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  • Blood Feud

    Blood Feud
    Oct 7 2024


    If a person makes an enemy, the chances are that the circumstances or events that has led to such a thing will not extend further than a series of harsh words exchanged, occasionally a physical confrontation, and a years long, perhaps lifelong dislike of that person. This time around on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, we head to Liverpool and back to 2008 for a tale of a feud that festered over years, and led to the most horrific and tragic of circumstances.


    The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, including descriptions of injury detail, that some listeners may find disturbing and/or distressing, so discretion is advised whilst listening in.


    Music used in this episode: "TheDescent" by KevinMacleod. All music used is sourced from https://filmmusic.io/ and used under an AttributionLicence(https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)


    • Declan Mckenna - British Bombs
    • The National - Bloodbuzz Ohio


    The True Crime Enthusiast's Fundraiser For Macmillan Cancer Support


    References - assorted articles from BBC News; Liverpool Echo, Chester Live. "Underworld UK. Women Who Kill" (Vanessa Howard, 2010) - pp 127-150


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    Remembering Rachel. This episode is dedicated to her.


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    58 mins
  • Man With A Past

    Man With A Past
    Sep 23 2024



    Evil, once it is inside a person, never really goes away - it may remain dormant for many years, but it is always there. To the horror of a Peterborough family back in 2018, the evil that was dormant in one such individual stirred with the most horrific of consequences - at the same time, reactivating the nightmare that a Derbyshire family had spent almost four decades trying to deal with.


    The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, involving a vulnerable adult and a child, and including descriptions of injury detail, that some listeners may find disturbing and or distressing, so discretion is advised whilst listening.


    Music used in this episode: "TheDescent" by KevinMacleod. All music used is sourced from https://filmmusic.io/ and used under an AttributionLicence(https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)


    Playlist Tracks

    • Downset - Anger
    • Flock Of Seagulls - I Ran (So Far Away)


    The True Crime Enthusiast's Fundraiser For Macmillan Cancer Support


    References - Produced upon request, but available via:

    • Assorted articles available via the British Newspaper Archive
    • BBC News
    • Newspapers.com
    • The Free Library


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    Remembering Lorraine and Faye. This episode is dedicated to them.


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    1 hr
  • S9 Ep14: Text "M" For Murder

    S9 Ep14: Text "M" For Murder
    Aug 20 2024
    Alfred Hitchcock's 1954 classic Dial M For Murder is a celebrated work that has been remade for both the big and small screen, and the stage, and which concerns the tale of a cheating wife, a scheming husband, and an elaborate murder plot.In 2007, a court in South Wales was to hear it's very own version, and just how life imitated art...The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, including descriptions of a sexual nature, that some listeners may find disturbing and or distressing, so discretion is advised whilst listening. Music used in this episode: "The Descent" by Kevin Macleod. All music used is sourced from https://filmmusic.io/ and used under an Attribution Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Playlist TracksCity Parking - It's Mad Round HereGithead - Take OffThe True Crime Enthusiast's Fundraiser For Macmillan Cancer SupportReferencesR v Marsh | [2009] EWCA Crim 2696 | England and Wales Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) | Judgment | Law | CaseMineJustice for Stephen Marsh (mojuk.org.uk)BBC NEWS | Wales | Lovers' 30-year murder sentenceBBC NEWS | Wales | South West Wales | S&M pact 'led to wife's murder'BBC NEWS | Wales | South West Wales | S&M lover describes wife murderBBC NEWS | Wales | South West Wales | Murder trial told of bondage findBBC NEWS | Wales | South West Wales | Trial hears of 'knife fantasy'BBC NEWS | Wales | Man guilty of plotting wife deathBBC NEWS | Wales | Marsh - womaniser and alcoholicBBC NEWS | Wales | South West Wales | Murder lovers trapped by textsBBC NEWS | Wales | South West Wales | Trial of 'amorality and bravado'BBC NEWS | Wales | Man loved murdered wife 'to bits'BBC NEWS | Wales | Accused husband 'happy' with wifeBBC NEWS | Wales | Murdered wife had 35 stab wounds Victim was 'a unique and wonderful person' - Wales OnlineSuspect 'talked of having wife killed' claims teenage mistress | Daily Mail OnlineMurderer hopes pet dog can free him from jail - Wales OnlineLOVE YOU TXT 'LED TO MURDER' - Mirror Online'Killer 'ugly inside' says husband' diff viewer (0/1) - News SnifferMurderer demands right to financial investments after Premium Bond ban (telegraph.co.uk)Crimes Against British Sikhs: Perverted English man arranged brutal murder of his Sikh wifeMurderer loses conviction appeal; wales newsbulletin. - Free Online Library (thefreelibrary.com)Another mistress tells of knife fantasies of accused. - Free Online Library (thefreelibrary.com)Husband charged with killing wife - Wales OnlineHusband 'sent mistress to stab wife to death' | Daily Mail OnlineMistress murdered wife with 35 stabs - Wales OnlineBBC News - Wife killer loses murder appealAccused told mistress: I'm going to kill Jas - Wales OnlineKill threat 'was in jest' says murder suspect - Wales Online'I was brainwashed' claims murder accused - Wales OnlineText killer's violent rages - Wales OnlineBBC NEWS | Wales | Murder accused 'sadistic' claimBBC NEWS | Wales | South West Wales | Lover told 'monumental lies' - QCFollow/Contact/Support The True Crime Enthusiast PodcastFacebookFacebook Discussion GroupTwitterInstagramYoutubeWebsiteTTCE MerchandisePatreon PageRemembering Jaspal. This episode is dedicated to her. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    1 hr and 26 mins
  • S9 Ep13: Killer In Uniform

