Hello and welcome to episode 444 of the UK True Crime Podcast. Hi, Madam.

Thank you so much for joining me today for a story from the home counties, which looks at that most terrifying of crimes, the random motiveless murder of a total stranger.

But first, let's set some context for the story with our guest month

and year game. You ready? At number two in the UK music charts was Michael Jackson

with Man in the Mirror and in the US and Australia, top of the charts was I got a feeling

from the black-eyed peas. Hey, you may know that one.

In the news this month, the animated film Ice Age Dawn of the Dinosaurs was released,

and for children, so was Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.

That I know you were a fan, I just don't get it, right?

The Staffordshire Horde, the largest hall of Anglo-Saxon treasure ever found, was uncovered.

1,500 gold and civil pieces were discovered buried beneath a field in Staffordshire by a metal-detecting enthusiast.

ITV announced that its news and information teletech service will be discontinued within six

months.

Like me, do you miss it for following sport and booking cheap holidays?

And in football, Cardiff City Football Club moved into their new Cardiff City Stadium,

a 27,000 capacity all-seater after 99 years at Ninneum Park.

Cardiff, the name kind of rings a bell.

But as a Premier League supporter of the Mighty League United,

I'm not quite sure what this Cardiff team are all about.

And talking of football, this month saw the death of one

of the legendary managers and all-round top men, Bobby Robinson. So did you guess the month and year?

It was July 2009. At this time, my life was all just going on as normal, unaware that seismic events in just six weeks would change almost every aspect of my life forever.

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