The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast

The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast

Welcome to The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, which started off life as a weekly written blog in 2016, and has now made the jump into a regular one man and his mic, matter of fact straight talking podcast. In it, the host Paul looks at and recounts in-depth true crime cases from the UK and Ireland - both solved or unsolved crimes, but more often than not the lesser known and obscure ones. Follow us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/TheTrueCrimeEnthusiast/) , Twitter (https://twitter.com/tc_enthusiast) , Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/truecrimeenthusiast/) Wordpress Blog (https://truecrimeenthusiast.wordpress.com) and contact us on truecrimeenthusiast@gmail.com. Also, you can support the show at Patreon for extra content and offers: The True Crime Enthusiast Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/thetruecrimeenthusiast)
The Lost Girls: Part 7 - The Soul That Matches The Surname

The Lost Girls: Part 7 - The Soul That Matches The Surname

On 1st April 1992, ten court summonses for crimes including multiple murder, abduction, prevention of a proper and lawful burial and kidnap were served on a 43 year old prisoner serving life at HMP Peterhead in Aberdeenshire - a prisoner serving life for the abduction and sexual assault of a six year old girl in July 1990. His name? Robert Black. Continuing with The Lost Girls multi episode tale then this time around on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, was the individual heading to trial for these, Robert Black, indeed the man responsible for the deaths of Susan Maxwell, Caroline Hogg and Sarah Harper - and almost Theresa Thornhill? But - what was Black's story? Well, I'll tell you within. The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, including disturbing descriptions of a sexual nature and involving children, that some listeners may find extremely disturbing or distressing, so discretion is advised whilst listening in. Music used in this episode: "The Descent" by Kevin Macleod. All music used is sourced from https://filmmusic.io/ and used under an Attribution Licence ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ) Grandma's House - Haunt Me Fastball - Out Of My Head The True Crime Enthusiast's Fundraiser For Macmillan Cancer Support References - produced upon request and in full upon arc's end. Follow/Contact/Support The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast Facebook Facebook Discussion Group Twitter Instagram Youtube Website TTCE Merchandise Patreon Page Remembering all of the Lost Girls. The episode is dedicated to them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

24 mars 2025 - 01 t 19 min 34 sek

 
The Lost Girls: Part 6 - Paper Chase

The Lost Girls: Part 6 - Paper Chase

'That's our man. I'd bet my life on it' These are the words of Assistant Chief Constable Hector Clark back in July 1990, moments after the initial, briefest of meetings with the man he was describing here, who just over a month later, was serving a sentence of life imprisonment for an almost carbon copy crime to the series he and his team had been investigating for eight years by then. Continuing with The Lost Girls multi episode tale then this time around on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, was this indeed the same man? And could evidence be found to prove these suspicions? The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, including disturbing descriptions of a sexual nature and involving children, that some listeners may find extremely disturbing or distressing, so discretion is advised whilst listening in. Music used in this episode: "The Descent" by Kevin Macleod. All music used is sourced from https://filmmusic.io/ and used under an Attribution Licence ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ) Getdown Services - Dog Dribble The Wombats - Can't Say No The True Crime Enthusiast's Fundraiser For Macmillan Cancer Support References - produced upon request and in full upon arc's end. Follow/Contact/Support The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast Facebook Facebook Discussion Group Twitter Instagram Youtube Website TTCE Merchandise Patreon Page Remembering all of the Lost Girls. The episode is dedicated to them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

16 mars 2025 - 01 t 19 min 01 sek

 
The Lost Girls: Part 5 - The Survivor

The Lost Girls: Part 5 - The Survivor

It was a simple, quick detour to avoid prying eyes - and it was fortunate that it was just that too, a quick detour, for if it wasn't, then perhaps Teresa Thornhill wouldn't be here today. That evening in Nottingham in April 1988, she very certainly only narrowly escaped the clutches of death, thanks in part to the survivor she was. Because she was the survivor, her evidence would later be crucial in bringing to a very definite end the reign of arguably, Britain's most prolific child killer. This is Teresa's story. The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, including descriptions of a sexual nature and involving a child, that some listeners may find disturbing or distressing, so discretion is advised whilst listening in. Music used in this episode: "The Descent" by Kevin Macleod. All music used is sourced from https://filmmusic.io/ and used under an Attribution Licence ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ) The Beta Band - Dry The Rain Panic Shack - Gok Wan The True Crime Enthusiast's Fundraiser For Macmillan Cancer Support References - produced upon request and in full upon arc's end. Follow/Contact/Support The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast Facebook Facebook Discussion Group Twitter Instagram Youtube Website TTCE Merchandise Patreon Page Remembering Teresa. The episode is dedicated to her. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

