Suicide or Murder? / Ryan & Sandra James

They Walk Among Us - UK True Crime

They Walk Among Us

True Crime

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🗓️ 22 May 2024

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

The Burton Mail published the article in March 1990. A local couple had the good fortune of winning a Vauxhall Astra with two years' worth of free petrol. The accompanying picture is fuzzy. Sandra and Ryan James pose almost formally and rigidly while standing behind the vehicle with the garage owner poised to hand over the keys. The next time the couple were mentioned in the newspaper, it would not be for such joyous reasons…

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0:00.0	This episode contains distressing themes and descriptions of violence.
0:11.1	This podcast is intended for a mature audience.
0:15.7	Listener caution is advised.
0:22.7	Wedge between an advertisement for a tailor shop and a short article entitled
0:28.3	Deadly Day of Love about the commonality of suicide on Valentine's Day
0:33.4	was a half-page segment regarding a husband and wife winning a car.
0:39.4	The Burton Mail published the article in March 1990.
0:44.7	A local couple had the good fortune of winning a Vauxhall Astra with two years' worth
0:50.0	for free petrol.
0:52.3	The accompanying pitcher is fuzzy.
0:55.8	Sandra and Ryan James pose almost formally and rigidly,
1:00.4	while standing behind the vehicle with the garage owner poised to hand over the keys.
1:07.1	The next time the couple were mentioned in the newspaper,
1:14.5	it would not be for such joyous reasons.
1:26.6	Welcome to Season 9, Episode 11 of They Walk Among Us, a podcast dedicated to UK true crime.
1:39.6	After receiving A grades at the grammar school in his hometown of Amherford in Dovid Wales, David Ryan James was accepted to study at the Royal Veterinary College in London.
1:47.9	James, who went by his middle name, studied for five years and gained a Bachelor of
1:53.6	Veterinary Science degree specialising in the care of horses.
1:58.7	His career was on track, and he became a member of the Royal College of
2:04.1	Veterinary Surgeons. Despite the positive trajectory of his business life, Ryan James' personal
2:12.5	life was not without his problems. His marriage was falling apart and he moved away leaving behind his
2:20.6	wife of three and a half years and a daughter. Returning to Wales, James found employment at a
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