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#356 - A Clockwork Orange Killer (David McManus & Richard Palmer, Fenny Stratford)

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Wednesday 4th of April 1973 at 11pm, on the porch of St Martin’s Church in Fenny Stratford, Buckinghamshire, 60-year-old homeless man, David McManus was beaten to death in an attack identical to a fictional killing in the book ‘A Clockwork Orange’ by Anthony Burgess and the controversial film by director Stanley Kubrick. But who was to blame, the book, the film or the killer?Location: St Martin’s Church, Watling/Aylesbury Street, Fenny Stratford, BuckinghamshireDate: Wednesday 4th of April 1973 at 11pm-ishVictims: David McManusCulprit: Richard John PalmerSeven time nominated at the True Crime Awards, Independent Podcast Awards and the British Podcast Awards, Murder Mile is one of the best UK / British true crime podcasts covering only 20 square miles of West London. It is researched, written and performed by Michael of Murder Mile UK True Crime Podcast with the main musical themes written and performed by Erik Stein and Jon Boux of Cult With No Name and additional music, as used under the Creative Commons License 4.0. A full listing of tracks used and a full transcript for each episode is listed here and a legal disclaimer.Follow me on SOCIAL MEDIA ·          Instagram·          FaceBook·          Threads·          TokTok·          YouTubeSUBSCRIBE via Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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