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UK True Crime Podcast

A body on a Cornish beach: Episode 87

UK True Crime Podcast

UK True Crime Podcast

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4.32.8K Ratings

🗓️ 9 July 2018

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

February 2014, Perranporth Cornwall.   When the body of a man washed up on the beach, detectives appeal for help to identify the man.  In this episode of the UK True Crime Weekly Podcast we follow the Police investigation as suspect a suspicious death due to a series of strange events leading up to the death of 64 year old Alan Jeal.

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0:00.0

Hello and welcome to episode 87 of the UK True Crime Weekly Podcast. I'm Adam.

0:07.0

Today's story comes from beautiful Cornwall in February 2014.

0:12.0

A very odd event to rock the seaside town of Perrin Porth.

0:17.0

But before we get to that, I'd like to thank my supporters on Patreon, especially this week's new supporters.

0:24.0

That's Debbie Robertson, Georgina Ellis, Katie McGregor, Matthew Manning and Steve Davison.

0:31.0

Thank you so much for your support.

0:34.0

This week saw the release of bonus episode number 17, so please do head to patreon.com slash UK True Crime

0:42.0

to join this special group of people whose support means I can publish a weekly podcast.

0:49.0

So to set some context for today, let's take a look at the music charts of the time.

0:54.0

At number one in the UK was Clean Bandit featuring Jesse Lynn with a rather B,

1:00.0

keeping for Elf with Happy from top of the charts.

1:03.0

In the UK it was Katie Perry featuring juicy J with Dark Horse, no more porn jokes.

1:09.0

And in Australia, Happy was in the top spot.

1:14.0

In the news this month, 14 people were killed after Mount Sinaburg erupted in Indonesia.

1:20.0

Same sex marriage was finally legalised in Scotland.

1:24.0

Harrah, about time too.

1:27.0

J Lennon ended his time on the tonight show.

1:30.0

And the Winter Olympics opened in Sochi, Russia.

1:34.0

12 years of slave, one at the BAFTA's.

1:37.0

Great film, but boy was it long.

1:39.0

Like my podcasts, I like my films to be to the point and snappy.

1:44.0

There were also violent scenes in Ukraine this month.

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