UK True Crime Podcast

It was Liverpool crown court that saw 58 year old Philip Baron plead guilty to importing cocaine and cannabis and money laundering. Police said the smuggling operation he led was among the 10 biggest ever uncovered in the UK with 89 arrests and 30 people sentenced for various offences. Today we look at how the gang were successful - and how they were caught.  Find out more about the UK True Crime Podcast: https://uktruecrime.com Buy tickets for my live show on 2 June in South Shields https://www.customshouse.co.uk/theatre/murder-aint-easy/ Buy tickets for my live show on 3 June in Birmingham https://www.glee.co.uk/performer/murder-aint-easy-an-evening-of-true-crime/ Join me at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/UKTrueCrime Join me in Sheffield on 7 September https://armchairdetectiveswanted.com/events Join the UK True Crime Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrime Buy my book 'Gone Fishing' about serial killer Angus Sinclair: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gone-Fishing-Unsolved-Crimes-Sinclair/dp/1914277201 Sources https://www.mortgagesolutions.co.uk/news/2011/12/02/accountant-jailed-laundering-drugs-money/ https://www.independent.ie/regionals/herald/barons-life-of-luxury-the-english-gent-who-ran-drug-empire-from-here/29158703.html https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/14254875.bolton-millionaire-drug-dealer-fails-to-overturn-conviction-with-entrapment-claim/ https://www.itv.com/news/granada/2016-05-19/drugs-lord-who-made-millions-ordered-to-pay-back-112-000 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-21897186 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2344612/Drug-gang-kingpin-Philip-Baron-nicknamed-Butlin-comparing-Spanish-prison-holiday-camp.html https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-21924454 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-21897186 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-manchester-22989211 https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/philip-baron-kingpin-behind-britains-1972828 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1349109/Millionaire-drug-baron-Paul-Yearsley-arrested-magazine-mansion-photoshoot.html https://www.macclesfield-live.co.uk/news/local-news/jailed-money-laundering-accountant-wilmslow-2529279

37 year old nurse Lisa Skidmore wasn’t feeling very well so didn't go to work and stayed home. Lisa’s mum Margaret decided to head to Lisa’s house on her way to the shops to see how she was as they lived very close to each other. She let herself into Lisa house just like she has so many times before on this ordinary day. But there was nothing ordinary about this day. Not long before, 55 year old Leroy Campbell had climbed into Lisa’s first floor bedroom using a ladder. Unbeknown to Lisa, three days earlier whilst wandering the local area, looking for someone to attack, he had clocked that Lisa lived alone and had identified her as someone he would attack.  And this morning was the day he chose to carry out his attack... Find out more about the UK True Crime Podcast: https://uktruecrime.com Buy tickets for my live show on 2 June in South Shields https://www.customshouse.co.uk/theatre/murder-aint-easy/ Join me at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/UKTrueCrime Join me in Sheffield on 7 September https://armchairdetectiveswanted.com/events Join the UK True Crime Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrime Buy my book 'Gone Fishing' about serial killer Angus Sinclair: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gone-Fishing-Unsolved-Crimes-Sinclair/dp/1914277201 Sources https://www.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/hmiprobation/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2018/09/HMI-Probation-Independent-Review-LC-Final-.pdf https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-birmingham-48709283 https://juliebindel.substack.com/p/when-convicted-sexual-predator-leroy https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/lisa-skidmore-leroy-campbell-prison-probation-service-a8533151.html https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/lisaskidmoremagicmoments?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR2Nkz_SNFCCykYyi5UJo8IMirieoa_NBSmyX74cgD5wPqkQe0E7e2L2P14_aem_AfmbPy_sNT4XNVM8y80KwYtaf5fWXxFehRntF3X6irRMZRVyyd6oMAkBcfIq1UvCW3nV7dZ9nRKOABYKmqwiJYJT https://www.expressandstar.com/news/local-hubs/wolverhampton/bilston/2019/04/10/murder-victims-family-pay-for-disney-trips/ https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/jun/21/police-probation-failings-contributed-lisa-skidmore-murder-inquest-finds https://metro.co.uk/2019/06/11/serial-rapist-murdered-nurse-freed-excellent-progress-prison-9898968/ https://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/you/article-7058565/Why-monster-free-kill-Lisa-Skidmore.html https://www.amazon.co.uk/Politics-Edge-Memoir-Rory-Stewart/dp/1787332713

