Season 4 - Episode 26

They Walk Among Us - UK True Crime

They Walk Among Us

True Crime

4.6 • 6.6K Ratings

🗓️ 4 December 2019

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

In 1976 a boy was photographed. The picture appeared in The Daily Mirror. The 3-year-old was marching up and down in front of a sentry who stood outside Clarence House in London. Wearing a faux Queens Guard uniform, the boy was excited for the trooping the colour ceremony the next day. A snippet in the article mused about the child and his future. It read: "Dreaming, perhaps of the day when he can measure up to the real thing himself”.

That boy was Mark Acklom. He chose a very different path to the one the newspaper and his parents had envisioned. From teenage swindler to one of England’s most wanted fugitives — Mark Acklom, known as an MI6 conman, led a life of audacious scams.

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CGI Snake by Chris Zabriskie

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0:00.0	Welcome to season 4, episode 26 of They Walk Among Us.
0:22.0	A podcast dedicated to UK through crime.
0:31.0	As the holidays are fast approaching, remember that our book They Walk Among Us is now available
0:37.2	worldwide.
0:39.8	Featuring 10 brand new haunting and gripping cases we have not covered on the podcast, the
0:45.7	book is available in paperback, e-book or audio book.
0:51.3	We also have a selection of They Walk Among Us merchandise available through our online
0:56.4	store.
0:58.1	For more details visit They Walk Among Us podcast.com forward slash merchandise.
1:10.9	Listen a caution is advised as this episode contains adult themes and descriptions that
1:16.6	some listeners may find distressing.
1:24.3	In 1976 a boy was photographed.
1:29.0	The picture appeared in the Daily Mirror.
1:32.1	The three year old was marching up and down in front of a century who stood outside Clarence
1:37.2	House in London.
1:40.3	Wearing a Folk Winds guard uniform, the boy was excited for the trooping the colour ceremony
1:46.0	the next day.
1:48.1	A snippet in the article mused about the child and his future.
1:52.6	It read, dreaming perhaps of the day when he can measure up to the real thing himself.
1:59.8	That boy was Mark Acklam.
2:02.8	He chose a very different path to the one the newspaper and his parents had envisioned.
2:08.6	From teenage Swindle to one of England's most wanted fugitives, Mark Acklam, known
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