The Appalling Kidnapping and Murder of Teen Leanne Tiernan - August 20 2024

Morning Cup of Murder

Society & Culture, History, Documentary, True Crime

4.7 • 723 Ratings

🗓️ 20 August 2024

⏱️ 14 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Subscribe on Youtube for special episodes: https://youtube.com/@morningcupofmurder?si=y6y52dP-CUcPBEaW Join us on Patreon! For as little as $1 get amazing bonus content you can’t hear anywhere else! https://www.patreon.com/morningcupofmurder Looking for Merch? Get exclusive designs on Teepublic and Bonfire! Teepublic: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/morning-cup-of-murder?ref_id=35179&utm_campaign=35179&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=Morning%2BCup%2Bof%2BMurder Bonfire: https://www.bonfire.com/store/morningcupofmurder/ Want to drop us a line or see what else we have going on? Find all things Morning Cup of Murder at our website: morningcupofmurder.com Want kid-friendly chills? Check out our show The Cryptid Catalog where my son Killian and I weave a biweekly cryptid creature feature. https://open.spotify.com/show/7vwn8JNkTPOmxwRoHsVDc1 Information on today’s episode:August 20th: Leanne Tiernan's Body Found (2001) Sometimes it takes one more victim to finally put a dangerous man behind bars. On August 20th 2001 the body of a young girl was found. Though her loss was absolutely devastating, it was the discovery of her body and the investigation into her murder that brought down a man who, if police are correct, got away with crimes that spanned over the last 20 years. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Leanne_Tiernan, https://forensictales.com/murder-of-leanne-tiernan/, https://kileystruecrime.squarespace.com/kileystruecrimeaddict-blog/the-murder-of-leanne-tiernan, https://medium.com/@Charlie_OBrien/the-appalling-kidnap-and-murder-of-teen-leanne-tiernan-779d9265fd95, https://www.exploreforensics.co.uk/forensic-cases-murder-leanne-tiernan.html, https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6321095/Child-Killer-John-Taylor-sentenced-20-year-sex-attack-spree-including-seven-year-old-girl.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	There were two more murders, 15 miles away.
0:02.6	When police arrives, I found the telephones and electricity lines.
0:06.0	We have a weird homicide.
0:08.8	A scene described by one investigator as reminiscent of a weird...
0:13.0	A cup of murder.
0:14.8	Sometimes it takes one more victim to finally put a dangerous man behind bars.
0:21.2	On August 20th, 2001, the body of a young girl was found.
0:26.2	Though her loss was absolutely devastating, it was the discovery of her body and the investigation
0:32.2	into her murder that brought down a man who, if police are correct, got away with crimes that spanned over the last 20 years.
0:42.0	So if you like your coffee hot but your bones chilled, sit back and start your day with a morning cup of murder.
0:49.1	On December 26, 2000, Leanne Tiernan, born September 27, 1984, went out Christmas shopping in Leeds,
0:57.4	West Yorkshire with her friend, Sarah Whitehouse.
1:01.6	With their trip coming to a close, the pair hopped on a bus and headed towards home after a long
1:06.6	day in the Leeds City Center. Once they reached Howley Lane, 16-year-old Leanne and 15-year-old Sarah
1:13.3	parted ways, with Leanne heading down an unlit path towards a wooded area known as Howley Gill.
1:20.4	This was the last time anyone saw the young girl alive and well. Once arriving at her home, Sarah called Leanne's landline and was surprised to learn that she had
1:31.5	somehow beat her friend home, especially since they separated just about a mile from Leanne's home.
1:38.5	At 520, Leanne's concerned mother called the girl's mobile phone, only to hear it ring for a bit
1:44.1	and abruptly
1:44.9	cut off. She called again, and again was hung up on after four rings. And when 7 p.m. rolled
1:52.0	around and her daughter was still nowhere to be found, she called the local police and reported
1:57.1	her missing. Headed by Detective Superintendent Chris Gregg,
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Morning Cup of Murder, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Morning Cup of Murder and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.