Betrayed By Kindness : Episode 460

UK True Crime Podcast

True Crime, Society & Culture, Personal Journals

4.4 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 8 September 2025

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

We all know the quote, "If you can be one thing, be kind."

Edna Slater was a kind woman. She wasn't wealthy, but she did all she could to help people in her community in Leeds who were down on their luck, by lending money or allowing them to do odd jobs in her home for cash. But Edna paid the most terrible price for this kindness...

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1:02.6	Hello and welcome to episode 460 of the UK True Crime Podcast. I'm Adam. Thank you so much for
1:10.3	joining me today. This episode of the UK's
1:13.8	30-something most popular true crime podcast comes from West Yorkshire. You know, we all praise being kind
1:20.2	as something we should all try to do, but in the episode today, was it being kind that led to murder?
1:27.7	But before we get into it, let's set some context for today's story with our guest
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