

UK True Crime Podcast
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The weekly UK True Crime Podcast, hosted by Adam Lloyd, has been the home of UK True Crime since 2016.Shortlisted in four categories for the 2025 True Crime Awards including Best True Crime Podcast, and with over 75 million listens, it is where you discover a wide variety of lesser known UK cases and find new perspectives and insight on stories you may already know.If you would like to sponsor the show or advertise on the show, I would love to hear from you. Just email: Sales@audioalways.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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May 26, 2020 • 29min
The Scalp Hunter: Episode 185
John Sweeney is a cruel, violent and arrogant man. In this episode of the UK True Crime Podcast, we look at the stories of the two women he is known to have killed, another he tried to kill, and look at other potential victims.This episode was recorded live for supporters on Patreon.Referenced siteswww.uktruecrime.comwww.patreon.com/uktruecrimehttps://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrimeSourceshttps://www.amazon.co.uk/Living-Serial-Killer-Delia-Balmer-ebook/dp/B01N30SRMKhttps://courtnewsuk.co.uk/john-sweeney/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-12906544http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/mobile/uk-12749478https://www.hamhigh.co.uk/etcetera/books/living-with-a-serial-killer-my-worst-fear-was-before-he-cut-me-up-when-i-knew-what-he-was-going-to-do-and-that-police-weren-t-going-to-help-1-5324837https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/life/860950/Delia-Balmer-ordeal-John-Sweeney-Living-With-A-Serial-Killerhttps://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/local/fife/86184/police-amazed-at-lack-of-leads-to-link-scalp-hunter-killer-with-fife-woman/https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/scalp-hunter-canal-killer-john-14970371https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2011/apr/05/canal-murderer-john-sweeney-life-sentence Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 19, 2020 • 23min
Two Brothers in Inverness: Episode 184
The two brothers from Inverness had no respect for the law and had always been linked with trouble. But as they matured and the nature of the offences got worse, would they learn their lessons? In this episode of the UK True Crime Podcast we find that one hadn't, and in the end he was facing trial for the most serious crime of all - murder....Referenced siteswww.uktruecrime.comwww.patreon.com/uktruecrimehttps://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrimeSourceshttps://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/inverness/1765631/inverness-killer-who-murdered-disabled-man-in-horror-blaze-jailed/https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/evil-killer-set-disabled-inverness-16262609https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/inverness/1571769/inverness-fire-starter-stands-trail-for-murder/https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/evil-killer-set-disabled-inverness-16262609https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-48540537https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/trendingacrossscotland/17686267.killer-ryan-brandie-who-murdered-disabled-man-in-horror-fire-jailed-for-19-years/https://menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.aspx?storyid=1096947992&title=UK-man-faces-murder-charges-after-blazehttps://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/inverness/1488716/man-accused-of-murder-after-fire-death-in-inverness/https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/inverness/1765631/inverness-killer-who-murdered-disabled-man-in-horror-blaze-jailed/https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/inverness/1346840/invct1-2/https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/inverness/1698803/disturbance-in-inverness-block-of-flats-led-to-police-following-trail-of-blood-to-one-of-the-participants/https://www.facebook.com/HighlandIslandsPoliceDivision/photos/police-scotland-can-confirm-that-a-man-has-been-charged-in-connection-with-the-d/10155318263560824/https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/inverness/1765