, 'Gone Fishing' about serial killer Angus Sinclair where we suggested that Sinclair was responsible for the murder of Anna Kenny. Can it just be coincidence that Anna's friend who was with her on the night she went missing married...
A Missing Body: Episode 336
April 24, 2023 23:05 - 24 minutesCCTV in Edinburgh catches almost every bus journey. 38 year old Suzanne Pilley was captured by CCTV one morning as she got off the bus and made the short journey to her office in the centre of Edinburgh. But although Suzanne made it to the office building, she never made it to her desk. Just what had happened to Suzanne? Find out more about the UK True Crime Podcast: https://uktruecrime.com Bloodhound Gin Please head to persiedistillery.com/uktc to find about more about UK True Crime...
The Phantom of the Forest: Episode 335
April 17, 2023 23:05 - 32 minutesThis week on the UK True Crime Podcast, a Serial Killer. When Police Constable David Haigh was asked to deliver a summons to a poacher, it was quite a routine procedure for a police officers covering such a rural area. However, when the officer failed to return and couldn’t be contacted, his colleague PC Mick Clipston was sent out to find the missing officer. As he approached the tree lined, picnic area known as Norwood Edge he came upon a police car in a clearing at the side of the road wi...
War Games: Episode 334
April 10, 2023 23:05 - 29 minutesCarradale is a village on the east coast of Kintyre, off the west coast of Scotland and looking over the west coast of the Isle of Aaron in the Firth of Clyde. The harbour at Carradale is sheltered and looks out at the deep waters of Kibrannan Sound and then the towering mountains of Aaron. It is a beautiful, peaceful spot and if you look carefully, you will see a small memorial plaque on the harbour wall, commemorating the crew of the FV Antares, who lost their lives at sea. In this episo...
Just Three Dates: Episode 333
April 03, 2023 23:05 - 26 minutesIt was just another normal day at the Harvey Nichols flagship store in Knightsbridge. As the day was drawing to a close at about 7.50pm, 22 year old Clare Bernal was finishing up her shift in the beauty department. With only 10 minutes to go there were a few customers still milling around, and Clare and her colleagues were looking forward to the end of another day. Nobody paid much attention to the man who approached Clare from behind and when a colleague realised what was happening, it w...
A Witness to Unimagined Horror: Episode 332
March 28, 2023 20:35 - 29 minutesDavid Smith was married to Maureen Hindley, sister of Myra. On one night when Myra asked him to walk her home, he could never have imagined the scene of utter horror he would see at a normal house on the outskirts on Manchester. David Smith later described Saddleworth Moor – the scene of such horror – as: ‘Hell’s garden, an abyss where devils play and souls can never rest. I hate the place with a passion’. https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/lives-moors-murderers-ian-brady-27344702 http...
The Predator: Episode 331
March 23, 2023 12:55 - 33 minutesIt was a normal Saturday night when 18 year old Sally-Anne Bowman, her sister Sally and some friends were planning a night out at Lloyds Bar on Croydon High Street. Her sister picked her up just after 6pm and as she left her mum’s flat Sally-Anne waved goodbye and thanked her for letting her stay, saying a final ‘love you Mum’. Her mum could never have guessed it was the last time she would see her precious daughter alive..... 1, Please support my sponsor: Gousto Just head to: gousto.co...
The Monk: Episode 330
March 14, 2023 20:53 - 21 minutesJoseph Scalise, a member of The Mob, in Chicago, was nicknamed 'The Monk' as when he was younger he aspired to be a Priest. Somewhere along the line things went a bit wrong with that goal.... Today, we hear the story of his trip to London with Art 'The Brain' Rachel and how they were suspected of stealing the incredibly valuable Marlborough Diamond from a high-end jeweller in a stunningly simple operation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Scalise#Marlborough_diamond_robbery http://new...
