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The girl, dressed in a pretty pink dress, poses for a photograph sat on the knee of a young man, smartly dressed in a tuxedo. They could be any young couple, but are not, for whilst she smiles broadly, he cannot, through pain, and inability. She then approaches the young man in the tuxedo, and brandishing a knife, proceeds to mutilate his chest with it, carving her initials into him. She then approaches him with a cellar of salt, and his terrified eyes widen as she pours it into the wound…. Sounds like a bad movie? It is, it’s a scene from a 2009 Australian horror movie called The Loved Ones – except that in 2012, in the English city of Chester, someone thought life should imitate art…. The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, involving descriptions of injury detail, that some listeners may find disturbing or distressing, so discretion is advised whilst listening in.  Music used in this episode: "The Descent" by Kevin Macleod. All music used is sourced from https://filmmusic.io/ and used under an Attribution Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Black Sabbath – N.I.BYAANG – Speed McQueen The True Crime Enthusiast's Fundraiser For Macmillan Cancer Support References - produced on request, available via assorted articles online from The Guardian, The Times, Liverpool Echo, Daily Mirror, The Free Library, Daily Telegraph, Cheshire Live, BBC News Follow/Contact/Support The True Crime Enthusiast PodcastFacebookFacebook Discussion GroupTwitterInstagramYoutubeWebsiteTTCE MerchandisePatreon Page Remembering Andrew. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Published: 8 August 2025

Have you ever had someone you’ve fallen for so much that you would want to do ANYTHING to impress them, to give them the world? How about, pretending to be something, someone that you aren’t then, where you back up the most lavish of stories with a once in a lifetime event? For one 18 year old Merseyside student back in 2004, she was to get this – though in her worst nightmares she couldn’t have imagined exactly how she was to – and the lengths that her suitor had gone to to give it her. The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, involving descriptions of injury detail, that some listeners may find disturbing or distressing, so discretion is advised whilst listening in. Music used in this episode: "The Descent" by Kevin Macleod. All music used is sourced from https://filmmusic.io/ and used under an Attribution Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Bar Italia - CowbellaPortishead - Glory Box The True Crime Enthusiast's Fundraiser For Macmillan Cancer Support References - produced on request, available via assorted articles online from Newspapers.com, The British Newspaper Archive, The Guardian, The Times, Liverpool Echo, Daily Mirror, The Free Library, Daily Telegraph, Cheshire Live, BBC News Follow/Contact/Support The True Crime Enthusiast PodcastFacebookFacebook Discussion GroupTwitterInstagramYoutubeWebsiteTTCE MerchandisePatreon Page Remembering Brian and Jacqueline. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 25 July 2025

Concluding the sad tale of 13 year old Southampton girl Lucy McHugh - and would Stephen Nicholson be convicted of her rape and murder? We look at this, and developments in the case following here. One of the saddest tales I have covered. The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, involving a child and including descriptions of a sexual nature, that some listeners may find disturbing or distressing, so discretion is advised whilst listening in. Music used in this episode: "The Descent" by Kevin Macleod. All music used is sourced from https://filmmusic.io/ and used under an Attribution Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Elbow - Fly Boy Blue/LunetteRobin Trower - Bridge Of Sighs The True Crime Enthusiast's Fundraiser For Macmillan Cancer Support References - produced on request, available via assorted articles online from BBC News, The Guardian, Surrey Live.R-v-Nicholson-sentencing-remarks-1.pdfhttps://www.facebook.com/hantsandiownews/posts/your-flowers-will-be-removed-mother-of-lucy-mchugh-puts-on-facebook-and-names-wi/453720291882395/https://www.facebook.com/andrewmchugh Follow/Contact/Support The True Crime Enthusiast PodcastFacebookFacebook Discussion GroupTwitterInstagramYoutubeWebsiteTTCE MerchandisePatreon Page The episode is dedicated to Lucy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 18 July 2025

Continuing the opening Series 10 tale of The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast with the tragic case of 13 year old Southampton teenager Lucy McHugh, killed most brutally one July morning back in 2018. Police soon had a suspect, an arrest, and the investigation ultimately led to murder, rape and unlawful sexual conduct charges being raised against 24 year old Stephen Alan Nicholson, a lodger at Lucy's home. So, lets hear about his trial for these? The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, involving a child and including descriptions of a sexual nature, that some listeners may find disturbing or distressing, so discretion is advised whilst listening in. Music used in this episode: "The Descent" by Kevin Macleod. All music used is sourced from https://filmmusic.io/ and used under an Attribution Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) The Charlatans - We Are LoveTom Petty And The Heartbreakers - Fault Lines The True Crime Enthusiast's Fundraiser For Macmillan Cancer Support References - produced on request, in full at tales end. Follow/Contact/Support The True Crime Enthusiast PodcastFacebookFacebook Discussion GroupTwitterInstagramYoutubeWebsiteTTCE MerchandisePatreon Page The episode is dedicated to Lucy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 15 July 2025

The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast returns for Series 10 with a tale from back in 2018, a dive into the tragic case of 13 year old Southampton teenager Lucy McHugh, who set out to keep an appointment one warm July morning - and never returned. The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, involving a child and including descriptions of injury detail, that some listeners may find disturbing or distressing, so discretion is advised whilst listening in. Music used in this episode: "The Descent" by Kevin Macleod. All music used is sourced from https://filmmusic.io/ and used under an Attribution Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) The Slow Day - I Can't SleepA Certain Ratio - The Big E The True Crime Enthusiast's Fundraiser For Macmillan Cancer Support References - produced on request, in full at tales end. Follow/Contact/Support The True Crime Enthusiast PodcastFacebookFacebook Discussion GroupTwitterInstagramYoutubeWebsiteTTCE MerchandisePatreon Page The episode is dedicated to Lucy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 10 July 2025

Back in the early 1980's, Peter Alan Fell was several things: Falklands and Northern Ireland war hero, Army Boxing champion - so how then did he, in July 1984, come to be stood in the dock of Winchester Crown Court charged with the brutal murders of Hampshire women 42 year old Ann Lee, and 66 year old Margaret Johnson? Brilliant detective work - or not? Find out in the second and concluding part of a two part story. The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, including descriptions of injury detail, that some listeners may find disturbing or distressing, so discretion is advised whilst listening in. Music used in this episode: "The Descent" by Kevin Macleod. All music used is sourced from https://filmmusic.io/ and used under an Attribution Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Molly Half Head - BarnyConcrete Club - Jackie Don't Mind The True Crime Enthusiast's Fundraiser For Macmillan Cancer Support ReferencesFell, R v [2001] EWCA Crim 696 (22nd March, 2001) (bailii.org)Peter Alan Fell | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderersFell, Peter - Criminal Cases Review Commission (ccrc.gov.uk)(35) Peter Fell (Full Documentary) Trial and Error | Dark Crimes - YouTubeAssorted articles available via British Newspaper Archive and Newspapers.com‘Trial And Error’ – David Jessell (1994) pp 59-82 Follow/Contact/Support The True Crime Enthusiast PodcastFacebookFacebook Discussion GroupTwitterInstagramYoutubeWebsiteTTCE MerchandisePatreon Page The episode is dedicated to Ann and Margaret and their families - in Memory. Peter also. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 28 May 2025

On a cold spring day in May 1982, two friends, Ann Lee and Margaret Johnson, set off for what would be their final dogwalk together around a familiar area of common land to them in the town of Aldershot, in Hampshire. Their final walk, because during it, Ann and Margaret met a crazed killer. Yet, within hours of the murder, had their killer called police and given his name and address? And when this wasn't acted upon, had he then called again just over a year later, to confess to the killings? I'll tell you, in the first of a two part story. The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, including descriptions of injury detail, that some listeners may find disturbing or distressing, so discretion is advised whilst listening in. Music used in this episode: "The Descent" by Kevin Macleod. All music used is sourced from https://filmmusic.io/ and used under an Attribution Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) The Stone Roses - Driving SouthBob Seger - Bo Diddley The True Crime Enthusiast's Fundraiser For Macmillan Cancer Support References - produced upon request and in full upon tale's end. Follow/Contact/Support The True Crime Enthusiast PodcastFacebookFacebook Discussion GroupTwitterInstagramYoutubeWebsiteTTCE MerchandisePatreon Page The episode is dedicated to Ann and Margaret and their families. In Memory. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 21 May 2025

Cruelty is never far away from some homes - some people suffer largely in silence, and when that cruelty begins to show, they will come out with allsorts of reasoning. 'I fell. I bumped into this or that'. It's a very real thing is domestic violence, and the tale I bring this time around shows it isn't always the archetypal abuser that is commonly perceived. Sometimes, sadly, it ends in utter horror and tragedy. The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, including descriptions of injury detail, that some listeners may find disturbing or distressing, so discretion is advised whilst listening in. Music used in this episode: "The Descent" by Kevin Macleod. All music used is sourced from https://filmmusic.io/ and used under an Attribution Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Maximo Park - Books From BoxesMatt Berninger - Bonnet Of Pins The True Crime Enthusiast's Fundraiser For Macmillan Cancer Support References - produced upon request and in full upon arc's end.R. v. Rickards SRMaureen Rickards YoutubeAssorted articles taken from BBC News; The Times; The Telegraph, Daily Mail; Daily Mirror; Kent Online Follow/Contact/Support The True Crime Enthusiast PodcastFacebookFacebook Discussion GroupTwitterInstagramYoutubeWebsiteTTCE MerchandisePatreon Page Remembering Jeremy. The episode is dedicated to him. Helplines Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 14 May 2025