When the knock at the door came shortly after midnight, Carol & Keith Slater initially tried to ignore the noise, assuming it was just kids messing around or maybe someone at the wrong address. But as the knocking continued, Carol told Keith he should pop down and see who was at the door in case it was related to their two young children who were staying with Grandparents that night. It might be the police, maybe there had been an accident. Minutes later, Keith was dead - at just 33 years old - and so many lives changed forever.  Find out more about the UK True Crime Podcast: https://uktruecrime.com Buy tickets for my live show on 2 June in South Shields https://www.customshouse.co.uk/theatre/murder-aint-easy/ Join me at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/UKTrueCrime Join me in Sheffield on 7 September https://armchairdetectiveswanted.com/events Join the UK True Crime Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrime Buy my book 'Gone Fishing' about serial killer Angus Sinclair: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gone-Fishing-Unsolved-Crimes-Sinclair/dp/1914277201 Sources https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/dec/05/experience-i-was-a-murder-suspect-for-18-years https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/crime/suspect-in-murder-case-freed-on-bail-1939045 https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/man-denies-any-involvement-1988-1411801 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPHtp9Zn5bY http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/humber/6336343.stm https://www.facebook.com/100063572408552/posts/2001351636774993/ https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/hull-east-yorkshire-news/murderer-martin-brown-admits-not-105951

It was late - almost midnight - by a quarry near the forest. The police had arrived as a car had been reported for driving in an erratic manner. The woman was clearly very uncomfortable and didn't want the officers to look inside the two suitcases. The bodycam is startling as an officer opens one of the bags. There is an audible sharp exhale of breath when what he is looking at hits home. The officer says in both horror and astonishment: "What the f***." Find out more about the UK True Crime Podcast: https://uktruecrime.com Buy tickets for my live show on 2 June https://www.customshouse.co.uk/theatre/murder-aint-easy/ Join me at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/UKTrueCrime Join the UK True Crime Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrime Buy my book 'Gone Fishing' about serial killer Angus Sinclair: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gone-Fishing-Unsolved-Crimes-Sinclair/dp/1914277201 Sources https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/gloucester-news/full-story-body-suitcase-murder-5373890 https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/may/04/gareeca-gordon-jailed-life-murdering-phoenix-netts-dismembering-body https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9540891/Woman-murdered-housemate-28-womens-refuge-demanding-sex-her.html https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/phoenix-netts-killer-sentenced-after-20519173 https://foi.west-midlands.police.uk/murder-of-pheonix-netts-934a-23/ https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/family-release-new-pictures-phoenix-20524226 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-56832573

