S04E06 - Colin Cheetham (The Murder of Stuart Ludlam)

In the sixth episode of British Murders Season 4, I tell the story of Colin Cheetham and Stuart Ludlam.⁣⁣
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Gun enthusiast Cheetham had always dreamed of committing the perfect murder with a complete stranger as his victim.
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On September 17, 2009, his dream came true as he shot and killed 43-year-old taxi driver Stuart Ludlam at Cromford Railway Station.
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Cheetham had zero connection to Ludlam, and most frightening of all, there was zero motive behind the killing.
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Cheetham was sentenced to life imprisonment in June 2010 with a minimum term of 30 years.
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He died at HMP Wakefield on May 1, 2020, at the age of 71.
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References:

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