The Cambridge Drugs Killings: Episode 85
UK True Crime Podcast
UK True Crime Podcast
4.3 • 2.8K Ratings
🗓️ 26 June 2018
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
Murder, manslaughter or accident? Kathleen McCluskey was a self styled witch and along with her husband enjoyed sex and drugs parties in Cambridge. But then people started to die when they were in her company. Coincidence: or more sinister....?
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to episode 85 of the UK True Crime Weekly Podcast. I'm Adam. |
| 0:06.4 | Today's story comes from Cambridge and involves people living in the real underbelly of the city. |
| 0:13.4 | The part you don't see when punting down the river or visiting the magnificent buildings of the university. |
| 0:19.4 | This episode is all about casual group sex, devil worship, drugs and murder. |
| 0:26.4 | But before we begin, let me start by thanking my supporters on Patreon, especially this week's new supporters, |
| 0:33.0 | Suzanne de Casse, Kate Biser, Jackie Rowan and Emma Jones. |
| 0:39.0 | Thank you so much for your support, which is much appreciated. |
| 0:43.0 | I really hope you enjoy the 16 full length bonus episodes and other exclusive content. |
| 0:51.0 | With only another 327 True Crime Podcast available on Apple Podcasts and with only 80% of television channels showing wall to wall true crime, |
| 1:01.0 | this source of content isn't easily available, is it? |
| 1:05.0 | So let's set some context for the events of today's story, which took place from August 1999. |
| 1:11.0 | Top of the charts at that time was Jerry Haliwell with, well, you know actually, what does it matter? |
| 1:18.0 | It was an utter pile of garbage, obviously. |
| 1:21.0 | In the US, it was Christina Aguilera, topping the charts with Jeanine Abottle, and top of the album charts in Australia was Shania Twain with Come On Over. |
| 1:32.0 | In the news this month, Charles Kennedy won the race to succeed Paddy Pantstown Ashtown as the leader of the Liberal Democrats. |
| 1:40.0 | Those were the days when people were a tiny bit interested in that party. |
| 1:44.0 | I know, it seems a long time ago, doesn't it? |
| 1:47.0 | The 7th World Athletics Championships opened in beautiful Seville in Spain, where the awesome Michael Johnson broke the 400m world record with a time of 43.18 seconds. |
| 2:00.0 | In UK True Crime News, 54-year-old Norfolk farmer Tony Martin, remember him? |
| 2:06.0 | This was when he was charged with the murder of a 16-year-old burglar who was shot dead at his home. |
| 2:11.0 | He was also charged with wounding a 29-year-old man who was also present at the time of the burglary. |
| 2:17.0 | I bet you remember that case, right? Very similar to the one recently where the man was killed during the burglary. |
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