The Devil's Breath Murder / The Poisoning Of Adrian Murphy
They Walk Among Us - UK True Crime
They Walk Among Us
4.5 • 6.8K Ratings
🗓️ 25 January 2023
⏱️ 37 minutes
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Summary
Simon slowly walked through the property, calling for his friend, before he entered the spare room. Adrian was lying on the bed. It was evident he was dead and had been for some time. Simon instinctively knew that someone else was involved. A bottle of whiskey was on the table, and Simon knew his best friend did not drink whiskey…
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| 0:00.0 | This episode contains distressing themes and descriptions of violence. |
| 0:16.7 | This podcast is intended for a mature audience. |
| 0:21.4 | Listener caution is advised. |
| 0:27.6 | They Walk Among Us is part of the A-cast Creator Network. |
| 0:32.3 | Thank you. Post-holiday blues happens to most of us. |
| 0:49.4 | But what Simon Kime found after he returned from a trip to Portugal, thankfully is not a common occurrence. |
| 0:58.7 | On June 4, 2019, Simon arrived home on Lombard Road in Battersea, South London. |
| 1:08.2 | His flat was on the 17th floor of an impressive modern tower block. |
| 1:14.0 | When he finally walked through the front door, |
| 1:17.7 | Simon thought he would see his long-time best friend Adrian Murphy, |
| 1:22.2 | who had been staying at the flat. |
| 1:25.6 | Simon was looking forward to telling Adrian all about the holiday, however he was |
| 1:31.1 | met with nothing but silence. Simon slowly walked through the property calling for his friend |
| 1:39.0 | before he entered the spare room. Adrian was lying on the bed. |
| 1:47.0 | It was evident he was dead and had been for some time. |
| 1:53.2 | Simon instinctively knew that someone else was involved. |
| 1:58.7 | A bottle of whiskey was on the table and Simon knew that his best friend did not drink whiskey. |
| 2:06.6 | The world is full of sameness, but this could not be said of our brother Adrian. |
| 2:12.6 | He has left a huge void within our family and the fact we can no longer see or hear from him |
| 2:18.4 | makes his absence fell all the more. Welcome to Season 7, Episode 32 of They Walk Among |
| 2:26.5 | Us, a podcast dedicated to UK true crime. |
| 2:54.0 | Adrian Murphy was the youngest in a large family of nine children, born to parents Bob and Greta. |
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