The Crime Roundup: May 2025

British Murders with Stuart Blues

Stuart Blues

True Crime

4.7 • 699 Ratings

🗓️ 23 May 2025

⏱️ 52 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 May 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:

Missing convicted murderer caught on Edinburgh bus
Romance fraudster posed as footballer to steal thousands from Yorkshire women and fund luxury lifestyle
Swansea man jailed after sending sexual messages to decoy
Greggs makes huge change to UK stores to tackle major problem
Met Police foil drug gang who supplied half a ton of cocaine across London
Mexican navy ship crashes into Brooklyn Bridge, killing two sailors
6 years after grisly slaying, Osuna case continues to drag on
90-year-old is said to have beaten 77-year-old to death with a saucepan
Flying duck caught on speed camera could be repeat offender

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

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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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0:00.0	Fancy a fever tree and vodka.
0:03.8	Yes, vodka, not gin, because this is fever tree Mexican lime soda.
0:10.0	Yes, soda, not tonic.
0:12.9	With Mexican lime and Japanese yuzu for a zesty, refreshing lime soda that's just sweet enough.
0:19.6	Delicious with vodka or on its own. Fever tree, Mexican lime soda that's just sweet enough. Delicious with vodka or on its own.
0:23.1	Fever tree Mexican lime soda mix with the best.
0:27.7	Hmm, now that hits the spot.
0:32.4	Hello everyone.
0:33.6	Welcome to the May edition of the Crime Roundup with Stuart Blues, me of British Murders and Adam of UK true crime.
0:42.3	Hello, Adam.
0:43.1	How are you?
0:44.1	Hey, Stuart, I'm really good.
0:45.5	And of course, it's not just today, is it?
0:47.3	Next month, we are live at CrimeCon.
0:50.1	Wow, jumping the gun there.
0:51.4	Let me do my intro first.
0:52.9	Who's the host here?
0:54.5	Jesus. A bit preventure. Let me do my intro first. Who's the host here? Jeez.
0:55.8	Please. Prevature. Apologies. That's you all over. I've got notes here. Intro chat, bullet point one, crime con in London in two weeks. And Adam comes in and just ruins the show. As is alluded to, next month, June, we are doing a slightly earlier recording
1:14.5	on the 7th of June on the Saturday. We're at CrimeCon live the first time I'll have met this guy.
1:20.2	I was recording a journal episode just before we came on to record for my Patreon and I was saying
1:26.0	on there, because we've never met in person, wouldn't it be funny if we had a little lovers tiff before we went on to record for my Patreon and I was saying on there, because we've never met in
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