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In December 1979 a fire broke out while four boys and their mother slept in their two story council house in Hull, Yorkshire. Edith Hastie and young Tommy escaped with their lives but three of the brothers would not survive. Police realised quickly that the fire was deliberately lit and chased rumours all over Hull until an unlikely source gave himself away. But this wasn’t the end, it was just the beginning.
Watch Murdertown exclusively on Crime+Investigation in the UK, and then listen here as Benjamin Fitton from They Walk Among Us unpicks a new case from each location.
Crime+Investigation's Murdertown podcast is hosted by Benjamin Fitton, written by Anna Priestland, produced by Sam Pearson and Chloe Frost, and edited by James Collopy.
SOURCES
- Hull, Hell & Fire written by Detective Sergeant Ronald Sagar and published by Highgate Publications (Beverley) Ltd, 1999.
- Various historical newspaper articles from The Guardian, The Observer, The Liverpool Echo and The Newcastle Journal.
http://criminalminds.wikia.com/wiki/Bruce_George_Peter_Leehttp://web.archive.org/web/20150209235314/http://www.crimelibrary.com/notorious_murders/classics/bruce_lee/1.htmlhttp://crimefeed.com/2017/06/31074/
https://www.google.com.au/amp/s/www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/analysis/a-city-s-memories-branded-in-fire-of-killer-s-reign-of-terror-30-years-ago-1-2314856/amp
https://www.google.com.au/amp/s/www.thesun.co.uk/news/1402897/sister-of-three-boys-burned-to-death-by-serial-killer-bruce-lee-in-1970s-outraged-after-his-release-from-psychiatric-unit/amp/
http://www.robertkellerauthor.com/2015/10/serial-killers-bruce-peter-george-lee.html?m=1
http://crimefeed.com/2017/06/31074/
http://criminalminds.wikia.com/wiki/Bruce_George_Peter_Lee
https://www.google.com.au/amp/s/www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/history/horrific-care-home-fire-claimed-1128122.amp
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In December 1979 a fire broke out while four boys and their mother slept in their two story council house in Hull, Yorkshire. Edith Hastie and young Tommy escaped with their lives but three of the brothers would not survive. Police realised quickly that the fire was deliberately lit and chased rumours all over Hull until an unlikely source gave himself away. But this wasn’t the end, it was just the beginning.
Watch Murdertown exclusively on Crime+Investigation in the UK, and then listen here as Benjamin Fitton from They Walk Among Us unpicks a new case from each location.
Crime+Investigation's Murdertown podcast is hosted by Benjamin Fitton, written by Anna Priestland, produced by Sam Pearson and Chloe Frost, and edited by James Collopy.
SOURCES
- Hull, Hell & Fire written by Detective Sergeant Ronald Sagar and published by Highgate Publications (Beverley) Ltd, 1999.
- Various historical newspaper articles from The Guardian, The Observer, The Liverpool Echo and The Newcastle Journal.
http://criminalminds.wikia.com/wiki/Bruce_George_Peter_Leehttp://web.archive.org/web/20150209235314/http://www.crimelibrary.com/notorious_murders/classics/bruce_lee/1.htmlhttp://crimefeed.com/2017/06/31074/
https://www.google.com.au/amp/s/www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/analysis/a-city-s-memories-branded-in-fire-of-killer-s-reign-of-terror-30-years-ago-1-2314856/amp
https://www.google.com.au/amp/s/www.thesun.co.uk/news/1402897/sister-of-three-boys-burned-to-death-by-serial-killer-bruce-lee-in-1970s-outraged-after-his-release-from-psychiatric-unit/amp/
http://www.robertkellerauthor.com/2015/10/serial-killers-bruce-peter-george-lee.html?m=1
http://crimefeed.com/2017/06/31074/
http://criminalminds.wikia.com/wiki/Bruce_George_Peter_Lee
https://www.google.com.au/amp/s/www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/history/horrific-care-home-fire-claimed-1128122.amp
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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