Lauren Jeska was a fell runner. As a transgender athlete, she had been asked to provide evidence of hormone levels after historical complaints to UK Athletics that she had an unfair advantage competing in women’s events because she had been born a man. The policy of the governing body required the athlete to take a blood test, but she took exception to this and feared being unable to compete. Lauren saw this as an attack on her life and decided to take drastic action. Find out more about the UK True Crime Podcast: https://uktruecrime.com Writing Credit: Megan Grant. See Megan's work on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/megathachristie/?igshid=MmIzYWVlNDQ5Yg%3D%3D Buy tickets for my live show on 2 June https://www.customshouse.co.uk/theatre/murder-aint-easy/ Join me at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/UKTrueCrime Join the UK True Crime Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrime Buy my book 'Gone Fishing' about serial killer Angus Sinclair: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gone-Fishing-Unsolved-Crimes-Sinclair/dp/1914277201 Sources https://www.bristolbearsrugby.com/news/bris-legends-interviews-ralph-knibbs/ https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=qyGzDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA168&dq=Lauren+jeska&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjKttbz26CFAxVuVEEAHQKIDtwQ6AF6BAgEEAI#v=onepage&q=Lauren%20jeska&f=false https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/live-updates-champion-runner-lauren-12738157 https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/female-athlete-who-tried-murder-11925181 https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/mar/17/jailed-transgender-fell-runner-thought-uk-athletics-was-trying-to-kill-her https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-39266777 https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/mar/14/champion-runner-lauren-jeska-jailed-for-attempted-of-uk-athletics-official-ralph-knibbs https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/01/27/trans-prisoners-scotland-uk/ https://www.gov.uk/government/news/update-on-changes-to-transgender-prisoner-policy-framework#:~:text=The%20placement%20of%20transgender%20prisoners,prisoners%20according%20to%20their%20wishes. https://yougov.co.uk/politics/articles/39443-transgender-prisoners-what-do-britons-think-should https://www.bcu.ac.uk/student-info/why-study-at-bcu/living-in-birmingham/facts-you-didnt-know https://www.bbc.co.uk/insideout/northwest/series11/week5_manchester_second_city.shtml https://www.derbyshirehealthcareft.nhs.uk/about-us/latest-news/former-rolls-royce-hr-director-joins-derbyshire-healthcare-board https://www.alexander-stadium.co.uk https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/bristol-rugby-star-ralph-knibbs-9198

Lorraine Cox had returned to her home in Exeter to catch up with her family and friends. After a great night out with lots of fun and laughter, Lorraine walked home through the centre of City. But over the next few days, Lorraine seemed to be acting very strangely and it soon became very apparent why. Buy tickets for my live show on 2 June https://www.customshouse.co.uk/theatre/murder-aint-easy/ Find out more about the UK True Crime Podcast: https://www.uktruecrime.com Join me at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/UKTrueCrime Join the UK True Crime Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrime Buy my book 'Gone Fishing' about serial killer Angus Sinclair: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gone-Fishing-Unsolved-Crimes-Sinclair/dp/1914277201 Sources https://vocal.media/criminal/what-actually-happened-to-lorraine-cox https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/partner-murdered-woman-shares-heartbreak-23871153 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-devon-55666623 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-devon-56653435 https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/lorraine-cox-murder-trial-told-5062737 https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/partner-murdered-woman-shares-heartbreak-23871153 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-devon-56379374 https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/apr/07/lorraine-cox-murder-azam-mangori-sentenced-exeter https://www.exmouthjournal.co.uk/news/crime/20300551.pair-jailed-vigilante-attack-kebab-shop-worker/

John Warrington was interested in making money and had built up a portfolio of several commercial premises and two houses. But when market conditions took a turn for the worse, he was soon in massive debt and his life was spiralling out of control. He needed urgent results before he lost everything. John's solution was to write a crime thriller - sure, an unusual choice. When the publishers weren't interested and time was running out before he lost everything, he decided to roll the dice one last time by using the storyline of the novel in his real life... Writing Credit: Chris Wood You can buy Chris's second book, 'Death in the Theatre' here: https://www.amazon.com/Death-Theatre-Chris-Wood/dp/1399009117 Watch the True Crime Podcasters Roundtable with Twisted Britain - March 2024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhDFqCGiBfo&t=1385s Find out more about the UK True Crime Podcast: https://www.uktruecrime.com Join me at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/UKTrueCrime Join the UK True Crime Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrime Buy my book 'Gone Fishing' about serial killer Angus Sinclair: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gone-Fishing-Unsolved-Crimes-Sinclair/dp/1914277201

