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Mar 30, 2021 • 27min

The Freshwater Five: Episode 229

May 2010. When the cocaine was found in the shallow waters off sleepy Freshwater Bay, in the southern Isle of Wight, it was valued at over £50M. Law Enforcement were confident the men they had arrested on the fishing boat were guilty of an elaborate importation. But were they? Today, in this episode of the UK True Crime podcast, I tell the story of the 'Freshwater Five'.CrimeCon UKGet discounted tickets for this event in June 2021 using the code: UKTChttps://www.crimecon.co.ukReferenced siteshttps://www.crimepublishingnetwork.com/www.uktruecrime.comwww.patreon.com/uktruecrimehttps://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrimeSourceshttps://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/apr/18/five-fishermen-a-stormy-night-and-53m-of-cocaine-were-the-freshwater-five-wrongly-convictedhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-44319526http://appeal.org.uk/freshwater-five        https://www.islandecho.co.uk/freshwater-five-drugs-conspiracy-court-of-appeal-upholds-convictions-of-isle-of-wight-men/https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9401585/Two-members-Freshwater-Five-cocaine-smuggling-gang-lose-fight-clear-names.htmlhttps://www.thejusticegap.com/freshwater-five-court-of-appeal-told-drug-smuggling-simply-impossible/https://www.countypress.co.uk/news/19112205.freshwater-five/https://eminetra.co.uk/two-members-of-freshwater-five-lose-appeal-for-drug-conviction-uk-news/372945/https://www.5men104years.com/just-a-normal-fishing-trip.html Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Mar 23, 2021 • 23min

Walking Home: Episode 228

Luton, September 1985.  After a night at her local pub, 26 year old Avril Dunn left for the 15 minute walk to her home. But she never made it to her house. In this episode of the UK True Crime Podcast, I tell her story.Sponsored by: betterhelp - claim your 10% discount https://www.betterhelp.com/truecrimeUK True Crime Live - free ticketshttps://www.crowdcast.io/adamlloydCrimeCon UKGet discounted tickets for this event in June 2021 using the code: UKTChttps://www.crimecon.co.ukReferenced siteshttps://www.crimepublishingnetwork.com/www.uktruecrime.comwww.patreon.com/uktruecrimehttps://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrimeSourceshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTh1PTecVwg&t=15695shttps://www.casemine.com/judgement/uk/5a8ff7cb60d03e7f57eb2299https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2000/feb/03/onlinesupplement9http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/621172.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/600742.stmhttps://www.independent.co.uk/news/extra-police-sent-to-riothit-estate-1590326.htmlhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWUOtorIy_khttps://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Policing_A_Short_History/foS3AwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=duncan+jackson+avril+dunn&pg=PA223&printsec=frontcover Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Mar 16, 2021 • 23min

Text Murder To Me: Episode 227

We hear it so often on this podcast. The perfect couple. But this couple who lived in Swansea, South Wales in the summer of 2006 were anything but perfect. Jaspal Marsh was a wonderful person and wife. But her husband Stephen Marsh wanted his lover to kill his wife with the same knife they used in their sexual games.....Sponsored by Best Fiends. Download this game todayhttps://download.bestfiends.comUK True Crime Live - free ticketshttps://www.crowdcast.io/adamlloydCrimeCon UKGet discounted tickets for this event in June 2021 using the code: UKTChttps://www.crimecon.co.ukReferenced siteshttps://www.crimepublishingnetwork.com/www.uktruecrime.comwww.patreon.com/uktruecrimehttps://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrimeSourceshttps://www.casemine.com/judgement/uk/5b46f2042c94e0775e7f064fhttps://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/victim-a-unique-wonderful-person-2256060https://www.newssniffer.co.uk/articles/43576/diff/0/1http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/south_west/8424840.stmhttps://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/mistress-murdered-wife-35-stabs-2267921https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/murderer-hopes-pet-dog-can-2163943https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-442303/Suspect-talked-having-wife-killed-claims-teenage-mistress.html Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Mar 9, 2021 • 24min

