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The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast

S4 Ep5: "Your Friendly Neighbourhood Frankenstein"

The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast

The True Crime Enthusiast

True Crime

4.71.7K Ratings

🗓️ 10 July 2019

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Summary

A listener written episode of The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast this week covers a celebrated UK crime, one that remains unique in the annals of British criminal history. With massive thanks to listener Julia Crane.

Music used in this episode: "Chance" by Kai Engel from the album "The Run" All music used is sourced from http://freemusicarchive.org/ and used under an Attribution Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Playlist Tracks:
  • Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Beat The Devil's Tattoo
  • Johnny Cash - I've Been Everywhere

References:

Books
  • Holden, A. (1974) The St. Albans Poisoner. Hodder & Stoughton
  • Young, W. (1973) Obsessive Poisoner - The Strange Story Of Graham Young
Newspapers
  • The Daily Express, The Daily Mirror, The Daily Telegraph (June 1972)
  • The Watford Observer, Hertford Evening Echo, Luton Evening Post (June 1972)
Parliament
  • HC Deb 29 June 1972 vol 839 cc1673-85
TV/Films
  • The Young Poisoner’s Handbook (drama based upon Graham Young’s story)
  • Fred Dineage, Talent TV South 2006 (available on You Tube)
Websites

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Remembering all the victims of Graham's "experiments".

Transcript

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0:00.0

Andrew was at an age where he was experimenting with cold water therapy.

0:04.4

And Andrew was also at an age where he was experimenting with manscaping.

0:10.4

Hmm. So when he discovered he could save up to 40% in the Amazon Black Friday week

0:15.6

He got a Braun IPL hair removal device and now he's sharing his silky smooth

0:21.1

Dad Bod with his friends at the Coldwater plunge.

0:24.0

Share the joy this Amazon Black Friday week with up to 40% off,

0:27.6

hence 27th of November, while stocks last. The Oh, I'm not. You're not going to be. Hello all warmest welcomes to yet another installment of the True Crime Enthusiast podcast coming to you this week from a still very sunny proper sweat your knackers off North Wales.

1:29.0

How long can this last for us, eh?

1:31.0

We'll be like last year or what? Let's hope it can be. It would go some to making up for the proper

1:36.3

Game of Thrones winter that we've just had, wouldn't it?

1:39.8

I'm of course Paul, the true crime enthusiast of the show's title it's wonderful having

1:44.2

you guys all here joining me as ever I thank you very much for doing so and I hope that as

1:49.0

the episode drops that you're all good and well many Many thanks for the very kind and positive feedback concerning the previous episode of this series, Suzanne's story.

1:59.0

Although it was a very sad case, the comments and posts that I've read since the episode

2:04.0

drop tells me that her story was a worthwhile one to have covered on the show and

2:08.7

I'm glad that Suzanne's is now not a long forgotten name in the animals of UK true crime.

2:14.9

I also pass on my sincere thanks to listener Tony Clayton

2:18.6

for identifying the record sleeve that was mentioned in the tale

2:22.0

based on the description I gave in the episode.

2:25.0

It was, as a matter of fact, Iron Maiden's 1980 single Sanctuary.

2:29.0

Now, I absolutely love when things like this are highlighted to me,

2:32.0

because I would never have known that.

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