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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.

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The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast

    • True Crime
    • 4.7 • 957 Ratings

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)

    Triangle Of Terror: Part 2 - Snared

    Triangle Of Terror: Part 2 - Snared

    Concluding the opening tale of Series 9, with the account of "The Fox" - how back in 1984 one man brought a wave of terror with his horrific crimes, not just to his hunting grounds in the South of England - but to the country as a whole.

    How he was caught? I'll tell you in one of the most fascinating tales I have ever covered on the show. 

    The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, involving  descriptions of a sexual nature, and descriptions of animal mistreatment, 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/)

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    Playlist Tracks


    Thirteen Senses - Into The Fire
    Gary Clark Jr - Don't Owe You A Thang


    The True Crime Enthusiast's Fundraiser For Macmillan Cancer Support

    References



    Malcolm Fairley - Wikipedia
    So, who was Malcolm Fairley - the Fox? (watfordobserver.co.uk)
    Malcolm fairley - the Trial (stalbansreview.co.uk)
    Malcolm Fairley AKA The Fox | Serial Rapist From Sunderland (wearsideonline.com)
    35 years on from a crime spree that shook the region (archive.org)
    People remember 'The Fox' criminal who broke into Buckinghamshire homes and built dens before attacking his victims - Buckinghamshire Live
    Indelible Evidence S02E01 The Fox - YouTube
    (1) Malcolm Fairley The Crimes of The Fox - YouTube
    Islander buys sketches by UK’s ‘most violent’ inmate « Jersey Evening Post (archive.org)
    Malcolm Fairley – The Forensics Library (aboutforensics.co.uk)
    Malcolm Fairley case - Home (weebly.com)
    Malcolm Fairley timeline | Timetoast timelines
    The Case of Malcolm Fairley - Essay | Writessay.org
    Background on rapist Malcolm Fairley · British Universities Film & Video Council (bufvc.ac.uk)
    The Fox: Looking back on the evil rapist who terrorised Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire. - Free Online Library (thefreelibrary.com)
    Malcolm Fairley AKA "The Fox" by christo hami on Prezi
    Malcolm Fairley aka 'The Fox' | The East Area Rapist (EAR) Original Night Stalker (ONS) Golden State Killer (proboards.com)
    79 - The Fox (buzzsprout.com)
    Liverpool Echo | Tuesday 26 February 1985 | British Newspaper Archive
    Malcolm Fairley Jgfr M ' | Aberdeen Press and Journal | Wednesday 27 February 1985 | British Newspaper Archive
    Malcolm Fairley Was The First Dangerous Criminal To Be Trapped In Britain By Computer. Out It •1111 Took An Olddashioned | Liverpool Echo | Tuesday 26 February 1985 | British Newspaper Archive
    Computer and Gut Feeling Shared Fiend Malcolm Fairley Was The First Dangerous Criml Nal To Be Trapped In Britain By | Aberdeen Evening Express | Tuesday 26 February 1985 | British Newspaper Archive
    Ex-Wife Of Shy | Newcastle Journal | Wednesday 27 February 1985 | British Newspaper Archive
    Takes A Summer Holiday | Daily Mirror | Wednesday 27 February 1985 | British Newspaper Archive
    Page 16 Daily Mirror, Wednesday, February 27, 7985 * . . In Just Five Months ?ttock. His Victims Shire, Buckinghamshire | Daily Mirror | Wednesday 27 February 1985 | British Newspaper Archive
    It Was Touch | Sunday Mirror | Sunday 03 March 1985 | British Newspaper Archive
    Quitting? Not Me, Says Les | Sunday Mirror | Sunday 03 March 1985 | British Newspaper Archive
    Page 6 | Sunday Mirror | Sunday 03 March 1985 | British Newspaper Archive
    Footsteps | Sunday Mirror | Sunday 03 March 1985 | British Newspaper Archive
    ■rapist Admits Offences ■father-Of-Three That Brought Terror Appears In Court The Fox: Guilty | Reading Evening Post | Tuesday 26 February 1985 | British Newspaper Archive
    By Peter Kane | Daily Mirror | Wednesday 27 February 1985 | British Newspaper Archive
    Page 2 Daily Mirror, Wednesday, February 27, 798, | Daily Mirror | Wednesday 27 Febr

    • 1 hr 30 min
    Triangle Of Terror: Part 1 - Foxhunt

    Triangle Of Terror: Part 1 - Foxhunt

    Back with the first of a two part tale to start the brand new 9th series of The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, and for it, we head back to the summer of 1984, where for three counties of the south of England - Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire - a cloud of fear hung over them. A simple yet prolific burglar was to over the space of five months evolve disturbingly in his criminality, and create near hysteria in these parts, a terrifying offender who came to be known as The Fox....

