Choosing The Bear

Choosing The Bear

By Daniel & LoisTrue Crime
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Choosing The Bear episodes

  • 37. The Murder of Victoria Climbié - Part 2

    In part two, we cover the last months of Victoria’s life and how Therese and Carl were eventually arrested. This part is deeply upsetting and deals heavily with child abuse.


    Case begins at - 5:18


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    50 min
  • 36. The Murder of Victoria Climbié - Part 1

    8 year old Victoria Climbié was brought to the UK by her great aunt, Therese Kouao with the intention of accessing better education. However, Victoria would be subjected to horrific abuse by Therese and her boyfriend, Carl Manning. In part one, we cover Victoria’s life while she was living in the Ivory Coast, France and then London. This episode deals heavily with child abuse.


    Case begins at - 7:24



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    50 min
  • 35. Erin Patterson - The Mushroom Murders

    On the 29th of July 2023, Erin Patterson had her ex-husbands family around for lunch. However, 6 days later, 3 of the guests would die from organ failure due to death cap mushroom poisoning. In this episode, we will cover Erin’s past and the events leading up to the fatal lunch.


    Case begins at - 7:02

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    45 min
  • 34. William Francis Melchert Dinkle

    In 2006, retired schoolteacher Celia Blay discovered a young woman who had entered into multiple suicide pacts. The woman went by ‘Li Dao’, ‘Falcon Girl’ and ‘Cami’. However when Celia found that two people had died by suicide after entering the false suicide pact, she didn’t stop her own investigation. William, who had a “fetish” for suicide had entered into the false suicide pacts, encouraging people to take their own life on camera for his enjoyment.


    Case begins at - 5:20


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    41 min
  • 33. Alexander McCartney - The UK’s Biggest Catfisher

    Alexander McCartney preyed on young children, exploited them, blackmailing them for explicit images. Alone, he accumulated around 3500 victims with one 12 year old girl, Cimmaron Thomas, dying by suicide due to his abuse.


    Case begins at - 5:26


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    52 min
  • 32. Charles Ingram - The Coughing Major

    In September 2001, Charles Ingram was featured on the British game show, ‘Who Wants To Be A Millionaire’ and ended up winning the £1 million jackpot. But did he win it authentically?


    Case begins at - 2:18


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    31 min
  • 31. Leonard Lake & Charles Ng - Part 3

    In today’s episode, we finish our mini series on Leonard Lake & Charles Ng. We discuss Charles eventual capture and how things played out in court.


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    32 min
  • 30. Leonard Lake & Charles Ng - Part 2

    In part two, we discuss the victims of serial killers Leonard Lake and Charles Ng. We also cover what the women were subjected to whilst. Being held captive in the death dungeon. Please listen to the trigger warnings, this episode is deeply upsetting.


    Case begins at - 4:02


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    45 min
  • 29. Leonard Lake & Charles Ng - Part 1

    Together, Leonard Lake & Charles Ng raped, tortured and murder multiple Women. It’s thought they have a total of 11-25 victims, including children. In part one, we cover how they were arrested and their childhoods.


    Case begins at - 1:47


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    34 min
  • 28. Gisele & Dominique Pelicot - Mazan Rape Case - Part 2

    Continuing from last week’s episode, we go more in depth about the abuse Gisele was subjected to. This part is disturbing, please consider the trigger warnings at the beginning of the episode.


    Case begins at - 1:49


    Link to the article about the convicted rapists - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/19/who-are-the-men-convicted-over-rape-and-assault-of-gisele-pelicot-


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    49 min

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Each week, Lois walks her brother Daniel through a whole array of different crimes. Join us every Monday at 9am for another reason why many people, choose the bear.Follow us on Instagram:…