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The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast

The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast

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Welcome to The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, which started off life as a weekly written blog in 2016, and has now made the jump into a regular one man and his mic, matter of fact straight talking podcast. In it, the host Paul looks at and recounts in-depth true crime cases from the UK and Ireland - both solved or unsolved crimes, but more often than not the lesser known and obscure ones.Follow us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/TheTrueCrimeEnthusiast/) , Twitter (https://twitter.com/t ...
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We head up to the Scottish Highland city of Inverness, and back to the early 2000's this time on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, for a harrowing tale of a crime that shocked Scotland to the core, a definition of cruelty, evil, and a hauling over the coals of a system that, so tragically, failed a little girl. 5 year old Danielle Reid. Hers is a …
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The Hampshire beauty spot of Farley Mount Country Park, located near the city of Winchester, is a popular destination in daylight hours for families, joggers and dog walkers, whilst of the evening, it takes on a different kind of visitor - couples, and the voyeuristic who enjoy watching these for their own gratification. During the 1990's, it was a…
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There is a saying, Revenge is a dish best served cold. For the tale this time around on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, we head back to 1983, and over to Ireland's capital city of Dublin, for a bleak tale where revenge was served cold-blooded. Revenge which ended in triple murder. The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and event…
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Pilot, Cruise Ship Captain, successful businessman, gifted salesman, entrepreneur, property renovator, heir to a massive fortune, able to drop claims of rubbing shoulders with political figures, all whilst living a champagne lifestyle. Sounds pretty good, doesn't it? This time around on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, we meet an individual who w…
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Rememberance Day - a day where we should each give thanks, respect and thoughts to those who through their sacrifices are why we have the freedoms we do today. To be proud. The countless former and serving members of the Armed Forces who each display the medals that they have earned do so with this in abundance, recognition of such sacrifices and b…
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I used to watch a great sci-fi show back in the 90's called The Pretender, about a genius who could become anything he wanted to be, fit into any walk of life, which he used to do to help people. The people we will meet this time around on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast are in no way geniuses though - for some people don't let trivialities such …
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"E AH A DE OH - The Farmer Wants A Wife" goes the old nursery rhyme. This time around on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, we head to Hertfordshire and back to 2018, where we will hear the tragic tale of a farmer who, if he could have, would have certainly wanted a better wife. One who, along with her lover, wanted nothing more than him dead. The …
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We head to the East Yorkshire city of Hull this time around on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, where one bright April evening in 2016, the resident of number 9 May Street got the shock of her life as she peered into the garden of the neighbouring property.Amongst the various clutter and discarded rubbish in the garden was a duvet. Out of which, …
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If a person makes an enemy, the chances are that the circumstances or events that has led to such a thing will not extend further than a series of harsh words exchanged, occasionally a physical confrontation, and a years long, perhaps lifelong dislike of that person. This time around on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, we head to Liverpool and ba…
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Evil, once it is inside a person, never really goes away - it may remain dormant for many years, but it is always there. To the horror of a Peterborough family back in 2018, the evil that was dormant in one such individual stirred with the most horrific of consequences - at the same time, reactivating the nightmare that a Derbyshire family had spen…
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Alfred Hitchcock's 1954 classic Dial M For Murder is a celebrated work that has been remade for both the big and small screen, and the stage, and which concerns the tale of a cheating wife, a scheming husband, and an elaborate murder plot. In 2007, a court in South Wales was to hear it's very own version, and just how life imitated art... The episo…
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There are countless memorials to the brave personnel of the Armed Forces scattered around the UK, but one of these, in Surrey, contains the names of several service personnel whose military service is overshadowed by one thing - the execution each faced for the heinous crimes they committed, not as an act of war, but as a case of murder. This time …
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Concluding the horrifying and tragic story of 10 year old Ursula Herrmann this time around on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, the girl snatched whilst cycling home in Germany in 1981, only to be found 17 days later in the most nightmarish of circumstances. Though it was to take almost 27 years, in 2008 the wheels of justice finally began to turn…
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It was supposed to be a simple 10 minute cycle ride home, like she had done countless times before that late September evening of 1981 - but it was never to be. This time around on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, in the first of a two part story, I venture in a first for the show outside of the UK and Ireland and head to Germany, where I bring y…
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Hitchhiking brings with it countless dangers, as we have seen on screen countless times and with the exploits of killers such as the West's, but for many years it was a commonplace thing to do, the dangers not thought about, merely the destination. In the winter of 1995, one such hitcher, a 19 year old French student named Celine Figard, accepted a…