    S9 Ep13: Killer In Uniform
    Aug 11 2024
    There are countless memorials to the brave personnel of the Armed Forces scattered around the UK, but one of these, in Surrey, contains the names of several service personnel whose military service is overshadowed by one thing - the execution each faced for the heinous crimes they committed, not as an act of war, but as a case of murder. This time around, I bring you the tales of two of these.

    The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events that some listeners may find disturbing and or distressing, so discretion is advised whilst listening. There is also a racial slur used within the episode, and it should be stated categorically that the use of this does not reflect the views of myself or the show, it is featured merely because it is relevant to the tale in question.

    Music used in this episode: "The Descent" by Kevin Macleod. All music used is sourced from https://filmmusic.io/ and used under an Attribution Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

    Playlist Tracks
    • Cardinals - Nineteen
    • Father John Misty - I Guess Time Just Makes Fools Of Us All
    The True Crime Enthusiast's Fundraiser For Macmillan Cancer Support

    References
    • Assorted newspaper articles available via Newspapers.com and British Newspaper Archive
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    Remembering Lily, Dorothy, and her unborn child. This episode is dedicated to them.

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    1 hr and 17 mins
  • S9 Ep12: The Girl In The Ground - Part 2

    S9 Ep12: The Girl In The Ground - Part 2
    Jul 28 2024
    Concluding the horrifying and tragic story of 10 year old Ursula Herrmann this time around on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, the girl snatched whilst cycling home in Germany in 1981, only to be found 17 days later in the most nightmarish of circumstances. Though it was to take almost 27 years, in 2008 the wheels of justice finally began to turn for Ursula and her family.Except that once they had, the case became perhaps more controversial than it was before - with no one feeling this more strongly than Ursula's family. Concluding a tale you'll never forget. The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, involving a child, and including a description of animal cruelty, that some listeners may find disturbing and or distressing, so discretion is advised whilst listening.Music used in this episode: "The Descent" by Kevin Macleod. All music used is sourced from https://filmmusic.io/ and used under an Attribution Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Playlist TracksDead Pony - RainbowsSweet Salvation - RocksteadyThe True Crime Enthusiast's Fundraiser For Macmillan Cancer SupportReferences https://thechaospress.wordpress.com/2019/08/24/a-dead-girl-buried-in-a-box-in-the-woods/https://thechaospress.wordpress.com/2019/08/29/a-dead-girl-buried-in-a-box-in-the-woods-part-2-crowdsourcing-the-ursula-herrmann-cold-case/https://thechaospress.wordpress.com/2019/09/13/a-dead-girl-buried-in-a-box-in-the-woods-part-3-a-dna-match/https://thechaospress.wordpress.com/2019/09/13/a-dead-girl-buried-in-a-box-in-the-woods-part-4-more-than-one-abductor/https://thechaospress.wordpress.com/2019/09/13/a-dead-girl-buried-in-a-box-in-the-woods-part-5-a-rusty-wire-and-a-showdown-before-midnight/Ursula Herrmann - current topics & news - SZ.de (sueddeutsche.de)The seemingly solved kidnapping