Unsolved / Ann Ballantine
They Walk Among Us - UK True Crime
They Walk Among Us
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🗓️ 22 January 2023
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
It had been a particularly bitter winter, and the ice in the canal was just beginning to thaw. As the men strolled by the waterway, they spotted something floating in the murky canal. It appeared to be bobbing up and down with the flow of the water, but it was not gathering any traction. The men got closer to inspect the unfamiliar object. They could see that it was something wrapped up inside a piece of carpet — there appeared to be fluid leaking from it. The three managed to pull the object over to the bank of the canal, and were horrified to see a human foot protruding from the end of the carpet…
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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. |
| 0:21.3 | Listener caution is advised. |
| 0:28.5 | They Walk Among Us is part of the ACAST Creator Network. work. |
| 0:46.5 | It was a cold winter's day on January 21st, 1987. |
| 0:53.9 | As the early morning mist was beginning to dissipate, three men were walking underneath Walker Bridge alongside the Union |
| 0:56.3 | Canal in Edinburgh. The waterway runs from Falkirk to Edinburgh and has done so since 1822. |
| 1:06.8 | It had been a particularly bitter winter and the ice in the canal was just beginning to thaw. |
| 1:14.8 | As the men strolled by the waterway, they spotted something floating in the murky canal. |
| 1:23.9 | It appeared to be bobbing up and down with the flow of the water, but it was not gathering |
| 1:29.7 | any traction. |
| 1:31.9 | The men got closer to inspect the unfamiliar object. |
| 1:37.2 | They could see that it was something wrapped up inside a piece of carpet. |
| 1:42.4 | There appeared to be fluid leaking from it. |
| 1:46.8 | The three men managed to pull the object over to the bank of the canal |
| 1:51.0 | and were horrified to see a human foot protruding from the end of the carpet. |
| 2:09.4 | Welcome to they Walk Among Us, a podcast dedicated to UK True Crime. |
| 2:14.9 | This is the 25th in a series of bonus episodes. |
| 2:32.0 | The police were called to the scene and carefully unwrapped the carpet. |
| 2:36.8 | Inside there was the naked body of a young woman. |
| 2:41.1 | The remains were in an advanced state of decomposition, |
| 2:46.4 | but officers observed a rope wrapped tightly around the woman's neck. |
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