S02E06 | Christopher Hawkins | The Murder of Ryan Hawkins

British Murders with Stuart Blues

Stuart Blues

True Crime

4.7 • 699 Ratings

🗓️ 31 March 2021

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

I tell the story of Christopher and Ryan Hawkins in this episode.

Christopher violently attacked two of his children with a knife in Slaithwaite, West Yorkshire, on September 23, 2007.

His 14-year-old daughter Donna survived the frenzied attack, but 4-year-old Ryan died due to his injuries.

Christopher was handed a life sentence with a minimum term of 21 years in March 2008.

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0:00.0	Welcome to British murders, a true crime podcast with a focus on British murder cases.
0:17.7	My name's Stuart Blues, and I'm excited for you to join me on this journey of
0:21.1	morbid discovery. I'm by no means an expert on the subjects of homicide and serial killers.
0:26.8	However, I have always had a sick fascination with them. Together, we will learn about some of the
0:31.9	lesser-known British murderers, as well as glimpsing occasionally at some of the more notorious
0:36.3	ones. The bite-sized presentation of this podcast is intentional,
0:40.8	as we look to cover an overview of the respective timelines of each case succinctly.
0:51.8	This episode of British Murders is set in the West Yorkshire village of Slathwaite in Huddersfield,
0:58.3	North West England.
1:00.3	Known affectionately to its residence as Sloughit, the name Slathwaite translates as
1:05.9	Timber Fell Clearing in Old Norse.
1:09.8	Located around five miles south-west from the centre of Huddersfield,
1:14.6	Slathwaite is situated in an area known as the Cone Valley,
1:18.8	which takes its name from the River Cone, which runs through it.
1:23.7	Cone is spelled C-O-L-N-E, but we pronounce it Cone.
1:29.8	The Huddersfield Narrow Canal, which at its summit is the highest stretch of canal in Britain,
1:35.7	also runs through this quaint little village.
1:39.2	Being part of a town known historically for its textile industry,
1:43.8	Slathwaite is full of old mills
1:45.8	from the Industrial Revolution, which took place during the 18th and 19th centuries.
1:52.6	It is here where the manufacture of woolen cloth would take place on cotton spinning machines.
1:59.6	The village is also famous in the UK for providing the setting for the TV drama series
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