Football Betting Scams & Brutal Double Murder

They Walk Among Us - UK True Crime

They Walk Among Us

True Crime

4.6 • 6.6K Ratings

🗓️ 14 September 2022

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

A young couple are found brutally murdered in their flat in Newcastle’s West End. The investigation into their deaths exposes a shadowy underworld of illegal betting scams, and traverses continents as detectives try to find the person responsible…

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This episode was researched and written by Eileen Macfarlane.

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

Narration, editing, additional writing, and production direction by Benjamin Fitton.

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0:00.0	This episode contains distressing themes and descriptions of violence.
0:13.7	This podcast is intended for a mature audience.
0:18.0	Listener caution is advised.
0:24.3	The audience. Listener caution is advised. They walk among us as part of the A-cast Creator Network.
0:45.9	A young couple are found brutally murdered in their flat in Newcastle's West End.
0:52.9	The investigation into their deaths exposes a shadowy underworld of illegal betting scams and traverses continents as detectives try to find
0:57.0	the person responsible.
0:59.0	Both victims have suffered a violent attack using a sharp edged instrument and a knife.
1:08.0	Two nice, hardworking, respectable people who've come to the UK for the best of reasons to get a good education.
1:18.6	There's nothing that we're aware of at this precise moment in time as to why these two people should be targeted for this specific reason.
1:38.6	Welcome to Season 7, Episode 12 of They Walk Among Us, a podcast dedicated to UK True Crime. On Friday, August 8, 2008, Jiao Peng Xiao returned to Newcastle-upon-Tyne from China.
1:56.8	The last part of his journey was the short trip to Croydon Road in Arthur's Hill to collect
2:02.6	his car from the area behind his old flat. Zhao had expected his former flatmate, 25-year-old
2:10.9	Zenzing Yang known as Kevin, to be there. However, there was no answer at the door, or when Zhao tried to call him.
2:21.1	He managed to get through to another friend Adwang who worked with Kevin's girlfriend.
2:27.8	Zizu, known as Cece, worked at a Wagamama restaurant in Newcastle City Centre.
2:35.5	Jiao got Cece's phone number, hoping Kevin was with her,
2:40.4	but after calling Cici he was again met with no reply.
2:45.6	With little else to do, a note was pinned on the front door to the flat and Zhao returned the next day
2:53.3	at around 4.30pm. With no word from Kevin or Cece concern spread to other people in their
3:02.6	friendship group. A collective decision was made to try and get into the flat, and so Zhao entered the
3:10.4	ground floor apartment through an open bathroom window. As he walked through the property
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