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It was supposed to be a simple 10 minute cycle ride home, like she had done countless times before that late September evening of 1981 - but it was never to be. This time around on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, in the first of a two part story, I venture in a first for the show outside of the UK and Ireland and head to Germany, where I bring you the tragic story of 10 year old Ursula Herrmann.

It's a tale you won't believe...

The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, involving a child, and including a description of animal cruelty, that some listeners may find disturbing and or distressing, so discretion is advised whilst listening.

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/)

Playlist Tracks



The Rapture - House Of Jealous Lovers
Blood Ceremony - The Great God Pan


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References - produced upon request.

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Remembering Ursula. This episode is dedicated to her.

Hitchhiking brings with it countless dangers, as we have seen on screen countless times and with the exploits of killers such as the West's, but for many years it was a commonplace thing to do, the dangers not thought about, merely the destination.
In the winter of 1995, one such hitcher, a 19 year old French student named Celine Figard, accepted a ride that she was sadly, never to finish.

Her last ride. 

The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, involving descriptions of injury detail, that some listeners may find disturbing and or distressing, so discretion is advised whilst listening.

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/)

Playlist Tracks



Gurriers - Approachable
Saloon Dion - Carnival


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References




Assorted newspaper articles available via Newspapers.com and British Newspaper Archive

Long format. From Haute-Saône to England, 27 years after the murder of Céline Figard, her parents' fight for the truth (estrepublicain.fr)
6 Thursday October 17 1996 The Birmingham Post Celine Figard Murder Life Celine's Killer Boasted Of Sex Exploits In Cab | Birmingham Daily Post | Thursday 17 October 1996 | British Newspaper Archive
Cl Evening Mail Thursday October 17 1996 Two Nations In Outrage and Sorrow Shrine To Innocence The Isolated Lay-By Where | Birmingham Mail | Thursday 17 October 1996 | British Newspaper Archive
Stuart Morgan | Daily Mirror | Tuesday 04 May 1999 | British Newspaper Archive
Morgan v Secretary of State for Justice | [2016] EWHC 106 (Admin) | England and Wales High Court (Administrative Court) | Judgment | Law | CaseMine
Crimewatch UK — Jan 1996 - YouTube
Birth chart of Celine Figard - Astrology horoscope (astro-seek.com)
Fears grow for Celine after body is found | The Independent | The Independent
"Why did he kill our daughter?" | Worcester News
Driver `hid Celine's body in his lorry' - News - The Independent (archive.org)
Life for lorry driver who ended Celine's journey of optimism | The Independent | The Independent
Missing girl's father helps in murder hunt | The Independent | The Independent
Lorry driver who murdered teenager can ask to be freed | Worcester News
(1) Episode 015 - Celine Figard - YouTube
A colourful memorial to tragic Celine | The Independent | The Independent
Driver is charged with Celine Figard murder | 29th February 1996 | The Commercial Motor Archive

Left In A Truck On Christmas Day: The Murder of Céline Figard | True Crime Documentary (youtube.com)




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Remembering Celine. This episode is dedicated to her.

Back in 1983, 14 year old Gillian Atkins had one love in her life - her horses, she was horse mad from a young age. Devoting her life to them, there were even rumblings of Gillian having a possible Olympic shot in her chosen field, so capable was she - until one April evening, that came to a crashing halt.

As did Gillian's life.

The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, involving  a child, that some listeners may find disturbing and or distressing, so discretion is advised whilst listening.

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/)

Playlist Tracks



The Last Dinner Party - Sinner
Lush - Sweetness And Light


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References



"Real Life Crimes..And How They Were Solved": Issue 19 pp 420-426
Assorted newspaper articles available via Newspapers.com and British Newspaper Archive

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Remembering Gillian. This episode is dedicated to her.

Christine Lakinski, Brent Martin, and David Atherton. The accounts you will hear in this episode concern three people who never knew one another, and indeed, lived many miles apart, but who in the space of just a year, became part of the same sad and disturbing set of statistics.

Each were vulnerable adults, and each became prey for, the only word that can possibly describe the actions of some individuals, animals.

The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, involving  vulnerable adults, that some listeners may find disturbing and or distressing, so discretion is advised whilst listening.

