Unsolved / Sean McGann
They Walk Among Us - UK True Crime
They Walk Among Us
4.5 • 6.8K Ratings
🗓️ 5 July 2023
⏱️ 40 minutes
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Summary
Once the match finished, a gang of agitated spectators gathered outside and began to start trouble. At first, it was just quarrelling between opposing fans before bottles and rocks were hurled through the air. The police made their presence known to dissipate the crowd, and eventually, the officers successfully diffused the situation. With their job done, they left, but the next morning the police were contacted and asked to return to Abington. A woman had been walking down an alleyway around a mile from the County Ground. Something in the distance caught her eye, and as she edged closer, she could see that it was the body of a teenage boy…
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| 0:00.0 | This episode contains distressing themes and descriptions of sexual violence. |
| 0:08.7 | This podcast is intended for a mature audience. |
| 0:13.3 | Listener caution is advised. |
| 0:17.1 | They Walk Among Us is part of the A-Cast Creator Network. |
| 0:26.2 | It was soon after the Easterbank holiday weekend in April 1979. |
| 0:33.6 | Emotions were running high at the county ground football stadium on Wantage Road in Abington, Northampton. |
| 0:41.3 | Northampton Town were playing against crew. |
| 0:45.3 | The atmosphere was tense. |
| 0:49.3 | Once the match finished, a gang of agitated spectators gathered outside and began to start trouble. |
| 0:58.2 | At first, it was just quarreling between opposing fans before bottles and rocks were hurled through the air. |
| 1:06.7 | The police made their presence known to dissipate the crowd, and eventually the officers successfully diffused the situation. |
| 1:15.6 | With their job done, they left, but the next morning the police were contacted and asked to return to Abington. |
| 1:25.6 | The woman had been walking down an alleyway around a mile from the county ground. |
| 1:31.3 | Something in the distance caught her eye. |
| 1:34.3 | And as she edged closer, she could see that it was the body of a teenage boy. |
| 1:40.3 | This is a very sad episode in the history in Northampton. |
| 1:43.3 | It'd been strangled, left there on the ground. |
| 1:49.0 | No attempt was made to cover his body up. |
| 1:52.0 | His jacket and spectacles were missing, and his shoes and his belt were to one side. |
| 1:57.0 | Are you able to say as much that you're looking for a local man? |
| 2:04.3 | Difficult to say. Very difficult to say that. |
| 2:12.1 | Might well be because most crime is committed by local people, but it's difficult to say. |
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