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British Murders

Season 6

Sept. 15, 2022

Peter Manuel | The Beast of Birkenshaw | Part 2

In the season 6 special of British Murders, I tell the story of Peter Manuel, "The Beast of Birkenshaw". Thought to be Scotland's first serial killer and one of the country's worst, Peter Manuel was convicted of killing seven...

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Sept. 15, 2022

Peter Manuel | The Beast of Birkenshaw | Part 1

In the season 6 special of British Murders, I tell the story of Peter Manuel, "The Beast of Birkenshaw". Thought to be Scotland's first serial killer and one of the country's worst, Peter Manuel was convicted of killing seven...

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Aug. 25, 2022

S06E10 | Ian O'Callaghan | The Murder of Shirley Leach

In the tenth and final episode of British Murders Season 6, I tell the story of Ian O'Callaghan. On January 6, 1994, Ian O'Callaghan attacked, sexually assaulted, murdered and mutilated 66-year-old widow and grandma Shirley L...

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Aug. 18, 2022

S06E09 | Louise Porton | The Murders of Lexi Draper and Scarlett Vaug…

In the ninth episode of British Murders Season 6, I tell the story of Louise Porton. Between January and February 2018, Louise Porton killed her only two children. Lexi Draper was 3 years old, and Scarlett Vaughan was 17 mont...

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Aug. 11, 2022

S06E08 | Gary Allen | The Murders of Samantha Class and Alena Grlakova

In the eighth episode of British Murders Season 6, I tell the story of Gary Allen. In late 1997, Gary murdered 29-year-old mum-of-three Samantha Class in Hull, East Yorkshire. He was acquitted of her murder in early 2000. Jus...

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July 28, 2022

S06E07 | Anthony Arkwright | The Wath upon Dearne Spree Killer

In the seventh episode of British Murders Season 6, I tell the story of Anthony Arkwright. In August 1988, Anthony murdered Stasys Puidokis, Raymond Ford and Marcus Law in 56 hours and was suspected of having killed Elsa Konr...

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July 14, 2022

S06E06 | Glyn Dix | The Murders of Pia Overbury and Hazel Dix

In the sixth episode of British Murders Season 6, I tell the story of Glyn Dix. On October 2, 1979, Glyn Dix murdered his landlady Pia Overbury in cold blood, a crime for which he received a life sentence in …

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July 7, 2022

S06E05 | David Heiss | The Murder of Matthew Pyke

In the fifth episode of British Murders Season 6, I tell the story of David Heiss. German-born David became obsessed with 21-year-old Nottingham-based student Joanna Witton after the pair met in 2007 through a war gaming webs...

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June 30, 2022

S06E04 | Iain Scoular | The Murders of Catherine McChord and Elizabet…

In the fourth episode of British Murders Season 6, I tell the story of Scottish double murderer Iain Scoular. Between October 1, 1982, and December 2, 1982, Iain Scoular murdered 36-year-old taxi driver Catherine McChord and ...

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June 23, 2022

S06E03 | Stephen Port | The Grindr Killer

In the third episode of British Murders Season 6, I tell the story of Stephen Port, dubbed by the media as "The Grindr Killer". Between June 2014 and September 2015, Stephen used online dating sites such as Grindr, Sleepyboy....

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June 9, 2022

S06E02 - Rosdeep Adekoya (The Murder of Mikaeel Kular)

In the second episode of British Murders Season 6, I tell the tragic story of the murder of Mikaeel Kular. In January 2014, 3-year-old Mikaeel passed away through the night due to several days' worth of beatings from his moth...

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May 26, 2022

S06E01 - Felix Spicer (The Murders of William and Henry Spicer)

In the first episode of British Murders Season 6, I tell the story of Felix Spicer. In the early hours of May 25, 1890, Felix murdered two of his children whilst they slept before attempting to murder their mother, Mary. …

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