of a german girl : r/UnresolvedMysteries (reddit.com)https://www.theguardian.com/news/2019/sep/24/ursula-herrmann-germany-kidnapping-mysteryhttps://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/murderer-too-stupid-to-be-guilty-says-ancient-history-detective-5fd3x97hjhttps://shenbagalakshmi.medium.com/dear-ursula-herrmann-who-killed-you-befb191544c4https://newsrnd.com/news/2022-11-03-criminal-case-ursula-herrmann-(10)--new-documentary-fuels-doubts-about-perpetrators-%E2%80%93-%22must-have-been-accomplices---%22.S1N3iQpgBs.htmlhttps://www.world-today-news.com/ten-year-old-found-dead-in-dungeon/https://hammeltranslations.com/2019/09/27/german-officials-dont-record-interrogations-or-court-testimony/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHwRwHc6jDwhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2f3zFHj0LPEhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0il4pbUdlEhttps://talkmurder.com/ursula-herrmann/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/germany/2054370/German-man-abducted-and-imprisoned-schoolgirl-27-years-ago.htmlhttps://padeye.news/the-40th-anniversary-of-the-ursula-herrmann-case/Mystery of child buried alive solved as accused convicted – The Irish Times[Unresolved Murder] The girl in the box: the mysterious crime that shocked Germany : r/UnresolvedMysteries (reddit.com)The Girl in the Box -- Ursula Herrmann : r/TrueCrime (reddit.com)The Girl In The Box - A German Kidnapping Mystery : r/UnresolvedMysteries (reddit.com)The seemingly solved kidnapping of a german girl : r/UnresolvedMysteries (reddit.com)Clint Eastwood film 'Dirty Harry' inspired couple to kidnap and kill girl, 10, for ransom, court told | Daily Mail OnlineUrsula Herrmann - Buried alive ? - YouTubeUrsula Herrmann: Her kidnapper's new life back in freedom | News | BILD.de (www-bild-de.translate.goog)Topic: The Ursula Herrmann case, early 1980s - Allmystery (www-allmystery-de.translate.goog)The girl in the box: the mysterious crime that shocked Germany – podcastFollow/Contact/Support The True Crime Enthusiast PodcastFacebookFacebook Discussion GroupTwitterInstagramYoutubeWebsiteTTCE MerchandisePatreon PageRemembering Ursula. This episode is dedicated to her. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    1 hr and 33 mins
  • S9 Ep11: The Girl In The Ground - Part 1

    S9 Ep11: The Girl In The Ground - Part 1
    Jul 21 2024
    It was supposed to be a simple 10 minute cycle ride home, like she had done countless times before that late September evening of 1981 - but it was never to be. This time around on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, in the first of a two part story, I venture in a first for the show outside of the UK and Ireland and head to Germany, where I bring you the tragic story of 10 year old Ursula Herrmann.

    It's a tale you won't believe...

    The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, involving a child, and including a description of animal cruelty, that some listeners may find disturbing and or distressing, so discretion is advised whilst listening.

    Music used in this episode: "The Descent" by Kevin Macleod. All music used is sourced from https://filmmusic.io/ and used under an Attribution Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

    Playlist Tracks
    • The Rapture - House Of Jealous Lovers
    • Blood Ceremony - The Great God Pan
    The True Crime Enthusiast's Fundraiser For Macmillan Cancer Support

    References - produced upon request.

