Serial Killer? / Bible John - Part 1
They Walk Among Us - UK True Crime
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🗓️ 3 April 2024
⏱️ 58 minutes
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It was around 8 am on February 23rd, 1968, when a man walked down a service lane behind Carmichael Place in Glasgow. Every exhale immediately condensed into a cloud of mist that hung in the freezing air. The man’s car was parked in a lock-up on the lane, and he was looking forward to the last day of the working week. Before he could reach the vehicle, the man was stopped in his tracks by a strange sight... (Part 1 of 2)
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| 0:00.0 | This episode contains distressing themes and descriptions of violence. |
| 0:09.8 | This podcast is intended for a mature audience. |
| 0:14.5 | Listener caution is advised. |
| 0:32.8 | It was around 8am on February 23rd, 1968, when a man walked down a service lane behind Carmichael Place in Glasgow. |
| 0:40.1 | Every exhale immediately condensed into a cloud of mist that hung in the freezing air. |
| 0:48.2 | The man's car was parked in a lockup on the lane and he was looking forward to the last day of the working week. |
| 0:56.0 | Before he could reach the vehicle, the man was stopped in his tracks by a strange sight. The case of the Bible quoting killer is a mystery which has puzzled the nation for nearly 30 years. |
| 1:02.0 | People were full of fear suddenly. Before that I think they'd felt quite independent and free of that kind of worry. |
| 1:08.0 | But Bible John entered a new element of fear into their lives. |
| 1:11.6 | Murder inquiries never close as far as we are concerned, and as new evidence it comes to the surface, |
| 1:17.6 | then we are duty bound to follow that evidence through and take it to its logical conclusion. |
| 1:21.6 | And that's what's happened in this occasion. New evidence has come to the fore, and we're following that evidence too. |
| 1:38.0 | Welcome to Season 9 episode 1 of They Walk Among Us, a podcast dedicated to UK true crime. |
| 1:42.3 | This is part one of a two-part case. |
| 1:46.9 | The second instalment will be available in four days. |
| 2:01.0 | The man strained his eyes as he tried to comprehend what he saw in the gloom. There were no street lamps, and the only light came from the back of properties on Carmichael |
| 2:06.5 | place and buildings at the top of the laneway on Ledard Road. |
| 2:12.5 | Ninety yards from the entrance of the lane, there was an unexpected and awful discovery. |
| 2:19.9 | The man had stumbled upon the naked body of a young woman. |
| 2:25.0 | She was bruised and blooded, lying on her back on the frozen ground at the door of her garage. |
| 2:32.7 | The witness immediately raised the alarm. |
| 2:37.6 | Time must have stood still as the man waited for investigators from Glasgow CID to arrive |
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