April 5, 2000: UEFA Cup Semi-Final Murders

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🗓️ 5 April 2021

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Two British supporters of Leeds United died in a street brawl with fans from rival Istanbul’s Galatasaray on the eve of the UEFA Cup Semi-Final. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:32.8	Today is Monday, April 5th, 2021. On this day in 2000, pregame partying and rivalries resulted in opposing factions of soccer fans
0:44.6	getting into a huge fight in Istanbul, Turkey.
0:48.4	Two men lost their lives in the confrontation.
1:03.4	Welcome to Today in True Crime, a Spotify original from Parcast. Due to the graphic nature of this case, listener discretion is advised. This episode includes discussions of violence and
1:08.6	murder that may be offensive. We advise extreme caution for children under 13.
1:14.5	Today, we'll discuss the murders of Christopher Loftus and Kevin Spate
1:19.3	by Alit Umit Demir on the eve of the UEFA Cup semifinals.
1:25.0	Let's go back to the evening of April 5, 2000 in Istanbul, Turkey.
1:36.9	37-year-old Christopher Loftus and 40-year-old Kevin Spate were English fans of Leeds United.
1:44.9	They, along with many other British supporters, had traveled to Turkey for one of the biggest
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