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    Remembering Ursula. This episode is dedicated to her.

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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • S9 Ep10: Last Ride.

    S9 Ep10: Last Ride.
    Jul 13 2024
    Hitchhiking brings with it countless dangers, as we have seen on screen countless times and with the exploits of killers such as the West's, but for many years it was a commonplace thing to do, the dangers not thought about, merely the destination.In the winter of 1995, one such hitcher, a 19 year old French student named Celine Figard, accepted a ride that she was sadly, never to finish.Her last ride. The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, involving descriptions of injury detail, that some listeners may find disturbing and or distressing, so discretion is advised whilst listening.Music used in this episode: "The Descent" by Kevin Macleod. All music used is sourced from https://filmmusic.io/ and used under an Attribution Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Playlist TracksGurriers - ApproachableSaloon Dion - CarnivalThe True Crime Enthusiast's Fundraiser For Macmillan Cancer SupportReferencesAssorted newspaper articles available via Newspapers.com and British Newspaper ArchiveLong format. From Haute-Saône to England, 27 years after the murder of Céline Figard, her parents' fight for the truth (estrepublicain.fr)6 Thursday October 17 1996 The Birmingham Post Celine Figard Murder Life Celine's Killer Boasted Of Sex Exploits In Cab | Birmingham Daily Post | Thursday 17 October 1996 | British Newspaper ArchiveCl Evening Mail Thursday October 17 1996 Two Nations In Outrage and Sorrow Shrine To Innocence The Isolated Lay-By Where | Birmingham Mail | Thursday 17 October 1996 | British Newspaper ArchiveStuart Morgan | Daily Mirror | Tuesday 04 May 1999 | British Newspaper ArchiveMorgan v Secretary of State for Justice | [2016] EWHC 106 (Admin) | England and Wales High Court (Administrative Court) | Judgment | Law | CaseMineCrimewatch UK — Jan 1996 - YouTubeBirth chart of Celine Figard - Astrology horoscope (astro-seek.com)Fears grow for Celine after body is found | The Independent | The Independent"Why did he kill our daughter?" | Worcester NewsDriver `hid Celine's body in his lorry' - News - The Independent (archive.org)Life for lorry driver who ended Celine's journey of optimism | The Independent | The IndependentMissing girl's father helps in murder hunt | The Independent | The IndependentLorry driver who murdered teenager can ask to be freed | Worcester News(1) Episode 015 - Celine Figard - YouTubeA colourful memorial to tragic Celine | The Independent | The IndependentDriver is charged with Celine Figard murder | 29th February 1996 | The Commercial Motor ArchiveLeft In A Truck On Christmas Day: The Murder of Céline Figard | True Crime Documentary (youtube.com)Follow/Contact/Support The True Crime Enthusiast PodcastFacebookFacebook Discussion GroupTwitterInstagramYoutubeWebsiteTTCE MerchandisePatreon PageRemembering Celine. This episode is dedicated to her. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    1 hr and 24 mins
  • S9 Ep9: The Girl Who Loved Horses

    S9 Ep9: The Girl Who Loved Horses
    Jul 5 2024
    Back in 1983, 14 year old Gillian Atkins had one love in her life - her horses, she was horse mad from a young age. Devoting her life to them, there were even rumblings of Gillian having a possible Olympic shot in her chosen field, so capable was she - until one April evening, that came to a crashing halt.

    As did Gillian's life.

    The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, involving a child, that some listeners may find disturbing and or distressing, so discretion is advised whilst listening.

    Music used in this episode: "The Descent" by Kevin Macleod. All music used is sourced from https://filmmusic.io/ and used under an Attribution Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

    Playlist Tracks
    • The Last Dinner Party - Sinner
    • Lush - Sweetness And Light
    The True Crime Enthusiast's Fundraiser For Macmillan Cancer Support

    References
    • "Real Life Crimes..And How They Were Solved": Issue 19 pp 420-426
    • Assorted newspaper articles available via Newspapers.com and British Newspaper Archive
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    Remembering Gillian. This episode is dedicated to her.


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    1 hr and 17 mins