8 mars 2025 - 01 t 03 min 10 sek

 
The Lost Girls: Part 4 - Just Two Minutes Walk

The Lost Girls: Part 4 - Just Two Minutes Walk

The corner shop was just 150 yards away from her home, and the journey was one that ten year old Sarah Harper had made countless times before - just two minutes walk away. Yet, on a cold and wet evening in March 1986, on that two minute walk back, Sarah was to disappear..... This is Sarah's story. The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, including descriptions of a sexual nature and involving a child, that some listeners may find disturbing or distressing, so discretion is advised whilst listening in. Music used in this episode: "The Descent" by Kevin Macleod. All music used is sourced from https://filmmusic.io/ and used under an Attribution Licence ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ) Squid - Building 650 Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs - Stitches The True Crime Enthusiast's Fundraiser For Macmillan Cancer Support References - produced upon request and in full upon arc's end. Follow/Contact/Support The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast Facebook Facebook Discussion Group Twitter Instagram Youtube Website TTCE Merchandise Patreon Page Remembering Sarah. The episode is dedicated to her. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

28 feb. 2025 - 01 t 08 min 14 sek

 
The Lost Girls: Part 3 - A Fatal Five Minutes Last Play

The Lost Girls: Part 3 - A Fatal Five Minutes Last Play

Continuing with The Lost Girls series arc, and in the summer of 1983, almost a year to the day, the fear that Susan Maxwell's at large killer could strike again was suddenly realised, when on a warm Friday evening in July, a five year old girl didn't come back in from the final five minutes play she had been allowed before bedtime. This is Caroline's story. The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, including descriptions of a sexual nature and involving a child, that some listeners may find disturbing or distressing, so discretion is advised whilst listening in. Music used in this episode: "The Descent" by Kevin Macleod. All music used is sourced from https://filmmusic.io/ and used under an Attribution Licence ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ) Pyncher - Get Along Snapped Ankles - Raoul The True Crime Enthusiast's Fundraiser For Macmillan Cancer Support References - produced upon request and in full upon arc's end. Follow/Contact/Support The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast Facebook Facebook Discussion Group Twitter Instagram Youtube Website TTCE Merchandise Patreon Page Remembering Caroline. The episode is dedicated to her. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

21 feb. 2025 - 01 t 11 min 56 sek

 
The Lost Girls: Part 2 - Susan's Story

The Lost Girls: Part 2 - Susan's Story

Continuing The Lost Girls Arc on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, we now go back to Northumbria in 1982, and a chance walk home for a young girl after a game of tennis... The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, including descriptions of a sexual nature, that some listeners may find disturbing or distressing, so discretion is advised whilst listening in. Music used in this episode: "The Descent" by Kevin Macleod. All music used is sourced from https://filmmusic.io/ and used under an Attribution Licence ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ) Horsegirl - Switch Over People's Choice - Do It Any Way You Wanna The True Crime Enthusiast's Fundraiser For Macmillan Cancer Support References - produced upon request and in full upon arc's end. Follow/Contact/Support The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast Facebook Facebook Discussion Group Twitter Instagram Youtube Website TTCE Merchandise Patreon Page Remembering Susan. The episode is dedicated to her. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

14 feb. 2025 - 01 t 10 min 10 sek

 
The Lost Girls: Part 1 - The Day The Roof Caved In

The Lost Girls: Part 1 - The Day The Roof Caved In

The 9th Series multi episode arc begins this time around on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, through which we shall timejump over a long period, and in which I bring you the full, in depth tale of who is/was very likely, Britain's most prolific child killer, one who if the cases he is suspected of are laid at his feet, will dwarf those of Brady and Hindley, perhaps even Cotton and Dyer. This is a true monster here, who we will get to meet. But this time around, lets start with how he was captured.... The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, including descriptions of a sexual nature, that some listeners may find disturbing or distressing, so discretion is advised whilst listening in. Music used in this episode: "The Descent" by Kevin Macleod. All music used is sourced from https://filmmusic.io/ and used under an Attribution Licence ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ) Adult DVD - Doomsday Prepper The Horrors - More Than Life The True Crime Enthusiast's Fundraiser For Macmillan Cancer Support References - roduced upon request and in full upon arc's end. Follow/Contact/Support The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast Facebook Facebook Discussion Group Twitter Instagram Youtube Website TTCE Merchandise Patreon Page Remembering Laura. The episode is dedicated to her. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