Terror in the Solent: Episode 329
March 07, 2023 20:25 - 23 minutesA shocking story from the south coast of England as a man is abducted in his own car from a busy car park in front of his 9 year old son. His body is found in the sea off Hurst Castle six days later with stab wounds. Just who would have done this to 43 year old Accountant, Grant Price - and why? Please support my sponsor: Gousto Just head to: gousto.co.uk and us the code TRUECRIME . for 60% off your first box + 25% off all boxes for two months. Sources https://www.independent.co.uk/news...
A Glasgow Double Murder: Episode 328
February 28, 2023 19:50 - 27 minutesThis week, the UK True Crime podcast is from Cambuslang, about 6 miles southeast of the centre of Glasgow, as I look at a terrifying double murder. The body of 36 year-old taxi driver Cathy McChord was found with her body crammed into the boot of the car, with the meter still running. Cathy’s cigarette lighter, inhaler and car keys placed in a straight-line. Suggesting a ritualistic element to the crime. Two months after Cathy’s murder another body was found when 48 year-old Elizabeth Walt...
The Arrogant Surgeon: Episode 327
February 21, 2023 17:49 - 29 minutesSurgeon Anthony McGrath had developed a passion for antiques from his surgeon father, growing up in a beautiful Georgian Stately Home in County Meath. He amassed quite a collection for himself as an adult, but then one day, he called Bedfordshire Police to say that thieves had stolen over £180,000 worth of his precious collection. But the investigation wasn't quite as straightforward as Anthony had expected.... Please support my sponsor: Gousto Just head to: gousto.co.uk and us the code ...
Live Interview with David Swindle: Bonus Episode
February 16, 2023 17:09 - 25 minutesOn Sunday I watched the excellent live show, The Makings of a Murderer, with ex-detective David Swindle. This show is touring for the next year and will be at a theatre near you soon - I highly recommend buying a ticket and finding out much more about some of the investigations in which David has personally been involved, as well as other high-profile cases. After the show. David kindly agreed to chat with me about his past career and what he is currently doing, especially with helping the ...
Fear & Loathing on Teesside, Part 2/2: Episode 326
February 14, 2023 19:52 - 26 minutesThis week we conclude our story about the repercussions of 22 hours of violence on Teesside that saw one innocent man murdered and others injured. As detectives search for the other gang members, the story this week takes us to Spain, Jamaica and also Lebanon - with shocking consequences. Please support my sponsor www.clivescandles.co.uk and use the code: CRIME for a 10% discount Sources: https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/local-news/man-jailed-over-death-plunge-3847857 https://www.gaze...
Fear & Loathing on Teesside, Part 1/2: Episode 325
February 07, 2023 21:00 - 24 minutesHusband and father, 41 year old Kalvant Singh had been out for the evening at a pub in Saltburn before arriving back in Middlesbrough by taxi. Although dropped at his house, he wanted to continue the night and so didn't go through the door. A decision that would cost him his life.... In this episode of the UK True Crime we look at a 22 hour campaign of violence that would ruin so many lives forever...... Sources https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/local-news/man-jailed-over-death-plunge...
The Train Journey: Episode 324
January 31, 2023 20:20 - 23 minutesWhen Debbie Linsley boarded the London Victoria train that early afternoon at Petts Wood Station, she had everything to live for - life was good. But when just over half an hour later the other passengers left the train at Victoria, Debbie didn't. It was the British Rail guard who found her body. In this episode of the UK True Crime podcast, I look at just what happened to Debbie Linsley on that fateful day.
Fringes of Society: Episode 323
January 24, 2023 20:25 - 24 minutesWhitechapel, East London. Famous among many True Crime fans for the Jack the Ripper Murders where women on the very fringes of society were incredibly vulnerable to a murderer like Jack. In our modern-day story today, two women at the very edge of modern society - one selling sex, one selling counterfeit DVDs - go missing from the streets of Whitechapel within weeks of each other. Are the disappearances connected? Sources https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2012/07/streetwalkers-white...
