Bonus Episode 33
They Walk Among Us - UK True Crime
They Walk Among Us
4.5 • 6.8K Ratings
🗓️ 19 July 2023
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Summary
The sun was starting to set on The Blackbird Leys estate at around 4:30 PM on December 10th, 1994. Henry Sheriff was decorating the back room at his home on Monks Close when he was interrupted by a loud bang, a noise that echoed throughout the nearby properties. Henry wondered if it was someone joyriding again or a car back-firing. A short time after the deafening sound, a 999 call was made to the police, but when the operator answered the phone, nobody spoke. All she could hear on the other end of the line was a man groaning and gasping for breath…
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This episode was researched and written by Emily G. Thompson.
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| 0:00.0 | This episode contains distressing themes and descriptions of violence. |
| 0:08.8 | This podcast is intended for a mature audience. |
| 0:13.5 | Listen a caution is advised. |
| 0:17.8 | They walk among us as part of the Acast Creator Network. |
| 0:28.8 | The Blackbird Lisa State is located in Southeast Oxford, around four miles from the city centre. |
| 0:38.0 | It was constructed in the mid 20th century to combat the desperate need for housing. |
| 0:45.2 | The properties are a collection of high-rise flats and terraced homes, some of which back |
| 0:51.0 | on to allotments. |
| 0:53.9 | In the early 1990s, problems arose on the estate. |
| 0:59.9 | Several young men tainted the pleasant atmosphere with anti-social behaviour, the main issue being joy-riding. |
| 1:09.2 | In the evenings they would steal cars and then race them around the estate, sometimes abandoning |
| 1:15.2 | them and setting the vehicles a light. |
| 1:19.1 | In turn, this led to an increased police presence in the area. |
| 1:26.0 | The sun was starting to set on the Blackbird Lisa State at around 4.30pm on December 10th, 1994. |
| 1:36.6 | Henry Sheriff was decorating the backroom at his home on monks' clothes, when he was interrupted by a loud bang. |
| 1:45.7 | The noise the tech owed throughout the nearby properties. |
| 1:50.0 | Henry wondered if it was someone joy-riding again or a car backfiring. |
| 1:56.8 | A short time after the deafening sound, a 999 call was made to the police, but when the operator answered the phone, nobody spoke. |
| 2:09.6 | All she could hear on the other end of the line was a man groaning and gasping for breath. |
| 2:18.6 | Welcome to the Walk Among Us, a podcast dedicated to UK True Crime. |
| 2:27.0 | This is the 33rd in a series of bonus episodes. |
| 2:33.5 | Michael Meenahan was born in Sterling Scotland on December 4th, 1961, the only child of Pat and Tony Meenahan. |
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