It was such a minor event to happen, totally irrelevant in the scheme of things. But 26 year old Robert Thacker was believed to have been responsible, so his so-called friend decided he should be taught a lesson, and what he decided to do, is the stuff of our worst nightmares.

Find out more about me and the UK True Crime Podcast

https://uktruecrime.com

True Crime Catch Up

https://audioalways.lnk.to/TrueCrimeCatchUp

Writing Credit: Chris Wood

You can buy Chris's second book, 'Death in the Theatre' here: https://www.amazon.com/Death-Theatre-Chris-Wood/dp/1399009117

Episode Sources

https://uktruecrime.com

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week I am celebrating an amazing nine years of the UK True Crime Podcast. To mark this anniversary, I have released today the very first episode of the podcast and certainly one of the most shocking of the 500 or so I have released. It tells of how a young man,Tony Bushby, uses social media and incredible deception to commit the most dreadful murder of 19 year old Katie Wynter.

Find out more about me and the UK True Crime Podcast

https://uktruecrime.com

True Crime Catch Up

https://audioalways.lnk.to/TrueCrimeCatchUp

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Elizabeth Baxter had lived in Plaistow, East London for all of her 77 years and was, as you can imagine, well-known and liked in the area. So just who had murdered her in her own home, leaving cash in the flat untouched - it seemed like a murder with no motive.

Find out more about me and the UK True Crime Podcast

https://uktruecrime.com

True Crime Catch Up

https://audioalways.lnk.to/TrueCrimeCatchUp

Writing Credit: Chris Wood

You can buy Chris's second book, 'Death in the Theatre' here: https://www.amazon.com/Death-Theatre-Chris-Wood/dp/1399009117

Episode Sources

https://uktruecrime.com

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You may have listened to the 'True Crime Round Up' this year, where me and Stuart, host of the British Murders Podcast, talked about all things true crime once a month. Well, due to the popularity of this show we now release it every Wednesday on a separate feed and it is called the 'True Crime Catch Up'. You can listen every week on the usual podcast apps or you can watch us on YouTube. The link below will take you to Spotify, Apply and YouTube and if you enjoy the show, please do follow us there so we can continue to grow the show.

Listen/Watch the True Crime Catch Up

https://audioalways.lnk.to/TrueCrimeCatchUp

Find out more about me and the UK True Crime Podcast

https://uktruecrime.com

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For this bonus episode, I am a guest once again on one of my favourite true crime shows, the excellent REDRUM Podcast with Grace.

In this episode from the US, Grace tells me the story of the tragic murder of Nikki Halpin. Nikki was a young mum killed by her stalker, leaving behind devastated family and friends - and two young sons.

1, Have you listened to my new weekly show, released every Wednesday, The True Crime Catch Up?

https://audioalways.lnk.to/TrueCrimeCatchUp

1, Listen to other episodes of the REDRUM podcast, by following these links:

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/redrum-true-crime/id1515905584 Apple Podcasts

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1FCoeRZQeDkEJ5i8bGuFpy

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It was just a normal Staurday afternoon in Merseyside as Graham McKenna and his son Michael made their way to the football match to watch Everton. But tragically they never made it to Goodison Park for the game because a man was waiting for them. A man with a fatal grudge...

Find out more about me and the UK True Crime Podcast

https://uktruecrime.com

True Crime Catch Up

https://audioalways.lnk.to/TrueCrimeCatchUp

Episode Sources

https://uktruecrime.com

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week saw a report by the Prisons & Probation Ombudsman about the terrible abuse that occurred at Medomsley Detention Centre in County Durham. I covered this case in July 2017 so this is a re-release this episode with an introduction and a conclusion including some of the findings of the report and what happens next.

If you haven't listened to this episode before or are unfamiliar with the events that took place at Medomsley I urge you to listen as it really as one of the most shocking stories you will ever hear.

Find out more about me and the UK True Crime Podcast

https://uktruecrime.com

True Crime Catch Up

https://audioalways.lnk.to/TrueCrimeCatchUp

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Maureen Stepan, from Bradford, was a quiet and shy girl with long blonde hair and a passionate love for animals. Maureen had done well at primary school but after this she got in with the wrong crowd and had soon developed a heroin addiction. By age 16 Maureen was selling sex on the highly dangerous streets of the Bradford Red Light District, where one night, she met a highly dangerous man...

Find out more about me and the UK True Crime Podcast

https://uktruecrime.com

True Crime Catch Up

https://audioalways.lnk.to/TrueCrimeCatchUp

Writing Credit: Chris Wood

You can buy Chris's second book, 'Death in the Theatre' here: https://www.amazon.com/Death-Theatre-Chris-Wood/dp/1399009117

Poetry from Natasha Blanco-Dominguez 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/You-Me-Collection-Healing-Self-Discovery-ebook/dp/B0FR3WWT3Q

Episode Sources

https://uktruecrime.com

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our story today begins in Randalstown in Country Antrim, Northern Ireland. Wing Fu Cheung, known as Nelson, was a popular figure in the local area where he and he wife Winnie had had run the popular Double Value Chinese takeaway restaurant for a number of years. But one night, as they drove home, they were the victim of a terrible and violent robbery, which tragically left Nelson dead at the scene. Just who was responsible for this senseless murder? And why?

Find out more about me and the UK True Crime Podcast

https://uktruecrime.com

Episode Sources

https://uktruecrime.com

Support me at Patreon

https://www.patreon.com/c/UKTrueCrime

Please review the podcast at Apple Podcasts

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/uk-true-crime-podcast/id1182818802

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A man murdered in his workshop in Yorkshire. A woman murdered in the Highlands. And the same suspect was befriending and stealing from a variety of people staying in guesthouses in England and Scotland. Detectives knew they were in a race against time before this man struck again....

Find out more about me and the UK True Crime Podcast

https://uktruecrime.com

Episode Sources

https://uktruecrime.com

Support me at Patreon

https://www.patreon.com/c/UKTrueCrime

Please review the podcast at Apple Podcasts

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/uk-true-crime-podcast/id1182818802

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.