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British Murders with Stuart Blues

Season 16

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. 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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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. 16, 2025

S16E05 - Neomi Smith (Brechin, Angus, 2019)

In June 2019, 23-year-old Neomi Smith spent what should have been a carefree night out in her hometown of Brechin, Angus. Loved by friends and family for her warm, vibrant personality, Neomi had her whole life ahead of her. B...

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Jan. 9, 2025

S16E04 | Geoffrey Dean (Ash Vale, Surrey, 1952)

In 1952, Ash Vale railway station became the scene of a shocking and brutal crime. Geoffrey Charles Dean, a railwayman working the evening shift, was closing up for the day when he was stabbed in the back and left for …

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Jan. 2, 2025

S16E03 | Tracey Woodford (Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taf, 2015)

When 47-year-old Tracey Woodford went out for a few drinks in April 2015, she could never have known it would be her final evening. A chance meeting in a Pontypridd pub led to her crossing paths with a local man …

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Dec. 19, 2024

S16E02 | Judith Roberts (Tamworth, Staffordshire, 1972)

On June 7, 1972, 14-year-old Judith Roberts left home on her bicycle and never returned. Her body was discovered later that evening, sparking a murder investigation that would grip the nation. In the years that followed, the ...

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Dec. 12, 2024

S16E01 | Christopher Hartley (Blackpool, Lancashire, 1997)

In December 1997, the streets of Blackpool were shaken by a gruesome discovery. The headless torso of Christopher Hartley was found discarded in the bins of a local hotel - a chilling and tragic end for the 17-year-old. As th...

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