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British Murders with Stuart Blues
by Stuart Blues
British Murders is a UK true crime podcast exploring both headline making investigations and lesser known cases that deserve to be remembered. Hosted by Yorkshireman Stuart Blues, the show covers listener suggested cases from across England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Each episode examines what happened, how the case unfolded, and the wider social, cultural, and historical context surrounding the crime. The show covers British crime cases ranging from domestic abuse, coercive control, missing persons, policing failures, miscarriages of justice, and the long-term effects of violent crime on those left behind. With care, balance, and empathy, placing victims, not offenders, at the centre of every story, British Murders focuses on the human cost of murder and the lasting impact on families and communities. Alongside case deep dives, the podcast features conversations with journalists, authors, campaigners, and criminal justice profess
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Solved After 58 Years: The Murder of Louisa Dunne | Ep. 283
In June 1967, 75-year-old Louisa Dunne was found murdered in her home in Easton, Bristol. The widowed grandmother had spent the previous evening with a friend and appeared to be in good spirits, but sometime during the night, someone had entered her home and subjected her to a horrific attack....
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A Betrayal of Police Trust: The Murder of Sarah Everard | Ep. 282
In March 2021, 33-year-old Sarah Everard disappeared while walking home from a friend’s house in south London. Her disappearance sparked a desperate search by her family and friends, as detectives worked to establish what had happened during the short journey she should have been able to make...
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Three Men Murdered in Exeter: The Alexander Lewis-Ranwell Case | Ep. 281
In February 2019, three men were murdered in their homes in Exeter, Devon, in a series of attacks that appeared to have no obvious motive. Eighty-year-old Anthony Payne and 84-year-old twin brothers Dick and Roger Carter had lived ordinary lives, with no known connection to one another. So why…
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20 Years Later: The Murder of Tilly Campbell | From the Archives
In October 2006, 77-year-old widow Tilly Campbell was found dead in her home in Donaghadee, County Down, Northern Ireland. The fire brigade had been called to her property, but it soon became clear that Tilly’s death was not the result of a fire. She had been murdered, and what initially appeared...
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Three Girls Killed on Cannock Chase: The Murders of Margaret Reynolds, Diane Tift and Christine Darby | Ep. 280
In September 1965, six-year-old Margaret Reynolds disappeared while walking to school in Birmingham. Just a few months later, five-year-old Diane Tift vanished while making the short journey home from her grandma’s house in Walsall. Both disappearances sparked major searches, but neither girl was...
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What 40 Years of Investigating Murder Teaches You: An Interview with True Crime Writer Tom Wood
What does nearly 40 years of investigating serious crime teach you about murder? Tom Wood has spent almost four decades on the inside of Scottish policing, working as a detective on some of the country's most notorious cases before eventually becoming a senior-ranking police officer. Now a...
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The Cases We Can’t Stop Thinking About | True Crime Catch Up
Some true crime cases stay with you long after you've finished researching them. Maybe it's the unanswered questions, the sheer brutality of what happened, the mistakes made during an investigation, or simply the feeling that there’s something about the case you just can't shake. In this…
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Wrong Place, Wrong Time: The Murders of James Attfield and Nahid Almanea | Ep. 279
In March 2014, 33-year-old James Attfield was found brutally murdered in Castle Park in Colchester, Essex. Just a few months later, 31-year-old Saudi Arabian student Nahid Almanea was attacked and killed while walking along a secluded footpath on her way to the University of Essex. The two…
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The Police Sergeant's Wife: The Murder of Madallin Jones | Ep. 278
In January 1993, 37-year-old Madallin Jones was found dead beside a stream near Hawarden, North Wales, after what initially appeared to be a terrible road accident. But as detectives examined the scene and began looking more closely at the circumstances surrounding her death, they quickly…
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A Fatal Betrayal: The Murder of Natalie Jarvis | Ep. 277
In the summer of 2012, 23-year-old Natalie Jarvis was enjoying life in Swanley, Kent. Outgoing, funny and hugely sociable, Natalie had a close family, a large circle of friends and a job she loved, but behind the scenes, she had become involved with a young man she had known for several years…
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A Teenage Double Murderer: The Killing of Rosalyn Hunt and Desmond Thorpe | Ep. 276
In the summer of 2009, 15-year-old Lorraine Thorpe was living a life far removed from the childhood most people would recognise. Growing up around alcohol, drugs, homelessness and violence in Ipswich, Suffolk, Thorpe had become deeply involved with a group of vulnerable adults, including her dad,...