The Lost Girls multi-parter comes full circle this time around on The True Crime Enthusiast, as for the final part I housekeep the tale of Susan, Caroline, Sarah, Theresa and Jennifer. We look at the years following Black’s crimes for their families, at all developments in the tale overall, and ask the question: How many more Lost Girls are there out there? The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, including disturbing descriptions of a sexual nature and involving children, that some listeners may find extremely disturbing or distressing, so discretion is advised whilst listening in. Music used in this episode: "The Descent" by Kevin Macleod. All music used is sourced from https://filmmusic.io/ and used under an Attribution Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Madrugada - Hands Up - I Love YouDelerium and Nadina - Monarch The True Crime Enthusiast's Fundraiser For Macmillan Cancer Support References - assorted articles from BBC and available via Newspapers.com and British Newspaper Archive Bibliography/Further Reading’Well Done Boys’: The Life And Crimes Of Robert Black – Robert Church (1996)Robert Black: Evil Child Killer. Real-Life Crimes Vol. 108. (1993).The Murder of Childhood: Inside the Mind of One of Britain's Most Notorious Child Murderers – Ray Wyre and Tim Tate (1995) (Updated 25th Anniversary Edition)Fear the Stranger: the Story of Britain's Biggest Child-Murder Hunt – Hector Clark (1994).The Face of Evil: The True Story of the Serial Killer Robert Black – Robert Giles and Chris Clark (2017).End Of Innocence – Zoe Apostolides (2022).There Came A Day – Patricia L Cardy (2021). Follow/Contact/Support The True Crime Enthusiast PodcastFacebookFacebook Discussion GroupTwitterInstagramYoutubeWebsiteTTCE MerchandisePatreon Page The Lost Girls arc is dedicated to Susan, Caroline, Sarah, Jennifer, Theresa, Laura, and all the other Lost Girls and their families. In Memory. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 19 April 2025

The new red bicycle had fast become her pride and joy, all of her friends had seen it, and one sunny afternoon in August 1981, nine year old Jennifer Cardy set off from her home in Ballinderry to cycle the short distance to show the first friend she had it again, so excited was she. As a small Datsun van passed her as she did, Jennifer had no idea that a predator, a monster, was waiting for her. It would take thirty years, but the wheels of justice did eventually turn for Jennifer, and the individual who made her the Lost Girl we haven't yet mentioned through the arc finally stood in the dock. He needs no introduction, or is deserving of her name being spoken. This is Jennifer's story. The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, including disturbing descriptions of a sexual nature and involving children, that some listeners may find extremely disturbing or distressing, so discretion is advised whilst listening in. Music used in this episode: "The Descent" by Kevin Macleod. All music used is sourced from https://filmmusic.io/ and used under an Attribution Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) The Duke Spirit - Cuts Across The LandTrembling Blue Stars - Before We Know It The True Crime Enthusiast's Fundraiser For Macmillan Cancer Support References - produced upon request and in full upon arc's end. Follow/Contact/Support The True Crime Enthusiast PodcastFacebookFacebook Discussion GroupTwitterInstagramYoutubeWebsiteTTCE MerchandisePatreon Page Remembering Jennifer. This episode is dedicated to her. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 14 April 2025

In April 1994, Robert Black, laid bare in all of his foulness, was to face trial charged with the abductions of Susan Maxwell, Caroline Hogg, Sarah Harper and Teresa Thornhill, and the murders of the former three. Was justice in sight for the Lost Girls whose haunting stories we have heard throughout this tale? Well, this time around on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, I shall tell you. The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, including disturbing descriptions of a sexual nature and involving children, that some listeners may find extremely disturbing or distressing, so discretion is advised whilst listening in. Music used in this episode: "The Descent" by Kevin Macleod. All music used is sourced from https://filmmusic.io/ and used under an Attribution Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Isan - Betty's LamentGlazyhaze - Nirvana The True Crime Enthusiast's Fundraiser For Macmillan Cancer Support References - produced upon request and in full upon arc's end. Follow/Contact/Support The True Crime Enthusiast PodcastFacebookFacebook Discussion GroupTwitterInstagramYoutubeWebsiteTTCE MerchandisePatreon Page Remembering all of the Lost Girls. The episode is dedicated to them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 8 April 2025

On 1st April 1992, ten court summonses for crimes including multiple murder, abduction, prevention of a proper and lawful burial and kidnap were served on a 43 year old prisoner serving life at HMP Peterhead in Aberdeenshire - a prisoner serving life for the abduction and sexual assault of a six year old girl in July 1990. His name? Robert Black. Continuing with The Lost Girls multi episode tale then this time around on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, was the individual heading to trial for these, Robert Black, indeed the man responsible for the deaths of Susan Maxwell, Caroline Hogg and Sarah Harper - and almost Theresa Thornhill? But - what was Black's story? Well, I'll tell you within. The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, including disturbing descriptions of a sexual nature and involving children, that some listeners may find extremely disturbing or distressing, so discretion is advised whilst listening in. Music used in this episode: "The Descent" by Kevin Macleod. All music used is sourced from https://filmmusic.io/ and used under an Attribution Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Grandma's House - Haunt MeFastball - Out Of My Head The True Crime Enthusiast's Fundraiser For Macmillan Cancer Support References - produced upon request and in full upon arc's end. Follow/Contact/Support The True Crime Enthusiast PodcastFacebookFacebook Discussion GroupTwitterInstagramYoutubeWebsiteTTCE MerchandisePatreon Page Remembering all of the Lost Girls. The episode is dedicated to them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 24 March 2025

'That's our man. I'd bet my life on it' These are the words of Assistant Chief Constable Hector Clark back in July 1990, moments after the initial, briefest of meetings with the man he was describing here, who just over a month later, was serving a sentence of life imprisonment for an almost carbon copy crime to the series he and his team had been investigating for eight years by then. Continuing with The Lost Girls multi episode tale then this time around on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, was this indeed the same man? And could evidence be found to prove these suspicions? The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, including disturbing descriptions of a sexual nature and involving children, that some listeners may find extremely disturbing or distressing, so discretion is advised whilst listening in. Music used in this episode: "The Descent" by Kevin Macleod. All music used is sourced from https://filmmusic.io/ and used under an Attribution Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Getdown Services - Dog DribbleThe Wombats - Can't Say No The True Crime Enthusiast's Fundraiser For Macmillan Cancer Support References - produced upon request and in full upon arc's end. Follow/Contact/Support The True Crime Enthusiast PodcastFacebookFacebook Discussion GroupTwitterInstagramYoutubeWebsiteTTCE MerchandisePatreon Page Remembering all of the Lost Girls. The episode is dedicated to them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 16 March 2025

It was a simple, quick detour to avoid prying eyes - and it was fortunate that it was just that too, a quick detour, for if it wasn't, then perhaps Teresa Thornhill wouldn't be here today. That evening in Nottingham in April 1988, she very certainly only narrowly escaped the clutches of death, thanks in part to the survivor she was. Because she was the survivor, her evidence would later be crucial in bringing to a very definite end the reign of arguably, Britain's most prolific child killer. This is Teresa's story. The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, including descriptions of a sexual nature and involving a child, that some listeners may find disturbing or distressing, so discretion is advised whilst listening in. Music used in this episode: "The Descent" by Kevin Macleod. All music used is sourced from https://filmmusic.io/ and used under an Attribution Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) The Beta Band - Dry The RainPanic Shack - Gok Wan The True Crime Enthusiast's Fundraiser For Macmillan Cancer Support References - produced upon request and in full upon arc's end. Follow/Contact/Support The True Crime Enthusiast PodcastFacebookFacebook Discussion GroupTwitterInstagramYoutubeWebsiteTTCE MerchandisePatreon Page Remembering Teresa. The episode is dedicated to her. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 8 March 2025

The corner shop was just 150 yards away from her home, and the journey was one that ten year old Sarah Harper had made countless times before - just two minutes walk away. Yet, on a cold and wet evening in March 1986, on that two minute walk back, Sarah was to disappear..... This is Sarah's story. The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, including descriptions of a sexual nature and involving a child, that some listeners may find disturbing or distressing, so discretion is advised whilst listening in. Music used in this episode: "The Descent" by Kevin Macleod. All music used is sourced from https://filmmusic.io/ and used under an Attribution Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Squid - Building 650Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs - Stitches The True Crime Enthusiast's Fundraiser For Macmillan Cancer Support References - produced upon request and in full upon arc's end. Follow/Contact/Support The True Crime Enthusiast PodcastFacebookFacebook Discussion GroupTwitterInstagramYoutubeWebsiteTTCE MerchandisePatreon Page Remembering Sarah. The episode is dedicated to her. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 28 February 2025

Continuing with The Lost Girls series arc, and in the summer of 1983, almost a year to the day, the fear that Susan Maxwell's at large killer could strike again was suddenly realised, when on a warm Friday evening in July, a five year old girl didn't come back in from the final five minutes play she had been allowed before bedtime. This is Caroline's story. The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, including descriptions of a sexual nature and involving a child, that some listeners may find disturbing or distressing, so discretion is advised whilst listening in. Music used in this episode: "The Descent" by Kevin Macleod. All music used is sourced from https://filmmusic.io/ and used under an Attribution Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Pyncher - Get AlongSnapped Ankles - Raoul The True Crime Enthusiast's Fundraiser For Macmillan Cancer Support References - produced upon request and in full upon arc's end. Follow/Contact/Support The True Crime Enthusiast PodcastFacebookFacebook Discussion GroupTwitterInstagramYoutubeWebsiteTTCE MerchandisePatreon Page Remembering Caroline. The episode is dedicated to her. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 21 February 2025

Continuing The Lost Girls Arc on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, we now go back to Northumbria in 1982, and a chance walk home for a young girl after a game of tennis... The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, including descriptions of a sexual nature, that some listeners may find disturbing or distressing, so discretion is advised whilst listening in. Music used in this episode: "The Descent" by Kevin Macleod. All music used is sourced from https://filmmusic.io/ and used under an Attribution Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Horsegirl - Switch OverPeople's Choice - Do It Any Way You Wanna The True Crime Enthusiast's Fundraiser For Macmillan Cancer Support References - produced upon request and in full upon arc's end. Follow/Contact/Support The True Crime Enthusiast PodcastFacebookFacebook Discussion GroupTwitterInstagramYoutubeWebsiteTTCE MerchandisePatreon Page Remembering Susan. The episode is dedicated to her. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 14 February 2025

The 9th Series multi episode arc begins this time around on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, through which we shall timejump over a long period, and in which I bring you the full, in depth tale of who is/was very likely, Britain's most prolific child killer, one who if the cases he is suspected of are laid at his feet, will dwarf those of Brady and Hindley, perhaps even Cotton and Dyer. This is a true monster here, who we will get to meet. But this time around, lets start with how he was captured.... The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, including descriptions of a sexual nature, that some listeners may find disturbing or distressing, so discretion is advised whilst listening in. Music used in this episode: "The Descent" by Kevin Macleod. All music used is sourced from https://filmmusic.io/ and used under an Attribution Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Adult DVD - Doomsday PrepperThe Horrors - More Than Life The True Crime Enthusiast's Fundraiser For Macmillan Cancer Support References - roduced upon request and in full upon arc's end. Follow/Contact/Support The True Crime Enthusiast PodcastFacebookFacebook Discussion GroupTwitterInstagramYoutubeWebsiteTTCE MerchandisePatreon Page Remembering Carol. The episode is dedicated to her. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 7 February 2025

