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They Walk Among Us - UK True Crime

They Walk Among Us

True Crime

4.6 • 6.6K Ratings

🗓️ 8 May 2024

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

There is a timeless saying that bad things happen in threes. Some believe the superstition originates from the wartime phrase ‘Three on a match’ — which refers to three soldiers using the same match to light a cigarette. It was said that the light of the match would be seen by an enemy marksman, and by the time the third soldier lit their cigarette, they would be shot by the gunman who had them in their sights. While there is no scientific proof to support the notion that tragedies continue to happen three times in a row, there are certain stories where the belief rings true...

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This episode was researched and written by Eileen Macfarlane.

Edited by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot Productions.

Script editing, additional writing, illustrations and production direction by Rosanna Fitton

Narration, audio editing assistance, script editing, and production direction by Benjamin Fitton.

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MUSIC:

Bamburgh by Stephen Keech

Woven by Alice In Winter

The Diary by CJ0

Intercept by Cody Martin

Storms Coming by Cody Martin

Strangers by Craig Allen Fravel

Dark Hour by Falls

Growing Pains by Featherland

Gravity by Caleb Etheridge

Hot Doggin by J B Good

Constant Surveillance by JCar

A Time Will Come by Jordan White

What You Do Not Know by Joshua Spacht

Mind Over Matter by Chelsea McGough

Unexpected Turn by Moments

Cocoon Of Light by Phillip Mount

Steadfast by Moments

Distances by Salon Dijon

St Mary by Chelsea McGough And Stephen Keech

Back In Town by Trebulance Ahead

Vanished by Wicked Cinema

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0:00.0	This episode contains distressing themes and descriptions of violence.
0:08.4	This podcast is intended for a mature audience.
0:13.0	Listener caution is advised.
0:19.0	There is a timeless saying that bad things happen in threes. Some believe the superstition
0:26.0	originates from the wartime phrase three on a match, which refers to three soldiers using the same
0:32.4	match to light a cigarette. It was said that the light of the match would be seen by an enemy marksman, and by the time
0:40.4	the third soldier lit their cigarette, they would be shot by the gunmen who had them in their
0:45.9	sights.
0:47.4	While there is no scientific proof to support the notion that tragedies continue to happen
0:52.7	three times in a row.
0:54.9	There are certain stories where the belief rings true.
1:00.8	Welcome to Season 9, Episode 9 of They Walk Among Us,
1:06.2	a podcast dedicated to UK True Crime.
1:21.9	Thank you. podcast dedicated to UK True Crime. The headlights of Robert Long's lorry cut through the dense fog that hung over the A-41 road between Bister and Aylesbury.
1:31.6	It was already dark on the evening of December 3rd, 1958, and Robert and his friend Hughes were on their way to a nearby farm to make a delivery.
1:42.7	A familiar sound emanated from under the bonnet, followed by a steady hiss as the radiator
1:48.6	began to boil and over heat.
1:52.0	Robert knew the lorry wouldn't make it to the farm unless he cooled it down, so he
1:56.8	pulled in by Heath Bridge just outside Blackthorn and climbed over a stone wall to reach the river Ray.
2:04.8	The river runs from the River Thames through Wiltshire.
2:09.1	As Robert approached the riverbank, he saw something awful.
2:14.4	The body of a heavily pregnant young woman.
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