London’s Supposed Cannibal Killer - ATC International

Australian True Crime

Meshel Laurie

True Crime

4.6 • 979 Ratings

🗓️ 13 November 2025

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Peter Bryan is often described as one of Britain’s most notorious serial killers and “cannibals”, with most coverage fixated on the grisly details of his crimes.

But how much of that narrative is true?

On this special international bonus episode of Australian True Crime, we unpack the myths, the evidence, and the real story behind Peter Bryan, joined by Michael J. Buchanan-Dunne from Murder Mile UK True Crime.

You can listen to more episodes of Murder Mile UK True Crime here.

We're excited to announce the release of Sherele Moody's new podcast, She Matters. Click here to listen on Apple Podcasts, or find it wherever you get your podcasts.

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CREDITS:

Host: Meshel Laurie

Guest: Michael J. Buchanan-Dunne

Executive Producer/Editor: Matthew Tankard

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0:00.0	Before we begin today's episode of Australian true crime, I want to tell you about a new project
0:04.5	we've been working on behind the scenes. It's called She Matters. It's a new podcast from
0:10.2	award-winning journalist and femicide researcher Shirel Moody. Each week, Shirel speaks with
0:15.3	families of women and children killed in Australia, sharing who they were, the joy they brought,
0:21.9	and the love they left behind. She Matters isn't a true crime podcast. It's about lives lived, lives loved and lives
0:28.7	lost. She Matters is produced by Dashmade podcasts in association with bravecasting media.
0:35.7	She Matters is available wherever you get your podcasts.
0:39.5	Peter Bryan turns up at Brian Cherry's flat.
0:42.1	Hi Brian, come on in and they have a cup of tea.
0:44.8	That's 6pm.
0:46.3	7.15pm, Brian Cherry, his girlfriend turns up.
0:52.2	And as she walks into the flat, she's like, she's like, Brian, Brian.
0:55.1	And as she turns, she sees Peter Brian standing there.
0:59.8	And he's half naked.
1:01.3	He's got blood all the way up his arms.
1:03.8	He's sweating.
1:05.0	He's got a knife in his hand.
1:06.3	And she just panics.
1:14.0	Murder Miles. And she just panics. Murder Mile UK True Crime is a London-based true crime
1:18.4	focused on Soho, the West End and West London.
1:22.1	It's presented as a guided walk of 300 plus untold, unsolved and long-forgotten murder cases.
1:30.1	Michael J. Buchanan Dunn joins us on this episode of Australian True Crime International
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