S09E02 | Rocky Price | The Murder of Lindsay Birbeck

In this episode, I tell the story of Rocky Price and Lindsay Birbeck.

On August 12, 2019, 47-year-old teaching assistant Lindsay Birbeck was murdered by 16-year-old Rocky Price in a seemingly random attack.

Rocky then transported Lindsay's body to Accrington Cemetery using a wheelie bin - an act he was caught doing on CCTV - and buried her body.

Mrs Justice Yip handed Rocky Price a life sentence with a minimum term of 16 years on January 12, 2015, at Preston Crown Court.

Intro music:⁣

David John Brady - 'Throw Down the Gauntlet'⁣

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References:⁣

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