The Sugar Daddy: Episode 226

Peter Morgan was a multi-millionaire used to getting everything he wanted. And when he fell for a much younger woman, he couldn't understand why she saw their relationship as sex for money and didn't feel the same about him. But then in 2015, events took a shocking turn.....Writing and ResearchHaze at 'Murder She Wrote' podcastUK True Crime Live - free ticketshttps://www.crowdcast.io/adamlloydCrimeCon UKGet discounted tickets for this event in September 2021 using the code: UKTChttps://www.crimecon.co.ukReferenced siteswww.uktruecrime.comwww.crimepublishingnetwork.comwww.patreon.com/uktruecrimehttps://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrimeSources:http://www.blackkalendar.nl/c/32642/Peter%20Morganhttps://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/dec/21/millionaire-peter-morgan-found-guilty-of-murdering-escort-georgina-symondshttps://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/313944/who-is-peter-morgan-multi-millionaire-who-strangled-escort-georgina-symonds-heres-what-we-know/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pencoed_Castlehttps://www.thesun.co.uk/living/2481058/mum-shares-agony-of-sons-struggle-with-depression-after-escort-girlfriend-ran-off-with-millionaire-murderer/https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/escort-georgina-symonds-millionaire-blackmail-17077574https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/738489/Escort-trial-sugar-daddy-murdered-court-hearinghttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-38314421https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4067448/Doting-father-killed-escort-girlfriend-ran-millionaire-sugar-daddy-later-murdered-her.htmlhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-38136906https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4040752/Businessman-strangled-escort-girlfriend-guilty-murder.htmlhttps://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/escort-multi-millionaires-text-messages-9397952https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/escort-georgina-symonds-millionaire-blackmail-17077574https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-38314421https://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/announcements/deaths/deaths/14243853.Georgina_Symonds/https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/story-private-escort-strangled-sugar-12330204https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8687305/Castle-millionaire-tycoon-murdered-escort-girlfriend-goes-sale-nearly-1million.htmlhttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8744119/Castle-dating-16th-century-millionaire-tycoon-murdered-escort-girlfriend-sold.htmhttps://www.thesun.co.uk/news/12696912/sugar-daddy-killer-peter-morgan-pencoed-castle-wales-sold/https://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/14937107.mother-of-dead-newport-woman-georgina-symonds-knew-of-plan-to-blackmail-murder-accused-peter-morgan/https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/multi-millionaire-who-murdered-7k-14436781https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/local-news/chilling-moment-peter-morgan-filmed-12330232https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-38390909https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-38287444https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-38266824https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-38219133https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-38185302https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-38210756https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-38170696https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-43478686 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Mar 2, 2021 • 23min

An Inconvenience: Episode 225

Raising young children is rewarding but also very challenging. In 2018, Louise Porton was a single mum of two young children living in Rugby. But tragically, within the space of three weeks both of her daughters died. Was it just terrible luck, or was there another explanation?Sponsor - Get 15% off using the code MOTHER before 14/3/21 https://auraframes.com/Writing CreditSteve PercivalUK True Crime Live - free ticketshttps://www.crowdcast.io/adamlloydCrimeCon UKGet discounted tickets for this event in September 2021 using the code: UKTChttps://www.crimecon.co.ukReferenced siteswww.uktruecrime.comwww.crimepublishingnetwork.comwww.patreon.com/uktruecrimehttps://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrime Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Feb 23, 2021 • 22min

An Off-Duty Policeman: Episode 224

Do you remember July 2012, the London Olympics, long summer days and a feeling of the UK coming together. PC Ian Dibell, from Clacton on the east coast of Essex was not at work when he heard a disturbance in the road where he lived. In this episode of the UK True Crime podcast, I describe what happened next......Sponsored by Best Fiends. Download this game todayhttps://download.bestfiends.comUK True Crime Live - free ticketshttps://www.crowdcast.io/adamlloydCrimeCon UKGet discounted tickets for this event in June 2021 using the code: UKTChttps://www.crimecon.co.ukReferenced siteshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-18831263https://www.itv.com/news/anglia/2015-11-06/pc-ian-dibell-the-story-of-an-extraordinary-police-officer-who-died-protecting-othershttps://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/offduty-policeman-ian-dibell-killed-trying-to-disarm-gunman-inquest-hears-8564885.htmlhttps://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/pc-ian-dibell-lorry-driver-1140385https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/13065477.gunman-apologised-for-killing-pc-before-committing-suicide/https://www.clactonandfrintongazette.co.uk/news/9831985.cop-killer-gunman-said-ive-had-a-terrible-terrible-day/https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2171033/Police-killer-shot-dead-mothers-grave-Body-discovered-family-plot-tributes-paid-hero-officer.htmlhttps://www.enfieldindependent.co.uk/news/national/18747748.police-officers-made-ultimate-sacrifice-duty/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-25347672 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Feb 16, 2021 • 29min

An Unfortunate Man: Episode 223

When Malcolm Webster's wife, Claire, was tragically killed in Scotland 1994, he was distraught. He moved away to start a new life, but everywhere he went, misfortune seemed to follow. Until one day in New Zealand, everything changed.....Sponsored by:https://www.worldcarparts.co.uk/Writing and ResearchHaze at 'Murder She Wrote' podcastCrimeCon UKGet discounted tickets for this event in June 2021 using the code: UKTChttps://www.crimecon.co.ukReferenced siteswww.uktruecrime.comwww.crimepublishingnetwork.comwww.patreon.com/uktruecrimehttps://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrimeSourceshttps://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/_/1vjPAS679s4C?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PT76  Extracts from ‘The Black Widower: The Life and Crimes of a Sociopathic Killer’ by Charles Laveryhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9REFH7J0PlM Malcolm Webster - Best True Crime Documentarieshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zh_-POnLugk Webster’s Webhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMCX06dWxHQ The Utterly Twisted Malcolm Webster - Killer, Thief and Master Manipulatorhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt2861610/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 The Widower (2014)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osman_v_United_Kingdomhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malcolm_Webster_(murderer)https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-13989956https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/24533/killer-loses-out-on-140000-windfall/https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/13107220.victims-mother-dies-in-torment-at-killer-appeal/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/malcolm-webster-the-fire-starter/TZ47ENPWUX4RTFO7YJ55N7ZLOU/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-12970413https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1389587/Malcolm-poisoning-start-marriage-says-lucky-wife-survived-male-nurses-reign-terror.htmlhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-13588222https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-12392028 Timelinehttps://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/wife-killer-malcolm-webster-gets-3538012https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-25357272https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-13424275https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-35533837https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-14105125https://www.news.com.au/world/europe/youre-a-murder-target-this-is-the-worst-mail-anyone-could-ever-receive/news-story/ee4ecea604788015c5073dfb79271c3chttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-34651682 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Feb 9, 2021 • 20min

