The Droppin Well, Part 2/2: Episode 212

UK True Crime Podcast

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🗓️ 1 December 2020

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

In this second part of a two-part story, I return to Northern Ireland to cover the shocking events following the attack on the Droppin Well by the INLA in 1982, ending with the murder of the leader of the INLA (at the time of the attack on the Droppin Well) in February 1994.

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to episode 212 of the UK True Crime Podcast. I'm Adam.
0:07.0	Today we conclude our story from Northern Ireland in the early 80s which began last week.
0:12.8	But before we begin I'd like to say a huge thank you to almost porters on Patreon, especially
0:17.4	this week's new members of this exclusive club. That's Laura West, Samantha Gray, Chrissy
0:23.7	Timson, Philimickey, Laura Mansie and Kate Much. Welcome back Kate. Thank you so much for
0:30.5	your support and I hope you enjoyed all the behind the scenes benefits. If you want to join
0:35.3	us please take a look at patreon.com slash UK True Crime.
0:41.3	Now I've heard today so let's get straight to it and set some context for today's story
0:46.3	and see if you can guess the month of the year.
0:49.1	Number 1 in the UK chart was Maria Carey, murdering the Nilsson Classic without you. I reckon
0:55.2	the Kings of Leon or Elbow could have done that one better.
0:59.0	Maybe. And Mariah also had the top album in Australia with music box. In the US it was
1:05.7	a boy band with sting, Brian Adams and Rod Stewart in the top spot with author love.
1:12.3	In the news this month Jeff Glewley pleaded guilty for his part in the attack on American
1:17.6	Olympic figure skater Nancy Kerrigan. He took a plea bargain whereby he confessed to
1:23.4	recordering in exchange for testimony implicating ex-wife time you're harding.
1:30.3	The screen by Norwegian painter Edward Munch was stolen in Oslo and Andre Cicatillo, a Russian
1:38.7	serial killer was executed by shooting.
1:42.7	And it tests revealed that UK MP Stephen Milligan died of a spictiation and that his
1:47.7	therefore is probably the result of an autorotic sex practice.
1:52.5	And in UK True Crime news Fred West was charged with the murder of his daughter Heather and
1:57.9	the murder of Shirley Robinson, an 18 year old woman who was lasting a life in 1978.
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