    It's good to be back with you.

    The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, involving  descriptions of a sexual nature, and 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/)

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    Playlist Tracks


    Yard Act - The Undertow
    Counting Crows - A Murder Of One


    The True Crime Enthusiast's Fundraiser For Macmillan Cancer Support

    References - available on request, will be produced at tale's end.

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    Remembering all those affected. 

    • 1 hr 3 min
    TTCE's Series 8 - In Review

    TTCE's Series 8 - In Review

    Ahead of the upcoming Series 9 of the show, I sat down and waxed lyrical about the series I've just completed, a brief summary of each, how and why I choose the tales I do, and what to look out for in the upcoming Series 9.

    Couldn't do any of it without yourselves - you're the best in the world, and I thank you. Stay enthusiastic, me and the Peaks shall be back with you soon.

    Paul (TTCE)

    • 50 min
    Double Jeopardy

    Double Jeopardy

    The Series 8 feature length finale of The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast brings a vile individual, a true monster who literally got away with murder once. And yet, circumstances do denote that the wheels of justice may turn slowly - but they do turn. 

    An individual whose actions you will never forget.

    The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, involving  descriptions of a sexual nature, and 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



    Beck - Gamma Ray
    Elastica - Line Up


    The True Crime Enthusiast's Fundraiser For Macmillan Cancer Support

    References



    Various articles available on the British Newspaper Archive
    Sentencing Remarks - David Smith (Mr Justice Bryan) 26 May 2023
    https://news.sky.com/story/david-smith-honey-monster-killer-handed-life-sentence-for-double-jeopardy-murder-12890023
    https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/ripper-killer-david-smith-murder-marriage-amanda-walker-sarah-crump-b1083599.html
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Smith_(murderer)
    https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12203896.police-probe-killer-sadist-life-for-lorry-driver-who-was-cleared-of-carbon-copy-murder-of-prostitute-in-1993/
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/552350.stm
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-65682975
    https://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/6293048.danger-beware-illegal-minicabs/
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/556081.stm
    https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/southall-escort-murder-sarah-crump-david-smith-convicted-west-london-b1083481.html
    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/3525337/David-Smiths-size-14-feet-could-link-him-to-three-more-murders.html
    https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/murder-trial-witness-inner-london-crown-court-note-b1077232.html
    https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/david-smith-murder-sarah-crump-b2346398.html?loginSuccessful
    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12128469/Ripper-killer-finally-jailed-25-years-sex-murder-prostitute.html
    https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/22484525/ripper-killer-david-smith-jail-murder-woman/
    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12120367/Ripper-style-killer-67-convicted-murdering-33-year-old-prostitute-30-years-cleared.html
    https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1774629/London-ripper-murder-jail-David-Smith
    https://metro.co.uk/2023/05/26/david-smith-sadistic-ripper-killer-jailed-for-escorts-murder-18851095/
    https://www.cps.gov.uk/london-north/news/man-jailed-murder-young-woman-1991
    https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/uk-news/2023/05/24/killer-guilty-of-murder-30-years-after-he-was-cleared/
    https://www.leighjournal.co.uk/news/national/23545219.killer-guilty-murder-30-years-cleared/
    https://www.mylondon.news/news/west-london-news/lorry-driver-who-raped-mum-26775497
    https://guernseypress.com/news/uk-news/2023/05/26/life-sentence-for-sadistic-sexual-killer-for-double-jeopardy-murder/
    https://ealing.news/crime/man-given-life-imprisonment-with-minimum-term-of-27-years-for-1991-murder-of-woman-in-southall/
    https://ealing.news/crime/man-found-guilty-of-the-murder-of-a-woman-in-southall-in-1991/
    https://ealing.nub.news/news/local-news/man-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-for-murder-of-a-woman-in-1991-185725
    https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/david-smith-jailed-sarah-crump-murder-southall-1991-met-police-london-b1084028.html
    https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/twisted-lorry-driver-who-raped-29807446
    David Smith: ‘Sadistic sexual killer’ jailed for murder 30 years after he was cleared of the crime | The Independent
    Lorry driver who 'raped mum in front of her kids' accused of twisted murder and mutilation of escort years later - MyLondon
    Ripper-style killer, 67, convicted of murdering 33-year-old prostitute 30 years after being clea

    • 1 hr 44 min
    The Spectre Of The East Lancs Road

    The Spectre Of The East Lancs Road

    A look at the unsolved comes this time around on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, where we look at a trilogy of accounts which span six years, from the late 1980's to the mid 1990's, and two police forces.

    All separated by the East Lancs Road...

    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



    Deadletter - Binge
    Two Door Cinema Club - Are We Ready?