Completing the two part tale concerning the murder in September 1994 of 38 year old Carol Wardell - abducted from home by a gang of raiders, who, after beating and drugging her husband Gordon, forced her to open the building society in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, where she was deputy manager, emptied the safe, and then suffocated Carol, dumping her body in a layby. At least, that was Gordon's account, anyway.... The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, including descriptions of a sexual nature, that some listeners may find disturbing or distressing, so discretion is advised whilst listening in. Music used in this episode: "The Descent" by Kevin Macleod. All music used is sourced from https://filmmusic.io/ and used under an Attribution Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Beastie Boys - IntergalacticFrank Turner - A Love Worth Keeping The True Crime Enthusiast's Fundraiser For Macmillan Cancer Support References - Assorted articles from the BBC, The Free Library, Daily Express, Daily Mirror, Daily Mail, The Times, The Independent, Coventry Telegraph, Birmingham Mail, Birmingham Daily Post, Hull Daily Mail, Sandwell Daily Mail, Newcastle Journal, Solihull News, Liverpool Daily Post, Hinckley Times, Heartland Evening News - sourced online and through the British Newspaper Archive, and Newspapers.com. Produced upon request.(91) The Brutal Murder Of Carol Wardell | True Crime Documentary - YouTube(91) George Joseph Smith and Gordon Wardell - Documentary - YouTube(91) Tears, Lies & Videotape (ITV 2009) - YouTube"The Jigsaw Man" - Paul Britton 1997 pp 371-399 Follow/Contact/Support The True Crime Enthusiast PodcastFacebookFacebook Discussion GroupTwitterInstagramYoutubeWebsiteTTCE MerchandisePatreon Page Remembering Carol. The episode is dedicated to her. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 20 January 2025

The discovery of a woman's body in a rural Warwickshire layby in September 1994 was the start of what would become to detectives one of the most complex investigations in Warwickshire Police history, and would ultimately lead them to a cold and calculating killer. This time and next on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, I shall bring you the story. The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events that some listeners may find disturbing or distressing, so discretion is advised whilst listening in. Music used in this episode: "The Descent" by Kevin Macleod. All music used is sourced from https://filmmusic.io/ and used under an Attribution Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Audioslave - HypnotiseMartha Wainwright - Bloody Mother Fucking Asshole The True Crime Enthusiast's Fundraiser For Macmillan Cancer Support References - Assorted articles from the BBC, The Free Library, Daily Express, Daily Mirror, Daily Mail, The Times, The Independent - sourced online and through the British Newspaper Archive, and Newspapers.com. Produced upon request. Follow/Contact/Support The True Crime Enthusiast PodcastFacebookFacebook Discussion GroupTwitterInstagramYoutubeWebsiteTTCE MerchandisePatreon Page Remembering Carol. The episode is dedicated to her. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 13 January 2025

"I have just murdered my wife in her bed. I have just stabbed them, and slit their throats. His name is Martin Griffiths. There is blood everywhere. This has just happened. My children are safe at my mother's house" This was the context of a call to an emergency services operator in the early hours of New Year's Day, 2020, the implications of which were to rock the village of Duffield, in Derbyshire, to the core - and leave three families destroyed. The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, including descriptions of injury detail, that some listeners may find offensive or distressing, so discretion is advised whilst listening in. Music used in this episode: "The Descent" by Kevin Macleod. All music used is sourced from https://filmmusic.io/ and used under an Attribution Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) The Charlatans - Crashin InManic Street Preachers - Motorcycle Emptiness The True Crime Enthusiast's Fundraiser For Macmillan Cancer Support References - Assorted articles from the BBC, The Free Library, Daily Express, Daily Mirror, Daily Mail, The Times, Derbyshire Live - sourced online and through the British Newspaper Archive. Produced upon request.Fran Runs To France Follow/Contact/Support The True Crime Enthusiast PodcastFacebookFacebook Discussion GroupTwitterInstagramYoutubeWebsiteTTCE MerchandisePatreon Page Remembering Martin and Helen. The episode is dedicated to them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 3 January 2025

We head up to the Scottish Highland city of Inverness, and back to the early 2000's this time on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, for a harrowing tale of a crime that shocked Scotland to the core, a definition of cruelty, evil, and a hauling over the coals of a system that, so tragically, failed a little girl. 5 year old Danielle Reid. Hers is a name that following this, I doubt you will forget. The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, including descriptions of injury detail, involving a child, that some listeners may find offensive or distressing, so discretion is advised whilst listening in. Music used in this episode: "The Descent" by Kevin Macleod. All music used is sourced from https://filmmusic.io/ and used under an Attribution Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) The Lathums - Stellar CastJack White - You Got Me Searching The True Crime Enthusiast's Fundraiser For Macmillan Cancer Support References - Assorted articles from the BBC, The Free Library, Herald Scotland, The Scotsman, Daily Record, Aberdeen Evening Express, Aberdeen Press And Journal - sourced online and through the British Newspaper Archive. Produced upon request.Herbison Report - Danielle Reid Follow/Contact/Support The True Crime Enthusiast PodcastFacebookFacebook Discussion GroupTwitterInstagramYoutubeWebsiteTTCE MerchandisePatreon Page Remembering Danielle. The episode is dedicated to her. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 18 December 2024

he Hampshire beauty spot of Farley Mount Country Park, located near the city of Winchester, is a popular destination in daylight hours for families, joggers and dog walkers, whilst of the evening, it takes on a different kind of visitor - couples, and the voyeuristic who enjoy watching these for their own gratification. During the 1990's, it was also the scene of several disturbing incidents and attacks by an offender who to this day, remains at large, having never faced justice. Or did he? The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, including descriptions of of a sexual nature that some listeners may find offensive or distressing, so discretion is advised whilst listening in. Music used in this episode: "The Descent" by Kevin Macleod. All music used is sourced from https://filmmusic.io/ and used under an Attribution Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Black River Delta - Burning And BurningLaura Marling - What He Wrote The True Crime Enthusiast's Fundraiser For Macmillan Cancer Support References - Assorted articles from the BBC, Daily Echo, The Free Library. Produced upon request. "The Real Cracker" - Stephen Cook (2001) pp 165-200Crimewatch UK March 1989 - Tunbridge Wells Rape (from 14:47 onwards) Follow/Contact/Support The True Crime Enthusiast PodcastFacebookFacebook Discussion GroupTwitterInstagramYoutubeWebsiteTTCE MerchandisePatreon Page Remembering those affected. The episode is dedicated to them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 10 December 2024

There is a saying, Revenge is a dish best served cold. For the tale this time around on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, we head back to 1983, and over to Ireland's capital city of Dublin, for a bleak tale where revenge was served cold-blooded. Revenge which ended in triple murder. The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, including descriptions of violence and descriptions of a sexual nature that some listeners may find offensive or distressing, so discretion is advised whilst listening in. Music used in this episode: "TheDescent" by KevinMacleod. All music used is sourced from https://filmmusic.io/ and used under an Attribution Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Joe Strummer And The Mescaleros - All In A DayBilly Idol - Bitter Taste The True Crime Enthusiast's Fundraiser For Macmillan Cancer Support References - Assorted articles from the Sunday World, Irish Times. Produced upon request. "Killers: Murder In Ireland" - Stephen Rae (1998) pp 163-174"Lyn: A Story Of Prostitution" - Lyn Madden and June Levine (1987)"Lyn's Escape" - Lyn Madden (2008) Follow/Contact/Support The True Crime Enthusiast PodcastFacebookFacebook Discussion GroupTwitterInstagramYoutubeWebsiteTTCE MerchandisePatreon Page Remembering Dolores, Kathleen, and Hannah. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 26 November 2024

Pilot, Cruise Ship Captain, successful businessman, gifted salesman, entrepreneur, property renovator, heir to a massive fortune, able to drop claims of rubbing shoulders with political figures, all whilst living a champagne lifestyle. Sounds pretty good, doesn't it? This time around on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, we meet an individual who was all that and more. On paper, and according to him, anyway - but one who left a costly trail of devestation in his wake. The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events that some listeners may find offensive or distressing, so discretion is advised whilst listening in. Music used in this episode: "TheDescent" by KevinMacleod. All music used is sourced from https://filmmusic.io/ and used under an Attribution Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Led Zeppelin - Trampled Under FootInhaler - Your House The True Crime Enthusiast's Fundraiser For Macmillan Cancer Support References - Assorted articles from the Daily Mirror, Daily Mail, The Sun, The Guardian, The Daily Express, The Independent, North Wales Live, South Wales Argus, BBC, The Times, Shropshire Star, Birmingham Mail, County Times. Produced upon request. Follow/Contact/Support The True Crime Enthusiast PodcastFacebookFacebook Discussion GroupTwitterInstagramYoutubeWebsiteTTCE MerchandisePatreon Page Remembering those wronged. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 18 November 2024

Rememberance Day - a day where we should each give thanks, respect and thoughts to those who through their sacrifices are why we have the freedoms we do today. To be proud. The countless former and serving members of the Armed Forces who each display the medals that they have earned do so with this in abundance, recognition of such sacrifices and bravery they have each earned. And yet, there are many people who also do this - but without the commitment, hard work and bravery that it takes to do so, they simply embellish or even act out a fantasy, basking in glory that they have not attained - as you shall come to see here. The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events that some listeners may find offensive or distressing, so discretion is advised whilst listening in. Music used in this episode: "TheDescent" by KevinMacleod. All music used is sourced from https://filmmusic.io/ and used under an Attribution Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Rage Against The Machine - Sleep Now In The FireSea Power - Raising Flags The True Crime Enthusiast's Fundraiser For Macmillan Cancer Support References - Assorted articles from the Daily Record, Daily Mirror, Daily Mail, The Sun, The Guardian Walter Mitty Hunters FacebookAlan Mcilwraith Follow/Contact/Support The True Crime Enthusiast PodcastFacebookFacebook Discussion GroupTwitterInstagramYoutubeWebsiteTTCE MerchandisePatreon Page At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, we will remember them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 11 November 2024

