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In this episode of British Murders, I welcome British writer and award-winning journalist Stephen Bates to the show to discuss the Major Herbert Armstrong case from 1921. For over 45 years, Stephen has reported as a journalis...
In the eighth episode of British Murders Season 5, I tell the story of Nathan Maynard-Ellis and David Leesley. On May 11, 2019, Nathan Maynard-Ellis entered the Bottle & Cork pub in Dudley, West Midlands, where he met 42-year...
In this episode of British Murders, I welcome Neil Lancaster to the show. Neil is a former RAF Military Policeman and Police Officer who served in the Metropolitan Police for 25 years between 1990 and 2015. After retiring, N...
In the seventh episode of British Murders Season 5, I tell the story of John Taylor. On November 26, 2000, John Taylor abducted 16-year-old Leanne Tiernan from Houghley Gill in Bramley, Leeds, before strangling her to deat...
In this episode of British Murders, I welcome Dr Amanda Brown to the show. Dr Brown used to be a general practitioner with a comfortable, suburban practice before changing direction and working with prisoners. She has worked...
In the sixth episode of British Murders Season 5, I tell the story of Jake Notman. On November 19, 2020, partners Jake Notman and Lauren Bloomer celebrated the release of the ninth generation video game console, the PlaySt...
I welcome former British soldier and undercover police officer Shay Doyle to the show in this interview episode. Shay's police career spanned 17 years, and he was one of the UK's chosen few Level 1 undercover operatives. Posi...
In the fifth episode of British Murders Season 5, I tell the story of Christopher Farrow. On March 15, 1994, 33-year-old Christopher tricked his way into the home of 51-year-old divorcee Wendy Speakes in Wakefield, West Yo...
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...
In the third episode of British Murders Season 5, I tell the story of Colin Hatch. On July 19, 1993, 21-year-old paedophile Colin Hatch snatched 7/8-year-old Sean Williams outside Norfolk Close tower block. Colin sexu...
In the second episode of British Murders Season 5, I tell the story of Brian Blackwell. On July 25, 2004, 18-year-old Brian Blackwell brutally murdered his parents, Sydney and Jackie Blackwell, with a claw hammer and a k...
I welcome criminologist and author Christopher Berry-Dee to the show in this interview episode. Christopher has written over 30 true crime books and frequently appears on TV documentaries as a leading authority on serial homi...
In the first episode of British Murders Season 5, I tell the tragic story of the ‘Babes in the Wood’ murders. On October 9, 1986, a 20-year-old man named Russell Bishop sexually assaulted and strangled two 9-year-old gir...
In the fourth volume of Killer British Murder Stories, I am told the story of Mark Twitchell by Bobbie Holmes of Killer Stories Podcast. Twitchell was convicted of first-degree murder on April 12, 2011, for the murder of John...
I welcome American paranormal investigator Kristy Sumner to the show in this interview episode. In 2014, Kristy, her sisters and friends formed the Soul Sisters Paranormal team. The team has travelled all across America to in...