A Night Out: Episode 222

April 2015. It was just a normal Saturday night in Leeds, and 20 year old Billy Mankelow and his friends were having a great time. They could never have realised that a chance encounter in a nightclub, could have such a tragic outcome.Sponsored by Best Fiends. Download this game todayhttps://download.bestfiends.comCrimeCon UKGet discounted tickets for this event in June 2021 using the code: UKTChttps://www.crimecon.co.ukReferenced siteshttps://www.crimepublishingnetwork.com/www.uktruecrime.comwww.patreon.com/uktruecrimehttps://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrimeSourceshttps://www.kentonline.co.uk/kent/news/murder-probe-after-man-found-35851/https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/jail-over-attack-after-gay-encounter-1992328https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/gay-murderer-richard-danter-stamped-17229119https://www.monmouthshirebeacon.co.uk/article.cfm?id=1709&headline=%27Evil%27%20Danter%20jailed%20after%20brutal%20murder&searchyear=2015https://thetab.com/uk/leeds/2015/08/24/local-man-jailed-for-life-over-murder-of-leeds-second-year-17873https://www.kentonline.co.uk/tonbridge/news/man-in-court-charged-with-41521/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Feb 2, 2021 • 32min

Fast Eddie: Episode 221

Felixstowe is a small town on the east coast of England where some suggest that nothing much happens. But in 1993, there was a bank robbery that put the Suffolk town on the front pages of the papers, along with the name 'Fast Eddie'. Today, on the UK True Crime podcast, I tell that story.Sponsored by:https://www.worldcarparts.co.uk/Writing and ResearchHaze at 'Murder She Wrote' podcastCrimeCon UKGet discounted tickets for this event in June 2021 using the code: UKTChttps://www.crimecon.co.ukReferenced siteswww.uktruecrime.comwww.patreon.com/uktruecrimehttps://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrimeSourcesFast Eddie: My Life on the Run as Britain’s Most Wanted Criminal by Eddie Maher, Blink Publishing, 2017 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-39849458https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/fast-eddie-maher-securicor-thief-5165761https://www.ipswichstar.co.uk/news/fugitive-thief-eddie-maher-who-stole-almost-1-2m-from-2745286https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyC9QVwLqvAhttps://moneyweek.com/30481/profile-of-eddie-maher-57746 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jan 26, 2021 • 25min

Three Murders in Hull: Episode 220

When three sex workers were killed in Hull in the late 1990's, it was feared that a serial killer was operating in the area.  In this episode of the UK True Crime podcast, I examine just what happened to 25 year old Natalie Clubb, 20 year old Hayley Morgan and 29 year old Samantha Class.Sponsored by Best Fiends. Download this game todayhttps://download.bestfiends.comGet discounted tickets for this event in June 2021 using the code: UKTChttps://www.crimecon.co.ukReferenced siteswww.uktruecrime.comwww.patreon.com/uktruecrimehttps://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrimeSourceshttps://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/hull-east-yorkshire-news/the-agony-growing-up-without-865394https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/hull-east-yorkshire-news/young-mum-beaten-strangled-dumped-2255854https://www.independent.co.uk/news/men-face-dna-tests-in-hunt-for-prostitute-s-killer-1160681.htmlhttps://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Y1eVeyOTuNQC&pg=PT50&lpg=PT50&dq=samantha+class+murder+hull&source=bl&ots=BV57Hgq6Lv&sig=ACfU3U0ypvJwSQs7lSlNqQJaSkUe4YVnJA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiupJDDw7TuAhVFQxUIHQwsCW84ChDoATAEegQIBhAC#v=onepage&q=samantha%20class%20murder%20hull&f=falsehttps://www.5rb.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Allen-v-The-Grimsby-Telegraph-2011-EWHC-406-QB.pdfhttp://www.unsolved-murders.co.uk/murder-content.php?key=3822&termRef=Hayley%20Morganhttps://www.independent.co.uk/news/terrified-prostitutes-say-murder-police-slow-to-act-1170559.html Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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