Season 9 - Episode 7
They Walk Among Us - UK True Crime
They Walk Among Us
4.5 • 6.8K Ratings
🗓️ 1 May 2024
⏱️ 68 minutes
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Summary
Something caught Thomas’ attention at the bottom of a set of stone stairs known to locals as the ABC steps. Twenty-six stone platforms jutted out from the steeply sloping hill towards the canal towpath, a stone for each letter of the alphabet. A young girl was curled up at the bottom of the stairs, her legs folded beneath her as if she were crying. Thomas wondered if she was upset or had fallen, but the reality was far worse...
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This episode was researched and written by Eileen Macfarlane.
Edited by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot Productions.
Script editing, additional writing, illustrations and production direction by Rosanna Fitton
Narration, audio editing assistance, script editing, and production direction by Benjamin Fitton.
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Playing Games by Cody Martin
The Recovery by CJ0
Dark Night by Cody Martin
Forbidden Wing by Cody Martin
Storms Coming by Cody Martin
Negative Thoughts by Craig Allen Fravel
Dark Hour by Falls
Crescendo by Featherland
Dystopia by Ian Kelosky
Invisible Line by Stephen Keech
Quiet Desperation Part 2 by JCar
Spooked by jshirts
Those Lost by Moments
Unexpected Turn by Moments
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Reconciliation by Wicked Cinema
Vanished by Wicked Cinema
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| 0:00.0 | These days, it's nice to know what you're getting. Like the same, mmm, when you took into our tasty breakfast, the same, yes, when your kids stay and eat breakfast for free, the same, whoa, knowing there are over 800 hotels and the same, ah, every time you |
| 0:16.9 | sink into one of our super comfy beds. Enjoy the same feeling whatever the trip. |
| 0:21.4 | Premier Inn, rest easy, only available to book at Premier Inn.com. |
| 0:26.0 | Tees and sees apply up to two kids day and eat breakfast free with a full-paying adult. |
| 0:30.0 | Sometimes running a business can feel like cycling uphill with square wheels. |
| 0:37.0 | But zero online accounting software can help predict the future cash flow of your business. |
| 0:45.0 | So you can stay one step ahead. |
| 0:48.0 | Soon it'll feel more like free-wheeling downhill. |
| 0:50.0 | Woo-hoo! |
| 0:51.0 | On a tandem! |
| 0:52.0 | Alright, mate! With a masseur on the back! On a tandem. Tandem. |
| 0:53.0 | All right, mate. |
| 0:54.0 | With a mass sir on the back. |
| 0:55.0 | Oh, that's nice. |
| 0:56.0 | Search Zero with an ex, |
| 0:58.0 | because healthy business is beautiful business. This episode contains distressing themes and descriptions of sexual violence. This podcast is intended for a mature audience. This |
| 1:18.0 | and a caution is advised. The autumn air was chilly even though it was warm for an afternoon in October. |
| 1:30.0 | Brown leaves rustled under the feet of children and their dog Pip as they walked towards the river. |
| 1:38.0 | Thomas Brown held Pips lead tightly while his five-year-old son and three-year-old daughter happily led the way on the familiar route. |
| 1:48.0 | Something caught Thomas's attention at the bottom of a set of stone stairs known to locals as the ABC Steps. 26 stone platforms jutted out from the steeply sloping hill towards the canal towpath, a stone for each letter off the |
| 2:06.3 | alphabet. A young girl was curled up at the bottom off the stairs, her legs folded beneath her as if she were crying. |
| 2:17.7 | Thomas wondered if she was upset or had fallen, but the reality was far worse. |
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