Season 7 - Episode 49
They Walk Among Us - UK True Crime
They Walk Among Us
4.5 • 6.8K Ratings
🗓️ 16 May 2023
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
Wath upon Dearne near Rotherham was a once popular mining area. Throughout the 19th and early-20th centuries, the demand for coal rose exponentially. As a result, many miners settled in the small South Yorkshire town. They spent most of their lives carrying out the physically intense and life-threatening occupation that powered homes and businesses across Britain. When retirement came, the workers had built a life and had families in the area, so they chose to stay. Their sense of security was shattered in 1988, however, when four people were found murdered — the victims' bodies had been severely mutilated. Officers from the South Yorkshire constabulary would quickly learn that Wath upon Dearne had become the hunting ground for a serial killer, who fantasised about matching the notoriety of The Yorkshire Ripper and Jack the Ripper…
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This episode was researched and written by Emily G. Thompson and Rosanna Fitton.
Edited by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot Productions.
Script editing, additional writing, illustrations and production direction by Rosanna Fitton
Narration, editing assistance, additional writing, and production direction by Benjamin Fitton.
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| 0:00.0 | This episode contains distressing themes and descriptions of violence. This podcast is |
| 0:13.9 | intended for a mature audience. Listen a caution is at vise. They walk among us as part |
| 0:24.2 | of the Acast Creator Network. |
| 0:26.9 | What Upon Dern near Rotherham was a once popular mining area. Throughout the 19th and |
| 0:41.0 | early 20th centuries, the demand for coal rose exponentially. As a result many miners settled |
| 0:49.6 | in the small South Yorkshire town. They spent most of their lives carrying out the physically |
| 0:56.6 | intense and life threatening occupation that powered homes and businesses across Britain. |
| 1:05.2 | When retirement came, the workers had built a life and had families in the area, so they |
| 1:11.6 | chose to stay. Their sense of security was shattered in 1988, however, |
| 1:19.4 | when four people were found murdered. The victim's bodies had been severely mutilated. |
| 1:28.5 | Officers from the South Yorkshire Canstabularies would quickly learn that what Upon Dern had |
| 1:33.5 | become the hunting ground for a serial killer, who fantasized about matching the notoriety |
| 1:39.9 | of the Yorkshire Ripper and Jack the Ripper. |
| 1:47.2 | Welcome to season 7 episode 49 of They Walk Among Us, a podcast dedicated to UK True |
| 1:56.3 | Crime. |
| 2:07.3 | Following a motorbike accident in the mid 1980s, 25-year-old Marcus Law needed to use the |
| 2:14.7 | wheelchair. He lived alone in a specially adapted bungalow flat on Denman Road and was |
| 2:22.3 | a familiar face on the estate. Marcus had moved into the property in the middle of 1988, |
| 2:31.3 | after winning a battle with the local council. He had initially lived in a first floor flat |
| 2:38.2 | in the same neighbourhood, but being a recent wheelchair user he struggled with the layout |
| 2:44.2 | of the property. He had requested to be placed in more suitable accommodation to meet |
| 2:50.8 | his physical needs. The life-changing incident did not alter his outlook and did not change |
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