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The Family Who Disappeared: The Chohan Family Murders | Ep. 275
In February 2003, Amarjit Chohan and his family appeared to vanish without a trace. Amarjit was a successful businessman living in west London with his wife Nancy, their two young sons, Devinder and Ravinder, and Nancy’s mum, Charanjit Kaur, but when the entire family disappeared, leaving behind...
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Killed by the People He Trusted: The Murder of Adam Vincent | Ep. 274
In early 2011, 33-year-old Adam Vincent was living in the shadow of a heroin addiction in Grimsby, Lincolnshire. Vulnerable, in poor health and increasingly dependent on the people around him, Adam became involved with a group running a local drug operation, but when the people around him became...
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Mary Bell: The 11-Year-Old Killer of Martin Brown and Brian Howe | Ep. 273
In the summer of 1968, two little boys died within weeks of each other in the Scotswood area of Newcastle upon Tyne. Four-year-old Martin Brown was found dead inside a derelict house, while three-year-old Brian Howe disappeared from the streets where he lived before his body was discovered on a...
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The Llandrindod Wells Murders of Fiona Ovis and William Crompton | Ep. 272
In the early hours of May 2, 1996, police were called to a bungalow in Llandrindod Wells, Mid Wales, where they discovered the bodies of 28-year-old Fiona Ovis and 18-year-old William Crompton. Both had been brutally stabbed in what detectives described as a frenzied knife attack, leaving behind…
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A 38-Year Miscarriage of Justice: The Murder of Diane Sindall | Ep. 271
On the night of August 1, 1986, 21-year-old Diane Sindall was making her way home across Birkenhead after finishing a shift at the Wellington Hotel. When her van ran out of petrol, Diane continued on foot along Borough Road. She was seen walking with a man shortly before she disappeared, and…
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They Arrested the Wrong Man: The Murders of Rachel Nickell, Samantha Bisset and Her Daughter Jazmine | Ep. 270
On the morning of July 15, 1992, 23-year-old Rachel Nickell drove to Wimbledon Common with her two-year-old son Alex and their rescue dog Molly. It was an ordinary summer morning, and Wimbledon Common was a familiar place where Rachel could walk the dog, spend time with her little boy and enjoy…
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The Irvine Triple Fire Murders: Three Young Lives Stolen | Ep. 269
In the early hours of March 24, 2001, six people were asleep inside an upstairs flat in the Ayrshire town of Irvine when a fire suddenly tore through the building. Within minutes, their only escape route had been engulfed in flames, leaving those trapped inside with impossible decisions to make.…
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The Case That Changed the Law: The Murder of Helen McCourt | Ep. 268
On February 9, 1988, 22-year-old Helen McCourt finished work early at an insurance office in Liverpool. She phoned her mum to say she was on her way home and asked if her tea could be ready, as she was looking forward to getting ready for a date that evening. After catching her usual train and…
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Operation Enigma: The Hunt for Alun Kyte and The Murders of Samo Paull and Tracey Turner | Ep. 267
In December 1993, 20-year-old Samo Paull disappeared after working in Birmingham's Balsall Heath red-light district. Three weeks later, her body was discovered in a water-filled ditch beside a quiet Leicestershire lay-by, almost 40 miles from where she'd last been seen. Just three months later,...
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Killed on Her Wedding Day: The Murder of Dawn Walker | Ep. 266
On October 27, 2021, 52-year-old Dawn Walker married the man she believed she would spend the rest of her life with. Friends and family watched the happy couple celebrate at a small wedding reception before they returned to their home in the West Yorkshire village of Lightcliffe. Just four days...
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The South Wales Hitchhiker Murders of Sandra Newton, Pauline Floyd and Geraldine Hughes | Ep. 265
Before DNA databases, before forensic genealogy, and before detectives could solve crimes with the smallest traces of evidence, three teenage girls disappeared after separate nights out in South Wales during the summer and autumn of 1973. Sandra Newton, Pauline Floyd and Geraldine Hughes were all...
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The Clydach Murders: Murder or Miscarriage of Justice? | Ep. 264
In the early hours of June 27, 1999, firefighters were called to a house fire in the quiet Swansea village of Clydach. As they entered the smoke-filled home on Kelvin Road, they made a horrifying discovery. Four members of the same family had been brutally murdered, and the fire had been...
