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UK True Crime Podcast

The Opportunist: Episode 360

UK True Crime Podcast

UK True Crime Podcast

History, Society & Culture, Uk, Serial Killer, True Crime, Murder, Uktruecrime, Robbery, Police, Crimepodcast, Fraud, Personal Journals, Crime, Guns, Drugs

4.32.8K Ratings

🗓️ 10 October 2023

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

This week, the Uk True Crime podcast heads to Clothes Show Live at the NEC Birmingham.

Michelle Gunshon was working in security at this event with a couple of colleagues. They headed up from London and after their accommodation was flooded found another place to stay, The Dubliner. It was a lively place.

But on the Sunday of the show, there was no sign of Michelle and her car was missing - just what had happened to her?

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Sources
http://www.supremecourt.ie/supremecourt/sclibrary3.nsf/(WebFiles)/33E887FA262A709A8025769300556271/$FILE/Min%20JELR%20v.%20Stafford.pdf
https://www.thefreelibrary.com/We+never+knew+where+killer+left+mum%27s+body%3B+DAUGHTER+REVEALS+ANGUISH...-a0549290590
https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/man-who-raped-prostitute-is-sent-to-jail-for-nine-years/26274331.html
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Convicting-Britains-Most-Ruthless-Criminals-ebook/dp/B0BZQ3LR8M
https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/brutal-murder-nec-security-guard-19228105
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/real-life-stories/tracy-richardson-writes-to-murderer-martin-1460205

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Emily, do you remember when One Direction called it a day?

0:03.0

I think you'll find there are still many people who can't talk about it.

0:06.7

Well luckily, we can. A lot.

0:09.1

Because our new season of terribly famous is all about the first One Directioner to go it alone.

0:14.3

Zayn Malik.

0:15.3

We'll take you on Zayn's journey from Shylad from Bradford

0:18.5

to being in the world's biggest boy band and explore why.

0:22.0

When he reached the top, he decided to walk away.

0:24.6

Follow terribly famous wherever you get your podcasts.

0:31.0

Hello and welcome to episode 360 of the UK True Crime Podcast.

0:36.0

I'm Adam.

0:37.0

Thank you so much for joining me today.

0:39.0

Many of you will know of John Hague, sometimes known as the acid bath murderer,

0:44.0

who killed six people in the last century, dissolving their bodies in acid.

0:49.0

He believed that if there was no body, then it would be hard for him to be convicted.

0:54.0

But he was proved wrong in this assertion, and he met his death at the gallows.

1:00.0

Today we'll look at another case of murder when there was nobody found.

1:04.0

But this time, our story comes from the Midlands.

1:08.0

So before we begin, let's set some context to today's story.

1:12.0

Girls allowed top to UK charts with our stand by you.

1:16.0

In the US, my boo from Usher and Alicia Keys was in the top spot.

1:20.0

And in Australia, the top selling album of the year was Jet with Get Born.

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