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Back in 1983, 14 year old Gillian Atkins had one love in her life - her horses, she was horse mad from a young age. Devoting her life to them, there were even rumblings of Gillian having a possible Olympic shot in her chosen field, so capable was she - until one April evening, that came to a crashing halt. As did Gillian's life. The episode contain…
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Christine Lakinski, Brent Martin, and David Atherton. The accounts you will hear in this episode concern three people who never knew one another, and indeed, lived many miles apart, but who in the space of just a year, became part of the same sad and disturbing set of statistics. Each were vulnerable adults, and each became prey for, the only word …
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We head back to 2005, and to the town of St Austell in the beautiful UK county of Cornwall this time around on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, for a disturbing tale that shows just how perverse and barbaric the actions of some are, how they prey upon and use the vulnerable for their own means, even those who have next to nothing. The cruelty tha…
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The loss of a child must be heartbreaking, devastating, surreal all at once - how can you even begin to define it? One morning back in November 2007, it was a nightmare that North Wales father Simon Hill was thrust into - but for Simon, there was an extra dimension to such a tragedy. For it was at the hands of his equal - the person supposed to lov…
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This series' Monsters Of episode comes this time around on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, where in a reach into the archives of Patreon, we head to Greater Manchester to meet two individuals capable of the most callous of crimes against a vulnerable adult. They tick the Monsters box all right. The episode contains details and descriptions of cr…
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All families have squabbles from time to time - it's human nature. But sometimes, a squabble exists only in the mind of one family member, and when they become obsessed that they are right, wild horses cannot change their mind - sometimes, it borders on paranoia. The tale this time around on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, a horrific tale from M…
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"Everybody needs good neighbours" noted the theme tune of a popular 1980's Australian soap opera, and indeed, the majority of us do go on to have those good neighbours, that do become good friends - again, as the theme tune of the soap claimed. But not always. For one family living in Nottingham back in November 2022, there was to be nothing of the…
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Concluding the opening tale of Series 9, with the account of "The Fox" - how back in 1984 one man brought a wave of terror with his horrific crimes, not just to his hunting grounds in the South of England - but to the country as a whole. How he was caught? I'll tell you in one of the most fascinating tales I have ever covered on the show. The episo…
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Here is my review of the Sony Alpha a7C II. You can find the written version with images here. You can suggest a topic ⁠⁠here.⁠⁠ If you enjoyed this episode, make sure to subscribe and follow us at the locations below: ⁠⁠Website⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠Flickr⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠ You can find me here: ⁠⁠Photography Blog⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠Flickr⁠…
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Back with the first of a two part tale to start the brand new 9th series of The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, and for it, we head back to the summer of 1984, where for three counties of the south of England - Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire - a cloud of fear hung over them. A simple yet prolific burglar was to over the space of fiv…
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Ahead of the upcoming Series 9 of the show, I sat down and waxed lyrical about the series I've just completed, a brief summary of each, how and why I choose the tales I do, and what to look out for in the upcoming Series 9. Couldn't do any of it without yourselves - you're the best in the world, and I thank you. Stay enthusiastic, me and the Peaks …
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The Series 8 feature length finale of The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast brings a vile individual, a true monster who literally got away with murder once. And yet, circumstances do denote that the wheels of justice may turn slowly - but they do turn. An individual whose actions you will never forget. The episode contains details and descriptions of …
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A look at the unsolved comes this time around on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, where we look at a trilogy of accounts which span six years, from the late 1980's to the mid 1990's, and two police forces. All separated by the East Lancs Road... The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, involving descriptions of injury d…
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We all have relationships break down, some just run their course, and others end through the actions of one or the other person. The majority of people, whilst it may hurt at the time, do accept it is over, and eventually move on, learning from it. But there is also that share of people who struggle to do this, try as they might. And then, there ar…
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Christmas is traditionally a time of joy, that time of year where you catch up with friends and loved ones, enjoy the festivities, swap gifts and watch children bask in the excitement of it all. For most, it's a happy time of year, but for some, it can be the darkest. For one tragic family in County Kilkenny, in Ireland, Christmas time indeed is th…
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We return to The State Hospital in South Lanarkshire, the UK's fourth high security hospital known more recognisably as Carstairs this time around on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, to hear more accounts of patients who have spent time behind it's walls. And the terrifying, horrific actions that have put them there. The episode contains details …
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Online dating is more massively popular than ever today, and the list of sites that you can join up in an attempt to find that special person who may be lacking from your life seems to constantly grow - Plenty Of Fish, Tinder, Grindr, Bumble to name just a few, and of course, Match.Com The drawback with these sites is, is that you never know who yo…
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Many areas around the UK have their own tales of a costumed resident - some are just harmless eccentrics, whilst others do it to send some goodwill out or to raise money for good causes. And then some, as the odd title of the episode will come to explain, and how the North Somerset area came to know from 2018 onwards, have a stranger reason - for t…
