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March 21, 2025

The Crime Roundup: March 2025

In this monthly collaboration series, Adam from the UK True Crime podcast and I take a step back from individual cases to explore a curated selection of gripping crime stories that made headlines in March 2025. From chilling ...

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March 19, 2025

S17E03 | Alf Wilkins (Grimsby, Lincolnshire, 2001)

In February 2001, 67-year-old Alf Wilkins was killed in a fire deliberately set inside his Grimsby flat. But this wasn’t a random act of violence - it was the culmination of months of torment at the hands of his own neighbour...

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March 12, 2025

S17E02 | Julie Tennant (Ballymena, County Antrim, 2000)

In the early hours of August 5, 2000, Julie Tennant disappeared without a trace from her parents' home in Ballymena, Co Antrim. As days passed with no sign of the 21-year-old, a massive search effort was launched, but hopes o...

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March 9, 2025

Interview #68 | A Murder on Campus: Brian and Cameron Santana the 197…

I’m joined by Brian and Cameron Santana in this interview episode. The American brothers are a duo with a unique skill set - Brian, an English professor and Cameron, a police officer - who joined forces to crack one of North ...

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March 5, 2025

S17E01 | Shafilea Ahmed (Warrington, Cheshire, 2003)

In September 2003, 17-year-old Shafilea Ahmed vanished from her home in Warrington, Cheshire, leaving behind a worrying trail of unanswered questions. A bright and ambitious student, she had dreams of independence, but those ...

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Feb. 27, 2025

British Murders Unsolved | Episode 5: Dr Michael Meenaghan (Oxford, O…

In December 1994, 33-year-old Dr Michael Meenaghan was in his kitchen making a cup of tea when a single shotgun suddenly tore through his window, striking him in the chest. He somehow managed to dial 999 but collapsed before ...

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Feb. 26, 2025

British Murders Unsolved | Episode 5: Dr Michael Meenaghan (Oxford, O…

In December 1994, 33-year-old Dr Michael Meenaghan was in his kitchen making a cup of tea when a single shotgun suddenly tore through his window, striking him in the chest. He somehow managed to dial 999 but collapsed before ...

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Feb. 24, 2025

Interview #67 | Down the Road: Aaron Vodovoz and Annelise Bianchini d…

I’m joined by actor-producer duo Aaron Vodovoz and Annelise Bianchini in this interview episode to discuss the UK revival of 𝘋𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘰𝘢𝘥 from award-winning playwright Lee Blessing. 𝘈 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘦-𝘣𝘭𝘶𝘦 𝘫𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘱𝘭𝘦 (𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘈...

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Feb. 24, 2025

Interview #67 | Down the Road: Aaron Vodovoz and Annelise Bianchini d…

I’m joined by actor-producer duo Aaron Vodovoz and Annelise Bianchini in this interview episode to discuss the UK revival of 𝘋𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘰𝘢𝘥 from award-winning playwright Lee Blessing. 𝘈 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘦-𝘣𝘭𝘶𝘦 𝘫𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘱𝘭𝘦 (𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘈...

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Feb. 22, 2025

The Crime Roundup: February 2025

In this monthly collaboration series, Adam from the UK True Crime podcast and I take a step back from individual cases to explore a curated selection of gripping crime stories that made headlines in February 2025. From chilli...

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Feb. 22, 2025

The Crime Roundup: February 2025

In this monthly collaboration series, Adam from the UK True Crime podcast and I take a step back from individual cases to explore a curated selection of gripping crime stories that made headlines in February 2025. From chilli...

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Feb. 20, 2025

S16E10 | Robert Wilson (Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, 2020)

When Robert Wilson went to work at the Thornton & Ross pharmaceutical plant in Linthwaite, Huddersfield on the evening of January 16, 2020, he had no idea that he would never return home. The 53-year-old was carrying out a ro...

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Feb. 20, 2025

S16E10 | Robert Wilson (Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, 2020)

When Robert Wilson went to work at the Thornton & Ross pharmaceutical plant in Linthwaite, Huddersfield on the evening of January 16, 2020, he had no idea that he would never return home. The 53-year-old was carrying out a ro...

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Feb. 13, 2025

S16E09 | Katie Rackliff (Farnborough, Hampshire, 1992)

In June 1992, 18-year-old Katie Rackliff was heading home after a night out in Farnborough, Hampshire, when she was savagely attacked and murdered. The case sent shockwaves through the community, but as the years passed with ...

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Feb. 13, 2025

S16E09 | Katie Rackliff (Farnborough, Hampshire, 1992)

In June 1992, 18-year-old Katie Rackliff was heading home after a night out in Farnborough, Hampshire, when she was savagely attacked and murdered. The case sent shockwaves through the community, but as the years passed with ...

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Feb. 6, 2025

S16E08 | Hilda Owen (Skegby, Nottinghamshire, 2007)

In March 2007, 71-year-old Hilda Brown was found dead in her home, the victim of a brutal attack. Her neighbour, who had positioned himself as her trusted helper, soon fell under suspicion, but the case was anything but strai...

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Feb. 6, 2025

S16E08 | Hilda Owen (Skegby, Nottinghamshire, 2007)

In March 2007, 71-year-old Hilda Brown was found dead in her home, the victim of a brutal attack. Her neighbour, who had positioned himself as her trusted helper, soon fell under suspicion, but the case was anything but strai...

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Feb. 3, 2025

Interview #66 | The Devil You Know: Neil Lancaster discusses his DS M…

I welcome author Neil Lancaster back to the show in this interview episode. Neil is a former RAF Military Policeman and Police Officer who served in the Metropolitan Police for 25 years between 1990 and 2015. Since retiring, ...

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Feb. 3, 2025

Interview #66 | The Devil You Know: Neil Lancaster discusses his DS M…

I welcome author Neil Lancaster back to the show in this interview episode. Neil is a former RAF Military Policeman and Police Officer who served in the Metropolitan Police for 25 years between 1990 and 2015. Since retiring, ...

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Jan. 30, 2025

S16E07 | Nicole Waterhouse (York, North Yorkshire, 2013)

When Nicole Waterhouse and Karen Browne attended a dating event in York, they couldn’t have known that one of the men they met would soon change their lives forever. Jeremy Green, an ex-Army officer with a dishonorable discha...

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Jan. 30, 2025

S16E07 | Nicole Waterhouse (York, North Yorkshire, 2013)

When Nicole Waterhouse and Karen Browne attended a dating event in York, they couldn’t have known that one of the men they met would soon change their lives forever. Jeremy Green, an ex-Army officer with a dishonorable discha...

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Jan. 23, 2025

S16E06 | Brenda Venables (Kempsey, Worcestershire, 1982)

In May 1982, 48-year-old Brenda Venables seemingly vanished from the farmhouse she shared with her husband, David, in rural Worcestershire. Her husband claimed she had been struggling with her mental health and suggested she ...

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Jan. 23, 2025

S16E06 | Brenda Venables (Kempsey, Worcestershire, 1982)

In May 1982, 48-year-old Brenda Venables seemingly vanished from the farmhouse she shared with her husband, David, in rural Worcestershire. Her husband claimed she had been struggling with her mental health and suggested she ...

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Jan. 20, 2025

The Crime Roundup: January 2025

In this new monthly collaboration series, Adam from the UK True Crime podcast and I take a step back from individual cases to explore a curated selection of gripping crime stories that made headlines in January 2025. From chi...

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