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/)

Playlist Tracks



Orlando Weeks - Dig
Chappaque Wrestling - Full Round Table


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References



Man Jailed for Urinating on Woman (banderasnews.com)
Jailed after urinating on dying woman - Teesside Live (gazettelive.co.uk)
Disgusting - Man's reaction after seeing attacker of his dying sister - Teesside Live (gazettelive.co.uk)
REGINA v Anderson | [2008] EWCA Crim 12 | England and Wales Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) | Judgment | Law | CaseMine
Jail for ex-soldier who urinated on dying disabled woman | UK news | The Guardian
BBC NEWS | England | Tees | Man accused of dying woman attack
BBC NEWS | England | Tees | Man jailed for urinating on woman
Man faces charge of defiling dying woman | The Northern Echo
Yob who urinated on dying woman is jailed for three years | Daily Mail Online
BBC NEWS | England | Wear | Gang get life for '£5 bet' murder
BBC NEWS | England | Wear | Mother begged for son's recovery
BBC NEWS | England | Wear | Boy convicted of '£5 bet' murder
BBC NEWS | England | Wear | Disabled man 'killed for sport'
BBC NEWS | England | Wear | Pair admit disabled man's murder
BBC NEWS | England | Wear | Three in court over attack death
Layout 1 (bristolsafeguarding.org)
Brutal Sunderland murderer Stephen Bonallie who killed disabled Brent Martin dies in car crash - Chronicle Live
Stephen Bonallie: Brent Martin's family send condolences after killer dies - BBC News
Twin sister of murdered Sunderland man Brent Martin sends condolences to killer's family after his death in car crash (sunderlandecho.com)
Disabled man's killers jailed for life | The Northern Echo
Murderer who battered disabled man to death as he begged for life is killed in crash - Mirror Online
Gang gets life for ‘£5 bet’ murder of disabled man (irishexaminer.com)
Family 'will never forgive' vile killer who battered vulnerable brother to death 'for sport' - Mirror Online
Jail for disabled man's 'sadistic' murderers (telegraph.co.uk)
PressReader.com - Digital Newspaper & Magazine Subscriptions
Disabled man tortured and beaten to death 'for sport' | Daily Mail Online
Three charged with murder of man with learning difficulties | London Evening Standard | Evening Standard
BBC NEWS | England | Wear | Disabled man's killers win appeal
Gang who punched disabled man to death get life in jail (thetimes.co.uk)
Sunderland murder victim 'dragged by his belt' (telegraph.co.uk)
Trolls set up Facebook account in name of murdered Brent Martin | Daily Mail Online
Gang jailed for disabled man death | UK | News | Express.co.uk
Suspended sentence for mother who washed killer son's clothes | The Northern Echo
Killer's mother washed clothes to remove blood of his victim; Suspended jail term for 48-year-old. - Free Online Library (thefreelibrary.com)
Real Life Crime and Murder #11 | Page 34 | Tattle Life

Hate Crime Policy and Disability - Google Books
'He couldn't say no' | Society | The Guardian

Teen killers: life in prison | Warrington Guardian
BBC NEWS | England | Merseyside | Jail term cut for 'feral' killers
BBC NEWS | England | Merseyside | 'Feral' boys jailed for killing
‘Feral’ y

We head back to 2005, and to the town of St Austell in the beautiful UK county of Cornwall this time around on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, for a disturbing tale that shows just how perverse and barbaric the actions of some are, how they prey upon and use the vulnerable for their own means, even those who have next to nothing.

The cruelty that some people can show - for their own entertainment.

The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, involving a vulnerable adult, that some listeners may find disturbing and or distressing, so discretion is advised whilst listening.

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/)

Playlist Tracks



Liz Lawrence - Big Machine
Villagers - First Responder


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References



Three from Falmouth guilty of murder of vulnerable man | Falmouth Packet
Four charged over murder of 'vulnerable' Cornwall man - BBC News
Tortured, drugged and killed, a month after the care visits were stopped | Social care | The Guardian
Fifteen years to the day since sadistic killing of St Austell's Steven Hoskin that rocked Cornwall - Cornwall Live
BBC NEWS | England | Cornwall | Girl and men charged with murder
BBC NEWS | England | Cornwall | Man 'bullied to death' by gang
BBC NEWS | England | Cornwall | Pair convicted of viaduct murder
BBC NEWS | England | Cornwall | Murder jury warned over 'emotion'
BBC NEWS | England | Cornwall | Gang jailed over viaduct killing
Murder victim was failed by the system | Public services policy | The Guardian
Cornwall missed chances to prevent Hoskin's death - Community Care
Health teams 'should have better managed murderer' - BBC News
Disabled man was 'bullied' and tortured to death by 'friends' who made him wear dog lead - Daily Star
Man with learning difficulties 'tortured and forced off viaduct to his death' | Daily Mail Online
Tortured, drugged and murdered for fun (telegraph.co.uk)
Girl, 16, guilty of killing mentally disabled man (thetimes.co.uk)
Evil girl's last laugh - Mirror Online
Evil teenager bullies man with learning difficulties to death | Daily Mail Online
Gang accused of ‘paedophile’ killing (thetimes.co.uk)
Evil girl, 16, laughed as she stamped on fingers of man who fell from viaduct | UK | News | Express.co.uk
PowerPoint Presentation (iow.gov.uk)
Layout 1 (equalityhumanrights.com)
The Murder of Steven Hoskin (hampshiresab.org.uk)
A decade on from the sadistic torture and murder of illiterate Steven Hoskin who was forced from 100ft Trenance Viaduct - Cornwall Live
Three jailed for forcing man to fall 100ft to his death | Social care | The Guardian
BBC NEWS | England | Cornwall | Murder victim failed by agencies
Evil teenager bullies man with learning difficulties to death | London Evening Standard | Evening Standard
Gang leader was nasty piece of work, court hears | Falmouth Packet
DARREN_STEWART_JULY_06.pdf (hundredfamilies.org)
28 Jul 2007, page 14 - The Daily Telegraph at Newspapers.com
30 Jan 2008, page 28 - The Independent at Newspapers.com
06 Oct 2008, page 8 - The Independent at Newspapers.com

