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EPISODE · Feb 15, 2026 · 44 MIN

Reverend Emyr Owen: The Minister’s Dark Secret

from They Walk Among Us - UK True Crime

A minister was hiding a terrifying secret. For years, Reverend Emyr Owen was one of the most respected men in the Welsh Presbyterian community, a charismatic preacher trusted to lead funerals, conduct marriages, and guide his congregation through life’s darkest moments. But behind the pulpit, Owen harboured a dark obsession. When anonymous letters threatening local families, including a four-year-old child, led police to his door, a detective’s gut feeling uncovered something far more disturbing than poison pen letters…*** LISTENER CAUTION IS ADVISED ***   This episode was researched and written by Eileen Macfarlane.Edited by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot Productions.Script editing, additional writing, illustrations and production direction by Rosanna FittonNarration, additional audio editing and mixing, and script editing by Benjamin Fitton.To get early ad-free access, including Season 1, sign up for They Walk Among PLUS, available from Patreon or Apple Podcasts.More information and episode references can be found on our website https://theywalkamonguspodcast.comSOCIAL MEDIA: https://linktr.ee/TheyWalkAmongUsWe’re running a brief listener survey. As a thank you, completing it gives you the chance to win one of three signed copies of the They Walk Among Us book: https://bit.ly/theywalkamongussurvey2026  Thanks!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theywalkamongus. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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