    The True Crime Enthusiast's Fundraiser For Macmillan Cancer Support

    References



    Assorted articles available on the British Newspaper Archive
    Crimewatch Uk December 1988 - Linda Donaldson (Begins at 15:10)
    Crimewatch UK March 1991 - Maria Christina Requena (Begins at 30:40)
    Crimewatch UK April 1995 - Julie Finley (Begins at 02:05)
    Crimewatch UK November 1995 - Julie Finley Re-appeal (Begins at 36:12)
    https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/east-lancs-ripper-murdered-mutilated-15421495
    http://www.unsolved-murders.co.uk/murder-content.php?key=1574&termRef=Linda%20Donaldson
    https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/1988-east-lancs-ripper-brutally-14120049
    https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-manchester-45899248
    https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/east-lancs-ripper-linda-donaldson-15292013
    https://www.missingandmurdered.co.uk/post/suzanne-donaldson-unsolved-murder-1988
    https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/cold-case-appeal-for-horrific-unsolved-murder-of-sex-worker-30-years-on_uk_5bc8563ee4b0d38b587542f5
    https://www.wigantoday.net/news/crime/aps50000-reward-to-help-catch-killer-of-mutilated-prostitute-557440
    https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/jr4mj1/the_murder_of_linda_donaldson_1988/?rdt=48855
    https://thetruecrimepagepodcast.blogspot.com/2019/12/the-east-lancs-ripper.html
    https://thetruecrimepagepodcast.blogspot.com/2020/02/east-lancs-ripper-part-2.html
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murdered_sex_workers_in_the_United_Kingdom
    http://nyenquirer.uk/halliwell-north-west-clusters/
    http://www.unsolved-murders.co.uk/murder-content.php?key=1551&termRef=Maria%20Requina
    http://nyenquirer.uk/christopher-halliwell-the-secret-murders-2/
    https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/the-prostitute-murder-mysteries-1987042.html
    https://reasonedcrimechronicle.com/another-unsolved-murder-from-the-land-of-the-beatles-linda-donaldson-1988/
    https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1705300/Liverpool-mum-desperate-answers-julie-finley-christopher-halliwell-murder
    https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/fresh-hope-killer-woman-23-21574358
    https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/killer-who-left-naked-womans-21239424
    https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/family-murder-victim-julie-finley-7569149
    http://www.unsolved-murders.co.uk/murder-content.php?key=1550&termRef=Julie%20Finley
    https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/liverpool-murder-victim-julie-finleys-3366664
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tl7XuJ0aM1o
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSQl7C2wolg
    https://www.itv.com/news/granada/2013-10-30/cold-case-the-girl-who-was-thrown-away
    https://thetruecrimepagepodcast.blogspot.com/2020/04/the-julie-finley-murder-time-for-justice.html
    https://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/news/5239494.who-killed-julie/
    https://www.websleuths.com/forums/threads/uk-christopher-halliwell-suspected-serial-killer.317314/page-8
    https://crimestoppers-uk.org/

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    Remembering Linda, Maria, and Julie

    • 1 hr 25 min
    A Job Well Done

    A Job Well Done

    We all have relationships break down, some just run their course, and others end through the actions of one or the other person. The majority of people, whilst it may hurt at the time, do accept it is over, and eventually move on, learning from it. But there is also that share of people who struggle to do this, try as they might.

    And then, there are some who can't, and who commit the most horrific, and atrocious of actions because they can't..

    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



    Treeboy & Arc - The Condor
    Public Body - Naughty On My Bike


    The True Crime Enthusiast's Fundraiser For Macmillan Cancer Support

    References



    Double axe killer wore horror mask as he butchered ex-girlfriend and her son | Daily Mail Online
    Axe murderer is jailed for killings | Swindon Advertiser
    Axe murder: Michael Kelly with victim Amy now in coma joking at the fairground | Daily Mail Online
    Masked axeman gets 30 years for killing mother and son | Oxford Mail
    Mum can't disown axe murderer son | Oxford Mail
    Grieving daughter and sister Amy Cox tells how she escaped axe killer Michael Kelly - Mirror Online
    A TRAIL OF BLOOD; DOUBLE AXE MURDER. - Free Online Library (thefreelibrary.com)
    double-axe-murderer-thesun.pdf (amandarevellwalton.co.uk)
    True Life Crime - Google Books
    Banbury double murder suspect 'posted gloating Facebook message after killing' (telegraph.co.uk)
    Axe murder victim Sally Cox was terrified jealous ex Michael Kelly would attack her after ending stormy relationship - Mirror Online
    Muslim Women Network (mwnuk.co.uk)

    Crown Court Cases Results Criminal Sentences Crime Offence Judge Solicitor Barrister (thelawpages.com)




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    Remembering Sally and Martin

    • 1 hr 11 min

Customer Reviews

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