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The Michael Taylor Exorcism and the Murder of Christine Taylor | Ep. 263
In October 1974, 29-year-old Christine Taylor was living what appeared to be an ordinary family life with her husband, Michael, and their five young sons in the West Yorkshire village of Havercroft. Childhood sweethearts who had built a life together, nothing in Michael's past suggested the…
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The Newlywed Who Never Came Home: The Murder of Anna McGurk | Ep. 262
On the evening of August 28, 1991, 23-year-old Anna McGurk left her job at Gloucester City Council after working a little later than usual to make up for a dental appointment earlier that day. She only had a short walk back to her car, which was parked in a council car park beside the River…
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The Dunblane School Shooting: The Tragedy That Changed Britain's Gun Laws | Ep. 261
On the morning of March 13, 1996, children arrived at Dunblane Primary School expecting an ordinary Wednesday. Parents waved goodbye at the school gates, teachers prepared for the day ahead, and a Primary 1 class gathered in the gymnasium for a PE lesson. Within minutes, that normal school…
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The Paper Boy Who Never Came Home: The Murder of Carl Bridgewater | Ep. 260
On the afternoon of September 19, 1978, 13-year-old Carl Bridgewater set off on his usual newspaper round through the village of Wordsley in the West Midlands. A quiet, hardworking schoolboy who loved fishing, football and Scouts, Carl had only recently started earning pocket money delivering...
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A Week of Fear Across the North East: The Raoul Moat Manhunt | Ep. 259
In July 2010, the North East of England became the focus of one of the largest and most extraordinary police manhunts in modern British history. What began with a violent attack linked to the breakdown of a relationship quickly escalated into a nationwide search involving armed officers,...
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Betrayed By Her Lodger: The Murder of Julie Reilly | Ep. 258
In February 2018, 47-year-old Julie Reilly was captured on CCTV inside an Aldi supermarket on Paisley Road West in Glasgow. Originally from Auchinleck in East Ayrshire, Julie had spent years rebuilding her life after enduring unimaginable personal tragedy, battling addiction and recovering from a...
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The Olympic Dream That Ended Just Yards From Home: The Murder of Sara Cameron | Ep. 257
On the evening of April 20, 2000, 23-year-old Sara Cameron left a pub in Newcastle city centre after celebrating with friends. A talented athlete, multilingual student and aspiring sports administrator, Sara was just days away from flying to Australia to begin a dream placement connected to the...
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The Pub Landlord Who Refused to Back Down: The Murder of Christian Thornton | Ep. 256
On the afternoon of August 11, 2019, customers at a popular pub in Widnes watched as landlord Christian Thornton confronted a man he had recently barred from the premises. For Chris, it was part of the job. As the long-serving landlord of the Hammer and Pincers, he had spent years looking after...
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John Christie and the Murders of 10 Rillington Place | Ep. 255
In March 1953, a tenant in a run-down Notting Hill house tapped on a section of wallpaper and noticed a hollow sound coming from behind it. Curious, he peeled the paper back and made a horrifying discovery. Hidden inside a small kitchen alcove was the body of a woman. When police arrived, they...
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A Stranger in the Dark: The Murder of Amie Gray | Ep. 254
Two friends sit beside a small fire on a quiet Bournemouth beach under the light of a full moon in May 2024. Amie Gray and Leanne Miles are enjoying a peaceful Friday night catch-up, away from the crowds and noise of the nearby town. Within minutes, that calm is shattered when a stranger emerges...
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The Christmas Day Murder of Hannah Smith | Ep. 253
A 63-year-old grandmother spends Christmas Day 2009 exactly as she always did, relaxing at home in her fourth-floor flat in Cranhill, Glasgow, watching television and looking forward to seeing her beloved granddaughters later that evening. When Hannah Smith fails to answer her door, her family...
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She Never Left the House: The Murder of Lynsey Quy | Ep. 252
A 21-year-old mother disappears from her home in the Merseyside town of Southport just days before Christmas in 1998. Lynsey Quy’s family know immediately that something is wrong. She adored her children, kept in regular contact with loved ones, and would never have walked away without…
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Murder at Windy Ridge: Melinda Palmer and Her Husband’s Double Life | Ep. 251
A 57-year-old woman is enjoying retirement in the quiet Worcestershire countryside just days before Christmas 2009. After more than two decades of marriage, Melinda Palmer and her husband Jonathan have recently moved into an isolated detached house surrounded by fields and woodland in the tiny...
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The Derby House Fire: Mick Philpott and the Deaths of Six Children | Ep. 250
In the early hours of May 11, 2012, a devastating fire tore through a council house on Victory Road in Allenton, Derby. Inside the smoke-filled home were six sleeping children: 10-year-old Jade, nine-year-old John, eight-year-old Jack, six-year-old Jesse, five-year-old Jayden and 13-year-old...
