Til Murder Do Us Part: The Case of Jeremy Rickards

REAL

Naomi Channell

Society & Culture, News, Documentary, True Crime

4.8 • 725 Ratings

🗓️ 5 August 2025

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

When Jeremy Rickards met Maureen whilst on a work trip, he soon realised he had met his future wife. He took her daughter on as his own and gave them a life of luxury. But in 2024, Jeremy was reported missing by his daughter and the police looked at Maureen. Jeremy had been seen injured and bruised in the weeks leading up to his disappearance, but nothing could have prepared officers for what they were about to discover. This is REAL. If you'd like to support the show, you can do so here, thank you: https://buymeacoffee.com/podcast4justice If you need help or support with domestic abuse please get in touch with the following organisations: https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/ - UK https://mankind.org.uk/ - Support for male victims https://safelives.org.uk/ - UK https://www.victimsupportni.com/help-for-victims/domestic-violence/ - Northern Ireland https://mapni.co.uk/ - Northern Ireland for men https://sdvs.ie/ - Ireland https://www.mensaid.ie/ - Ireland for men https://www.lifewire.org/ - USA https://www.thehotline.org/resources/men-can-be-victims-of-abuse-too/ - USA for men https://www.rizeup.com.au/ - Australia https://mensline.org.au/family-violence/ - Australia To watch Richard Spencer's documentary 'My Wife, My Abuser' you can do so here: https://www.channel5.com/show/my-wife-my-abuser-the-secret-footage or here: https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/81927969 For information on CrimeCon Manchester, see here and use REAL10 for 10% off all tickets: https://www.crimecon.co.uk/manchester-2025 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Warning, this is a true crime podcast and is not suitable for all audiences. Please use discretion.
0:08.7	This episode contains descriptions of domestic violence. Please take extra care whilst listening.
0:17.3	In the year ending March 2024, approximately 712,000 men had experienced domestic abuse in England and Wales alone.
0:29.7	Whilst women are more likely to be victims of domestic abuse, roughly one in six men will experience it in their lifetime.
0:40.4	The stigma that surrounds partner abuse towards men has been proven to stop them from speaking
0:45.9	out and asking for help. But hopefully, by covering the case of Jeremy Rickard in this episode,
0:54.3	I hope we can highlight the importance of speaking out before it's too late.
1:01.2	I'm Jeremy Rickards was a kind-hearted man with an interesting job. He was a kind-hearted man with an interesting job.
1:48.1	He was a geologist and in his early career he would travel the world, mining for gold,
1:55.6	diamonds and precious metals.
1:59.2	Those who knew Jeremy described him as a mild, mannered and softly spoken man.
2:06.8	He had studied in the West Midlands of England before his job took him across the globe,
2:13.0	and he was highly regarded in his field of work. In 1997, when he was in his late 30s, his work took
2:23.5	him to Mali in Africa, and it was whilst he was there that he met a young woman, 23-year-old
2:31.7	Maureen. She was a single mother to a young daughter called Chima,
2:37.2	and the couple fell in love. They got married soon afterwards, and Jeremy raised Maureen's
2:44.2	daughter as his own. They travelled the world together whilst Jeremy worked, and he was financially able to offer Maureen's daughter, a private education.
2:57.3	The family had everything they could ever want, and never wanted for anything.
3:03.3	Eventually, they decided to settle back in the UK, and Jeremy would travel across the world for
3:09.1	months at a time, for work. Maureen decided that she wanted to study law, and in 2021, when she was
3:17.8	46 years old, she enrolled at the Christchurch University in Kent in the south of England.
3:24.2	She moved into shared accommodation in Kent in the south of England.
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