355. Firestarter: Crimes of Bruce George Peter Lee

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🗓️ 15 April 2026

⏱️ 68 minutes

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In the early hours of December 4, 1979, something jolted Edith Hastie awake—and within seconds, her worst fears were confirmed. Fire was already inside her home on Selby Street in Kingston upon Hull, climbing fast, swallowing the staircase, cutting off escape.Her four young sons were still inside.What followed was a frantic, desperate race against heat and smoke, one that would end in unimaginable loss, an act of quiet heroism, and questions that would linger long after the flames were extinguished. Three boys would be pulled from the wreckage with catastrophic burns. But this wasn’t just a tragic house fire. It was something far more disturbing.Because as investigators began to piece together what happened that night, a chilling pattern would emerge, one that pointed not to an accident, but to a firestarter hiding in plain sight. Join Cam and Jen on this episode of Our True Crime Podcast as we discuss ‘Firestarter: Crimes of Bruce George Peter Lee.’ Listener discretion is by @octoberpodVHS Music is by our editor @theinkypawprint. Episode is sponsored by Hello Fresh. Go to HelloFresh.com/otcp10fm now to Get 10 Free meals + Free Nutribullet® Ultra Plus+ 2-in-1 Compact Kitchen System (a $189.99 value) on your 3rd box. Free meals are applied as a discount on the first box, new subscribers only, varies by plan. Disclaimer: Must order the 3rd box by May 31st, 2026. Sources: https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/hull-east-yorkshire-news/hulls-worst-serial-killer-bruce-6621713 http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itw/infomark/531/644/115751697w16/purl=&dyn=11!pdy_3_0FFO-1981-JAN21-003-F?sw_aep=corlonli Ron Sagar MBE Hull, Hell And Fire The Extraordinary Story Of Bruce Lee (Highgate publications, 1999) The Daily Mail (Hull) December 5th 1979- January 31st 1981, February 11th 1981, 10th December 1983. http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/features/A-city39s-memories-branded-in.5883752.jp http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itw/infomark/32/498/118877646w16/purl=rc1_TTDA_0_CS85296526&dyn=5!xrn_1_0_CS85296526&hst_1?sw_aep=corlonli https://www.itv.com/news/calendar/2022-02-08/serial-arsonist-bruce-lee-loses-appeal-over-string-of-fatal-fires-in-1970s https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/nostalgia/fire-master-forgotten-manchester-born-31350618 https://criminalminds.fandom.com/wiki/Bruce_George_Peter_Lee https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-humber-58876813 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-humber-58876813 https://web.archive.org/web/20181019135453/https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/analysis/a-city-s-memories-branded-in-fire-of-killer-s-reign-of-terror-30-years-ago-1-2314856 https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/hull-east-yorkshire-news/hulls-notorious-serial-killer-bruce-6625127 http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/features/A-city39s-memories-branded-in.5883752.jp The Yorkshire Post, The Daily Mirror, The Daily Telegraph (January 21st-23rd 1981) http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itw/infomark/531/644/115751697w16/purl=&dyn=11!pdy_3_0FFO-1981-JAN21-003-F?sw_aep=corlonli Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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