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July 11, 2024

S14E04 | Linda Anderson (Edinburgh, South East Scotland, 1999)

In the early hours of January 1, 1999, 44-year-old Linda Anderson was subjected to a brutal assault in an Edinburgh tenement block which led to her subsequent death the following day. Two trials followed, with the same perpet...

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July 4, 2024

S14E03 | Kenneth Mackintosh (Monkseaton, Tyne and Wear, 1989)

On April 30, 1989, a 22-year-old man left his parent's home with his dad's double-barrelled shotgun and headed for a quiet Monkseaton area of Whitley Bay. Over the next twenty minutes, he walked the streets opening fire on al...

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July 1, 2024

Interview #59 | The Real Manhunter: Colin Sutton Discusses His Illust…

I welcome Colin "The Real Manhunter" Sutton to the show in this interview episode. Colin spent the last nine years of his three-decade-long police career as a Senior Investigating Officer for the Met Police’s Murder Squad. Du...

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June 27, 2024

S14E02 | Linda Maggs (Pontypool, Torfaen, 2021)

74-year-old Linda Maggs was in bed when her 70-year-old husband entered the room on the morning of February 6, 2021, holding a knife in his hand. With an acrimonious divorce about to finalise, Linda was stabbed to death by he...

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June 24, 2024

Interview #58 | My Aunt and the Hitman: Wendy Cee Discusses Sharon Bi…

I welcome podcaster Wendy Cee to the show in this interview episode. In December 2007, Graham Birchwood orchestrated the murder of his wife, Sharon - Wendy's beloved aunt - by hiring a hitman named Paul Cryne. In this episode...

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June 20, 2024

S14E01 | Anne James (Walsall, West Midlands, 2018)

74-year-old Anne James had just returned from a quick shopping trip and was making soup at her home when a familiar face turned up at her door. Letting the man inside, Anne had no idea that within just a few minutes, her life...

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June 13, 2024

British Murders Unsolved | Episode 1: Claudia Lawrence (York, North Y…

35-year-old Claudia Lawrence last spoke to her mum on her mobile phone at around half 8 in the evening of March 18, 2009, shortly after phoning her dad. The following morning, she didn't turn up for her shift at the Universit...

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June 6, 2024

S13E10 | The Murder of Megan Newborough (Coalville, Leicestershire, 2…

23-year-old Megan Newborough was captured on her family's Ring Video Doorbell getting into her car at 7.32 pm on Friday, August 6, 2021. Within an hour of that haunting footage, Megan was murdered by the very person she'd gon...

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May 23, 2024

S13E08 | The Murder of Susan Min (Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire…

When 29-year-old librarian Susan Min bumped into her ex-boyfriend around a year after they split up, she invited him to her house for a catch-up. She had no idea that doing so would lead to her death at the hands of her forme...

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May 20, 2024

Interview #56 | Death in the Theatre: Chris Wood Discusses His Second…

I welcome freelance writer and author Chris Wood to the show in this interview episode. As a student of criminology and psychology, Chris writes about true crime and non-fiction. He also writes regularly for the UK True Crime...

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May 16, 2024

S13E07 | The Murder of Cheryl Moss (Hornchurch, East London, 2006)

When 33-year-old nurse Cheryl Moss popped outside for a smoke break during one of her shifts, she had no idea that a teenager with murderous intentions was lurking in the grounds outside the hospital. What followed was a deva...

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May 9, 2024

S13E06 | The Murder of Lyndsey Vaux (Wigan, Greater Manchester, 2016)

When 30-year-old Lyndsey Vaux was rushed to hospital on the morning of May 22, 2016, she sadly died just an hour later. As the investigation into her death unfolded, detectives soon realised that Lyndsey had been subjected to...

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May 2, 2024

S13E05 | The Murder of William Williams (Fforest-fach, Swansea, 1957)

When 73-year-old subpostmaster William Williams closed his Post Office store slash home one evening in November 1957, he anticipated no further visitors. An unexpected knock on his door by someone he vaguely recognised soon l...

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April 25, 2024

S13E04 | The Murder of Nicki Collingbourne (Letchworth, Hertfordshire…

After 26-year-old Nicki Collingbourne evicted her half-sister, 52-year-old Yvonne Caylor, from her flat, the pair's already tumultuous relationship worsened. Just seven months later, Nicki was found dead in her home. Caylor w...

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April 22, 2024

Interview #55 | You Don’t Own Me: Lucy Wade Discusses Domestic Abuse

I welcome domestic abuse consultant Lucy Wade to the show in this interview episode. Specialising in post-separation abuse, Lucy works with various organisations to develop their knowledge and understanding of domestic abuse,...

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