Strange But True Crime

By BBC Local Radio

Dive into a world of bizarre crimes with brazen criminals that will leave you scratching your head for answers.

Rima Ahmed explores audacious heists, secret drugs bunkers and stolen identitie

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How many episodes does Strange But True Crime have?

The podcast currently has 14 episodes available.

Strange But True Crime episodes:

November 19, 2025 The Bitcoin Bandit
James Parker, from Blackpool in Lancashire stumbles upon a glitch on a cryptocurrency website that generates ‘free’ money.
He makes himself a millionaire, at a cost.
Wanna get in touch? Email us at [email protected].
Presenter: Rima Ahmed.
Reporter: Jane Downs.
Written and produced by Luke de Costa.
Researcher: Bethan Davies.
Social Media: Fede Marilotti.
Online Producer: Rachael Smith.
Executive Producer: Luke Eldridge.
Commissioning Editors: Gareth Hydes and Alistair Miskin.
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33min
November 12, 2025 Act of Tree-son
Farmer Walter Renwick finds himself in the eye of a social media storm after the famous Sycamore Gap tree is felled.
The tree had stood along Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland until September 2023.
Wanna get in touch? Email us at [email protected]
Presenter: Rima Ahmed.
Reporter: Jane Downs.
Written and produced by Luke de Costa.
Researcher: Bethan Davies.
Social Media: Fede Marilotti.
Online Producer: Rachael Smith.
Executive Producer: Luke Eldridge.
Commissioning Editors: Gareth Hydes and Alistair Miskin.
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33min
November 05, 2025 Death Pledge
Mark Christopher lured followers into his 'anti-establishment cult’ by promising to save them money. The movement quickly took a sinister turn.
Wanna get in touch? Email us at [email protected].
Presenter: Rima Ahmed.
Reporter: Lewis Adams.
Written and produced by Luke de Costa.
Researcher: Bethan Davies.
Social Media: Fede Marilotti.
Online Producer: Rachael Smith.
Executive Producer: Luke Eldridge.
Commissioning Editors: Gareth Hydes and Alistair Miskin.
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34min
June 24, 2025 Danger, High Voltage
A group of workmen dig up roads and pavements to re-connect derelict buildings to the UK power grid.
Local residents soon suspect that all is not as it seems and what‘s discovered is greater than they could have imagined.
Wanna get in touch? Email us at [email protected]
Presenter: Rima Ahmed.
Reporter: Jonny Humphries.
Written and produced by Luke de Costa.
Online Producer: Lee Macaulay.
Executive producer: Luke Eldridge.
Commissioning Editors: Gareth Hydes and Alistair Miskin.
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32min
June 10, 2025 The Sausage Factory Hitman
A man living in the quiet town of Fakenham, Norfolk is warned a hitman has been hired to kill him.
He discovers a story of obsession and revenge.
Wanna get in touch? Email us at [email protected]
Presenter: Rima Ahmed.
Reporter: Robby West.
Written and produced by Luke de Costa.
Online Producer: Rachael Smith.
Executive producer: Luke Eldridge.
Commissioning Editors: Gareth Hydes and Alistair Miskin.
For information and support for issues covered in this episode, visit bbc.co.uk/actionline.
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28min
June 03, 2025 Strangers on the Beach
People living in Newport, Pembrokeshire, start spying on some interesting, wealthy but slightly suspicious visitors.
Wanna get in touch? Email us at [email protected]
Presenter: Rima Ahmed.
Reporter: Matt Murray.
Written and produced by Luke de Costa.
Online Producer: Rachael Smith.
Executive producer: Luke Eldridge.
Commissioning Editors: Gareth Hydes and Alistair Miskin.
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32min
May 27, 2025 The Swiss Art Heist
£3m of Ming Dynasty treasures vanish from Geneva’s Museum of Far Eastern Art.
After what was a peculiar heist, suspicion falls on the Ahearne brothers who are being watched by police in the UK and Switzerland.
An undercover cop meeting is set in an attempt to recover the stolen artefacts, before they're gone for good.
Wanna get in touch? Email us at [email protected]
Presenter: Rima Ahmed.
Reporter: Thomas Mackintosh.
Written and produced by Luke de Costa.
Online Producer: Rachael Smith.
Executive producer: Luke Eldridge.
Commissioning Editors: Gareth Hydes and Alistair Miskin.
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34min
May 20, 2025 Unmasking a Fugitive
Arthur Knight claimed he was an Irish orphan during a police interview in a hospital in Glasgow, Scotland.
The Police were tipped off that the patient could actually be American fugitive Nicholas Rossi, who was wanted in Utah to face rape charges.
Wanna get in touch? Email us at [email protected]
Presenter: Rima Ahmed.
Reporter: Steven Godden.
Written and produced by Luke de Costa.
Online Producer: Rachael Smith.
Executive producer: Luke Eldridge.
Commissioning Editors: Gareth Hydes and Alistair Miskin.
To watch on BBC iPlayer - search for: Big Cases ‘Unmasking a Fugitive’.
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35min
May 13, 2025 The Great British Takeoff
The McDonagh’s from Port Talbot in South Wales go out for a steak dinner in Swansea and leave without paying. The restaurant posts to social media to try and track the family down, only to find that this wasn't their first 'dine-and-dash' meal.
Wanna get in touch? Email us at [email protected]
Presenter: Rima Ahmed.
Reporter: Meleri Williams.
Written and produced by Luke de Costa.
Online Producer: Rachael Smith.
Executive producer: Luke Eldridge.
Commissioning Editors: Gareth Hydes and Alistair Miskin.
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31min
May 06, 2025 Missing in Action
'Army medic' Tanya Nasir’s CV lands her a prestigious job on the neonatal unit at the Princess of Wales Hospital in Bridgend, Wales, but all is not as it seems.
Wanna get in touch? Email us at [email protected]
Presenter: Rima Ahmed.
Reporter: Colette Hume.
Written and produced by Luke de Costa.
Online Producer: Rachael Smith.
Executive producer: Luke Eldridge.
Commissioning Editor: Gareth Hydes and Alistair Miskin.
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32min

FAQs about Strange But True Crime:

How many episodes does Strange But True Crime have?

The podcast currently has 14 episodes available.

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