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An inquiry into the case of necrophiliac killer  David Fuller has concluded that offences such as those he committed could happen again because hospital mortuary security in England is ineffective.

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In the second part of our deep dive into the Soham murders, Psycho Killer: Shocking True Crime Podcasts examines Ian Huntley’s disturbing psychological profile through the lens of the Hare Psychopathy Checklist (Revised). What does his score reveal about his mind—and his motives?

We also explore the complex role of Maxine Carr: was she a willing accomplice, or a victim of coercive control? With forensic storytelling, gold-standard journalism, and insight from a real former detective, Psycho Killer goes beyond the headlines to uncover the uncomfortable truths behind this notorious case. 

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Acknowledgements & Source Material

• BBC 10 O'clock News (2003). Huntley and Carr sentenced – Duncan Kennedy reports. Watch on YouTube

• BBC Six O'clock News (2002). Police retrace the last-known steps of the missing ten-year-olds – Clarence Mitchell reports from Soham. Watch on YouTube

• CNN (2002). News report on Soham murders: police announcement that two bodies had been found. Watch on YouTube

• Good Morning Britain/The Sun (n.d.). Huntley 'apologises' for Soham murders. Watch on YouTube

• The Independent (2022). Journalist Brian Farmer recalls Soham killer’s suspicious answers 20 years on. Watch on YouTube

• ITV News (2013). Soham 10 Years On – includes Jeremy Thompson's interview with Maxine Carr. Watch on YouTube

• ITV News (2010). Ian Huntley recovers after prison attack. Watch on YouTube

• ITV News at 10 (2002). Ian Huntley will stand trial next summer. Watch on YouTube

• ITV News (2002). Jeremy Thompson's interview with Ian Huntley. Watch on YouTube

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When 10-year-olds Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman vanished from the quiet town of Soham in 2002, Britain was gripped by a tragedy that quickly spiralled into one of the most disturbing child murder cases in modern history. In this first episode of a three-part investigative series, Psycho Killer: Shocking True Crime Stories examines the early signs, missed red flags, and manipulative behaviours of Ian Huntley—the school caretaker who inserted himself into the heart of the investigation… while knowing exactly what had happened to the girls.

🎧 Expect meticulous research, forensic detail, and professional insight. This isn’t just another retelling — it’s a deep, intelligent dive into a killer’s psychology and the systemic failures that allowed him to remain hidden in plain sight. 🔍 What makes us different?

• Gold-standard journalism
• Authenticated historical and psychological analysis
• Real-world experience: one presenter is a former police detective; the other has worked in child protection education
• Best-in-class true-crime storytelling with integrity and depth

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🔗 Listen to Part 1 now — and subscribe so you don’t miss Parts 2 and 3, where we explore the media’s role in unmasking Huntley, Maxine Carr’s disturbing involvement, and the psychological profile that puts him squarely on the psychopathy spectrum.

Acknowledgements & Source Material

• BBC 10 O'clock News (2003). Huntley and Carr sentenced – Duncan Kennedy reports. Watch on YouTube

• BBC Six O'clock News (2002). Police retrace the last-known steps of the missing ten-year-olds – Clarence Mitchell reports from Soham. Watch on YouTube

• CNN (2002). News report on Soham murders: police announcement that two bodies had been found. Watch on YouTube

• Good Morning Britain/The Sun (n.d.). Huntley 'apologises' for Soham murders. Watch on YouTube

• The Independent (2022). Journalist Brian Farmer recalls Soham killer’s suspicious answers 20 years on. Watch on YouTube

• ITV News (2013). Soham 10 Years On – includes Jeremy Thompson's interview with Maxine Carr. Watch on YouTube

• ITV News (2010). Ian Huntley recovers after prison attack. Watch on YouTube

• ITV News at 10 (2002). Ian Huntley will stand trial next summer. Watch on YouTube

• ITV News (2002). Jeremy Thompson's interview with Ian Huntley. Watch on YouTube

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Welcome to Psycho Killer: Shocking True Crime Stories — the podcast that peers into the darkest corners of the human psyche, dusts off cold cases, and gives them a hard stare.

