The Beast Of Birkenshaw / Peter Manuel

When two bodies are discovered at a remote farmhouse, a shocking investigation reveals decades of isolation, control and long-buried secrets hidden behind the family's quiet rural life…*** LISTENER CAUTION IS ADVISED *** This episode was researched and written by Eileen Macfarlan ...  Show more

A quiet trip to the seaside ends in a baffling disappearance. Karen Black vanished after arriving in Cleethorpes in 2006, leaving behind the unmistakable impression that she had intended to come home. As the investigation continues and her family seek answers, one question still ...  Show more

Peter Manuel is one of Scotland's most infamous serial killers and he operated in the 1950s, before the term was even used. His troubles with the law began at an early age and his crimes progressed until he began murdering. From the time he was convicted to the time he was hanged ...  Show more

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.

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With Marion’s killer in custody, a trial was set for January 1928. 19-year-old William Hickman immediately began laying the ground for his defense. But no matter how outrageous his tactics, Hickman eventually had to face the punishment for his grisly crime. Learn more about your ...  Show more

Our Monsters Of Ayrshire trilogy concludes this time around on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, where, alongside the horrific murder of Mhairi Julyan, we learn of some of the other evil acts that Gavin McGuire is responsible for, and the reasons why I considered that one word b ...  Show more