21 year old Libby Squire, who was studying philosophy at Hull University, had been out with her friends that Thursday evening. They had been drinking around one of their mates houses before heading out. But at the end of the night the bouncers had not let her in the nightclub, The Welly, as they thought she was too tipsy. Nothing unusual here, many of us have been there - so her friends put her in a taxi and paid the fare to ensure she got home safely. But Libby didn't make it home. This week we discover the horrible truth of just what happened to Libby. Watch the True Crime Podcasters Roundtable with Twisted Britain - March 2024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhDFqCGiBfo&t=1385s Find out more about the UK True Crime Podcast: https://www.uktruecrime.com Join me at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/UKTrueCrime Join the UK True Crime Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrime Buy my book 'Gone Fishing' about serial killer Angus Sinclair: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gone-Fishing-Unsolved-Crimes-Sinclair/dp/1914277201 Sources https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/R-v-Pawel-Relowicz-sentencing-remarks.pdf https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/tv/hull-taxi-driver-relives-heartbreaking-25412756 https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/hull-east-yorkshire-news/libby-squire-murder-trial-pawel-4906128 https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/hull-east-yorkshire-news/libby-squire-trial-live-pawel-4906929 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9252855/Wife-Libby-Squires-killer-dumped-moved-Poland-two-children.html https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/hull-east-yorkshire-news/libby-squire-murder-detective-admits-4995091 https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/libby-squire-killer-dangerous-sexual-23449079 https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/all-about/libby-squire https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/feb/11/man-pawel-relowicz-found-guilty-hull-student-libby-squire https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/hull-east-yorkshire-news/libby-squire-trial-live-pawel-4893678?_ga=2.171755040.1002923403.1710256093-1114232684.1698000019 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-humber-47114281 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Libby_Squire https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/tv/hull-taxi-driver-relives-heartbreaking-25412756 https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/jan/12/libby-squire-man-26-raped-and-killed-student-court-hears https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-humber-49373369 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-humber-56042200 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-humber-55637416 https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/jan/26/man-accused-of-murdering-libby-squire-only-wanted-to-help-court-told https://www.knutsfordguardian.co.uk/news/national/23117623.murderer-student-libby-squire-cancels-meeting-mother/

21 year old Libby Squire, who was studying philosophy at Hull University, had been out with her friends that Thursday evening. They had been drinking around one of their mates houses before heading out. But at the end of the night the bouncers had not let her in the nightclub, The Welly, as they thought she was too tipsy. Nothing unusual here, many of us have been there - so her friends put her in a taxi and paid the fare to ensure she got home safely. But Libby didn't make it home. Watch the True Crime Podcasters Roundtable with Twisted Britain - March 2024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhDFqCGiBfo&t=1385s Find out more about the UK True Crime Podcast: https://www.uktruecrime.com Join me at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/UKTrueCrime Join the UK True Crime Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrime Buy my book 'Gone Fishing' about serial killer Angus Sinclair: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gone-Fishing-Unsolved-Crimes-Sinclair/dp/1914277201 Sources https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/R-v-Pawel-Relowicz-sentencing-remarks.pdf https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/tv/hull-taxi-driver-relives-heartbreaking-25412756 https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/hull-east-yorkshire-news/libby-squire-murder-trial-pawel-4906128 https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/hull-east-yorkshire-news/libby-squire-trial-live-pawel-4906929 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9252855/Wife-Libby-Squires-killer-dumped-moved-Poland-two-children.html https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/hull-east-yorkshire-news/libby-squire-murder-detective-admits-4995091 https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/libby-squire-killer-dangerous-sexual-23449079 https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/all-about/libby-squire https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/feb/11/man-pawel-relowicz-found-guilty-hull-student-libby-squire https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/hull-east-yorkshire-news/libby-squire-trial-live-pawel-4893678?_ga=2.171755040.1002923403.1710256093-1114232684.1698000019 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-humber-47114281 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Libby_Squire

