Series 5 of The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast begins with an opening tale of tragedy from 2013, and the actions of a very disturbed individual indeed.

The episode this week contains descriptions of crimes and events that some listeners may find disturbing or upsetting, so discretion is advised whilst listening.

Music used in this episode: "The Descent" by Kevin Macleod. All music used is sourced from https://filmmusic.io/ and used under an Attribution Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Show Sponsors: Beer 52

Playlist Tracks:

• Space Truckin' - Deep Purple
• Ocean Pie - Shed Seven

References/Further Reading:

• https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/killer-who-chopped-mothers-head-9603873
• https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/crime/killer-who-beheaded-mother-sent-20791458
• https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/friend-claims-james-dunleavy-murdered-3040157
• https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/crime/sadistic-killer-james-dunleavys-ex-gilfriend-3099120
• https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/james-dunleavy-killers-ex-tells-3100474
• https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-25776991
• https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/james-dunleavy-killer-beheaded-mum-4984928
• https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-30814617
• https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-25776991
• https://www.scotsman.com/news-2-15012/corstorphine-hill-murder-accused-denies-killing-1-3269646
• https://www.scotsman.com/news-2-15012/corstorphine-hill-trial-no-emotion-from-accused-1-3266752
• https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/courts/man-found-guilty-in-edinburgh-of-beheading-his-mother-1.1659553
• https://www.irishmirror.ie/news/ex-lover-monster-james-dunleavy-revevals-3100273
• https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-25747553
• https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-25654808
• https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-25671269
• https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-25682912
• https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-25728209
• https://www.thejournal.ie/dunleavy-murder-1263158-Jan2014/
• https://www.thejournal.ie/scottish-police-name-claddagh-ring-murder-victim-arrest-man-984872-Jul2013/
• https://www.thejournal.ie/police-scotland-murdered-woman-981084-Jul2013/
• https://www.thejournal.ie/edinburgh-murder-irish-977957-Jul2013/
• https://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/crime/case-phyllis-dunleavy-solved-irish-2041542
• https://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/crime/james-dunleavy-snr-insists-son-3053201
• https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/medical-secretary-who-stole-prescription-pads-was-addicted-to-sleeping-tablets-after-gruesome-killing-of-her-mother-court-hears-37533064.html
• https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/13166261.killer-son-demands-move-to-jail-from-hospital/
• https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/i-was-last-to-see-her-alive-but-i-didnt-kill-my-mother-says-son-dlxtns2cxgv?--xx-meta=denied_for_visit=1&experiment_id=PW_001&experiment_variant_id=PW_001_0&visit_number=1&visit_remaining=0&visit_used=0

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Remembering Philomena (Phyllis) Dunleavy

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