It was just another normal day at the Harvey Nichols flagship store in Knightsbridge.  As the day was drawing to a close at about 7.50pm, 22 year old Clare Bernal was finishing up her shift in the beauty department. 



With only 10 minutes to go there were a few customers still milling around, and Clare and her colleagues were looking forward to the end of another day. Nobody paid much attention to the man who approached Clare from behind and when a colleague realised what was happening, it was too late....



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Sources


https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-stalker-idUKL1819195720070118
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2006/feb/27/gender.ukguns
https://www.chillingcrimes.com/blogs/news/clare-bernal
https://www.express.co.uk/expressyourself/152888/My-stalker-broke-in-and-bugged-my-sofa
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/family-woman-22-shot-dead-14017132
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/harvey-nichols-assistant-s-death-was-unforeseeable-432752.html
https://www.kentonline.co.uk/tunbridge-wells/news/tragic-story-of-murdered-clare-to-air-tonight-199131/
https://www.thefreelibrary.com/HARVEY+NICKS+GIRL%27S+NEW+LOVE%3B+Shot+Clare+planned+to+marry%2C+says...-a0136244169
https://www.protectionagainststalking.org/
https://www.channel5.com/stalked-murder-in-slow-motion/season-1/clare-bernal
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20482930
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-17294314


Just Three Dates: Episode 333

The weekly UK True Crime Podcast, is a non-award nominated and independent podcast hosted by Adam - it is the home of UK true crime.

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Marcella Davis was a 19 year old mum of a baby daughter, Dione. 



Marcella adored Dione and to make a living for her and her daughter, Marcella worked as a sex worker on the dangerous streets of the red light district of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands.



One evening, Marcella dropped Dione with a friend as she headed off to work and promised she would be back at 11pm. But Marcella was never seen again.



The prime suspect in Marcella's disappearance was local man Paul Brumfitt. On close inspection, it turned out he had a long track record of crime - including being twice found guilty of murder...



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Sources

https://www.tilburyandchadwellmemories.org.uk/content/people/sidney_samuel

https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005011/19800801/003/0003

https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Brutal+past+of+a+twisted+man+who+couldn%27t+stop+killing+The+Killer.-a063661658

https://www.pressreader.com/uk/midweek-sport/20200916/281883005761267

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/845211.stm

BBC NEWS | Health | Listening to the 'silent witnesses'

https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=poOK_C-sqFsC&pg;=PA79&lpg;=PA79&dq;=marcella+ann+davis+murder&source;=bl&ots;=UAidfloUAx&sig;=ACfU3U1ofq_RLPUl8-FlURWsc_1l4wiBvg&hl;=en&sa;=X&ved;=2ahUKEwiuxKTj_5SGAxUSW0EAHWHMA_I4ChDoAXoECAYQAw#v=onepage&q;=marcella%20ann%20davis%20murder&f;=false


Free to Kill Again: Episode 391

24 year old Tracey Cowley lived in Cannock with her husband of two years 29 year old Simon and their 19 month old daughter, Robyn. The young family had lived in the house for two years, and the three of them were often spotted together, enjoying their shared leisure time regularly walking and going on bike rides, enjoying each others company and making the most of the beautiful countryside.



But one evening Tracey went out to see a friend and she never came home. 



I tell Tracey's story. 



Writing Credit:

Chris Wood

You can buy Chris's second book, 'Death in the Theatre' here: https://www.amazon.com/Death-Theatre-Chris-Wood/dp/1399009117



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The Soap Box Murder: Episode 390

It was Liverpool crown court that saw 58 year old Philip Baron plead guilty to importing cocaine and cannabis and money laundering. Police said the smuggling operation he led was among the 10 biggest ever uncovered in the UK with 89 arrests and 30 people sentenced for various offences. 



Today we look at how the gang were successful - and how they were caught. 