Susan and Christopher Whybrow - a wealthy barrister - were the fortunate occupants of a beautiful farmhouse in Leavenheath, Suffolk, set within 12 acre gardens. After almost 10 years of marriage, to many people the couple had it all; the idyllic property and a comfortable lifestyle with no money worries. And yet as we know, in all of our lives things are not often quite as we portray to the outside world. In our story today: flying lessons, an illicit affair, a trial at the Old Bailey - and a lawn mower. Writing Credit: Chris Wood You can buy Chris's second book, 'Death in the Theatre' here: https://www.amazon.com/Death-Theatre-Chris-Wood/dp/1399009117 Watch the True Crime Podcasters Roundtable - February 2024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XsBoMbcpEU Find out more about the UK True Crime Podcast: https://www.uktruecrime.com Join me at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/UKTrueCrime Join the UK True Crime Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrime Buy my book 'Gone Fishing' about serial killer Angus Sinclair: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gone-Fishing-Unsolved-Crimes-Sinclair/dp/1914277201

Todays story is from Liverpool where a shooting outside a nightclub left a number of questions unanswered. Serious players in the underworld were loosely connected and did all they could to make the charges related to the shooting go away. Add to this mix an attempt to bribe a Police Officer and a 90's reality star and that is this weeks story on the UK True Crime Podcast.  Watch the True Crime Podcasters Roundtable - February 2024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XsBoMbcpEU Find out more about the UK True Crime Podcast: https://www.uktruecrime.com Join me at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/UKTrueCrime Join the UK True Crime Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrime Buy my book 'Gone Fishing' about serial killer Angus Sinclair: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gone-Fishing-Unsolved-Crimes-Sinclair/dp/1914277201 Sources TV stars, drug cartels and Merseyside's real Line of Duty cases - Liverpool Echo BBC News | UK | Ex-TV Gladiator and detective jailed BBC News | Entertainment | Portrait of a police force Detective jailed for corruption loses most of pension | The Independent | The Independent Corrupt Cop 5.mpg (youtube.com) https://www.independent.co.uk/news/senior-detective-risked-officers-for-bribe-from-britain-s-top-drug-baron-1200337.html https://www.theguardian.com/uk/1999/jan/10/10

Bonus Episode. Did you enjoy the RoundTable discussion from January I released yesterday? If so, here is the next one.... Last week saw the second of the UK True Crime Podcasters Monthly RoundTable. Joining me were my follow podcast hosts, Mike - host of the Murder Mile podcast and Paul - host of the True Crime Enthusiast podcast. We were joined by two fantastic guests: Bethan - co-host of the Seeing Red podcast and Stuart, co-host of the British Murders podcast. If you want to watch this conversation on YouTube, here is the link: True Crime Podcasters RoundTable - February (youtube.com)

Bonus Episode. Last month saw the first of the UK True Crime Podcasters Monthly RoundTable. Joining me were my follow podcast hosts, Mike - host of the Murder Mile podcast and Paul - host of the True Crime Enthusiast podcast. We were joined by two fantastic guests: Grace - host of the RedRum podcast and Andy, co-host of the Picture the Scene podcast. If you want to watch this conversation on YouTube, here is the link: UK True Crime Podcasters Monthly RoundTable (youtube.com)

It was just one of the thousands of missing persons cases that were reported in the UK that year when 63 year old Don Banfield disappeared from his home in north-west London. He had been having issues in his marriage and had talked about moving back to Trinidad - where he was born and the place he loved. But he had spoken to a number of people about being concerned for his safety: had Don come to harm? Just what happened to Don Banfield? Writing Credit: Megan Grant. See Megan's work on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/megathachristie/?igshid=MmIzYWVlNDQ5Yg%3D%3D Watch the True Crime Podcasters Roundtable - February 2024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XsBoMbcpEU Find out more about the UK True Crime Podcast: https://www.uktruecrime.com Join me at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/UKTrueCrime Join the UK True Crime Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrime Buy my book 'Gone Fishing' about serial killer Angus Sinclair: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gone-Fishing-Unsolved-Crimes-Sinclair/dp/1914277201 Sources https://www.chippingcampdenhistory.org.uk/content/history/incidents-and-events/the_campden_wonder  https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-21506482 https://www.pressreader.com/uk/daily-mail/20120404/281586647569181 https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/crime/tax-inspector-killed-husband-then-fled-to-whitby-1906475 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2124569/Accountant-Donald-Banfield-murdered-wife-daughter-Body-missing-decade-on.html https://www.casemine.com/judgement/uk/5a8ff71060d03e7f57ea6ffd https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-17583485 https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2012/apr/03/bookmaker-murder-wife-daughter-life-sentence https://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/index.html https://www.camdennewjournal.co.uk/article/don-banfield-murder-trial-wife-and-daughter-bookie-are-found-guilty-killing-him?sp=3&sq=relief%2520fund%2520 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-17371761 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2381961/Lady-killers-Shirley-Lynette-Banfield-murder-convictions-quashed-Court-Appeal.html https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-22544419 https://www.harrowtimes.co.uk/news/10585245.wife-and-daughter-accused-of-killing-wealdstone-man-don-banfield-have-murder-convictions-quashed/

