Most members of the British Armed Forces pride themselves on their fighting spirit, their teamwork and devotion to duty, but overall, they pride themselves on comradeship.

But not all of them. 

This week on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast brings a tale of an individual whose greed and indifference to life resulted in unbelieveable carnage - leaving three families devastated - for absolutely nothing.

The episode 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: "Chance" by Kai Engel from the album "The Run" All music used is sourced from http://freemusicarchive.org/ and used under an Attribution Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Playlist Tracks: 

• Cheat On Me - The Cribs
• Come And Die - Therapy? And Fatal 

References/Further Reading/

• https://www.pressreader.com/uk/the-scottish-mail-on-sunday/20131229/282029030060913
• https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/search-judgments/judgment?id=861287a6-8980-69d2-b500-ff0000d74aa7
• https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12623750.prisoner-tells-court-he-heard-someone-being-battered/
• https://www.pressreader.com/uk/the-scottish-mail-on-sunday/20190203/281711205887111
• https://www.thesouthernreporter.co.uk/news/crime/army-payroll-heist-killer-must-die-in-jail-1-1743270
• https://www.amazon.co.uk/Heist-Inside-Story-Scotlands-Notorious/dp/1780271980/ref=sr_1_5?keywords=heist+book+paul+smith&qid=1572241325&sr=8-5
• "Master Detective" Magazine - November 2019

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Remembering David, Terence, John, and all the families affected. 

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The South Wales Slayer arc comes to a close this week on The True Crime Enthusiast, with a look at several other unsolved murders and suspect deaths, that following his convictions and whole life tariff in 2011, John William Cooper has long since been considered a person of interest in.

See what you guys think.

The episode 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: "Chance" by Kai Engel from the album "The Run" All music used is sourced from http://freemusicarchive.org/ and used under an Attribution Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Playlist Tracks: 

• End Title (The Taking Of Pelham 123) - David Shire
• Meditations On Loss - The Tall Ships

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References/Further Reading/Listening:

• https://greglewisinfo.com/2011/09/19/the-bullseye-killer-and-the-llangolman-deaths/
• https://www.insidejustice.co.uk/cases/historic-cases.php?page=6
• https://orca.cf.ac.uk/54837/1/U585226.pdf
• https://truecrimeenthusiast.wordpress.com/2016/09/02/the-llanrwst-pitchfork-murder/
• https://truecrimeenthusiast.wordpress.com/2016/08/09/death-in-llangolman-what-happened-to-griff-and-patti-thomas/
• https://play.acast.com/s/murdertown/6e5a227f-3167-4e39-a936-0517b119fd4a

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Remembering Huw, Griff, Patti, Florence, Harry, and Megan

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As a big thank you to all from TTCE for helping the show reach birthday number 2, here is the Patreon episode of the show as voted for by you guys. You all rule, and massive thanks going out here from myself - the show doesn't exist without each and every one of you, simple as. 

Much love. Paul.

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The tale of the South Wales Slayer arc comes full circle with part 4 of this series' multi part episode arc of The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast - where in the South Wales area of Pembrokeshire, over past weeks we've already looked at some serious and horrific crimes over a period of many years. We've heard how police had reviewed them under Operation Ottawa, and identified a powerful suspect - one already responsible for a prolific series of crimes - but could they find evidence tying him to the Ottawa offences?

Well, let's go find out.

The episode 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: "Chance" by Kai Engel from the album "The Run" All music used is sourced from http://freemusicarchive.org/ and used under an Attribution Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Playlist Tracks: 

• Joker And The Thief - Wolfmother
• The Light Pours Out Of Me - Magazine

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References/Further Reading/Listening/Viewing

• http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/jailed-life-after-four-were-1836228
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John Cooper (serial killer)
• http://www.thelawpages.com/court-cases/John-William-Cooper-6890-1.law
• http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/10680450.How a brutal killer was brought to book/

Documentaries:

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwD5HqCU5rQ&t=7s
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pG8N772m85Y&t=2518s
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBPe9DFd1uY
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDBgYObAkqw&t=1178s
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EweI0RCq6Y8

Podcast Episodes: 

• They Walk Among Us - https://play.acast.com/s/theywalkamongus/f5249153-576e-4505-98d4-cd8a75584d28
• UK True Crime - https://audioboom.com/posts/6138926-the-gameshow-murderer-episode-37

Further Reading:

• "The Pembrokeshire Murders: Catching The Bullseye Killer" - Steve Wilkins with Jonathan Hill https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pembrokeshire-Murders-Catching-Bullseye-Killer-ebook/dp/B00EBO1YXI/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3Z3X6HCHJYUL&keywords=the+pembrokeshire+murders+catching+the+bullseye+killer&qid=1569140607&sprefix=the+pembrokeshire%2Caps%2C149&sr=8-1
• "When The Dogs Don't Bark" - Professor Angela Gallop https://www.amazon.co.uk/When-Dogs-Dont-Bark-Scientists/dp/1473678838/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2ONGPCY77APCB&keywords=when+the+dogs+don%27t+bark&qid=1569140685&sprefix=when+the+dogs%2Caps%2C146&sr=8-1
• "Crimewatch UK" - Nick Ross and Sue Cook https://www.amazon.co.uk/Crimewatch-U-K-Nick-Ross/dp/0340405414/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=crimewatch+uk&qid=1569140723&sr=8-1
• "Real Life Crimes" Issue 25 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bianchi-Buono-Hillside-Stranglers-Contains/dp/B0016ZOILK/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=peter+and+gwenda+dixon&qid=1569140816&sr=8-1

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Remembering Richard, Helen, Peter, Gwenda, five youths, and their collective families.

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Once again, this week we are down in the Pembrokeshire area of South Wales for the third part of this series' multi part episode arc of The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast - where a suspect, already responsible for a prolific series of crimes, is identified in the cases we have looked at in past weeks - and another...

The episode 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: "Chance" by Kai Engel from the album "The Run" All music used is sourced from http://freemusicarchive.org/ and used under an Attribution Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Playlist Tracks: 

• Twenty Four Hours - Joy Division
• Old Poisons - Mogwai

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Remembering Richard, Helen, Peter, Gwenda, the five and their families.

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Continuing this series' multi part episode arc of The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast this week - where for the second time, in a short space of time and distance in the Pembrokeshire area of South Wales, detectives found themselves faced with a horrific double murder...

The episode 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: "Chance" by Kai Engel from the album "The Run" All music used is sourced from http://freemusicarchive.org/ and used under an Attribution Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Playlist Tracks: 

• Black Blood - The Pearl Hearts
• Stir It Up - The Charlatans

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Remembering Peter and Gwenda Dixon and their family.

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The first part of this series' multi part episodes of The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast arrives this week - it's gone a bit further than a trilogy now - looking at a long spanning case of brutal murders, horrific crimes, and a remarkable case of detection. And the tale begins in a lonely country house in South Wales...

The episode 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: "Chance" by Kai Engel from the album "The Run" All music used is sourced from http://freemusicarchive.org/ and used under an Attribution Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Playlist Tracks: 

• Feet - Fat White Family
• Slow Life - Super Furry Animals

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Remembering Richard and Helen Thomas.

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Back in 1989, the areas around Blackpool weren't all fairgrounds and candy floss, darkness did indeed exist, as we learn in this week's episode of The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast. It involves the horrific murder of a young girl, and the tale of the strange figure who committed the awful crime.

