A Taxi Driver From South Wales: Episode 175

UK True Crime Podcast

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🗓️ 17 March 2020

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Do you remember the miners strike in 1984/85? It was the most bitter industrial dispute, ruining friendships, families and communities. The repercussions are still felt today. In this episode of the UK True Crime podcast, I look at the story of 35 year old David Wilkie, a taxi driver in South Wales, and how his job lead to his tragic death one morning in 1984.

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https://weeklyworker.co.uk/worker/1041/a-death-in-wales/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_David_Wilkie

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https://apnews.com/1de29685bd7ec13bb43a0c1a0fbf272a

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https://capx.co/orgreave-was-not-the-worst-crime/

https://caerphilly.observer/news/940348/when-thatcher-broke-the-unions-caerphillys-miners-strike-30-years-on/

https://archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk/features/mar04.shtml

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https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=YhczDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT178&lpg=PT178&dq=david+jones+and+joe+green+pickets+murder&source=bl&ots=RBMIWxKaD0&sig=ACfU3U0c3ruYsETFIybr57r26VP37q73BQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwil4oCvoZzoAhUWGsAKHXI4BdcQ6AEwBHoECAkQAQ#v=onepage&q=david%20jones%20and%20joe%20green%20pickets%20murder&f=false

https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=wameBAAAQBAJ&pg=PT270&lpg=PT270&dq=paul+womersley+death&source=bl&ots=QbfdS982UT&sig=ACfU3U1qpI4pezEIH-gqF6RxVU_eve6hEQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiom73f35zoAhVDolwKHepuCuQQ6AEwBXoECAoQAQ#v=onepage&q=paul%20womersley%20death&f=false

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https://www.thefreelibrary.com/TRAGIC+DRIVER%27S+DEATH%3A+%27THE+PAIN+JUST+NEVER+GOES+AWAY%27.-a0113972083

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-13363293

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0:31.0	Hello and welcome to episode 175 of the UK True Crime Weekly Podcast.
0:36.2	I'm Adam.
0:37.2	Thank you for joining me today and I hope that you and your family are doing well in
0:41.0	these somewhat trying times.
0:44.0	Today's story is from South Wales and has been a difficult story to put together about
0:48.1	crime and blame.
0:50.1	Who is really to blame for certain actions and how has our view of this affected by all
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