Teenage Torture Killers / The Murder Of Angela Wrightson - Part 2

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They Walk Among Us

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4.6 • 6.6K Ratings

🗓️ 7 April 2021

⏱️ 46 minutes

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PLEASE LISTEN TO ‘SEASON 5 - EPISODE 39’ FOR PART ONE OF THIS THREE-PART CASE. On the morning of December 9, 2014, Angela Wrightson was found lifeless on the sofa in her living room. She had died from multiple injuries inflicted during a brutal assault committed over the course of several hours. Due to the severity of the attack, a pathologist could not confirm a cause of death. Two teenagers, a 13 and 14-year-old, were charged with Angela’s murder… (Part 2 of 3).

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0:00.0	Welcome to Season 5, Episode 40 of They Walk Among Us, a podcast dedicated to UK True Crime.
0:32.8	Please listen to Season 5, Episode 39 for Part 1 of this three-part case.
0:41.0	The third installment will be available tomorrow.
0:50.1	This episode contains distressing themes, explicit language and descriptions of violence.
0:58.4	This podcast is intended for a mature audience.
1:03.2	Listener caution is advised. On the morning of December 9th, 2014, Angela Wrightson was found lifeless on the sofa in her living room.
1:30.3	She had died from multiple injuries inflicted during a brutal assault, committed over the
1:36.2	course of several hours.
1:39.3	Due to the severity of the attack, a pathologist could not confirm a cause of death. Two teenagers,
1:47.5	a 13 and 14 year old, were charged with Angela's murder. A trial began at Teaside
1:55.6	Crown Court seven months after the killing, however due to hundreds of comments made by the public on social
2:02.7	media revealing the identity of the suspects and making threats to their lives, legal
2:09.2	proceedings were abandoned.
2:13.0	Seventy miles away a new trial would take place at Leeds Crown Court.
2:22.3	Angela Wrightson was vulnerable, an alcoholic who lived alone, desperate for someone to talk to.
2:29.3	There are CCTV cameras on either end of Stephen Street because it is a notorious area.
2:35.1	Angela Wrightson had many teenage visitors.
2:38.1	She bought them alcohol because she'd get some in return.
2:41.4	False friendships that brought her life to the most horrific end.
2:45.7	It was a torturous attack on a helpless woman.
2:48.0	There were over 100 injuries to her body and several items were used to stick with screws in it,
2:53.6	a shovel and a television set.
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