631/inverness-killer-who-murdered-disabled-man-in-horror-blaze-jailed/https://www.scotland.police.uk/whats-happening/news/2019/june/ryan-brandie-inverness-murderhttps://twnews.nl/gb-news/thug-who-murdered-disabled-coatbridge-man-in-horror-arson-attack-sent-to-prisonhttps://www.ladbible.com/news/uk-weird-shocked-golfers-find-topless-man-having-sex-with-ninth-hole-20180403https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/highlands/1116104/cctv-footage-captures-moment-brothers-broke-highland-hotel-chased-landlord/https://www.pressreader.com/uk/the-press-and-journal-inverness-highlands-and-islands/20160112/281741268412995https://news.stv.tv/highlands-islands/1438277-killer-murdered-disabled-man-by-setting-fire-to-his-flat?topwww.facebook.comhttps://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/trendingacrossscotland/17686267.killer-ryan-brandie-who-murdered-disabled-man-in-horror-fire-jailed-for-19-years/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 12, 2020 • 25min
Three Deadly Letters: Episode 183
In our celebrity culture, how we look has never been more important. Some people go to amazing lengths to achieve the look they want, but other 'normal' people - like you or me - take products to help them reach their goals.In today's episode of the UK True Crime podcast, we look at what can happen when we are unaware of exactly what we are taking. And who profits from this - as there is no doubt that someone also profits from the misery caused.Referenced siteswww.uktruecrime.comwww.patreon.com/uktruecrimehttps://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrimeSourceshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-24074836https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4735942/Young-woman-died-taking-diet-pills.htmlhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-33419917https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-20016068https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2684903/Bodybuilder-collapsed-died-told-drink-industrial-pesticide-lose-weight-making-temperature-soar-42C.htmlhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-33677629https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-28704889https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-28213513https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/jul/08/man-killed-herbicide-weight-loss-aid-court-hearshttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3139153/Gym-boss-supplied-weight-loss-chemical-killed-bodybuilder-ran-illegal-steroid-selling-business.htmlhttps://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/bodybuilder-died-after-drinking-weedkiller-4357187https://www.mix96.co.uk/news/local/1665026/two-convicted-after-gym-goer-killed-by-lethal-steroid/https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/female-powerlifting-champion-jailed-after-4485636https://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/13501556.men-who-helped-run-steroid-business-are-jailed-after-death-of-wycombe-man/https://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/10672497.four-charged-over-gym-drug-death/https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3067951/Global-alert-killer-diet-pills-Interpol-issue-warning-deaths-six-Britons.htmlhttps://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/aug/11/two-cleared-manslaughter-sean-cleathero-died-weedkiller-slimminghttps://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/9997865.family-pays-tribute-to-man-who-died-after-taking-gym-drug/https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/647184/First-arrest-after-raids-over-toxic-diet-pill-linked-to-5-deaths-including-student-21/amphttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/lifestyle/wellbeing/diet/11551680/The-diet-pill-victims-killed-by-their-quest-for-a-better-figure.htmlhttps://www.irishmirror.ie/news/world-news/female-powerlifting-champion-jailed-after-4485636https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/uk/man-dies-after-taking-gym-drug-28876078.htmlhttps://www.planningforcare.co.uk/bodybuilder-collapsed-and-died-after-being-told-to-drink-industrial-pesticide-to-lose-weight-making-his-temperature-soar-to-42c/https://old.buckscc.gov.uk/news/2015/november/trading-standards-campaign-warns-of-dnp-dangers