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Continuing the story that must be every parent's nightmare - the abduction of a newborn baby, just five hours old, from a hospital in Nottingham in July 1994. In an investigation that was parallelled with the likes of the hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper, or for the killers of James Bulger, this is a scope as to how the hunt for baby Abbie Humphries w…
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Arguably, the most precious moments between a parent and child are in that childs first minutes and hours on this earth, where the bond between parent and child is first made, and which strengthens each second. Imagine then, if that is ripped away from you by a stranger, with your child just hours old? In July 1994, Nottingham couple Karen and Roge…
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A tale of savagery from the late 1990's, and the UK county of Hampshire comes this time around, as we hear of the horrors committed by an individual that simply, selfishly and deludedly, could not take rejection. So extremely dangerous was this individual considered, that it led to warnings to women across Europe - in this tale, you will hear why. …
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In this episode of The Photography Enthusiast Podcast I cover a whole bunch of new releases and discuss some first impressions on the lens I recently purchased. Timestamps What I’ve been up to: 00:56 News: 07:38 Links Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 DG DN OS Sports Development Announcement Nikon Z 135mm f/1.8 S Plena Lens Announced Sigma 10-18mm f/2.8 DC DN L…
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Anybody can make the wrong choices in life, the same as anybody can at some point in theirs find themselves on a path that they couldn't have envisaged, through no control of their own. And sometimes, the actions of an individual can highlight the former, and cause the latter - sometimes, as this tale from South Wales shows, due to the most horrifi…
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As a massive thank you for getting the show to it's 6th birthday, as has become tradition, I share a popular voted for Patreon tale for everybody to hear. Hope it's one you find interesting. I thank you each so much from the bottom of my heart for the friendship, support, advice and feedback that has gotten the show to this point - you each and eve…
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In this episode of The Photography Enthusiast Podcast I discuss some new gear announced along with a dilemma I have regarding a lens to get as a replacement for my Fuji gear. Timestamps What I've been up to: 00:36 News: 07:16 Main Topic: 15:32 Links Tamron 17-50mm f/4 Lens for Sony E-Mount is Coming Mid-October Nikon Zf Announced Tamron 70-180mm f/…
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Concluding the tale begun last time around on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, which dealt with the horrific rape and murder of a young girl on a winter's night back in the North Wales town of Flint, in January 1976. It was a fast moving investigation back at the time, which quickly led to an arrest, charges, and ultimately, imprisonment. And tha…
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I've been on a break since January of this year but I thought I'd do another episode. I'm not sure if I'll be back for good but regardless, in this episode I fill everyone in on what I've been up to and go over some recent news. Timestamps News - 01:09 Main Topic: 15:28 Links Sony FE 16-35mm F2.8 GM II Sony a7CR Announced Sony a7C II Announced Sigm…
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We head back to the January of 1976 this time around on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, for a two part tale, a local one for me, that has tragedy and loss written all through it. It is a case that ultimately was to span four decades in total, with several twists and turns as you will hear throughout, and it all centred around a 15 year old girl …
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Your children - they may drive you mad at times, or may cause you despair and torment - but regardless, are accepted as being the most important thing in your life. Your creations that you protect, nurture, teach - and that, without doubt, you can never, ever envisage harm coming to - because you'd die yourself first. This time around on The True C…
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Concluding the tale of tragic Marie Stewart, a devoted mum of two, and hard-working teaching assistant, whose biggest mistake in life was to try and share the world of an individual whose ego only allowed room for thoughts about one person in it - himself. Andrew Lindo. He pursued multiple affairs with other women, sometimes overlapping ones, all t…
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Some people really do believe that they are the be all and end all to the opposite sex, and for some, they see this as their right to pursue gratification - regardless of scruples, guilt, or commitment - all to satisfy their own seld centred needs. Occasionally, some will stop at nothing to ensure that these selfish needs are met - even if it means…
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A horrific, sickening tale, truly one of the most disturbing tales I have covered to date on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast drops here this time around - a tale that emerged in South Wales in 2018. Once you hear it, I guarantee it's a tale you are never likely to forget, and you'll see exactly why it was selected for this series' Monsters Of tal…
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Sex working is a dangerous profession - the exploits of Peter Sutcliffe, Stephen Griffiths, and Alun Kyte have shown over the years just how vulnerable those who work in this way of life can be. This time around on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, I bring the account of how in Liverpool, back in 2003, another individual began to target the sex wo…
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WWE Superstars of the like such as John Cena, Roman Reigns, and Brock Lesnar are worshipped by many for the athleticism they display in the arena of sports entertainment, deservedly so for the many years they have spent perfecting their craft to ensure that what they deliver looks effective, and yet is safe to do whilst working with other equally t…
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The pressure keg that involved mental illness, deafness, confusion over authority, and a lack of medication erupted in a quiet Brixton back street early one morning in January 1998 - leading to a shocking death, and highlighting a somewhat tragic figure - whose story I bring here. The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, …
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