S10E06 | The Murder of Alan Livesey | Villain: Margaret Livesey?

British Murders with Stuart Blues

Stuart Blues

True Crime

4.7 • 699 Ratings

🗓️ 9 August 2023

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, I discuss the story of Alan Livesey, a 14-year-old schoolboy and Army Cadet who was murdered in bizarre circumstances in 1979.

On February 22, Alan was left home alone when his dad, Bob, left for his night shift, and his mum, Margaret, headed to the pub with her friend and secret lover.

A few hours later, Alan was brutally murdered in his home, and his body was only discovered after Margaret sent her friend Eileen's son, Leslie, to her house to check on him.

Margaret claimed to have headed straight for Eileen's house after returning from the pub, but she is suspected of having killed her son first and signed a confession stating as much before she quickly withdrew it.

Add to that several witness testimonies indicating there was another male in the house with Alan whilst his mum was at the pub, which takes the complexity of this mystery to another level.

Still, Margaret was found guilty of murdering Alan and handed a life sentence on July 26. She served ten years (incorrectly stated as being thirteen in the episode) before being released in 1989 and subsequently passed away in February 2001 after succumbing to throat cancer.

The case aired on an episode of Rough Justice in October 1983, and many, including Margaret's other son, Derek, believe she is innocent. Sadly, it looks like the truth will now never be known.

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0:00.0	This podcast contains elements that may be alarming to some listeners.
0:04.2	Listener discretion is advised.
0:06.4	You are now listening to British Brothers.
0:09.8	This will cry podcast. Hello everyone and welcome to British murders, the podcast focusing exclusively on British murder cases and serial killers.
0:32.5	I'm your host Stuart Blues and this is the sixth episode of season 10.
0:37.0	Before we get into it, let's break the ice.
0:39.1	The show's first opening icebreaker segment is this.
0:42.7	Do you facts that sound like both?
0:45.9	Did you know you typically only breathe out of one nostril at a time?
0:50.0	I'll just wait for you to finish trying it before I continue.
0:53.4	Thank you.
0:54.3	Instead of both nostrils taking in the same amount of air when you breathe,
0:57.8	you actually inhale most of your oxygen through one nostril at a time.
1:02.3	Every few hours, the active nostril takes a break,
1:04.7	and the other one takes over until they ultimately switch back again.
1:08.6	Now it's time for the show's final opening icebreaker segment.
1:12.3	Randal quote of the day. Each section of the British Isles has its own way of laughing,
1:18.9	except Wales, which doesn't. That was said by Stephen Leacock, was apparently the best-known
1:24.4	English-speaking humorist in the world.
1:32.7	This case was suggested by Equinox Child via the contact page at Britishmerders.com were in the Lancashire Village of Bamber Bridge this week.
1:36.3	Here are five quickfire facts about Bamber Bridge.
1:39.4	Number one, in 1943, a racially motivated firefight occurred when American military police tried to arrest
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