/http://www.bucksherald.co.uk/news/more-news/pair-jailed-for-supplying-steroids-to-gym-goer-who-took-lethal-cocktail-1-6871804https://www.thesun.co.uk/archives/news/858457/diet-pills-likened-to-rat-poison-by-coroner-as-they-claim-another-life/https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/deadly-diet-pills-costing-just-6002422https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/police-hunt-supplier-of-poison-diet-pills-that-killed-teen-rugby-star-8818843.htmlhttps://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/jan/14/dnp-victims-families-fat-burning-drug-reclassifyhttps://www.itv.com/news/update/2014-08-11/pair-acquitted-of-weedkiller-manslaughter/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7x0hQildikhttps://www.thefreelibrary.com/%27Diet+pills%27+share+deadly+past+with+wartime+shells%3b+Double+danger+of...-a0411583720https://www.church-papers.com/lethal-dnp-diet-pills-still-on-sale-despite-crackdown-bbc-finds-bbc-news/https://www.elitedaily.com/life/sad-truth-about-diet-pills/1038336https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/10022925/The-deadly-trail-of-the-killer-slimming-drug-DNP.htmlhttps://www.facebook.com/sean.cleathero.7 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 5, 2020 • 25min
A Question of Motive: Episode 182
Deptford sits on the River Thames in South-East London. It is a bustling place - well, normally - and was home to 69 year old Noel Brown. When he didn't answer his phone for a couple of days his daughter, Marie, went to his home to see what was wrong. But then she also didn't answer calls from her daughter. Why?In this episode of the UK True Crime Podcast, I examine just what happened in Deptford in December 2017.Referenced siteswww.uktruecrime.comwww.patreon.com/uktruecrimehttps://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrimeSourceshttps://www.southwarknews.co.uk/news/marie-brown-noel-brown-case-deptford/https://www.southwarknews.co.uk/news/nathaniel-henry-noel-brown-murder-inquest-peckham/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deptfordhttps://www.mylondon.news/news/south-london-news/man-suspected-murdering-sex-offender-17168768https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7681559/Mother-strangled-death-walked-murderer-dismembering-fathers-corpse.htmlhttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5155175/Killer-lain-wait-daughter.htmlhttps://blacgoss.com/deptford-double-murder-victim-noel-brown-was-killed-in-retribution/https://www.southwarknews.co.uk/news/peckham-marie-brown-noel-brown-murder/https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/may/11/police-identify-suspect-in-deptford-double-murder-inquiryhttps://metro.co.uk/2019/11/15/convicted-sex-offender-murdered-and-dismembered-in-act-of-revenge-11165354/https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/958666/nathaniel-henry-found-dead-cupboard-murder-suspect-sex-offender-daughter-vigilante Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 28, 2020 • 23min
Murder at the House in the Meadow: Episode 181
Harry and Megan Tooze lived on a remote farm in the Vale of Glamorgan and enjoyed a quiet, private retirement. But one day in the summer of 1993, that life was shattered as both were killed in what was described as a "brutal, macabre execution". In this episode of the UK True Crime podcast, I ask just who killed the couple? And why?Referenced siteswww.uktruecrime.comwww.patreon.com/uktruecrimehttps://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrimeSourceshttps://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/shocking-execution-style-shootings-elderly-15513527http://www.unsolved-murders.co.uk/murder-content.php?key=31&termRef=Harry%20Toozehttps://www.irishtimes.com/news/murder-conviction-quashed-1.43324http://www.homepage-link.to/justice/Jones/index.htmhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-23459713 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 21, 2020 • 27min
Escalating Tensions: Episode 180
