Tortured / The Murder Of Angela Pearce
They Walk Among Us - UK True Crime
They Walk Among Us
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🗓️ 11 October 2023
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
Easter weekend 1998. An 18-year-old goes missing on the way to see a relative in Leeds. Diagnosed with schizophrenia, she was approximately 14 times more likely to become a victim of violent crime. The race was on to find the vulnerable young woman, but no one could be prepared for what they saw when they found her…
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This episode was researched and written by Emily G. Thompson and Rosanna Fitton.
Edited by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot Productions.
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Narration, editing assistance, additional writing, and production direction by Benjamin Fitton.
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| 0:00.0 | This episode contains distressing themes and descriptions of violence. |
| 0:10.5 | This podcast is intended for a mature audience. |
| 0:15.1 | Listener caution is advised. |
| 0:22.4 | Easter weekend 1998. |
| 0:26.3 | An 18-year-old goes missing on the way to see a relative in Leeds. |
| 0:32.4 | Diagnosed with schizophrenia, she was approximately 14 times more likely to become a victim of violent |
| 0:40.0 | crime. The race was on to find the vulnerable young woman, but no one could be prepared for |
| 0:47.3 | what they saw when they found her. Welcome to Season 8, Episode 16 of They Walk Among Us, a podcast dedicated to UK True Crime. |
| 1:23.5 | 18 year ago. 18-year-old Angela Pierce lived on Skelton Terrace in East End Park, an estate in the inner city of Leeds, West Yorkshire. |
| 1:30.3 | It's just over half an hour's walk or a 15-minute bus ride from the Leeds Corn Exchange. |
| 1:47.4 | Skelton Terrace is predominantly lined with red brick terraced houses. No homes seem to stand out behind the bricked-off front gardens, but unlike the properties, Angela Pierce felt she did not fit in. |
| 1:54.3 | She lived with her mother Irene and her sister Nicola, who was two years her junior. |
| 2:00.5 | Angela and Nicola's father Stephen had long separated from their mother. |
| 2:07.8 | He had remarried, but the former couple still prioritised their girls above all else. |
| 2:13.5 | Angela passed the time by shopping for clothes and jewelry. |
| 2:17.3 | She was particularly fond of gold bracelets. |
| 2:22.1 | Her teenage years had been extremely difficult. |
| 2:29.2 | Relentless bullying was a regular occurrence, and she had something more to contend with. |
| 2:32.7 | Angela was diagnosed with schizophrenia. |
| 2:38.4 | Unfortunately, if she did not take her medication as prescribed, |
| 2:42.3 | the symptoms of Angela's health condition would worsen, |
| 2:46.6 | making her vulnerable, especially when out alone. |
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