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They Walk Among Us - UK True Crime
They Walk Among Us
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🗓️ 20 October 2024
⏱️ 71 minutes
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Summary
Monday mornings were typically quiet. However, on August 23rd, 1971, four men wearing dark glasses and hats stormed into the shop. Joseph thought fast and ducked down—he hastily locked himself in the back room before the men could see him. He could hear the shop assistants being ordered to the floor at gunpoint, so Joseph pressed the silent alarm that alerted officers at Blackpool Police Station. It was 9:41 am. Within 15 minutes, three men would be fighting for their lives, and one of the largest manhunts in Lancashire history would be launched in search of one of the men responsible…
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| 0:00.0 | This episode contains distressing themes, profanity and descriptions of violence. |
| 0:10.3 | This podcast is intended for a mature audience. |
| 0:14.6 | Listener caution is advised. |
| 0:20.1 | The hectic tourist season was coming to an end in Blackpool. |
| 0:25.8 | It was the last week of August, and holiday makers were soaking up the last of their time at the seaside resort. |
| 0:34.5 | Slowly dwindling in numbers, Raucus hen and stack parties still spilled out onto the street, |
| 0:40.8 | as children queued to buy ice creams and buckets and spades. |
| 0:45.8 | While others around him enjoyed their time away, Joseph Lammond was busy at the back of Preston's |
| 0:52.0 | jewelers, carrying out his regular duties as the manager of the store. |
| 0:57.8 | The shop was located on the Strand, a narrow street between Talbot Square and Queen Street. |
| 1:05.5 | Monday mornings were typically quiet. However, on August 23, 1971, four men wearing dark glasses and hats stormed |
| 1:15.1 | into the shop. Joseph thought fast and ducked down. He hastily locked himself in the back room |
| 1:22.7 | before the men could see him. He could hear the shop assistants being ordered to the floor at gunpoint, |
| 1:29.2 | so Joseph pressed the silent alarm that alerted officers at Blackpool Police Station. |
| 1:35.9 | It was 9.41 a.m. |
| 1:39.0 | Within 15 minutes, three men would be fighting for their lives, |
| 1:43.5 | and one of the largest manhunts in |
| 1:45.5 | Lancashire history would be launched in search of one of the men responsible welcome to |
| 1:53.8 | season nine episode 40 of they walk among us a podcast dedicated to UK True Crime. |
| 2:07.5 | Four men entered Preston's jewelers. |
| 2:11.2 | One was holding a sorn-off shotgun, and two others held up pistols as they ordered the shop |
| 2:16.8 | assistance to the floor. |
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