This week, we’re delving into Bristol’s oldest unsolved murder — the mysterious shooting of cinema manager Robert Parrington Jackson in 1946. A real-life whodunnit with a cinematic twist: the killer timed the shot to coincide with gunfire in the film playing next door. All very Hitchcock meets hardboiled noir — minus the tidy ending.

This is Part One of a two-part investigation. Part Two drops next Friday… unless, of course, you’re a Psycho Killer Patreon member — in which case it’s already waiting for you, ad-free and smugly ahead of the crowd. And speaking of what lurks behind the curtain — this episode was originally created as a Patreon exclusive: a rare, behind-the-scenes glimpse inside the Psycho Killer engine room — or, if you prefer, the minds of your hosts. Enter if you dare.

👤 Simon Ford is a veteran documentary-maker who’s spent decades interviewing the disturbed and the dangerous — though some would say his riskiest move was inviting former detective Jacques Morrell onto the show in the first place.

🕵️‍♂️ Jacques Morrell (yes, spelled the French way, but don’t hold that against him) is a retired copper with a dry wit, a long memory, and a very particular set of skills — many of which come in handy when rummaging through Britain’s unsolved cases, or just winding up Simon.

Together, they bring experience, intelligence and just enough gallows humour to keep the darkness at bay. If you're enjoying the show, join us on Patreon. You’ll get early access to all our episodes, exclusive bonus content, and ad-free listening — because let’s face it, nothing kills the mood in a murder story like a mattress commercial. Subscribe, review, and remember — when the killer’s unknown, the mind fills in the blanks.

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In the second part of our investigation into Jimmy Savile, we go deeper into one of the most disturbing cover-ups in British criminal history. How did a man accused of hundreds of sexual assaults operate with impunity for decades—inside hospitals, children’s homes, and even the BBC itself? Who protected him? And why did it take so long for victims’ voices to be heard?

With exclusive insight from veteran detective Jacques Morrell and gold-standard journalism from Simon Ford, this episode dissects the systemic failures, psychological profile, and chilling manipulation that made Savile Britain’s most prolific sexual predator. We score him against the Hare Psychopathy Checklist to ask the critical question: Was Jimmy Savile a psychopath? If you thought Part One was shocking, Part Two is essential listening. 

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Jimmy Savile was one of Britain’s most famous celebrities — a beloved TV presenter, tireless charity fundraiser, and knight of the realm. But behind the tracksuits, cigars, and catchphrases lay something far darker.

After his death in 2011, hundreds of victims came forward, revealing him to be one of the most prolific sexual predators in British history. In this first episode of Psycho Killer: Shocking True Crime Stories, we dig beneath the surface to explore how Savile groomed an entire nation.

How did he hide in plain sight for decades? Why did no one stop him? And what does his story tell us about power, celebrity, and institutional failure?

We’ll uncover chilling evidence, confront uncomfortable truths, and hear from experts who’ve studied his case in forensic detail, including how he measures up against the Hare Psychopathy Checklist.

Whether you remember Jimmy Savile or are hearing his name for the first time, this story will shock you to your core. Subscribe now, and join us as we expose the mind — and the crimes — of a man who fooled the world.

Part 2 is available now on Spreaker, and wherever you get your true-crime podcast fix.

