S06E05 | David Heiss | The Murder of Matthew Pyke

British Murders with Stuart Blues

Stuart Blues

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4.7 • 699 Ratings

🗓️ 6 July 2022

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

In the fifth episode of British Murders Season 6, I tell the story of David Heiss.

German-born David became obsessed with 21-year-old Nottingham-based student Joanna Witton after the pair met in 2007 through a war gaming website Joanna and her boyfriend, 20-year-old Matthew Pyke, had created.

Despite being rejected by Joanna, David persisted with his obsession. He even made two unannounced visits to the couple's Nottingham flat after flying to the UK from Germany in the summer of 2008.

Things grew so heated between the two men that David flew to the UK one more time in September 2008 and brutally murdered Matthew, stabbing him 86 times in the process.

David was handed a life sentence on May 11, 2009, by The Honourable Mr Justice Keith with a minimum term of 18 years.

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Intro music:⁣

David John Brady - 'Throw Down the Gauntlet'⁣

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Shure SM7B Vocal Microphone

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Focusrite Scarlett Solo USB Audio Interface

Rode PSA-1 Professional Studio Boom Arm

Recorded in:⁣

Hindenberg PRO

Edited in:⁣

DaVinci Resolve 17⁣

References:⁣

www.britishmurders.com/davidheiss/

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0:00.0	You are now listening to British murders.
0:03.5	The Food Cry Podcast.
0:18.4	Hello everyone and welcome to British murders, the podcast that focuses exclusively on British
0:23.6	murder cases with an occasional glimpse at horror movies. I'm your host Stuart Blues and this is
0:28.6	the fifth episode of season six. I hope you enjoyed last week's episode which focused on the
0:34.0	crimes of Ian Scowler. It seems to be one of those cases that's fallen right under the radar, even in Scotland.
0:40.6	So, if you haven't already, I highly recommend you check that episode out.
0:44.6	Before we get into this week's story, let's break the ice a little bit, as we always do.
0:48.6	The show's first opening icebreaker segment is this.
0:52.2	Welcome to Daddy Facts.
0:54.2	Here is this week's Dad Fact.
0:56.6	A car called the Flatmobile
0:58.6	was a road legal car built in the UK
1:01.1	that had a height of just 19 inches.
1:05.0	What's that?
1:06.7	Make a meme out of that, if you will,
1:08.1	on YouTube.
1:09.8	19 inches?
1:11.2	That's a small car.
1:14.4	The second and final opening icebreaker segment is this.
1:21.3	Satuji Haiku.
1:24.1	Here is this week's case-related murderous haiku.
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