Lucy's Story - Part 2

The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast

The True Crime Enthusiast

True Crime

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🗓️ 15 July 2025

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Summary

Continuing the opening Series 10 tale of The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast with the tragic case of 13 year old Southampton teenager Lucy McHugh, killed most brutally one July morning back in 2018. Police soon had a suspect, an arrest, and the investigation ultimately led to murder, rape and unlawful sexual conduct charges being raised against 24 year old Stephen Alan Nicholson, a lodger at Lucy's home.

So, lets hear about his trial for these?

The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, involving a child and including descriptions of a sexual nature, that some listeners may find disturbing or distressing, so discretion is advised whilst listening in.

Music used in this episode: "The Descent" by Kevin Macleod. All music used is sourced from https://filmmusic.io/ and used under an Attribution Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers - Fault Lines

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0:00.0	Fancy a fever tree in a glass with ice and rum.
0:06.2	You thought I was going to say gin, didn't you?
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0:12.0	made from three gingers for that perfect blend of freshness, sweetness and spiciness.
0:18.3	Delicious with rum, or on its own. Fever tree ginger beer, mix with the best.
0:26.7	Mmm, that spices things up.
0:30.1	Travis fell in love with the perfect woman. She listened, she cared, there was just one catch.
0:41.0	She wasn't human. She was an AI companion.
0:48.1	But when her behavior takes a disturbing turn, Travis finds himself at the center of a much darker story.
0:55.8	This is Flesh and Code, a true story of love, loss, and the dangerous temptations of technology.
0:59.1	Listen to Flesh and Code wherever you get your podcasts.
1:13.6	The The The The Hello all and the very warmest of welcomes to the True Crime Enthusiast podcast, where each time around for my crime layer tucked away in the midst of North Wales.
2:10.6	I come to you always with a tale or tales of true crime that I've sought out from the UK or worldwide for their unfamiliarity and their
2:19.4	uniqueness far more often than not too you won't come across these tales on countless other shows.
2:26.2	Doing so is myself Paul the creator, host and true crime enthusiast of the show's title
2:31.1	by one-eyed Watson. That's not a euphemism, by the way. But Peeke's
2:35.7	my beloved true crime enthusiast is here too, because he's never far from me when I'm in.
2:41.6	And completing us are yourselves, the enthusiasts that make the show strive on.
2:46.7	It means, as ever the world that you've joined us today, it's so very kind of you to do so,
2:51.6	and I hope that as you have, then it's for a tale that finds you and yours all good, all safe,
2:57.6	and all well.
3:00.7	Right, down to business then, and the second part of the series 10 opening trilogy comes here.
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