The episode this week comes from the north-east of England. Like almost all of us, Nicola Morrin just wanted to enjoy life and when she met her partner he seemed a lovely man. But he wasn't. He was a weak, violent bully and Nicola was desperate to get away from him as she feared just what he was capable of doing to her. Join me on Sunday February 18th for the True Crime Podcaster RoundTable True Crime Podcasters RoundTable - February - crowdcast Find out more about the UK True Crime Podcast: https://www.uktruecrime.com Join me at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/UKTrueCrime Join the UK True Crime Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrime Buy my book 'Gone Fishing' about serial killer Angus Sinclair: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gone-Fishing-Unsolved-Crimes-Sinclair/dp/1914277201

Alethea Foster was Lead Clinical Specialist Podiatrist at King’s College Hospital NHS Trust between 1985 and 2004, where she was a top class operator in her profession winning numerous awards. But things at home with her retired journalist husband John weren't great: their sex life had stopped 17 years previously and Alethea suspected he might be having an affair with an ex-colleague Julie Simpson. When Alethea stumbled across an email exchange between Julie and John which revealed they had been having an affair she was utterly devastated and emailed Julie to arrange a meeting. But before she left the house, she put a kitchen knife in her bag.... Watch True Crime Podcaster RoundTable on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBgM3uA8DM4z3KecvwieQrg Find out more about the UK True Crime Podcast: https://www.uktruecrime.com Join me at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/UKTrueCrime Join the UK True Crime Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrime Buy my book 'Gone Fishing' about serial killer Angus Sinclair: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gone-Fishing-Unsolved-Crimes-Sinclair/dp/1914277201 Sources: https://www.theguardian.com/education/2006/may/05/highereducation.ukcrime https://www.pcdsociety.org/resources/details/obituary-alethea-ali-foster https://www.theguardian.com/education/2006/apr/28/highereducation.uk https://archive.varsity.co.uk/623.pdf http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/cambridgeshire/4938988.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/cambridgeshire/4942968.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/cambridgeshire/4307970.stm https://www.theguardian.com/education/2006/may/05/highereducation.ukcrime https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/obsessed-622945 https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/stabbing-wife-not-guilty-of-murder-624062 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-384891/Wife-blinded-love-rival-sorry.html

Cornwall isn't the sort of place you associate with large scale drug imports from South America, IRA terrorists and murder. But in this episode of the UK True Crime podcast, we hear a story that involved all of these things. When detectives quizzed local farmer Ross Stone about cannabis being grown on his farm, they could never expected that he would reveal that two missing men -Brett Flournoy (l) & David Griffiths (r)  were also buried there. But was he responsible for the killings? Watch True Crime Podcaster RoundTable on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBgM3uA8DM4z3KecvwieQrg Find out more about the UK True Crime Podcast: https://www.uktruecrime.com Join me at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/UKTrueCrime Join the UK True Crime Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrime Buy my book 'Gone Fishing' about serial killer Angus Sinclair: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gone-Fishing-Unsolved-Crimes-Sinclair/dp/1914277201 Sources: https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2012/feb/14/drug-mule-jailed-double-murder https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2100975/Thomas-Haigh-Drugs-mule-gunned-David-Griffiths-Brett-Flournoy-jailed-life.html https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/drugs-mule-denied-appeal-after-6261283 https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/cage-fighter-found-guilty-of-murder-683948 https://www.boxingscene.com/karl-ince-on-flournoys-tragic-death-future-his-camp--47949 https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/missing-boxer-brett-flournoy-investigators-3370195 https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/murdered-boxer-brett-flournoy-member-3355082