Living close to your neighbours is not always easy. We can't choose who lives near us and we can sometimes not particularly like how they choose to live their lives. When Alison Morrison and her family moved to Harrow in north-west London there were problems immediately with her neighbour Trevor Gibbon, who moaned about the noise her son made skateboarding. But nobody could have predicted the shocking conclusion to this neighbours dispute.Referenced siteswww.uktruecrime.comwww.patreon.com/uktruecrimehttps://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrimeSourceshttps://www.harrowtimes.co.uk/news/13361145.murderer-trevor-gibbon-jailed-for-life-at-old-bailey-for-merciless-attack-on-defenceless-charity-worker-alison-morrison/https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/28-years-jail-for-man-who-stabbed-a-mother-to-death-in-three-year-neighbour-war-10354864.htmlhttps://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/r-v-gibbon-sentencing.pdfhttps://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/woman-stabbed-to-death-over-noise-dispute-with-her-neighbour-10321897.htmlhttps://metro.co.uk/2015/06/25/man-found-guilty-of-stabbing-mother-of-one-33-times-over-a-neighbour-dispute-5266227/https://www.mentalhealthforum.net/forum/threads/mental-health-news-this-week.116058/https://www.pressreader.com/uk/daily-star/20150701/281694023436330https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-33324781 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 14, 2020 • 23min
A Man WIth A Chainsaw: Episode 179
Three golfing buddies were about to play a relaxing round in Dundee, Scotland when a man appeared in front of them, semi-naked, brandishing a chain saw. Like something out of your worst nightmare.....Referenced siteswww.uktruecrime.comwww.patreon.com/uktruecrimehttps://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrimeSourceshttps://www.eveningtelegraph.co.uk/fp/he-would-have-chopped-me-up-chainsaw-attacker-admits-trying-to-kill-dundee-golfer-arthur/https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/local/dundee/752202/dundee-man-who-tried-to-murder-golfer-with-chainsaw-handed-eight-years-in-jail/https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/nov/14/man-jailed-life-isle-of-wight-chainsaw-attack-murderhttps://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/hull-east-yorkshire-news/thug-told-partner-hed-feed-605281 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 6, 2020 • 20min
The Dodgy Dentist: Episode 178
You may not enjoy going to the dentist - few of us do - but when you have to go you at expect to be seen by a qualified dentist, right? In this strange episode of the UK True Crime Podcast, from Sweden, Greece, Scotland and England, we look at a case of very much blurred lines. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 31, 2020 • 25min
Heroin Wars in North London (part 2/2): Episode 177
Concluding last weeks story from North London, this week we look at other violent attacks and murders as the feud between the Tottenham Boys and Hackney Bombers continues.Referenced siteswww.uktruecrime.comwww.patreon.com/uktruecrimehttps://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrimeSourceshttps://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/feb/12/family-of-man-shot-dead-by-met-police-criticise-inquiry-delayhttps://www.hackneygazette.co.uk/news/crime-court/bungling-hitman-jailed-as-judge-berates-particularly-bloodthirsty-feud-between-hackney-turks-and-tottenham-turks-1-3142774http://camdennewjournal.com/article/paytak-double-murder-hitmans-driver-michael-james-jailed-30-years?sp=12&sq=Black%2520Cap%2520Pubhttp://www.unsolved-murders.co.uk/murder-content.php?key=317&termRef=Oktay%20Erbaslihttps://metro.co.uk/2009/10/05/drive-by-shooting-terror-for-boy-5-459544/https://www.hackneygazette.co.uk/news/crime-court/convicted-turkish-gangland-assassin-who-littered-innocent-bystander-cem-duzgan-s-body-with-bullets-1-3372582https://5pillarsuk.com/2014/03/07/tottenham-boys-gangsters-convicted-of-2009-murder-of-cem-duzgan/https://www.hackneygazette.co.uk/news/crime-court/tottenham-boys-gang-murder-omar-murat-cleared-of-killing-ali-armagan-by-turnpike-lane-tube-1-3698978https://www.enfieldindependent.co.uk/news/10472189.suleyman-tonbul-and-son-hassan-sentenced-at-old-bailey-after-both-pleading-guilty-to-conspiracy-to-cause-grievous-bodily-harm/https://www.nabis.police.uk/news/Two-Men-Jailed-After-Attempt-Murder-In-Enfieldhttps://www.thesun.co.uk/archives/news/888905/the-slap-that-led-to-the-bloody-gangland-war-that-ripped-north-london-