An Unlikely Contract Killer; Episode 406

The story from this week looks at a massive seizure of heroin and cocaine from a gang based in the north-west of England and rural north Wales. But what hit me is there is none of the drama we see in crime programmes on the television - it is a story of four men quietly going abo ...  عرض المزيد

Happy Christmas!I am often asked questions about the UK True Crime Podcast, including why I started, why am I interested in true crime, what trouble has the podcast got me into, do I dislike the Kings of Leon really, what is my view on the police in 2025 and many more.So today, I ...  عرض المزيد

In the middle of the night, 3-year-old Francis "Saville" Kent disappeared from the room he slept in with his baby sister. His body was found hours later. The murder investigation by the Wiltshire police was incompetent at best. So when Detective Inspector Jonathan Whicher from Sc ...  عرض المزيد

Stephen Smith was found dead along a rural Hampton County road in the pre-dawn hours of July 8, 2015. His death came under mysterious circumstances, and remains unsolved. Stephen Smith's death ultimately was ruled a hit-and-run by a medical examiner, despite law enforcement sayin ...  عرض المزيد

When Maggie and Paul Murdaugh are killed on their family’s estate in 2021, the investigation unravels a history of privilege, corruption, and suspicious deaths tied to one of South Carolina’s most influential families. But beneath the headlines and courtroom drama are stories ...

**There is no ad-free version of this episode since it's not part of Heart Starts Pounding ** Today I’m sharing a special bonus episode from Clues, where Morgan Absher and I dig into the chilling mystery of Jack the Ripper. In 1888, a brutal killer stalked London’s Whitechapel di ...  عرض المزيد