7 feb. 2025 - 01 t 03 min 52 sek

 
Clown Masks And Crocodile Tears - Part 2

Clown Masks And Crocodile Tears - Part 2

Completing the two part tale concerning the murder in September 1994 of 38 year old Carol Wardell - abducted from home by a gang of raiders, who, after beating and drugging her husband Gordon, forced her to open the building society in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, where she was deputy manager, emptied the safe, and then suffocated Carol, dumping her body in a layby. At least, that was Gordon's account, anyway.... The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, including descriptions of a sexual nature, that some listeners may find disturbing or distressing, so discretion is advised whilst listening in. Music used in this episode: "The Descent" by Kevin Macleod. All music used is sourced from https://filmmusic.io/ and used under an Attribution Licence ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ) Beastie Boys - Intergalactic Frank Turner - A Love Worth Keeping The True Crime Enthusiast's Fundraiser For Macmillan Cancer Support References - Assorted articles from the BBC, The Free Library, Daily Express, Daily Mirror, Daily Mail, The Times, The Independent, Coventry Telegraph, Birmingham Mail, Birmingham Daily Post, Hull Daily Mail, Sandwell Daily Mail, Newcastle Journal, Solihull News, Liverpool Daily Post, Hinckley Times, Heartland Evening News - sourced online and through the British Newspaper Archive, and Newspapers.com. Produced upon request. (91) The Brutal Murder Of Carol Wardell | True Crime Documentary - YouTube (91) George Joseph Smith and Gordon Wardell - Documentary - YouTube (91) Tears, Lies Videotape (ITV 2009) - YouTube "The Jigsaw Man" - Paul Britton 1997 pp 371-399 Follow/Contact/Support The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast Facebook Facebook Discussion Group Twitter Instagram Youtube Website TTCE Merchandise Patreon Page Remembering Carol. The episode is dedicated to her. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

20 jan. 2025 - 01 t 29 min 21 sek

 
Clown Masks And Crocodile Tears - Part 1

Clown Masks And Crocodile Tears - Part 1

The discovery of a woman's body in a rural Warwickshire layby in September 1994 was the start of what would become to detectives one of the most complex investigations in Warwickshire Police history, and would ultimately lead them to a cold and calculating killer. This time and next on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, I shall bring you the story. The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events that some listeners may find disturbing or distressing, so discretion is advised whilst listening in. Music used in this episode: "The Descent" by Kevin Macleod. All music used is sourced from https://filmmusic.io/ and used under an Attribution Licence ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ) Audioslave - Hypnotise Martha Wainwright - Bloody Mother Fucking Asshole The True Crime Enthusiast's Fundraiser For Macmillan Cancer Support References - Assorted articles from the BBC, The Free Library, Daily Express, Daily Mirror, Daily Mail, The Times, The Independent - sourced online and through the British Newspaper Archive, and Newspapers.com. Produced upon request. Follow/Contact/Support The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast Facebook Facebook Discussion Group Twitter Instagram Youtube Website TTCE Merchandise Patreon Page Remembering Carol. The episode is dedicated to her. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

13 jan. 2025 - 01 t 03 min 35 sek

 
Houses Of Blood - Bloodbath On A New Year's Day

Houses Of Blood - Bloodbath On A New Year's Day

"I have just murdered my wife in her bed. I have just stabbed them, and slit their throats. His name is Martin Griffiths. There is blood everywhere. This has just happened. My children are safe at my mother's house" This was the context of a call to an emergency services operator in the early hours of New Year's Day, 2020, the implications of which were to rock the village of Duffield, in Derbyshire, to the core - and leave three families destroyed. The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, including descriptions of injury detail, that some listeners may find offensive or distressing, so discretion is advised whilst listening in. Music used in this episode: "The Descent" by Kevin Macleod. All music used is sourced from https://filmmusic.io/ and used under an Attribution Licence ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ) The Charlatans - Crashin In Manic Street Preachers - Motorcycle Emptiness The True Crime Enthusiast's Fundraiser For Macmillan Cancer Support References - Assorted articles from the BBC, The Free Library, Daily Express, Daily Mirror, Daily Mail, The Times, Derbyshire Live - sourced online and through the British Newspaper Archive. Produced upon request. Fran Runs To France Follow/Contact/Support The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast Facebook Facebook Discussion Group Twitter Instagram Youtube Website TTCE Merchandise Patreon Page Remembering Martin and Helen. The episode is dedicated to them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

3 jan. 2025 - 01 t 10 min 30 sek