to-pieces/https://www.enfieldindependent.co.uk/news/11339579.grieving-wife-of-gang-boss-zafer-eren-says-his-murder-left-a-devastating-impact-on-family/https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/jul/14/hit-man-jamie-marsh-smith-jailed-murdering-gang-boss-shooting-accomplicehttps://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/organised-crime-the-godfather-of-green-lanes-476208.htmlhttps://www.islingtongazette.co.uk/news/crime-court/balaclava-dna-linked-accused-to-holloway-shop-shooting-1-2021614https://www.standard.co.uk/news/devastated-family-see-innocent-fathers-gang-feud-killer-jailed-6537622.htmlhttps://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/north-london-shooting-ahmet-paytak-384159https://www.harringayonline.com/forum/topics/armed-officers-deployed-on?commentId=844301%3AComment%3A127001https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21592288https://www.enfieldindependent.co.uk/news/10472189.suleyman-tonbul-and-son-hassan-sentenced-at-old-bailey-after-both-pleading-guilty-to-conspiracy-to-cause-grievous-bodily-harm/https://www.nabis.police.uk/news/Two-Men-Jailed-After-Attempt-Murder-In-Enfieldhttps://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/jul/14/hit-man-jamie-marsh-smith-jailed-murdering-gang-boss-shooting-accomplicehttp://www.parikiaki.com/2016/05/enfield-man-who-conspired-to-break-man-out-of-prison-guilty/https://www.enfieldindependent.co.uk/news/14569721.four-men-jailed-for-prisoner-escape-plot-which-led-to-jermaine-baker-shooting/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 24, 2020 • 24min
Heroin Wars in North London (Part1/2): Episode 176
The story this week, looks at the battle to win the war for owning the heroin trade in London. This episode of the UK True Crime Podcast looks at the mainly Turkish gangs involved and more importantly, the people who have lost their lives in this war. Referenced siteswww.uktruecrime.comwww.patreon.com/uktruecrimehttps://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrimeSourceshttps://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/feb/12/family-of-man-shot-dead-by-met-police-criticise-inquiry-delayhttps://www.hackneygazette.co.uk/news/crime-court/bungling-hitman-jailed-as-judge-berates-particularly-bloodthirsty-feud-between-hackney-turks-and-tottenham-turks-1-3142774http://camdennewjournal.com/article/paytak-double-murder-hitmans-driver-michael-james-jailed-30-years?sp=12&sq=Black%2520Cap%2520Pubhttp://www.unsolved-murders.co.uk/murder-content.php?key=317&termRef=Oktay%20Erbaslihttps://metro.co.uk/2009/10/05/drive-by-shooting-terror-for-boy-5-459544/https://www.hackneygazette.co.uk/news/crime-court/convicted-turkish-gangland-assassin-who-littered-innocent-bystander-cem-duzgan-s-body-with-bullets-1-3372582https://5pillarsuk.com/2014/03/07/tottenham-boys-gangsters-convicted-of-2009-murder-of-cem-duzgan/https://www.hackneygazette.co.uk/news/crime-court/tottenham-boys-gang-murder-omar-murat-cleared-of-killing-ali-armagan-by-turnpike-lane-tube-1-3698978https://www.enfieldindependent.co.uk/news/10472189.suleyman-tonbul-and-son-hassan-sentenced-at-old-bailey-after-both-pleading-guilty-to-conspiracy-to-cause-grievous-bodily-harm/https://www.nabis.police.uk/news/Two-Men-Jailed-After-Attempt-Murder-In-Enfieldhttps://www.thesun.co.uk/archives/news/888905/the-slap-that-led-to-the-bloody-gangland-war-that-ripped-north-london-to-pieces/https://www.enfieldindependent.co.uk/news/11339579.grieving-wife-of-gang-boss-zafer-eren-says-his-murder-left-a-devastating-impact-on-family/https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/jul/14/hit-man-jamie-marsh-smith-jailed-murdering-gang-boss-shooting-accomplicehttps://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/organised-crime-the-godfather-of-green-lanes-476208.htmlhttps://www.islingtongazette.co.uk/news/crime-court/balaclava-dna-linked-accused-to-holloway-shop-shooting-1-2021614https://www.standard.co.uk/news/devastated-family-see-innocent-fathers-gang-feud-killer-jailed-6537622.htmlhttps://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/north-london-shooting-ahmet-paytak-384159https://www.harringayonline.com/forum/topics/armed-officers-deployed-on?commentId=844301%3AComment%3A127001 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.