The episode contains descriptions of crimes and events of a sexual nature, involving a child, that some listeners may find disturbing or upsetting - so discretion is advised whilst listening.
Music used in this episode: "Chance" by Kai Engel from the album "The Run" All music used is sourced from http://freemusicarchive.org/ and used under an Attribution Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Playlist Tracks:

• Lucifer Sam - Pink Floyd
• Abbatoir Blues - Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds

References:

• https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0000271/19890719/011/0003?browse=true
• https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000271/19890721/088/0015
• https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000271/19890720/002/0001
• https://www.newspapers.com/image/260320901/?terms=annette%2Bwade
• https://www.newspapers.com/image/260248339/?terms=annette%2Bwade
• https://www.newspapers.com/image/260249349/?terms=annette%2Bwade
• https://www.newspapers.com/image/260249029/?terms=annette%2Bwade
• https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lancashires-Most-Notorious-Murders-Michael/dp/1845472101/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=lancashire%27s+most+notorious+murders&qid=1566151350&s=gateway&sr=8-3 pp 138-156

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Remembering Annette and her family.

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It's unsolved week this one on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, where we head back to 1994, to the town of Grantham in Lincolnshire, and where we look at the stories of Sharon Harper and Julie Pacey - two women who met a brutal, tragic, and to date unsolved end, just two months and three miles apart. 

The episode contains descriptions of crimes and events of a sexual nature that some listeners may find disturbing or upsetting, so discretion is advised whilst listening.
Music used in this episode: "Chance" by Kai Engel from the album "The Run" All music used is sourced from http://freemusicarchive.org/ and used under an Attribution Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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Playlist Tracks:

•  Placebo - English Summer Rain
• The Dears - Missiles

References:

• https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-33694243
• https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-34218343
• https://truecrimeenthusiast.wordpress.com/2017/05/03/who-was-the-grantham-strangler/
• https://www.granthamjournal.co.uk/news/daughter-s-plea-to-find-mum-sharon-harper-s-killer-in-another-grantham-murder-unsolved-for-21-years-1-6903935/
• https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/5168549.couple-held-over-barmaid-murder/
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_t9wh-pjv4(Crimewatch UK September 1994 - from 32:50 - Sharon's case)
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKGQ_d_-KxM&t=1359s (Crimewatch UK November 1994 - from 14:00 - Julie's case)

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Remembering Sharon, Julie and their families.

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Join The True Crime Enthusiast, as this week we head back to 1986 for a recount of a savage case of multiple murder. Before Stephen Port, before Colin Ireland, another killer stalked the streets of London's gay scene. One who is surprisingly often forgotten or overlooked - surprising, because the crimes are some of the most horrific ever recounted. 

The episode contains descriptions of crimes and events of a sexual nature that some listeners may find disturbing or upsetting, so discretion is advised whilst listening.Music used in this episode: "Chance" by Kai Engel from the album "The Run" All music used is sourced from http://freemusicarchive.org/ and used under an Attribution Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Playlist Tracks: 
Therapy? - Teethgrinder
The Coral - Fear Machine

References: 

Books:

• https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sadistic-Killers-Profiles-Pathological-Predators-ebook/dp/B005WZYT5U/ref=sr_1_8?keywords=sadistic+killers&qid=1564769532&s=gateway&sr=8-8
• https://www.amazon.co.uk/Serial-Killer-Files-Paul-Simpson/dp/1472136748/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=the+serial+killer+files&qid=1564769585&s=gateway&sr=8-4

Podcast Episodes:

• https://player.fm/series/series-2094298/michael-lupo-criminal-musings-15
• https://www.spreaker.com/user/adventuresinmurderland/lupo

Useful Links/Further Reading

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Lupo
• https://murderpedia.org/male.L/l/lupo-michael.htm
• https://www.independent.co.uk/news/serial-killer-with-hiv-virus-dies-in-jail-1573604.html
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/112474201/michael-lupo
• http://serialkillercentral.blogspot.com/2010/07/michael-lupo-wolf-man-of-london.html
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ny-i06ddMS0
• https://www.spreaker.com/user/adventuresinmurderland/lupo
• http://www.lgbtarchive.uk/wiki/Michael_Lupo
• https://www.reddit.com/r/myfavoritemurder/comments/71jrvf/the_wolf_man_of_london/

GALOP Site - http://www.galop.org.uk/

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Remembering James, Anthony, Damian, and Unknown.

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