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Murder in Tiger Bay: Lynette White and the Cardiff Three | Ep. 249
A 20-year-old woman is working in Cardiff’s docklands district in the early hours of February 14, 1988. She is trying to earn enough money to get through another night and return home safely by morning. Instead, Lynette White was subjected to a savage and sustained attack in a flat above a…
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When Trust Turned Fatal: The Murder of Keeley Bunker | Ep. 248
A 20-year-old woman returns to Tamworth after a night out in Birmingham watching one of her favourite artists perform. She’s laughing with friends, making plans for the next day, and looking ahead to a job interview that could bring her dream of working with children one step closer. It should…
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Justice After 26 Years: The Murder of Norah Trott | Ep. 247
A woman closes up her dress shop on a quiet November evening in Rochford, Essex, and heads out to run a simple errand for a friend. It should have been an ordinary trip, one of those everyday moments no one thinks twice about. But somewhere between locking the door and reaching her car…
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Three Weeks of Terror: The 1999 London Nail Bombings | Ep. 246
A busy Saturday afternoon in Brixton. Market stalls are buzzing, Electric Avenue is filling with shoppers, and a black sports bag is left quietly on the pavement. At first, it was nothing out of the ordinary. Something forgotten and seemingly harmless. People even joked about it, but inside that...
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A Deadly Neighbour Dispute: The Murder of Gary Dean | Ep. 245
A quiet morning run through woodland in South Yorkshire. A routine followed like clockwork. And a brutal killing that would shock a community. In September 2018, 48-year-old Gary Dean left his home in Silkstone Common, Barnsley, just like he did every day. Hours later, he was found in a ditch…
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Who Killed Jill Dando? 27 Years Later, We Still Don’t Know | Ep. 244
In April 1999, British TV's Golden Girl Jill Dando was shot dead on her own doorstep in Fulham, West London, in broad daylight. The attacker didn’t flee in panic - they simply walked away. No weapon was ever recovered and no clear motive was established. And despite one of the largest murder...
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Taken in Broad Daylight: The Sarah Payne Case | Ep. 243
An eight-year-old girl disappeared while playing near her grandparents’ home on a summer’s day in West Sussex, and within hours, a nationwide search was underway. In July 2000, Sarah Payne vanished in what should have been a safe, familiar setting, sending shockwaves across the UK. As police…
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Murder Without a Body: The Suzanne Pilley Case | Ep. 242
On May 4, 2010, 38-year-old Suzanne Pilley followed her usual morning routine before disappearing without a trace on her way to the office. With no witnesses, no clear crime scene, and no body ever recovered, what began as a missing person case quickly turned into one of the most baffling murder...
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Executed on Easter Monday: The Alan Leppard and Brenda Long Case | Ep. 241
On Easter Monday in 1991, in a quiet village in Kent, a couple spent the evening at home together. It had been a normal day, nothing out of the ordinary. But just after 10pm, a knock at the door shattered that routine. Within minutes, 43-year-old Alan Leppard had been shot dead on his own…
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Torture and Murder in West London: The Shakira Spencer Case | Ep. 240
The shocking torture and murder of Shakira Spencer in Ealing, West London, is one of the most disturbing UK true crime cases in recent years. In September 2022, the 35-year-old was found dead in her Hanwell flat after not being seen for weeks. What initially appeared to be a welfare concern…
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Death on the Seafront: The Lea Williams Murder | Ep. 239
On a cold February evening in 2013, volunteers carrying out outreach work along the seafront in Hove made a discovery that would shock the local community. What first appeared to be someone settling down for the night beneath a duvet in a row of seafront arches quickly turned into something far...
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The Girl Who Loved Pink: The Murder of Brianna Ghey | Ep. 238
On a Saturday afternoon in February 2023, 16-year-old Brianna Ghey left her home in Birchwood, Warrington, to meet a friend. It might not sound like much, but for her, it was a big step. She’d made the journey on her own, got the bus, and was doing what any teenager would do, heading out to spend...
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Britain’s First Female Serial Killer: The Life and Crimes of Mary Ann Cotton | Ep. 237
In the mid-1800s, a quiet trail of deaths began to follow a woman across the North East of England. Husbands, children, and relatives seemed to fall suddenly ill, often complaining of stomach pains before dying not long after. At the time, many of these deaths were put down to disease, something...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
British Murders is a UK true crime podcast exploring both headline making investigations and lesser known cases that deserve to be remembered.
Hosted by Yorkshireman Stuart Blues, the show covers listener suggested cases from across England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Each episode examines what happened, how the case unfolded, and the wider social, cultural, and historical context surrounding the crime.
The show covers British crime cases ranging from domestic abuse, coercive control, missing persons, policing failures, miscarriages of justice, and the long-term effects of violent crime on those left behind. With care, balance, and empathy, placing victims, not offenders, at the centre of every story, British Murders focuses on the human cost of murder and the lasting impact on families and communities.
Alongside case deep dives, the podcast features conversations with journalists, authors, campaigners, and criminal justice profess
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