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Sources

https://www.mortgagesolutions.co.uk/news/2011/12/02/accountant-jailed-laundering-drugs-money/



https://www.independent.ie/regionals/herald/barons-life-of-luxury-the-english-gent-who-ran-drug-empire-from-here/29158703.html



https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/14254875.bolton-millionaire-drug-dealer-fails-to-overturn-conviction-with-entrapment-claim/



https://www.itv.com/news/granada/2016-05-19/drugs-lord-who-made-millions-ordered-to-pay-back-112-000



https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-21897186



https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2344612/Drug-gang-kingpin-Philip-Baron-nicknamed-Butlin-comparing-Spanish-prison-holiday-camp.html



https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-21924454



https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-21897186



https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-manchester-22989211



https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/philip-baron-kingpin-behind-britains-1972828



https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1349109/Millionaire-drug-baron-Paul-Yearsley-arrested-magazine-mansion-photoshoot.html



https://www.macclesfield-live.co.uk/news/local-news/jailed-money-laundering-accountant-wilmslow-2529279






A Life of Luxury: Episode 389

37 year old nurse Lisa Skidmore wasn’t feeling very well so didn't go to work and stayed home.



Lisa’s mum Margaret decided to head to Lisa’s house on her way to the shops to see how she was as they lived very close to each other. She let herself into Lisa house just like she has so many times before on this ordinary day. But there was nothing ordinary about this day.



Not long before, 55 year old Leroy Campbell had climbed into Lisa’s first floor bedroom using a ladder. Unbeknown to Lisa, three days earlier whilst wandering the local area, looking for someone to attack, he had clocked that Lisa lived alone and had identified her as someone he would attack.  And this morning was the day he chose to carry out his attack...



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Sources

https://www.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/hmiprobation/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2018/09/HMI-Probation-Independent-Review-LC-Final-.pdf

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-birmingham-48709283

https://juliebindel.substack.com/p/when-convicted-sexual-predator-leroy

https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/lisa-skidmore-leroy-campbell-prison-probation-service-a8533151.html

https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/lisaskidmoremagicmoments?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR2Nkz_SNFCCykYyi5UJo8IMirieoa_NBSmyX74cgD5wPqkQe0E7e2L2P14_aem_AfmbPy_sNT4XNVM8y80KwYtaf5fWXxFehRntF3X6irRMZRVyyd6oMAkBcfIq1UvCW3nV7dZ9nRKOABYKmqwiJYJT

https://www.expressandstar.com/news/local-hubs/wolverhampton/bilston/2019/04/10/murder-victims-family-pay-for-disney-trips/

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/jun/21/police-probation-failings-contributed-lisa-skidmore-murder-inquest-finds

https://metro.co.uk/2019/06/11/serial-rapist-murdered-nurse-freed-excellent-progress-prison-9898968/

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/you/article-7058565/Why-monster-free-kill-Lisa-Skidmore.html

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Politics-Edge-Memoir-Rory-Stewart/dp/1787332713


A Shocking Murder: Episode 388

When the knock at the door came shortly after midnight, Carol & Keith Slater initially tried to ignore the noise, assuming it was just kids messing around or maybe someone at the wrong address. 



But as the knocking continued, Carol told Keith he should pop down and see who was at the door in case it was related to their two young children who were staying with Grandparents that night. It might be the police, maybe there had been an accident.



Minutes later, Keith was dead - at just 33 years old - and so many lives changed forever.  



Find out more about the UK True Crime Podcast:

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Buy tickets for my live show on 2 June in South Shields

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Sources

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/dec/05/experience-i-was-a-murder-suspect-for-18-years

https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/crime/suspect-in-murder-case-freed-on-bail-1939045

https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/man-denies-any-involvement-1988-1411801

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPHtp9Zn5bY

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/humber/6336343.stm

https://www.facebook.com/100063572408552/posts/2001351636774993/

https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/hull-east-yorkshire-news/murderer-martin-brown-admits-not-105951


Just Three Dates: Episode 333

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