Pottery Cottage Murders / Killer Billy Hughes

They Walk Among Us - UK True Crime

They Walk Among Us

True Crime

4.6 • 6.6K Ratings

🗓️ 24 January 2018

⏱️ 41 minutes

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A dangerous prisoner escapes from custody. The events that unfolded are what worst nightmares are made of...

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This episode was researched and written by Rosanna Fitton.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Season 2, Episode 16 of They Walk Among Us, a podcast dedicated to UK true crime.
0:34.4	Listener caution is advised as this episode contains adult themes and descriptions that some listeners may find distressing.
0:40.3	A dangerous prisoner escapes from custody.
0:46.3	The events that unfolded are what worst nightmares are made of. As a taxi manoeuvred through the ice and snow, it was January 12, 1977, during the most bitter winter England had seen for 20 years.
1:12.0	The passengers got in at Leicester Prison.
1:14.9	Their destination, Chesterfield Magistrates Court.
1:18.7	Two prison wardens Donald Sprintel and Ken Simmons accompanied a prisoner,
1:23.3	William Hughes, who liked to be called Billy, but was often referred to as Mad Billy.
1:28.3	Donald sat in the passenger seat while Ken was handcuffed to Billy in the back.
1:33.3	This was Billy's tenth remand hearing.
1:36.3	The trip from the prison to the court in a taxi was a regular one, since Billy hadn't been categorized as a category A prisoner. To be labelled this you would need to be
1:46.3	considered highly dangerous to the public. At the time transit in a taxi was cheaper than using
1:52.6	official police transportation and it was standard for driver Dave Reynolds. Billy Hughes was
1:58.6	attending court on that day to face charges of rape and actual bodily harm.
2:04.1	It followed a young couple around the back of some swimming baths. He spied on them while they had sex.
2:10.2	He then attacked the young man by stabbing him in the face. While a boyfriend was incapacitated,
2:16.2	Billy raped the young woman at Knife Point.
2:19.3	This wasn't his first violent offence.
2:22.3	He had been attending court since he was 14 and he had been in and out of prison throughout his adult life.
2:28.7	He was 30 years old and his crimes were becoming more serious.
2:33.0	Before the rape, his criminal history was varied and extensive.
2:37.4	He started young, breaking into homes and stealing motorbikes.
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