The 40 Year Secret - Part 2
The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast
The True Crime Enthusiast
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🗓️ 19 September 2023
⏱️ 82 minutes
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Summary
And that was it - or so it was thought. But four decades later, the case was heard once again before a court - because, had police caught the right killer at the time? Or, had the real killer long been roaming free?
The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, involving children, involving injury detail and descriptions of a sexual nature, that some listeners may find disturbing and or distressing, so discretion is advised whilst listening.
Music used in this episode: "The Descent" by Kevin Macleod. All music used is sourced from https://filmmusic.io/ and used under an Attribution Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Playlist Tracks
- Ocean Colour Scene - July
- Black Pumas - Colors
References:
Assorted articles available via the British Newspaper Archive
- Ex-soldier jailed for raping and killing schoolgirl sentenced to additional three years for sexual assault offence - Wales Online
- Family say 'so galling' to think schoolgirl's killer lived in community for decades - Wales Online
- The 'no comment' interview an ex-soldier gave when interviewed over the death of a schoolgirl in 1976 - Wales Online
- Teen's family reveal their feelings about man who killed her and avoided justice for 40 years - North Wales Live (dailypost.co.uk)
- Janet Commins' family reveal how her killing saw dad 'give up on life' - North Wales Live (dailypost.co.uk)
- North Wales Police admit they got the wrong man over Janet Commins killing - North Wales Live (dailypost.co.uk)
- Forensic archive system 'far from perfect' Janet Commins trial hears - North Wales Live (dailypost.co.uk)
- Flint murder accused claimed he was stealing petrol on night girl disappeared, court hears - North Wales Live (dailypost.co.uk)
- Flint remembers murdered schoolgirl with touching floral tributes - North Wales Live (dailypost.co.uk)
- Janet Commins' uncle tells of the 'misery and desperation' her killing caused family - North Wales Live (dailypost.co.uk)
- Gypsy jailed for killing Janet Commins says he was a 'scapegoat who fitted the bill' - North Wales Live (dailypost.co.uk)
- Woman Passenger Disarms Taximan Taxi Driver Alan- Greenwood Stopped His Car In A Dark Country Lane and Pul-Leda Knife On | Liverpool Daily Post (Welsh Edition) | Thursday 29 January 1976 | British Newspaper Archive
- Janet Commins: How police caught her killer after 41 years - BBC News
- Stephen Hough jailed for 12 years for Janet Commins killing - BBC News
- Rapist who murdered Janet Commins, 15, escaped justice | Daily Mail Online
- Janet Commins' uncle tells of the 'misery and desperation' her killing caused family - North Wales Live (dailypost.co.uk)
- How it took police over 40 years to catch a killer of a schoolgirl using DNA - Wales Online
- Op_Willow_Final_report.pdf (policeconduct.gov.uk)
- Sentencing remarks of The Honourable Mr Justice Lewis: R -v- Stephen Hough (judiciary.uk)
- Man jailed over Janet Commins murder denies telling girlfriend he did it - North Wales Live (dailypost.co.uk)
Transcript
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| 0:30.6 | . You know, Hello all and the warmest of welcomes to the true crime enthusiast podcast, coming to |
| 1:03.6 | each time around from my very cluttered spare North Wales room, which is even more right now, |
| 1:09.7 | it is proper box city, where I seek to bring you |
| 1:12.7 | those tales of true crime that may not be familiar to you. There are often unreal and horrendous |
| 1:17.9 | that come from the darkest corners of the UK and Ireland. Bringing you these is myself, Paul, |
| 1:24.3 | will create a host and true crime enthusiast of the show's title. The Hairy Football |
| 1:28.5 | Peaksie is knocking around somewhere and I'm sure he'll be fast asleep by me shortly. And we're |
| 1:34.2 | completed by yourselves, the enthusiasts that we, well, I, do this for. It's great having the year |
| 1:40.9 | as ever, folks. Thank you so much. and i hope that as you've joined us it's |
| 1:45.1 | for a tale that finds you and yours all good all safe and all well so no messing or waffle then |
| 1:55.3 | we're down to the second part of the 40 year secret quicker than someone distancing themselves from Russell Brand right now. |
| 2:03.6 | And if you haven't heard part one yet, please go and hear that first, or else this will make |
| 2:08.9 | as little sense as the appeal of Married at First Sight. What a proper shambler bollocks that is too. |
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