I used to watch a great sci-fi show back in the 90's called The Pretender, about a genius who could become anything he wanted to be, fit into any walk of life, which he used to do to help people. The people we will meet this time around on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast are in no way geniuses though - for some people don't let trivialities such as qualifications or aptitude get in their way - and instead, rely on a bit of shopping, the gift of the gab, and more front than Brighton to get by. For this time around, we look at some of those pretending to be THIS side of the law. The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events that some listeners may find disturbing and/or distressing, so discretion is advised whilst listening in. Music used in this episode: "TheDescent" by KevinMacleod. All music used is sourced from https://filmmusic.io/ and used under an Attribution Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Arlo Parks - Black DogDoves - Renegades The True Crime Enthusiast's Fundraiser For Macmillan Cancer Support References - Produced upon request. Follow/Contact/Support The True Crime Enthusiast PodcastFacebookFacebook Discussion GroupTwitterInstagramYoutubeWebsiteTTCE MerchandisePatreon Page Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 6 November 2024

"E AH A DE OH - The Farmer Wants A Wife" goes the old nursery rhyme. This time around on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, we head to Hertfordshire and back to 2018, where we will hear the tragic tale of a farmer who, if he could have, would have certainly wanted a better wife. One who, along with her lover, wanted nothing more than him dead. The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, including descriptions of a sexual nature, that some listeners may find disturbing and/or distressing, so discretion is advised whilst listening in. Music used in this episode: "TheDescent" by KevinMacleod. All music used is sourced from https://filmmusic.io/ and used under an Attribution Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Shale - Fuzzy IdentitiesDeath Cab For Cutie - An Arrow In The Wall The True Crime Enthusiast's Fundraiser For Macmillan Cancer Support References - Assorted articles available from the BBC News, Daily Mail Online, Mirror Online, The Independent, The Sun, The Guardian, Sky News, Evening Standard, The Telegraph, The Times, Daily Star, Kent Online, The Comet. Produced upon request. Follow/Contact/Support The True Crime Enthusiast PodcastFacebookFacebook Discussion GroupTwitterInstagramYoutubeWebsiteTTCE MerchandisePatreon Page Remembering Bill. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 22 October 2024

We head to the East Yorkshire city of Hull this time around on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, where one bright April evening in 2016, the resident of number 9 May Street got the shock of her life as she peered into the garden of the neighbouring property.Amongst the various clutter and discarded rubbish in the garden was a duvet. Out of which, was poking a human leg.... The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, including descriptions of injury detail, that some listeners may find disturbing and/or distressing, so discretion is advised whilst listening in. Music used in this episode: "TheDescent" by KevinMacleod. All music used is sourced from https://filmmusic.io/ and used under an Attribution Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Stone Temple Pilots - PlushJosh Idehen - Mum Does The Washing The True Crime Enthusiast's Fundraiser For Macmillan Cancer Support References - Assorted articles available from the Hull Daily Mail, Hull Live, The Mirror Online, BBC NewsSentencing Remarks Follow/Contact/Support The True Crime Enthusiast PodcastFacebookFacebook Discussion GroupTwitterInstagramYoutubeWebsiteTTCE MerchandisePatreon Page Remembering Daniel and Matthew. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 14 October 2024

If a person makes an enemy, the chances are that the circumstances or events that has led to such a thing will not extend further than a series of harsh words exchanged, occasionally a physical confrontation, and a years long, perhaps lifelong dislike of that person. This time around on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, we head to Liverpool and back to 2008 for a tale of a feud that festered over years, and led to the most horrific and tragic of circumstances. The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, including descriptions of injury detail, that some listeners may find disturbing and/or distressing, so discretion is advised whilst listening in. Music used in this episode: "TheDescent" by KevinMacleod. All music used is sourced from https://filmmusic.io/ and used under an AttributionLicence(https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Declan Mckenna - British BombsThe National - Bloodbuzz Ohio The True Crime Enthusiast's Fundraiser For Macmillan Cancer Support References - assorted articles from BBC News; Liverpool Echo, Chester Live. "Underworld UK. Women Who Kill" (Vanessa Howard, 2010) - pp 127-150 Follow/Contact/Support The True Crime Enthusiast PodcastFacebookFacebook Discussion GroupTwitterInstagramYoutubeWebsiteTTCE MerchandisePatreon Page Remembering Rachel. This episode is dedicated to her. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 7 October 2024

Evil, once it is inside a person, never really goes away - it may remain dormant for many years, but it is always there. To the horror of a Peterborough family back in 2018, the evil that was dormant in one such individual stirred with the most horrific of consequences - at the same time, reactivating the nightmare that a Derbyshire family had spent almost four decades trying to deal with. The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, involving a vulnerable adult and a child, and including descriptions of injury detail, that some listeners may find disturbing and or distressing, so discretion is advised whilst listening. Music used in this episode: "TheDescent" by KevinMacleod. All music used is sourced from https://filmmusic.io/ and used under an AttributionLicence(https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Playlist TracksDownset - AngerFlock Of Seagulls - I Ran (So Far Away) The True Crime Enthusiast's Fundraiser For Macmillan Cancer Support References - Produced upon request, but available via:Assorted articles available via the British Newspaper ArchiveBBC NewsNewspapers.comThe Free Library Follow/Contact/Support The True Crime Enthusiast PodcastFacebookFacebook Discussion GroupTwitterInstagramYoutubeWebsiteTTCE MerchandisePatreon Page Remembering Lorraine and Faye. This episode is dedicated to them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 23 September 2024

Alfred Hitchcock's 1954 classic Dial M For Murder is a celebrated work that has been remade for both the big and small screen, and the stage, and which concerns the tale of a cheating wife, a scheming husband, and an elaborate murder plot. In 2007, a court in South Wales was to hear it's very own version, and just how life imitated art... The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, including descriptions of a sexual nature, that some listeners may find disturbing and or distressing, so discretion is advised whilst listening. Music used in this episode: "The Descent" by Kevin Macleod. All music used is sourced from https://filmmusic.io/ and used under an Attribution Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Playlist Tracks City Parking - It's Mad Round Here Githead - Take Off The True Crime Enthusiast's Fundraiser For Macmillan Cancer Support References R v Marsh | [2009] EWCA Crim 2696 | England and Wales Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) | Judgment | Law | CaseMine Justice for Stephen Marsh (mojuk.org.uk) BBC NEWS | Wales | Lovers' 30-year murder sentence BBC NEWS | Wales | South West Wales | S&M pact 'led to wife's murder' BBC NEWS | Wales | South West Wales | S&M lover describes wife murder BBC NEWS | Wales | South West Wales | Murder trial told of bondage find BBC NEWS | Wales | South West Wales | Trial hears of 'knife fantasy' BBC NEWS | Wales | Man guilty of plotting wife death BBC NEWS | Wales | Marsh - womaniser and alcoholic BBC NEWS | Wales | South West Wales | Murder lovers trapped by texts BBC NEWS | Wales | South West Wales | Trial of 'amorality and bravado' BBC NEWS | Wales | Man loved murdered wife 'to bits' BBC NEWS | Wales | Accused husband 'happy' with wife BBC NEWS | Wales | Murdered wife had 35 stab wounds Victim was 'a unique and wonderful person' - Wales Online Suspect 'talked of having wife killed' claims teenage mistress | Daily Mail Online Murderer hopes pet dog can free him from jail - Wales Online LOVE YOU TXT 'LED TO MURDER' - Mirror Online 'Killer 'ugly inside' says husband' diff viewer (0/1) - News Sniffer Murderer demands right to financial investments after Premium Bond ban (telegraph.co.uk) Crimes Against British Sikhs: Perverted English man arranged brutal murder of his Sikh wife Murderer loses conviction appeal; wales newsbulletin. - Free Online Library (thefreelibrary.com) Another mistress tells of knife fantasies of accused. - Free Online Library (thefreelibrary.com) Husband charged with killing wife - Wales Online Husband 'sent mistress to stab wife to death' | Daily Mail Online Mistress murdered wife with 35 stabs - Wales Online BBC News - Wife killer loses murder appeal Accused told mistress: I'm going to kill Jas - Wales Online Kill threat 'was in jest' says murder suspect - Wales Online 'I was brainwashed' claims murder accused - Wales Online Text killer's violent rages - Wales Online BBC NEWS | Wales | Murder accused 'sadistic' claim BBC NEWS | Wales | South West Wales | Lover told 'monumental lies' - QC Follow/Contact/Support The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast Facebook Facebook Discussion Group Twitter Instagram Youtube Website TTCE Merchandise Patreon Page Remembering Jaspal. This episode is dedicated to her.

