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UK True Crime Podcast

King Kenny: Episode 353

UK True Crime Podcast

UK True Crime Podcast

History, Society & Culture, Uk, Serial Killer, True Crime, Murder, Uktruecrime, Robbery, Police, Crimepodcast, Fraud, Personal Journals, Crime, Guns, Drugs

4.32.8K Ratings

🗓️ 22 August 2023

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Kenny Carter was a world-class speedway rider known to his fans as 'King Kenny'. He was box office for the sport - outspoken, cocky and talented. Loved by his supporters, this view wasn't shared by many of his peers in the sport who tended to feel the same as this rider when talking about Kenny: “I admired him 100% as a rider, but as a person, I had no time for him at all’.

But then one day Kenny made the headline news for reasons other than his riding - murder....

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Sources
https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/tragic-life-horrific-death-troubled-20531271
https://www.amazon.co.uk/TRAGEDY-Kenny-Carter-Tony-McDonald/dp/0955117631
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Alan-Carter-Light-Darkness-Truth/dp/0955934060


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0:00.0

At TFL, we're making journeys safer for everyone, and that includes improving safety on London's roads.

0:07.4

That's why we and London boroughs are lowering more speed limits to 20 miles per hour,

0:12.3

because 20 miles per hour roads have already reduced collisions resulting in deaths or

0:16.8

serious injuries by 24%. That is how we're making journeys in London safer and brighter for everyone.

0:24.8

Search TFL Improvement Plan to the Mayor of London and TFL every journey matters.

0:31.1

Hello and welcome to episode 353 of the UK True Crime Podcast. I'm Adam.

0:38.0

For today's story, we head to Yorkshire, and for the first time in the seven years of this podcast,

0:44.8

the World of Motorsport, a world of excitement, bravery, egos, and in today's story, murder.

0:51.9

First of all, let's quickly set the context for the story with our guest a month and year game.

0:58.8

At number one in the UK charts, I'm afraid, the app we've hit a new low, and that's saying something

1:04.4

for this podcast. It was the chicken song from a spitting image. Now, if this was before your time,

1:11.6

I suggest you really don't bother checking it out. Whitney Houston dedicated her number one in

1:18.0

the US to the mighty they united, the greatest love of all. And in Australia, the third

1:24.3

top selling single this year was Sam Fox, with the excruciating touch me, I want your body.

1:33.0

In the news this month, Tom Cruise starred in the first top gun movie. I think the second was even

1:38.2

better, don't you? In one of the most ridiculous storylines in history, while we're viewing,

1:44.2

Patrick Duffy that was, came back from the dead on TV show Dallas.

1:50.2

The first all-merzy side FA Cup final ended in a 3-1 win for Liverpool over Everton.

1:55.6

He became only the third team this century to win the double.

1:59.6

And in UK TV, the sitcom Red started, as did the US show Moonlighting, which starred

2:06.8

Cibal Shepherd and Bruce Willis. This month saw Margaret Thatcher become the first British Prime

2:13.1

Minister to visit Israel. So did you get the month and year? It was May 1986.

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