file30015b1caf187542970ec13bad535fed.ppt (live.com)




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Remembering Steven. This episode is dedicated to him.

The loss of a child must be heartbreaking, devastating, surreal all at once - how can you even begin to define it? One morning back in November 2007, it was a nightmare that North Wales father Simon Hill was thrust into - but for Simon, there was an extra dimension to such a tragedy.

For it was at the hands of his equal - the person supposed to love and protect a child more than anyone.

The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, involving  a child, that some listeners may find disturbing and or distressing, so discretion is advised whilst listening.

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/)

Playlist Tracks



Led Zeppelin - Immigrant Song
St Vincent - Big Time Nothing


The True Crime Enthusiast's Fundraiser For Macmillan Cancer Support

References



https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/joanne-hill-jailed-life-drowning-2814608
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7631734.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7631234.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7632231.stm
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/fifteen-years-for-killer-mum-968059
https://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/news/chester-cheshire-news/child-murder-trial-childminder-blamed-5233360
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-497565/Mother-charged-murder-walking-hospital-carrying-body-disabled-daughter.html
https://ssristories.org/mother-murders-her-ssri-editor-year-old-daughter/
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/mother-guilty-murdering-disabled-naomi-2154420
https://www.communitycare.co.uk/2008/09/24/joanne-hill-case-mother-convicted-of-murdering-disabled-daughter/
http://www.devachat.com/index.php?showtopic=50718
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/joanne-hill-jailed-for-murder-after-drowning-her-four-year-old-daughter-l6z95rw90v9
Mother drowned disabled daughter in bath | UK news | The Guardian
Mother jailed over child's murder | Metro News
Father brands wife 'evil' as she is jailed for life for drowning their disabled daughter | Daily Mail Online
Mother charged with murder after walking into hospital carrying body of disabled daughter | Daily Mail Online
New jury sworn in at Chester child murder trial - Cheshire Live (cheshire-live.co.uk)
Convicted killer Joanne Hill could not cope with child’s disability - Cheshire Live (cheshire-live.co.uk)
ssristories.net/archive/showe118.html?item=2821
Naomi Hill........killed by her mother (forumotion.net)
My wife said sorry for drowning Naomi but I couldn't hear remorse in her voice | Daily Mail Online
Mum facing murder trial went to get girl ‘smelling of alcohol’ - Wales Online
2021-670-homicides-of-women.pdf (heddlugogleddcymru.police.uk)
`Evil' Mother Sent To Jail For Drowning Disabled Naomi | Irish Independent | Wednesday 24 September 2008 | British Newspaper Archive
http://www.eveningleader.co.uk/news/Flintshire-murder-charge-mum-asked.4486783.jp
BBC NEWS | Wales | Disability 'behind girl's death'
BBC NEWS | Wales | Accused mother's alcohol 'smell'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7612667.stm
BBC NEWS | Wales | Mother 'held girl's head in bath'
Joanne Hill begins life sentence for murdering disabled daughter Naomi - North Wales Live (dailypost.co.uk)
Child murder trial: Hill was “confused & bewildered” after arrest - Cheshire Live (cheshire-live.co.uk)
Naomi Hill murder: The unique pressures of caring for a disabled child - Mirror Online
Husband whose wife drowned daughter gives evidence in court - North Wales Live (dailypost.co.uk)
Child murder trial: jury hears accused mum’s story - Cheshire Live (cheshire-live.co.uk)
Drunk mum took dead daughter to hospital - Wales Online
BBC NEWS | Wales | Mum 'drowned disabled daughter'

Child murder trial: doctor says mum was “not mentally ill” - Cheshire Live (cheshire-live.co.uk)




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