Transcribed - Published: 20 August 2024

Alfred Hitchcock's 1954 classic Dial M For Murder is a celebrated work that has been remade for both the big and small screen, and the stage, and which concerns the tale of a cheating wife, a scheming husband, and an elaborate murder plot. In 2007, a court in South Wales was to hear it's very own version, and just how life imitated art... The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, including descriptions of a sexual nature, that some listeners may find disturbing and or distressing, so discretion is advised whilst listening. Music used in this episode: "The Descent" by Kevin Macleod. All music used is sourced from https://filmmusic.io/ and used under an Attribution Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Playlist TracksCity Parking - It's Mad Round HereGithead - Take OffThe True Crime Enthusiast's Fundraiser For Macmillan Cancer Support References R v Marsh | [2009] EWCA Crim 2696 | England and Wales Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) | Judgment | Law | CaseMineJustice for Stephen Marsh (mojuk.org.uk)BBC NEWS | Wales | Lovers' 30-year murder sentenceBBC NEWS | Wales | South West Wales | S&M pact 'led to wife's murder'BBC NEWS | Wales | South West Wales | S&M lover describes wife murderBBC NEWS | Wales | South West Wales | Murder trial told of bondage findBBC NEWS | Wales | South West Wales | Trial hears of 'knife fantasy'BBC NEWS | Wales | Man guilty of plotting wife deathBBC NEWS | Wales | Marsh - womaniser and alcoholicBBC NEWS | Wales | South West Wales | Murder lovers trapped by textsBBC NEWS | Wales | South West Wales | Trial of 'amorality and bravado'BBC NEWS | Wales | Man loved murdered wife 'to bits'BBC NEWS | Wales | Accused husband 'happy' with wifeBBC NEWS | Wales | Murdered wife had 35 stab wounds Victim was 'a unique and wonderful person' - Wales OnlineSuspect 'talked of having wife killed' claims teenage mistress | Daily Mail OnlineMurderer hopes pet dog can free him from jail - Wales OnlineLOVE YOU TXT 'LED TO MURDER' - Mirror Online'Killer 'ugly inside' says husband' diff viewer (0/1) - News SnifferMurderer demands right to financial investments after Premium Bond ban (telegraph.co.uk)Crimes Against British Sikhs: Perverted English man arranged brutal murder of his Sikh wifeMurderer loses conviction appeal; wales newsbulletin. - Free Online Library (thefreelibrary.com)Another mistress tells of knife fantasies of accused. - Free Online Library (thefreelibrary.com)Husband charged with killing wife - Wales OnlineHusband 'sent mistress to stab wife to death' | Daily Mail OnlineMistress murdered wife with 35 stabs - Wales OnlineBBC News - Wife killer loses murder appeal Accused told mistress: I'm going to kill Jas - Wales OnlineKill threat 'was in jest' says murder suspect - Wales Online'I was brainwashed' claims murder accused - Wales OnlineText killer's violent rages - Wales OnlineBBC NEWS | Wales | Murder accused 'sadistic' claimBBC NEWS | Wales | South West Wales | Lover told 'monumental lies' - QC Follow/Contact/Support The True Crime Enthusiast PodcastFacebookFacebook Discussion GroupTwitterInstagramYoutubeWebsiteTTCE MerchandisePatreon Page Remembering Jaspal. This episode is dedicated to her. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 20 August 2024

There are countless memorials to the brave personnel of the Armed Forces scattered around the UK, but one of these, in Surrey, contains the names of several service personnel whose military service is overshadowed by one thing - the execution each faced for the heinous crimes they committed, not as an act of war, but as a case of murder. This time around, I bring you the tales of two of these. The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events that some listeners may find disturbing and or distressing, so discretion is advised whilst listening. There is also a racial slur used within the episode, and it should be stated categorically that the use of this does not reflect the views of myself or the show, it is featured merely because it is relevant to the tale in question. Music used in this episode: "The Descent" by Kevin Macleod. All music used is sourced from https://filmmusic.io/ and used under an Attribution Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Playlist Tracks Cardinals - Nineteen Father John Misty - I Guess Time Just Makes Fools Of Us All The True Crime Enthusiast's Fundraiser For Macmillan Cancer Support References Assorted newspaper articles available via Newspapers.com and British Newspaper Archive Follow/Contact/Support The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast Facebook Facebook Discussion Group Twitter Instagram Youtube Website TTCE Merchandise Patreon Page Remembering Lily, Dorothy, and her unborn child. This episode is dedicated to them.

Transcribed - Published: 11 August 2024

There are countless memorials to the brave personnel of the Armed Forces scattered around the UK, but one of these, in Surrey, contains the names of several service personnel whose military service is overshadowed by one thing - the execution each faced for the heinous crimes they committed, not as an act of war, but as a case of murder. This time around, I bring you the tales of two of these.  The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events that some listeners may find disturbing and or distressing, so discretion is advised whilst listening. There is also a racial slur used within the episode, and it should be stated categorically that the use of this does not reflect the views of myself or the show, it is featured merely because it is relevant to the tale in question. Music used in this episode: "The Descent" by Kevin Macleod. All music used is sourced from https://filmmusic.io/ and used under an Attribution Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Playlist TracksCardinals - NineteenFather John Misty - I Guess Time Just Makes Fools Of Us AllThe True Crime Enthusiast's Fundraiser For Macmillan Cancer Support ReferencesAssorted newspaper articles available via Newspapers.com and British Newspaper ArchiveFollow/Contact/Support The True Crime Enthusiast PodcastFacebookFacebook Discussion GroupTwitterInstagramYoutubeWebsiteTTCE MerchandisePatreon Page Remembering Lily, Dorothy, and her unborn child. This episode is dedicated to them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 11 August 2024

Concluding the horrifying and tragic story of 10 year old Ursula Herrmann this time around on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, the girl snatched whilst cycling home in Germany in 1981, only to be found 17 days later in the most nightmarish of circumstances. Though it was to take almost 27 years, in 2008 the wheels of justice finally began to turn for Ursula and her family. Except that once they had, the case became perhaps more controversial than it was before - with no one feeling this more strongly than Ursula's family. Concluding a tale you'll never forget. The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, involving a child, and including a description of animal cruelty, that some listeners may find disturbing and or distressing, so discretion is advised whilst listening. Music used in this episode: "The Descent" by Kevin Macleod. All music used is sourced from https://filmmusic.io/ and used under an Attribution Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Playlist Tracks Dead Pony - Rainbows Sweet Salvation - Rocksteady The True Crime Enthusiast's Fundraiser For Macmillan Cancer Support References https://thechaospress.wordpress.com/2019/08/24/a-dead-girl-buried-in-a-box-in-the-woods/ https://thechaospress.wordpress.com/2019/08/29/a-dead-girl-buried-in-a-box-in-the-woods-part-2-crowdsourcing-the-ursula-herrmann-cold-case/ https://thechaospress.wordpress.com/2019/09/13/a-dead-girl-buried-in-a-box-in-the-woods-part-3-a-dna-match/ https://thechaospress.wordpress.com/2019/09/13/a-dead-girl-buried-in-a-box-in-the-woods-part-4-more-than-one-abductor/ https://thechaospress.wordpress.com/2019/09/13/a-dead-girl-buried-in-a-box-in-the-woods-part-5-a-rusty-wire-and-a-showdown-before-midnight/ Ursula Herrmann - current topics & news - SZ.de (sueddeutsche.de) The seemingly solved kidnapping of a german girl : r/UnresolvedMysteries (reddit.com) https://www.theguardian.com/news/2019/sep/24/ursula-herrmann-germany-kidnapping-mystery https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/murderer-too-stupid-to-be-guilty-says-ancient-history-detective-5fd3x97hj https://shenbagalakshmi.medium.com/dear-ursula-herrmann-who-killed-you-befb191544c4 https://newsrnd.com/news/2022-11-03-criminal-case-ursula-herrmann-(10)--new-documentary-fuels-doubts-about-perpetrators-%E2%80%93-%22must-have-been-accomplices---%22.S1N3iQpgBs.html https://www.world-today-news.com/ten-year-old-found-dead-in-dungeon/ https://hammeltranslations.com/2019/09/27/german-officials-dont-record-interrogations-or-court-testimony/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHwRwHc6jDw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2f3zFHj0LPE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0il4pbUdlE https://talkmurder.com/ursula-herrmann/ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/germany/2054370/German-man-abducted-and-imprisoned-schoolgirl-27-years-ago.html https://padeye.news/the-40th-anniversary-of-the-ursula-herrmann-case/ Mystery of child buried alive solved as accused convicted – The Irish Times [Unresolved Murder] The girl in the box: the mysterious crime that shocked Germany : r/UnresolvedMysteries (reddit.com) The Girl in the Box -- Ursula Herrmann : r/TrueCrime (reddit.com) The Girl In The Box - A German Kidnapping Mystery : r/UnresolvedMysteries (reddit.com) The seemingly solved kidnapping of a german girl : r/UnresolvedMysteries (reddit.com) Clint Eastwood film 'Dirty Harry' inspired couple to kidnap and kill girl, 10, for ransom, court told | Daily Mail Online Ursula Herrmann - Buried alive ? - YouTube Ursula Herrmann: Her kidnapper's new life back in freedom | News | BILD.de (www-bild-de.translate.goog) Topic: The Ursula Herrmann case, early 1980s - Allmystery (www-allmystery-de.translate.goog) The girl in the box: the mysterious crime that shocked Germany – podcast Follow/Contact/Support The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast Facebook Facebook Discussion Group Twitter Instagram Youtube Website TTCE Merchandise Patreon Page Remembering Ursula. This episode is dedicated to her.