Acknoweldgements

• BBC/slackbacker24, 2012. Jimmy Savile & Margaret Thatcher. [video] YouTube. 
• BBC – Top of The Pops, 2025. The Most Vile Disturbing Jimmy Savile video. [video] YouTube Shorts. 
• BBC – Radio 4, 2011. Jimmy Savile Death Announcement. [video] YouTube.
• BBC – The News Agents, 2023. Meirion Jones on Steve Coogan’s portrayal in 'The Reckoning'. [video] YouTube. 
• BBC – Jim’ll Fix It, 2023. Disturbing Clip of Jimmy Savile and Gary Glitter... You Couldn't Make It Up!. [video] YouTube Shorts. 
• BBC – Jim’ll Fix It, 2025. Creepy Jimmy Savile encourages guests to kiss and grab girls. [video] YouTube.
• BBC/MusicalMemoryLane, 2010. The Jim’ll Fix It theme tune. [video] YouTube.
• Channel 4 News, 2012. Broadmoor: Savile was 'a lunatic in charge of the asylum'. [video] YouTube.
• Channel 5 News, 2013. Savile victim speaks out. [video] YouTube.
• ITN, 2020. Sir Jimmy Savile, Charles and Princess Diana open the Stoke Mandeville Hospital. [video] YouTube.
• ITN/On Demand News, 2011. GOODNESS GRACIOUS: Jimmy Savile's golden farewell. [video] YouTube.
• ITV News/TVS, 2012. Allegations against Jimmy Savile increase. [video] YouTube.
• ITV News/The Telegraph, 2012. Jimmy Savile 'gave me cigarettes for sex'. [video] YouTube. 
• Netflix, 2022. Jimmy Savile: A British Horror Story | Official Trailer. [video] YouTube. 
• Sky News, 2015. Gary Glitter Found Guilty Of Sex Offences Against Underage Girls. [video] YouTube. 
• Surrey Constabulary/Alfred James Stewart, 2024. Sir Jimmy Savile Police Interview 1/09/2009. [video] YouTube.
• TvFilmMedia, 2025. Full Disturbing Fix-It Jimmy Savile and Rolf Harris from 1976. [video] YouTube.

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It took over a decade and more than fifty brutal murders before Soviet authorities finally captured Andrei Chikatilo. Dubbed The Butcher of Rostov, his cold, clinical detachment stunned even the most hardened investigators.

In this second part of our deep dive, Simon Ford and Jacques Morrell follow the hunt to its chilling conclusion – the arrest, trial, and execution of the USSR’s most prolific serial killer. 
They perform a psychological autopsy of a man who sodomised, tortured, and cannibalised his victims – most of them women and children. What made him? How did he slip through the cracks for so long? And the most disturbing question of all: could it happen again – in a democracy, in our own time?

Footage of Andrei Chikatilo’s death sentence – the monster meets his fate.

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He looked harmless—bookish, quiet, almost invisible.
But behind the thick glasses and timid manner, Andrei Chikatilo was a sadistic predator who haunted the Soviet Union for over a decade.

Nicknamed The Butcher of Rostov, Chikatilo lured women and children, especially vulnerable runaways, with false promises of food, warmth and safety. What followed was unspeakable. His crimes were brutal, methodical... and astonishingly prolific.

How did one of history’s most savage serial killers slip through the cracks for so long?
The answer lies in the secrecy, dysfunction and decaying infrastructure of the late USSR — a system so broken it let a monster roam free.

In this chilling episode, Simon Ford and Jacques Morrell go beyond the headlines to ask two disturbing questions:
Could a killer like Chikatilo strike again today?
And more unsettling still — could it happen in a modern Western democracy?


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Warning: strong language, suicide and genocide.

Dive into the twisted psyches of Jeffrey Dahmer and Adolf Hitler in the latest episode of Psycho Killer: Shocking True Crime Stories—the true crime podcast that dares to ask why. Hosted by a veteran journalist and a former detective, we go beyond the headlines to explore the psychological roots of evil. Is psychopathy nature or nurture? What makes a killer? Packed with forensic insight, historical depth, and chilling clarity, this is true crime for minds that crave more.

Subscribe now—because understanding evil is the first step to surviving it.

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How do you solve a murder when the most crucial piece of evidence—the victim’s body—is missing?

That was the chilling challenge faced by detectives in Nottingham, England, when Polish street drinker Bogdan Nawrocki vanished without a trace. Forensic evidence pointed to a brutal and violent end, but without a body, could they prove it was murder? To this day, Nawrocki’s remains have never been found. What happened to him—and how did investigators pursue justice without the one thing that could confirm his fate?

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