EP186: The Canal Murderer

Crimes and Consequences

True Crime, Society & Culture, Documentary

4.6 • 869 Ratings

🗓️ 22 May 2023

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

John Sweeney seemed like a hard-working and decent man when he married his first wife, Anne in 1976. However, by the time his marriage to Anne ended, John had become a violent drug-abusing alcoholic who was a threat to women everywhere. By the time the law caught up with him, he had murdered at least two women and disposed of their bodies in a most horrific way.

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SOURCES:
1) Inside the mind of 'scalp hunter' killer John Sweeney who dumped bodies in canals - Liverpool Echo
2) The many faces of the 'Scalp Hunter': John Sweeney disguises revealed as police say he could have murdered many more women | Daily Mail Online
3) ‘Model Melissa Halstead feared John Sweeney would kill her’ | Camden Review (beta) (thecnj.com)
4) John Sweeney found guilty of canal murders - BBC News
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10) The terrifying true story behind ITV's latest crime drama Delia Balmer | Daily Mail Online

Transcript

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0:00.0	This episode may contain content of a graphic nature, including descriptions of physical and sexual violence against adults, children, and animals.
0:09.0	Listener discretion is advised.
0:12.0	Hi everyone, I'm Tanya. And I'm Tlaia. advised.
0:12.8	Hi everyone, I'm Tanya.
0:14.3	And I'm T Leah.
0:15.4	And we are Crimes and Consequences, a true crime podcast. I'm going to be. Hi Tia, Tanya. How are you today? Today's a good day. How are you today?
0:39.2	Today's a good day. How are you?
0:40.8	That's awesome. I am doing great. It's all great. Yeah, everything's fantastic. Fantastic. I have a another fine episode for all of us to listen to today
0:50.0	So welcome back everyone.
0:53.0	Before I get into it, I would just like to remind everyone to hit the subscribe or follow button on your favorite app.
1:00.0	And have you ever heard of John Sweeney?
1:03.0	No, no, no, the answer's no.
1:07.0	The answer is no.
1:08.0	Okay. I've never heard of it.
1:10.0	So here, I'm gonna get into it.
1:11.0	Sweetie Todd.
1:12.0	Yeah, not Sweeney, Todd.
1:14.0	John Patrick Sweeney was born in Kirkdale, which is a middle class district in Liverpool, England,
1:20.0	on October 13, 1956 to his parents, Jack and Catherine.
1:24.4	Although John's family was relatively poor, his childhood was pretty uneventful.
1:28.8	He was an overall happy kid, who was always smiling smiling he had curly red hair and deep blue eyes a
1:36.1	huge grin and thick arched eyebrows.
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