The Wedding Reception: Episode 322
January 17, 2023 18:32 - 23 minutesHow we enjoy a wedding reception in the UK. A chance to celebrate a very special day for the newly-married couple before they divorce. This wedding in Guilford, Surrey, was just like so many others until the Bride and Groom left the venue at about 10pm. It was then that the violence started....
The Gun Smugglers: Episode 321
January 10, 2023 21:30 - 23 minutesThe National Crime Agency (NCA) received intelligence that a gang in Kent were potentially obtaining dangerous guns which they planned to sell on the streets of the UK. In this episode of the UK True Crime Podcast, we watch on as the gang continue their planning unaware that their telephones and satnav have been intercepted by the NCA....
Tragedy at Tebay: Episode 320
January 03, 2023 00:03 - 23 minutesIt was a dark, winters morning as the 10 men group carried out maintenance on the railway line near Tebay. The men wore their safety helmets to block out the noise of their machinery and there was no look-out as the line was closed in both directions. So when the 20 tonne wagon came hurtling down the track towards them at 40 miles per hour it was completely unexpected. As one fellow worker put it, "This was the worst nightmare for any rail man - an un-manned wagon coming straight at you ou...
A Belfast Feud: Episode 319
December 27, 2022 19:39 - 27 minutesWhen at about 10.45pm the 999 call came through, the operator could never have known it was one they would never forget. The man was 29 year old Stephen Carson from Belfast who was calling from his downstairs toilet. He said: "Hurry up please, there are two people in my house trying to get me. Quick, quick, hurry up." Then there was silence....... Sources https://belfastmedia.com/killers-of-stephen-carson-involved-in-city-extortion-rackets https://www.judiciaryni.uk/sites/judiciary/file...
The Iceman: Episode 318
December 20, 2022 00:05 - 32 minutesHarry was found downstairs in the utility room. He had been shot once, through the back, piercing his heart and killing him almost instantly. Nicola was upstairs in the main bedroom. She had been shot 4 times, three times down stairs, and a further shot as she had made her way into the bedroom, presumably to escape. The killer had placed the duvet over her head before carrying out the final fatal shot. Just who had killed this young couple in their own home in East Sussex?
A Fire at a Brighton Flat: Episode 317
December 13, 2022 00:02 - 25 minutesIt was late on a Thursday evening when neighbours heard the alarm and called the Fire Brigade, who arrived and made the terrible discovery of a dead body in the flat. This person was soon identified as 29 year old Andrea Waddell, but just who would have any motive to kill such a kind and gentle person as Andrea? Sources https://www.ornaverum.org/family/waddell-andrea/tribute-from-nick.html https://www.scotsman.com/news/prostitutes-killer-found-guilty-earlier-rape-1699023 https://www.inde...
The Sailing Club: Episode 316
December 06, 2022 21:01 - 22 minutesSouthport Sailing Club, like many others around the UK, is a fun place to be a member where people enjoy the sailing and the social side which comes as part of the club. But in the story this week, Paul Longworth - the Commodore of the club - is increasingly cruel to his wife Tina, and openly nasty about her at the sailing club and with friends at work. On the day he celebrated his 37th birthday at the sailing club, Tina was found dead at their home, she was just 29. Had Tina taken her own...
A Family Affair: Episode 315
November 29, 2022 19:11 - 27 minutesAffairs often ruin lives and destroy families, but when the affair is between a man and his daughter-in-law, the mother of his grandchild, the feelings naturally run very deep. And this is the case in the story today from Stowmarket, near Ipswich in the east of England. But as the family tried to come to terms with what had happened, they were rocked again by the most shocking events....
A Corrupt Banker: Episode 314
November 22, 2022 21:41 - 27 minutesWho do you trust in life - who do you really trust? If you are a small business you have to trust your bank which funds you as you grow. But in this episode of the UK True Crime, we look at a Senior Banker who treated small business owners with utter contempt, using them to fund his lifestyle of sex parties and foreign holidays as hard working business owners lost all they had worked so hard to achieve.... Sources https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/sex-lies-and-hbos-gjmrfbnzv ...
