An Obsession With Fire : Episode 510
UK True Crime Podcast
UK True Crime Podcast
4.3 • 2.8K Ratings
🗓️ 18 May 2026
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
Between January 2022 and December 2024, 65,053 arson offences were recorded across the UK police forces that provided data - yet only 4.83% of these cases resulted in charges. Arson is a terrifying and often deadly crime with incredibly low conviction rates.
In this episode of the UK True Crime Podcast, I look at the case of Stefan Geary and a series of arson offences that affected communities across the North East. I examine the police investigation, the evidence presented in court, and the impact the fires had on local residents and emergency services. The episode also explores Geary’s background and the circumstances that led to his conviction.
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| 0:00.0 | We'll get into your true crime show in just a moment. When this episode finishes, make sure |
| 0:05.6 | you've got another gripping listen from the Always True Crime Network queued up next. |
| 0:10.2 | Murdemile and the true crime enthusiast have teamed up to bring you a chilling case |
| 0:14.1 | that remains one of Britain's most haunting, unsolved mysteries. In the 50s and 60s, the bodies |
| 0:20.4 | of eight women were discovered in and around the River Thames |
| 0:23.2 | in West London, sparking fears that a serial killer was targeting vulnerable young women. |
| 0:28.8 | With no witnesses, no convictions, and suspects still debated to this day, Mike and Paul |
| 0:34.4 | reveal the murky details of this investigation. |
| 0:38.2 | Search for Murder Mile and the true crime enthusiast to hear both sides of their deep dive |
| 0:42.4 | into this mysterious case. |
| 0:47.0 | Hello and welcome to episode 510 of the UK True Crime Podcast. |
| 0:52.0 | I'm Adam. |
| 0:53.1 | Thank you so much for joining me today for this episode |
| 0:55.8 | from the north-east of England. Like you, I used to be glued to every episode of Crime Watch |
| 1:01.5 | back in the day, and the stories which scared me the most were always arson. There is to me |
| 1:07.3 | something so cowardly and often deadly about that crime |
| 1:10.9 | that has always fascinated and appalled me in equal measure. |
| 1:15.5 | And that crime is at the centre of our story today. |
| 1:18.9 | But first, let's set some context of our guest a month and year game. |
| 1:23.3 | You ready? |
| 1:24.6 | Top of the UK music charts, it was the Out There Brothers with Boom, Boom, Boom, |
| 1:29.5 | their take on recent advances in quantum physics. |
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