The Crime Roundup: February 2025

British Murders with Stuart Blues

Stuart Blues

True Crime

4.7 • 699 Ratings

🗓️ 22 February 2025

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

In this monthly collaboration series, Adam from the UK True Crime podcast and I take a step back from individual cases to explore a curated selection of gripping crime stories that made headlines in February 2025. From chilling local, national, and international headlines to quirky and more lighthearted stories, this series offers a glimpse into the diverse and often shocking world of true crime.

This month's stories include:

Lanarkshire dad's jaw shattered while protecting stepson in Carluke
Fraudster pretended to work for Greggs to nick thousands from Leeds City Council
Killer who snatched girl from garden tent makes new bid for freedom
Woman dies in shooting at village pub in Kent on Valentine’s Day
Hartlepool convenience store selling bootleg cigarettes
Private detectives to hand over info on 'new witnesses' to death of Scot in Spain
Female Police Officer Arrested for Shooting and Killing Her Son and His Teen Girlfriend
Polish murderer writes a second novel revealing secrets of his crimes
Kayaker survives being swallowed by humpback whale in Chile

Join us as we dive into these extraordinary stories in the February 2025 edition of The Crime Roundup.

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David John Brady - 'Throw Down the Gauntlet'⁣

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Disclaimer:

The cases discussed in this episode are real and represent the worst day in many people's lives. We aim to cover such stories with a victim-focused approach, using information from publicly available sources. While we strive for accuracy, some details may vary depending on the sources used. Due to the nature of the content, viewer discretion is advised. Thank you for your understanding and support.

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0:32.7	Disclaimer. This podcast contains elements that may be alarming to some listeners.
0:41.3	Due to the nature of the content, listener discretion is advised. You are now listening to British Birds.
0:45.3	This will cry podcast. Hello everyone and welcome back to the Crime Roundup.
1:04.1	This is the February 2025 edition of this monthly, new-ish, monthly series with myself,
1:10.1	Strait Blues of British Murdersders and my co-host,
1:13.1	Adam, from the UK True Crime podcast. Welcome, Adam. How are you? Hey, shirt. Good to see you again.
1:18.9	I hope you all enjoyed last month's episode. I got some good feedback, actually. I don't know about
1:23.4	yourself. A lot of people seem to enjoy this format. Did you hear anything similar?
1:28.0	Yeah, loads of people said really good stuff about my input. It was less
1:31.7	complimentary about you, but you know, hopefully you'll improve given time. That's always the
1:36.5	case. I'm the far inexperienced one of the two, as experienced as I have. Just as a bit of
1:42.9	a refresher for anyone who may be listening to this for the first time,
1:46.9	this is Adam and I talking about cases in the news, not necessarily murder, but just true
1:52.6	crime or crime-ish in general.
1:55.0	And we're going to cover some local stories.
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