Real Life Not Call Of Duty: Episode 313
November 15, 2022 21:42 - 25 minutesThis week the Uk true Crime podcast heads to a gang dispute in the north-west of London. A normal Saturday evening for 18 year old Jason Isaacs and his friends turns into absolute horror as they are chased by masked men on mopeds and wearing balaclavas. When the group is separated, Jason is brutally stabbed by the cowardly gang members... Sources https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/jason-isaacs-murder-drill-rapper-who-stabbed-teenager-to-death-in-moped-ambush-is-jailed-for-life-a4153076....
His Last Fare: Episode 312
November 09, 2022 19:47 - 25 minutesAll murder cases are dreadful, with the effects rippling widely, sometimes for generations. But today, from rural Derbyshire, I cover one of those stories almost impossible to comprehend. A random murder and more than this, a murder seemingly just for fun.... Sources https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1291093/Murderer-Colin-Cheethams-chilling-photo-album.html http://www.taxi-driver.co.uk/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=12285&start=40 https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2010/jun/30/...
A Man on a Bus: Episode 311
November 01, 2022 21:12 - 24 minutesSo how many times have you been on public transport and somebody is behaving badly near you? Has it made you anxious, concerned or terrified? In the story today, we look at a bus travelling from Victoria in Central London to Lewisham. One passenger is agitated and angry and makes all 37 passengers feel uncomfortable. Just the one person on the bus, 56 year old Herbie Williams, spoke up to call out this behaviour, and in this episode of the UK True Crime podcast, I tell Herbie's story.... ...
The Remote Cottage: Episode 310
October 25, 2022 19:52 - 26 minutesThe peace and remoteness of The Fens, in the east of England is a big draw to many. And it was to Connie and Janice Fenn, who enjoyed their life of solitude breeding whippets. So just why would anyone want to brutally murder them for no apparent reason? In this episode of the UK True Crime podcast we examine just what happened....
The Night Shift: Episode 309
October 18, 2022 20:13 - 25 minutesColleagues of 28 year old Samantha Eastwood were concerned when she failed to turn up for her night shift at the hospital in Stoke on Trent. When she had left them at 07:45 that morning she had been her normal self and this was quite out of character. Her family didn't know where she was and there was no sign of Samantha at her house? Just what had happened to her? Sources https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-46424611 https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/news/stoke-on-tr...
The Walk Home: Part 2/2. Episode 308
October 12, 2022 20:00 - 24 minutesLast week, we looked at the murder of 26 year old Jong-Ok Shin, who was walking home from a Bournemouth nightclub and just metres from the door of her home when she was attacked and she tragically died from her injuries. There were no witnesses to this crime. Shortly afterwards, local drug addict Omar Benguit was arrested and convicted of murder and over 20 years later he is still in prison. But was he guilty of this dreadful crime? He says no and many believe his conviction to be unsafe. B...
From Bad Women: The Blackout Ripper Stalks London’s War-Torn Streets
October 12, 2022 09:25 - 16 minutesHere’s a preview of Bad Women: The Blackout Ripper. Over a single week in February 1942, a depraved serial killer stalked London’s dark and WWII bomb-ravaged streets, hunting for victims in the city’s bars and clubs. But the victims of the so-called Blackout Ripper are now all but forgotten. Using new research from police files, court transcripts and exhaustive genealogical studies, season 2 of Hallie Rubenhold’s Bad Women reconstructs the lives of the women The Blackout Ripper brutally...
The Walk Home: Part 1/2. Episode 307
October 08, 2022 17:57 - 26 minutesIn warm weather, Bournemouth on the south coast of England is a nice place to spend some time. On the summer evening when we join the story, 26 year old Jong-Ok Shin was walking home from a Bournemouth nightclub, and just metres from the door of her home when she was attacked and she tragically died from her injuries. There were no witnesses to this crime. Shortly afterwards, local drug addict Omar Benguit was arrested and convicted of murder and over 20 years later he is still in prison. ...