Transcribed - Published: 28 July 2024

Concluding the horrifying and tragic story of 10 year old Ursula Herrmann this time around on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, the girl snatched whilst cycling home in Germany in 1981, only to be found 17 days later in the most nightmarish of circumstances. Though it was to take almost 27 years, in 2008 the wheels of justice finally began to turn for Ursula and her family. Except that once they had, the case became perhaps more controversial than it was before - with no one feeling this more strongly than Ursula's family.  Concluding a tale you'll never forget.  The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, involving a child, and including a description of animal cruelty, that some listeners may find disturbing and or distressing, so discretion is advised whilst listening. Music used in this episode: "The Descent" by Kevin Macleod. All music used is sourced from https://filmmusic.io/ and used under an Attribution Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Playlist TracksDead Pony - RainbowsSweet Salvation - RocksteadyThe True Crime Enthusiast's Fundraiser For Macmillan Cancer Support References https://thechaospress.wordpress.com/2019/08/24/a-dead-girl-buried-in-a-box-in-the-woods/https://thechaospress.wordpress.com/2019/08/29/a-dead-girl-buried-in-a-box-in-the-woods-part-2-crowdsourcing-the-ursula-herrmann-cold-case/https://thechaospress.wordpress.com/2019/09/13/a-dead-girl-buried-in-a-box-in-the-woods-part-3-a-dna-match/https://thechaospress.wordpress.com/2019/09/13/a-dead-girl-buried-in-a-box-in-the-woods-part-4-more-than-one-abductor/https://thechaospress.wordpress.com/2019/09/13/a-dead-girl-buried-in-a-box-in-the-woods-part-5-a-rusty-wire-and-a-showdown-before-midnight/Ursula Herrmann - current topics & news - SZ.de (sueddeutsche.de)The seemingly solved kidnapping of a german girl : r/UnresolvedMysteries (reddit.com)https://www.theguardian.com/news/2019/sep/24/ursula-herrmann-germany-kidnapping-mysteryhttps://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/murderer-too-stupid-to-be-guilty-says-ancient-history-detective-5fd3x97hjhttps://shenbagalakshmi.medium.com/dear-ursula-herrmann-who-killed-you-befb191544c4https://newsrnd.com/news/2022-11-03-criminal-case-ursula-herrmann-(10)--new-documentary-fuels-doubts-about-perpetrators-%E2%80%93-%22must-have-been-accomplices---%22.S1N3iQpgBs.htmlhttps://www.world-today-news.com/ten-year-old-found-dead-in-dungeon/https://hammeltranslations.com/2019/09/27/german-officials-dont-record-interrogations-or-court-testimony/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHwRwHc6jDwhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2f3zFHj0LPEhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0il4pbUdlEhttps://talkmurder.com/ursula-herrmann/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/germany/2054370/German-man-abducted-and-imprisoned-schoolgirl-27-years-ago.htmlhttps://padeye.news/the-40th-anniversary-of-the-ursula-herrmann-case/Mystery of child buried alive solved as accused convicted – The Irish Times[Unresolved Murder] The girl in the box: the mysterious crime that shocked Germany : r/UnresolvedMysteries (reddit.com)The Girl in the Box -- Ursula Herrmann : r/TrueCrime (reddit.com)The Girl In The Box - A German Kidnapping Mystery : r/UnresolvedMysteries (reddit.com)The seemingly solved kidnapping of a german girl : r/UnresolvedMysteries (reddit.com)Clint Eastwood film 'Dirty Harry' inspired couple to kidnap and kill girl, 10, for ransom, court told | Daily Mail OnlineUrsula Herrmann - Buried alive ? - YouTubeUrsula Herrmann: Her kidnapper's new life back in freedom | News | BILD.de (www-bild-de.translate.goog)Topic: The Ursula Herrmann case, early 1980s - Allmystery (www-allmystery-de.translate.goog)The girl in the box: the mysterious crime that shocked Germany – podcastFollow/Contact/Support The True Crime Enthusiast PodcastFacebookFacebook Discussion GroupTwitterInstagramYoutubeWebsiteTTCE MerchandisePatreon Page Remembering Ursula. This episode is dedicated to her. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 28 July 2024

It was supposed to be a simple 10 minute cycle ride home, like she had done countless times before that late September evening of 1981 - but it was never to be. This time around on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, in the first of a two part story, I venture in a first for the show outside of the UK and Ireland and head to Germany, where I bring you the tragic story of 10 year old Ursula Herrmann. It's a tale you won't believe... The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, involving a child, and including a description of animal cruelty, that some listeners may find disturbing and or distressing, so discretion is advised whilst listening. Music used in this episode: "The Descent" by Kevin Macleod. All music used is sourced from https://filmmusic.io/ and used under an Attribution Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Playlist Tracks The Rapture - House Of Jealous Lovers Blood Ceremony - The Great God Pan The True Crime Enthusiast's Fundraiser For Macmillan Cancer Support References - produced upon request. Follow/Contact/Support The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast Facebook Facebook Discussion Group Twitter Instagram Youtube Website TTCE Merchandise Patreon Page Remembering Ursula. This episode is dedicated to her.

Transcribed - Published: 21 July 2024

It was supposed to be a simple 10 minute cycle ride home, like she had done countless times before that late September evening of 1981 - but it was never to be. This time around on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, in the first of a two part story, I venture in a first for the show outside of the UK and Ireland and head to Germany, where I bring you the tragic story of 10 year old Ursula Herrmann. It's a tale you won't believe... The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, involving a child, and including a description of animal cruelty, that some listeners may find disturbing and or distressing, so discretion is advised whilst listening. Music used in this episode: "The Descent" by Kevin Macleod. All music used is sourced from https://filmmusic.io/ and used under an Attribution Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Playlist TracksThe Rapture - House Of Jealous LoversBlood Ceremony - The Great God PanThe True Crime Enthusiast's Fundraiser For Macmillan Cancer Support References - produced upon request. Follow/Contact/Support The True Crime Enthusiast PodcastFacebookFacebook Discussion GroupTwitterInstagramYoutubeWebsiteTTCE MerchandisePatreon Page Remembering Ursula. This episode is dedicated to her. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 21 July 2024

Hitchhiking brings with it countless dangers, as we have seen on screen countless times and with the exploits of killers such as the West's, but for many years it was a commonplace thing to do, the dangers not thought about, merely the destination. In the winter of 1995, one such hitcher, a 19 year old French student named Celine Figard, accepted a ride that she was sadly, never to finish. Her last ride.  The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, involving descriptions of injury detail, that some listeners may find disturbing and or distressing, so discretion is advised whilst listening. Music used in this episode: "The Descent" by Kevin Macleod. All music used is sourced from https://filmmusic.io/ and used under an Attribution Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Playlist TracksGurriers - ApproachableSaloon Dion - CarnivalThe True Crime Enthusiast's Fundraiser For Macmillan Cancer Support ReferencesAssorted newspaper articles available via Newspapers.com and British Newspaper ArchiveLong format. From Haute-Saône to England, 27 years after the murder of Céline Figard, her parents' fight for the truth (estrepublicain.fr)6 Thursday October 17 1996 The Birmingham Post Celine Figard Murder Life Celine's Killer Boasted Of Sex Exploits In Cab | Birmingham Daily Post | Thursday 17 October 1996 | British Newspaper ArchiveCl Evening Mail Thursday October 17 1996 Two Nations In Outrage and Sorrow Shrine To Innocence The Isolated Lay-By Where | Birmingham Mail | Thursday 17 October 1996 | British Newspaper ArchiveStuart Morgan | Daily Mirror | Tuesday 04 May 1999 | British Newspaper ArchiveMorgan v Secretary of State for Justice | [2016] EWHC 106 (Admin) | England and Wales High Court (Administrative Court) | Judgment | Law | CaseMineCrimewatch UK — Jan 1996 - YouTubeBirth chart of Celine Figard - Astrology horoscope (astro-seek.com)Fears grow for Celine after body is found | The Independent | The Independent"Why did he kill our daughter?" | Worcester NewsDriver `hid Celine's body in his lorry' - News - The Independent (archive.org)Life for lorry driver who ended Celine's journey of optimism | The Independent | The IndependentMissing girl's father helps in murder hunt | The Independent | The IndependentLorry driver who murdered teenager can ask to be freed | Worcester News(1) Episode 015 - Celine Figard - YouTubeA colourful memorial to tragic Celine | The Independent | The IndependentDriver is charged with Celine Figard murder | 29th February 1996 | The Commercial Motor ArchiveLeft In A Truck On Christmas Day: The Murder of Céline Figard | True Crime Documentary (youtube.com) Follow/Contact/Support The True Crime Enthusiast PodcastFacebookFacebook Discussion GroupTwitterInstagramYoutubeWebsiteTTCE MerchandisePatreon Page Remembering Celine. This episode is dedicated to her. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 13 July 2024

Hitchhiking brings with it countless dangers, as we have seen on screen countless times and with the exploits of killers such as the West's, but for many years it was a commonplace thing to do, the dangers not thought about, merely the destination. In the winter of 1995, one such hitcher, a 19 year old French student named Celine Figard, accepted a ride that she was sadly, never to finish. Her last ride. The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, involving descriptions of injury detail, that some listeners may find disturbing and or distressing, so discretion is advised whilst listening. Music used in this episode: "The Descent" by Kevin Macleod. All music used is sourced from https://filmmusic.io/ and used under an Attribution Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Playlist Tracks Gurriers - Approachable Saloon Dion - Carnival The True Crime Enthusiast's Fundraiser For Macmillan Cancer Support References Assorted newspaper articles available via Newspapers.com and British Newspaper Archive Long format. From Haute-Saône to England, 27 years after the murder of Céline Figard, her parents' fight for the truth (estrepublicain.fr) 6 Thursday October 17 1996 The Birmingham Post Celine Figard Murder Life Celine's Killer Boasted Of Sex Exploits In Cab | Birmingham Daily Post | Thursday 17 October 1996 | British Newspaper Archive Cl Evening Mail Thursday October 17 1996 Two Nations In Outrage and Sorrow Shrine To Innocence The Isolated Lay-By Where | Birmingham Mail | Thursday 17 October 1996 | British Newspaper Archive Stuart Morgan | Daily Mirror | Tuesday 04 May 1999 | British Newspaper Archive Morgan v Secretary of State for Justice | [2016] EWHC 106 (Admin) | England and Wales High Court (Administrative Court) | Judgment | Law | CaseMine Crimewatch UK — Jan 1996 - YouTube Birth chart of Celine Figard - Astrology horoscope (astro-seek.com) Fears grow for Celine after body is found | The Independent | The Independent "Why did he kill our daughter?" | Worcester News Driver `hid Celine's body in his lorry' - News - The Independent (archive.org) Life for lorry driver who ended Celine's journey of optimism | The Independent | The Independent Missing girl's father helps in murder hunt | The Independent | The Independent Lorry driver who murdered teenager can ask to be freed | Worcester News (1) Episode 015 - Celine Figard - YouTube A colourful memorial to tragic Celine | The Independent | The Independent Driver is charged with Celine Figard murder | 29th February 1996 | The Commercial Motor Archive Left In A Truck On Christmas Day: The Murder of Céline Figard | True Crime Documentary (youtube.com) Follow/Contact/Support The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast Facebook Facebook Discussion Group Twitter Instagram Youtube Website TTCE Merchandise Patreon Page Remembering Celine. This episode is dedicated to her.

