He had already spent much of his teenage years in and out of facilities for youth offenders. Edinburgh-born Alastair Thompson, at only eighteen years old, was about to commit a heinous crime that would see him put behind bars for over a decade and a half.
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From Monday, September 16, 2019, Season 1 of ‘They Walk Among Us’ will be exclusively available on Patreon. The podcast has come a long way in three years and we couldn’t have done it without the help of our listeners.
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PLEASE LISTEN TO SEASON 4 - EPISODE 15 FOR PART ONE OF THIS TWO-PART CASE.
On March 19, 2002, Linda Razzell vanished on her way to work. After a lengthly investigation, police set their sets on Linda’s estranged husband Glyn. His whereabout on the morning she went missing could not be accountant for and a considerable amount of...
At 8:40 am on the morning of Tuesday, March 19, 2002, Linda Razzell got into her red Ford Escort along with her partner Greg Worrall and three of her four children. She was running late, which was not uncommon (Part 1 of 2).
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A nineteen-year-old Oxford student suddenly goes missing in 1991. Can the police weave their way through the lies to get to the truth?
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PLEASE LISTEN TO A CONFESSION (Part 1 of 2) FOR PART ONE OF THIS TWO-PART CASE.
On March 24, 2011, Christopher Halliwell was arrested in connection with the suspected kidnapping of Sian O’Callaghan. Halliwell subsequently admitted to the murder, leading police to not only Sian’s body but the remains of another victim.
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Detective Superintendent Stephen Fulcher had been with the police force for 25 years. Following a missing persons appeal in 2011 — that quickly unravelled into a double murder inquiry — he couldn’t have imagined that his actions, to find the truth, would not only bring about the end of his career but almost cost him his...
The New Forest is a beautiful and peaceful part of rural Hampshire. Purple heather covers grassland, horses roam freely, deer wander through the woodland. In 1986 the tranquillity was disturbed by one of the most heinous crimes in British history.
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On Friday, March 13, 1981, as the rain fell outside, John Suffield's body was found in the storeroom of the betting shop. Both money and blood covered the floor and John looked to have been stabbed multiple times in the chest.
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The official Murdertown podcast is returning for season 2 this September with Benjamin Fitton (They Walk Among Us). Are you ready to delve into the dark side of your town? These are the true crime stories from 10 more towns across the UK. Ten stories of people who might appear just like us — but are capable of evil.
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Witches, warlocks, grave robbing and vampire hunters may seem like the subjects reserved for fantasy and horror films, but this case actually happened in 1970s Britain.
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PLEASE LISTEN TO SEASON 4 - EPISODE 9 FOR PART ONE OF THIS TWO-PART CASE.
Following the murder of Michael Gregsten and the rape and attempted murder of Valerie Storie, a call was made to James Hanratty to turn himself in. Scotland Yard had dropped Peter Alphon as a suspect, and after questioning Charles ‘Dixie’ France —...