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Feb. 15, 2024

S12E07 | The Murder of Ermatati Rodgers (Gwersyllt, Wrexham, 2008)

In this episode, I tell the story of Ermatati Rodgers, a 41-year-old woman killed in Gwersyllt, Wrexham, in April 2008. Tati (as she was known) arrived in the UK from her native Indonesia in 1996 with her then-husband. On Jan...

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Oct. 9, 2023

Interview #43 | The Strange Case of Reverend Emyr Owen: A True Crime …

I welcome Welsh filmmaker Rhys Edwards to the show in this interview episode to discuss his documentary, 'The Rev.' As a cameraman, Rhys has won many awards and filmed hundreds of factual and entertainment programmes, buildin...

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Sept. 28, 2023

S11E01 | The Murder of Kelly Hyde (Ammanford, 2007)

In this episode, I tell the story of Kelly Hyde, a 24-year-old woman murdered in Ammanford, Carmarthenshire, on September 27, 2007. Kelly dropped her car off at a local garage that morning as its MOT test was booked. As she …

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Aug. 3, 2023

S10E05 | The Manslaughter of Janet Commins | Villain: Stephen Hough

In this episode, I discuss the tragic story of Janet Commins, a 15-year-old schoolgirl who was sexually assaulted and killed in 1979. Janet had planned to meet her friends at the local swimming baths on January 7, but her mum...

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Jan. 12, 2023

S08E02 | Peter Moore | The Murders of John Henry Roberts, Edward Cart…

In the second episode of season 8, I tell the story of serial killer Peter Moore, The Man in Black. In late 1995, cinema owner Peter Moore killed four innocent men in North Wales. He murdered John Henry Roberts, Edward …

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Feb. 17, 2022

S05E04 - Harold Jones (The Murders of Freda Burnell and Florence Litt…

In the fourth episode of British Murders Season 5, I tell the story of Welsh child murderer Harold Jones.⁣⁣⁣ In June 1921, 15-year-old Harold was acquitted of murdering 8-year-old schoolgirl Freda Burnell.⁣⁣ Two weeks after b...

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Nov. 25, 2021

S04E08 - Euan Peters (The Murder of Shafiul Islam)

In the eighth episode of British Murders Season 4, I tell the story of Euan Peters and Shafiul Islam.⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ Peters, who also went by Sax Coke, was an underground UK hip hop artist who was well known to the …

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March 4, 2021

S02E02 | Ruth Ellis | The Murder of David Blakely

I tell the story of Ruth Ellis and David Blakely in this episode. Ruth was a British escort and nightclub hostess who shot and killed her lover, David Blakely, on April 10, 1955. She was the last woman to be …

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Dec. 10, 2020

S01E04 | John Cooper | The Murders of Richard Thomas, Helen Thomas, P…

I tell the story of John Cooper in this episode. In December 1985, John Cooper killed siblings Richard and Helen Thomas in their farmhouse at Scoveston Park before burning the property. Four years later, John took part in a r...

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