In the second episode of season two H. N. Lloyd and Kristof go on their first road trip and visits the sites associated with the 1955 murder of Alice Barton around Prenton and Arrowe Park districts of the Wirral Peninsular. This is a haunting and tragic case that is little remember now, but that is well deserving of wider public attention.

In the first episode of season two H. N. Lloyd and Kristof discuss the shocking 1980 murder of John Lennon. Alongside discussing Lennon’s life and lasting legacy they will also ask the most important question of all, what motivated Mark Chapman to murder such a high profile victim?

In the final episode of series one H. N. Lloyd and Kristof Britton discuss the murder of Maureen Dutton. It was a brutal and bloody murder that took place in Liverpool a few days before Christmas 1961. The case left the police baffled and asking if Maureen was a blood sacrifice in a ritual murder? Was she murdered by a dodgy doctor? A fascinating case that is among H. N. Lloyd’s favourite cases, it’s the perfect listening for a cold and dark Christmas night.

In this unique episode rather than focus on one case H. N. Lloyd answers some of the many questions he is asked about crime and the criminal justice system, highlighting the differences between the U.K. and USA systems, along the way he discusses some of the cases which have impacted police investigation, and highlights how not all murder victims are treated equally by a far from perfect system. Finally, he’ll discuss why serial murder is a peculiarly post industrial revolution phenomena.

Our story starts when the body of a respected and ageing parish councillor from a quiet Cornish village is discovered with signs that he was horrendously tortured in the hours before his death. As the police investigate Peter Solheim’s murder a peculiar story of sex, fraud, gun running and drug dealing unravelled. Then they found out about the Satanism. This is a story that is 100% true but which would never be believed if it was written as a work of fiction.

We conclude our exploration of this fascinating murder case. This episode we look at the psychology behind the two killers Sarah Williams and Katrina Walsh and ask just why they committed such a terrible act? We examine the sheer level of detail and planning that went into the fantastical and methodically detailed murder plot, which had trappings of James Bond and high farce. Finally, we look at how it all unraveled so quickly after the crime and how the police were able to arrest the two killers just two days after they had committed their deadly deed.

When successful businesswoman Sadie hartley was brutally murdered in her home in January 2016, it initially left police baffled. Sadie popular, well-loved, and seemingly had no enemies. All the usual lines of enquiry towards anyone who would profit from her death fell short due to cast iron alibis. 

What the police unraveled was a bizarre story of sex, betrayal, obsession, and manipulation involving the two most peculiar suspects to ever stand accused. 

In this case opening episode, we examine the murder, investigation and how the two prime suspects came to Lancashire Police's attention

WARNING: Contains graphic descriptions of violence and murder

When successful business woman Sadie Hartley was brutally murdered in January 2016 in her own home it initially left the police baffled. Sadie seemingly had no enemies and anyone who would profit from her death had a cast iron alibi. What the police subsequently unravelled was a bizarre story of sex, betrayal, obsession, manipulation and murder involving two most peculiar murder suspects to ever stand accused of murder. In this opening episode we examine the murder, the police investigation, and see how the two prime suspects came to the polices attention.

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This week H. N. Lloyd and Kristof Britton discuss the case of Colin Pitchfork. The double rapist and murderer who was controversially released from prison this week after being incarcerated for 33 years. This is a seminal case in criminal history as Pitchfork was the first man to be caught thanks to DNA evidence and therefore the case revolutionised forensic science and murder investigation for evermore. It’s a fascinating episode that examines how thanks to Pitchfork’s duplicity DNA evidence was almost seen as a failed experiment, and a discussion about his very controversial release from prison.

In this special unscheduled episode of the Murder Tales Podcast author and crime historian H. N. Lloyd is in discussion with Kristof Britton about the recent tragedy in Plymouth. They delve into the Incel movement and the psychological motivations of such spree killers.