Glasgow Crime Stories

By Glasgow Times

Glasgow Crime Stories is a weekly podcast that brings together the city’s biggest cold cases and most shocking crimes in packed 20-minute episodes. Narrated

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Number 1: #51 The mystery behind the sniper attack that killed a notorious Glasgow gangster
In this episode… Was a master hitman behind the murder of one of Glasgow’s most feared and ruthless underworld figures? Mystery still surrounds the death of gangster Frank McPhie. ------------------------- Narrated by Alex Norton. Words by Norman Silvester, produced by Ema Sabljak for the Glasgow Times. Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/jonny-boyle/badass-blues License code: MT7EQUAUCDLZ2K2F Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
January 23, 202320min
Number 2: #50 The former gangster and convicted murderer who became a sculptor
In this episode of Glasgow Crime Stories: How one former gangster went from public enemy number one to an accomplished author and sculptor. The story of Glasgow's Jimmy Boyle - convicted killer turned successful sculptor and author - is one of the most controversial in the city's criminal history. ------------------------- Narrated by Alex Norton. Words by Norman Silvester, produced by Ema Sabljak for the Glasgow Times. Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/jonny-boyle/badass-blues License code: MT7EQUAUCDLZ2K2F Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
January 16, 202319min
Number 3: #49 The tale of deadly Glasgow-born doctor Thomas Cream
He is one of Britain's most notorious serial killers, who also claimed to be Jack the Ripper. Thomas Cream - also known as the Lambeth Poisoner - was a doctor who killed his victims, including patients, with deadly strychnine. ------------------------- Narrated by Alex Norton. Words by Norman Silvester, produced by Ema Sabljak for the Glasgow Times. Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/jonny-boyle/badass-blues License code: MT7EQUAUCDLZ2K2F Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
January 09, 202321min
Number 4: #48 How IRA Brighton bomber Patrick Magee was caught in Glasgow
In this episode, we reveal how the IRA bomber who almost wiped out Margaret Thatcher and the Conservative cabinet in 1984 was caught by officers in Glasgow. ------------------------- Narrated by Alex Norton. Words by Norman Silvester, produced by Ema Sabljak for the Glasgow Times. Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/jonny-boyle/badass-blues License code: MT7EQUAUCDLZ2K2F Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
December 19, 202219min
Number 5: #47 How an 'emotionless' double killer trapped himself
The murder of two women shocked Glasgow and prompted fears that a serial killer was on the loose. But the killer might not had been stopped were it not for one crucial mistake. ------------------------- Narrated by Alex Norton. Words by Norman Silvester, produced by Ema Sabljak for the Glasgow Times. Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/jonny-boyle/badass-blues License code: MT7EQUAUCDLZ2K2F Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
December 12, 202220min