Transcribed - Published: 13 July 2024

Back in 1983, 14 year old Gillian Atkins had one love in her life - her horses, she was horse mad from a young age. Devoting her life to them, there were even rumblings of Gillian having a possible Olympic shot in her chosen field, so capable was she - until one April evening, that came to a crashing halt. As did Gillian's life. The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, involving  a child, that some listeners may find disturbing and or distressing, so discretion is advised whilst listening. Music used in this episode: "The Descent" by Kevin Macleod. All music used is sourced from https://filmmusic.io/ and used under an Attribution Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Playlist TracksThe Last Dinner Party - SinnerLush - Sweetness And LightThe True Crime Enthusiast's Fundraiser For Macmillan Cancer Support References"Real Life Crimes..And How They Were Solved": Issue 19 pp 420-426Assorted newspaper articles available via Newspapers.com and British Newspaper ArchiveFollow/Contact/Support The True Crime Enthusiast PodcastFacebookFacebook Discussion GroupTwitterInstagramYoutubeWebsiteTTCE MerchandisePatreon Page Remembering Gillian. This episode is dedicated to her. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 5 July 2024

Back in 1983, 14 year old Gillian Atkins had one love in her life - her horses, she was horse mad from a young age. Devoting her life to them, there were even rumblings of Gillian having a possible Olympic shot in her chosen field, so capable was she - until one April evening, that came to a crashing halt. As did Gillian's life. The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, involving a child, that some listeners may find disturbing and or distressing, so discretion is advised whilst listening. Music used in this episode: "The Descent" by Kevin Macleod. All music used is sourced from https://filmmusic.io/ and used under an Attribution Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Playlist Tracks The Last Dinner Party - Sinner Lush - Sweetness And Light The True Crime Enthusiast's Fundraiser For Macmillan Cancer Support References "Real Life Crimes..And How They Were Solved": Issue 19 pp 420-426 Assorted newspaper articles available via Newspapers.com and British Newspaper Archive Follow/Contact/Support The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast Facebook Facebook Discussion Group Twitter Instagram Youtube Website TTCE Merchandise Patreon Page Remembering Gillian. This episode is dedicated to her.

Transcribed - Published: 5 July 2024

Christine Lakinski, Brent Martin, and David Atherton. The accounts you will hear in this episode concern three people who never knew one another, and indeed, lived many miles apart, but who in the space of just a year, became part of the same sad and disturbing set of statistics. Each were vulnerable adults, and each became prey for, the only word that can possibly describe the actions of some individuals, animals. The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, involving vulnerable adults, that some listeners may find disturbing and or distressing, so discretion is advised whilst listening. Music used in this episode: "The Descent" by Kevin Macleod. All music used is sourced from https://filmmusic.io/ and used under an Attribution Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Playlist TracksOrlando Weeks - DigChappaque Wrestling - Full Round TableThe True Crime Enthusiast's Fundraiser For Macmillan Cancer Support References Follow/Contact/Support The True Crime Enthusiast PodcastFacebookFacebook Discussion GroupTwitterInstagramYoutubeWebsiteTTCE MerchandisePatreon Page Remembering Christine, Brent and Raymond. This episode is dedicated to them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 19 June 2024

Christine Lakinski, Brent Martin, and David Atherton. The accounts you will hear in this episode concern three people who never knew one another, and indeed, lived many miles apart, but who in the space of just a year, became part of the same sad and disturbing set of statistics. Each were vulnerable adults, and each became prey for, the only word that can possibly describe the actions of some individuals, animals. The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, involving vulnerable adults, that some listeners may find disturbing and or distressing, so discretion is advised whilst listening. Music used in this episode: "The Descent" by Kevin Macleod. All music used is sourced from https://filmmusic.io/ and used under an Attribution Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Playlist Tracks Orlando Weeks - Dig Chappaque Wrestling - Full Round Table The True Crime Enthusiast's Fundraiser For Macmillan Cancer Support References Follow/Contact/Support The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast Facebook Facebook Discussion Group Twitter Instagram Youtube Website TTCE Merchandise Patreon Page Remembering Christine, Brent and Raymond. This episode is dedicated to them.

Transcribed - Published: 19 June 2024

We head back to 2005, and to the town of St Austell in the beautiful UK county of Cornwall this time around on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, for a disturbing tale that shows just how perverse and barbaric the actions of some are, how they prey upon and use the vulnerable for their own means, even those who have next to nothing. The cruelty that some people can show - for their own entertainment. The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, involving a vulnerable adult, that some listeners may find disturbing and or distressing, so discretion is advised whilst listening. Music used in this episode: "The Descent" by Kevin Macleod. All music used is sourced from https://filmmusic.io/ and used under an Attribution Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Playlist TracksLiz Lawrence - Big MachineVillagers - First ResponderThe True Crime Enthusiast's Fundraiser For Macmillan Cancer Support ReferencesThree from Falmouth guilty of murder of vulnerable man | Falmouth PacketFour charged over murder of 'vulnerable' Cornwall man - BBC NewsTortured, drugged and killed, a month after the care visits were stopped | Social care | The GuardianFifteen years to the day since sadistic killing of St Austell's Steven Hoskin that rocked Cornwall - Cornwall LiveBBC NEWS | England | Cornwall | Girl and men charged with murderBBC NEWS | England | Cornwall | Man 'bullied to death' by gangBBC NEWS | England | Cornwall | Pair convicted of viaduct murderBBC NEWS | England | Cornwall | Murder jury warned over 'emotion'BBC NEWS | England | Cornwall | Gang jailed over viaduct killingMurder victim was failed by the system | Public services policy | The GuardianCornwall missed chances to prevent Hoskin's death - Community CareHealth teams 'should have better managed murderer' - BBC NewsDisabled man was 'bullied' and tortured to death by 'friends' who made him wear dog lead - Daily StarMan with learning difficulties 'tortured and forced off viaduct to his death' | Daily Mail OnlineTortured, drugged and murdered for fun (telegraph.co.uk)Girl, 16, guilty of killing mentally disabled man (thetimes.co.uk)Evil girl's last laugh - Mirror OnlineEvil teenager bullies man with learning difficulties to death | Daily Mail OnlineGang accused of ‘paedophile’ killing (thetimes.co.uk)Evil girl, 16, laughed as she stamped on fingers of man who fell from viaduct | UK | News | Express.co.ukPowerPoint Presentation (iow.gov.uk)Layout 1 (equalityhumanrights.com)The Murder of Steven Hoskin (hampshiresab.org.uk)A decade on from the sadistic torture and murder of illiterate Steven Hoskin who was forced from 100ft Trenance Viaduct - Cornwall LiveThree jailed for forcing man to fall 100ft to his death | Social care | The GuardianBBC NEWS | England | Cornwall | Murder victim failed by agenciesEvil teenager bullies man with learning difficulties to death | London Evening Standard | Evening StandardGang leader was nasty piece of work, court hears | Falmouth PacketDARREN_STEWART_JULY_06.pdf (hundredfamilies.org)28 Jul 2007, page 14 - The Daily Telegraph at Newspapers.com30 Jan 2008, page 28 - The Independent at Newspapers.com06 Oct 2008, page 8 - The Independent at Newspapers.comfile30015b1caf187542970ec13bad535fed.ppt (live.com) Follow/Contact/Support The True Crime Enthusiast PodcastFacebookFacebook Discussion GroupTwitterInstagramYoutubeWebsiteTTCE MerchandisePatreon Page Remembering Steven. This episode is dedicated to him. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 9 June 2024

We head back to 2005, and to the town of St Austell in the beautiful UK county of Cornwall this time around on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, for a disturbing tale that shows just how perverse and barbaric the actions of some are, how they prey upon and use the vulnerable for their own means, even those who have next to nothing. The cruelty that some people can show - for their own entertainment. The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, involving a vulnerable adult, that some listeners may find disturbing and or distressing, so discretion is advised whilst listening. Music used in this episode: "The Descent" by Kevin Macleod. All music used is sourced from https://filmmusic.io/ and used under an Attribution Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Playlist Tracks Liz Lawrence - Big Machine Villagers - First Responder The True Crime Enthusiast's Fundraiser For Macmillan Cancer Support References Three from Falmouth guilty of murder of vulnerable man | Falmouth Packet Four charged over murder of 'vulnerable' Cornwall man - BBC News Tortured, drugged and killed, a month after the care visits were stopped | Social care | The Guardian Fifteen years to the day since sadistic killing of St Austell's Steven Hoskin that rocked Cornwall - Cornwall Live BBC NEWS | England | Cornwall | Girl and men charged with murder BBC NEWS | England | Cornwall | Man 'bullied to death' by gang BBC NEWS | England | Cornwall | Pair convicted of viaduct murder BBC NEWS | England | Cornwall | Murder jury warned over 'emotion' BBC NEWS | England | Cornwall | Gang jailed over viaduct killing Murder victim was failed by the system | Public services policy | The Guardian Cornwall missed chances to prevent Hoskin's death - Community Care Health teams 'should have better managed murderer' - BBC News Disabled man was 'bullied' and tortured to death by 'friends' who made him wear dog lead - Daily Star Man with learning difficulties 'tortured and forced off viaduct to his death' | Daily Mail Online Tortured, drugged and murdered for fun (telegraph.co.uk) Girl, 16, guilty of killing mentally disabled man (thetimes.co.uk) Evil girl's last laugh - Mirror Online Evil teenager bullies man with learning difficulties to death | Daily Mail Online Gang accused of ‘paedophile’ killing (thetimes.co.uk) Evil girl, 16, laughed as she stamped on fingers of man who fell from viaduct | UK | News | Express.co.uk PowerPoint Presentation (iow.gov.uk) Layout 1 (equalityhumanrights.com) The Murder of Steven Hoskin (hampshiresab.org.uk) A decade on from the sadistic torture and murder of illiterate Steven Hoskin who was forced from 100ft Trenance Viaduct - Cornwall Live Three jailed for forcing man to fall 100ft to his death | Social care | The Guardian BBC NEWS | England | Cornwall | Murder victim failed by agencies Evil teenager bullies man with learning difficulties to death | London Evening Standard | Evening Standard Gang leader was nasty piece of work, court hears | Falmouth Packet DARREN_STEWART_JULY_06.pdf (hundredfamilies.org) 28 Jul 2007, page 14 - The Daily Telegraph at Newspapers.com 30 Jan 2008, page 28 - The Independent at Newspapers.com 06 Oct 2008, page 8 - The Independent at Newspapers.com file30015b1caf187542970ec13bad535fed.ppt (live.com) Follow/Contact/Support The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast Facebook Facebook Discussion Group Twitter Instagram Youtube Website TTCE Merchandise Patreon Page Remembering Steven. This episode is dedicated to him.