St Mellons is an eastern suburb of Cardiff. When 15 year old Claire Hood, who lived in St Mellons with her mum and sister, was not in the house when her mum Pam arrived home from work one day, Pam knew something was wrong. But she can't have imagined for one moment the horror that lay ahead.... Writing Credit: Chris Wood You can buy Chris's second book, 'Death in the Theatre' here: https://www.amazon.com/Death-Theatre-Chris-Wood/dp/1399009117 Watch True Crime Podcaster RoundTable on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBgM3uA8DM4z3KecvwieQrg Find out more about the UK True Crime Podcast: https://www.uktruecrime.com Join me at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/UKTrueCrime Join the UK True Crime Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrime Buy my book 'Gone Fishing' about serial killer Angus Sinclair: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gone-Fishing-Unsolved-Crimes-Sinclair/dp/1914277201

The conclusion of the story from last week - if you haven't listened to the episode last week, this is strongly advised as this is the continuation of that episode. At the beginning of this century, when the internet was new for most people - and before the social media giants claimed their turf - chatrooms were very popular, especially with teenagers. Mark was 16 and lived in Stockport in the north-west of England. He was a regular on the Manchester Teens chatroom. But whilst he was there to have some fun and chat to girls, not everyone he spoke to had such simple motives. As he was soon to discover... Writing Credit: Gemma Gould Part of the bylines network. When not listening to true crime or walking her dogs you can find Gemma on twitter at this link: https://twitter.com/gemmagould Find out more about the UK True Crime Podcast: https://www.uktruecrime.com Join me at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/UKTrueCrime Join the UK True Crime Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrime Buy my book 'Gone Fishing' about serial killer Angus Sinclair: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gone-Fishing-Unsolved-Crimes-Sinclair/dp/1914277201 Sources: https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/crime-files/mark-and-john-the-fantasists https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/article/the-boy-who-incited-his-own-murder https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2004/may/29/crime.uknews https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2005/02/bachrach200502 https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/boy-14-posed-as-spy-to-arrange-his-own-murder-565124.html https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/internet-murder-boys-told-never-1110248

At the beginning of this century, when the internet was new for most people - and before the social media giants claimed their turf - chatrooms were very popular, especially with teenagers. Mark was 16 and lived in Stockport in the north-west of England. He was a regular on the Manchester Teens chatroom. But whilst he was there to have some fun and chat to girls, not everyone he spoke to had such simple motives. As he was soon to discover... Please support my sponsor: Shopify Sign-up today for a £1 per month trial period.  Go to: https://www.shopify.co.uk/uktruecrime Writing Credit: Gemma Gould Part of the bylines network. When not listening to true crime or walking her dogs you can find Gemma on twitter at this link: https://twitter.com/gemmagould Find out more about the UK True Crime Podcast: https://www.uktruecrime.com Join me at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/UKTrueCrime Buy my book 'Gone Fishing' about serial killer Angus Sinclair: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gone-Fishing-Unsolved-Crimes-Sinclair/dp/1914277201 Sources: https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/crime-files/mark-and-john-the-fantasists https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/article/the-boy-who-incited-his-own-murder https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2004/may/29/crime.uknews https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2005/02/bachrach200502 https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/boy-14-posed-as-spy-to-arrange-his-own-murder-565124.html https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/internet-murder-boys-told-never-1110248