Transcribed - Published: 9 June 2024

The loss of a child must be heartbreaking, devastating, surreal all at once - how can you even begin to define it? One morning back in November 2007, it was a nightmare that North Wales father Simon Hill was thrust into - but for Simon, there was an extra dimension to such a tragedy. For it was at the hands of his equal - the person supposed to love and protect a child more than anyone. The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, involving  a child, that some listeners may find disturbing and or distressing, so discretion is advised whilst listening. Music used in this episode: "The Descent" by Kevin Macleod. All music used is sourced from https://filmmusic.io/ and used under an Attribution Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Playlist TracksLed Zeppelin - Immigrant SongSt Vincent - Big Time NothingThe True Crime Enthusiast's Fundraiser For Macmillan Cancer Support Referenceshttps://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/joanne-hill-jailed-life-drowning-2814608http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7631734.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7631234.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7632231.stmhttps://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/fifteen-years-for-killer-mum-968059https://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/news/chester-cheshire-news/child-murder-trial-childminder-blamed-5233360https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-497565/Mother-charged-murder-walking-hospital-carrying-body-disabled-daughter.htmlhttps://ssristories.org/mother-murders-her-ssri-editor-year-old-daughter/https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/mother-guilty-murdering-disabled-naomi-2154420https://www.communitycare.co.uk/2008/09/24/joanne-hill-case-mother-convicted-of-murdering-disabled-daughter/http://www.devachat.com/index.php?showtopic=50718https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/joanne-hill-jailed-for-murder-after-drowning-her-four-year-old-daughter-l6z95rw90v9Mother drowned disabled daughter in bath | UK news | The GuardianMother jailed over child's murder | Metro NewsFather brands wife 'evil' as she is jailed for life for drowning their disabled daughter | Daily Mail OnlineMother charged with murder after walking into hospital carrying body of disabled daughter | Daily Mail OnlineNew jury sworn in at Chester child murder trial - Cheshire Live (cheshire-live.co.uk)Convicted killer Joanne Hill could not cope with child’s disability - Cheshire Live (cheshire-live.co.uk)ssristories.net/archive/showe118.html?item=2821Naomi Hill........killed by her mother (forumotion.net)My wife said sorry for drowning Naomi but I couldn't hear remorse in her voice | Daily Mail OnlineMum facing murder trial went to get girl ‘smelling of alcohol’ - Wales Online2021-670-homicides-of-women.pdf (heddlugogleddcymru.police.uk)`Evil' Mother Sent To Jail For Drowning Disabled Naomi | Irish Independent | Wednesday 24 September 2008 | British Newspaper Archivehttp://www.eveningleader.co.uk/news/Flintshire-murder-charge-mum-asked.4486783.jpBBC NEWS | Wales | Disability 'behind girl's death'BBC NEWS | Wales | Accused mother's alcohol 'smell'http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7612667.stmBBC NEWS | Wales | Mother 'held girl's head in bath'Joanne Hill begins life sentence for murdering disabled daughter Naomi - North Wales Live (dailypost.co.uk)Child murder trial: Hill was “confused & bewildered” after arrest - Cheshire Live (cheshire-live.co.uk)Naomi Hill murder: The unique pressures of caring for a disabled child - Mirror OnlineHusband whose wife drowned daughter gives evidence in court - North Wales Live (dailypost.co.uk)Child murder trial: jury hears accused mum’s story - Cheshire Live (cheshire-live.co.uk)Drunk mum took dead daughter to hospital - Wales OnlineBBC NEWS | Wales | Mum 'drowned disabled daughter'Child murder trial: doctor says mum was “not mentally ill” - Cheshire Live (cheshire-live.co.uk) Follow/Contact/Support The True Crime Enthusiast PodcastFacebookFacebook Discussion GroupTwitterInstagramYoutubeWebsiteTTCE MerchandisePatreon Page Remembering Naomi. This episode is dedicated to her. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 10 May 2024

The loss of a child must be heartbreaking, devastating, surreal all at once - how can you even begin to define it? One morning back in November 2007, it was a nightmare that North Wales father Simon Hill was thrust into - but for Simon, there was an extra dimension to such a tragedy. For it was at the hands of his equal - the person supposed to love and protect a child more than anyone. The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, involving a child, that some listeners may find disturbing and or distressing, so discretion is advised whilst listening. Music used in this episode: "The Descent" by Kevin Macleod. All music used is sourced from https://filmmusic.io/ and used under an Attribution Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Playlist Tracks Led Zeppelin - Immigrant Song St Vincent - Big Time Nothing The True Crime Enthusiast's Fundraiser For Macmillan Cancer Support References https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/joanne-hill-jailed-life-drowning-2814608 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7631734.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7631234.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7632231.stm https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/fifteen-years-for-killer-mum-968059 https://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/news/chester-cheshire-news/child-murder-trial-childminder-blamed-5233360 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-497565/Mother-charged-murder-walking-hospital-carrying-body-disabled-daughter.html https://ssristories.org/mother-murders-her-ssri-editor-year-old-daughter/ https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/mother-guilty-murdering-disabled-naomi-2154420 https://www.communitycare.co.uk/2008/09/24/joanne-hill-case-mother-convicted-of-murdering-disabled-daughter/ http://www.devachat.com/index.php?showtopic=50718 https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/joanne-hill-jailed-for-murder-after-drowning-her-four-year-old-daughter-l6z95rw90v9 Mother drowned disabled daughter in bath | UK news | The Guardian Mother jailed over child's murder | Metro News Father brands wife 'evil' as she is jailed for life for drowning their disabled daughter | Daily Mail Online Mother charged with murder after walking into hospital carrying body of disabled daughter | Daily Mail Online New jury sworn in at Chester child murder trial - Cheshire Live (cheshire-live.co.uk) Convicted killer Joanne Hill could not cope with child’s disability - Cheshire Live (cheshire-live.co.uk) ssristories.net/archive/showe118.html?item=2821 Naomi Hill........killed by her mother (forumotion.net) My wife said sorry for drowning Naomi but I couldn't hear remorse in her voice | Daily Mail Online Mum facing murder trial went to get girl ‘smelling of alcohol’ - Wales Online 2021-670-homicides-of-women.pdf (heddlugogleddcymru.police.uk) `Evil' Mother Sent To Jail For Drowning Disabled Naomi | Irish Independent | Wednesday 24 September 2008 | British Newspaper Archive http://www.eveningleader.co.uk/news/Flintshire-murder-charge-mum-asked.4486783.jp BBC NEWS | Wales | Disability 'behind girl's death' BBC NEWS | Wales | Accused mother's alcohol 'smell' http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7612667.stm BBC NEWS | Wales | Mother 'held girl's head in bath' Joanne Hill begins life sentence for murdering disabled daughter Naomi - North Wales Live (dailypost.co.uk) Child murder trial: Hill was “confused & bewildered” after arrest - Cheshire Live (cheshire-live.co.uk) Naomi Hill murder: The unique pressures of caring for a disabled child - Mirror Online Husband whose wife drowned daughter gives evidence in court - North Wales Live (dailypost.co.uk) Child murder trial: jury hears accused mum’s story - Cheshire Live (cheshire-live.co.uk) Drunk mum took dead daughter to hospital - Wales Online BBC NEWS | Wales | Mum 'drowned disabled daughter' Child murder trial: doctor says mum was “not mentally ill” - Cheshire Live (cheshire-live.co.uk) Follow/Contact/Support The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast Facebook Facebook Discussion Group Twitter Instagram Youtube Website TTCE Merchandise Patreon Page Remembering Naomi. This episode is dedicated to her.

Transcribed - Published: 10 May 2024

This series' Monsters Of episode comes this time around on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, where in a reach into the archives of Patreon, we head to Greater Manchester to meet two individuals capable of the most callous of crimes against a vulnerable adult. They tick the Monsters box all right.  The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, involving  a vulnerable adult, that some listeners may find disturbing and or distressing, so discretion is advised whilst listening. Music used in this episode: "The Descent" by Kevin Macleod. All music used is sourced from https://filmmusic.io/ and used under an Attribution Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Playlist TracksNick Lowe - I Love The Sound Of Breaking GlassThe Libertines - Run Run RunThe True Crime Enthusiast's Fundraiser For Macmillan Cancer Support Referenceshttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1375061/Portrait-pitiless-murderer-Sarah-Davey-enjoys-nights-shopping-trips.htmlhttps://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/lily-lilley-killer-sarah-davey-6382069https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/outrage-lily-lilleys-killer-sarah-6317452https://www.oldham-chronicle.co.uk/news-features/8/news-headlines/34144/lily-relative-attacks-killer%E2%80%99s-namechangehttps://www.thefreelibrary.com/LILY%2C+71%2C+MURDERED+AND+DUMPED+IN+WHEELIE+BIN%3B+Police+quiz+girls+aged...-a060560263https://www.independent.co.uk/news/girls-15-guilty-of-wicked-murder-1109102.htmlhttps://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/killer-sarah-davey-freed-prison-2807553http://neilclark66.blogspot.com/2009/12/murder-of-lily-lilley-and-britains.htmlhttps://groups.google.com/g/alt.true-crime/c/7lP54wk0PcI/m/vRDuUckV6foJ?pli=1https://www.pressreader.com/uk/daily-mail/20090403/281831459661476https://www.irishtimes.com/news/teenagers-lose-murder-appeal-1.309304https://www.examiner.com.au/story/641201/grief-for-brit-murder-victims-tasmanian-son/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/5383123/Torture-woman-has-baby-with-man-she-met-in-prison.htmlhttps://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000560/19980929/038/0007http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2362783.stmhttps://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/4278673.lifer-lisa-healey-who-tortured-and-murdered-pensioner-is-due-to-give-birth/https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/incoming/gallery/teenage-faces-of-lilys-killers-849207https://www.oldham-chronicle.co.uk/news-features/8/news-headlines/79344/new-bid-to-mark-lily%E2%80%99s-gravehttps://www.pressreader.com/uk/daily-mail/20090525/281943128844147https://www.oldham-chronicle.co.uk/news-features/8/news-headlines/34078/lost-for-wordshttps://www.thefreelibrary.com/TEEN+GIRLS+HELD+OVER+WHEELIE+BIN+MURDER%3b+Frail+Lily%2c+71+found+in...-a060619766 Follow/Contact/Support The True Crime Enthusiast PodcastFacebookFacebook Discussion GroupTwitterInstagramYoutubeWebsiteTTCE MerchandisePatreon Page Remembering Lily. This episode is dedicated to her.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcribed - Published: 17 April 2024