Hooked on True Crime

Hooked on True Crime

Welcome to Hooked on True Crime, where we unravel the clues and tie up loose ends and where no victim becomes the footnote to someone else's story. True crime stories from Ali (the host of Neverlostpod, Neverlost Stories and Twisted Britain) and his wife Sarah. Expect Historical true crimes, unsolved cases and listeners suggestions . Light-hearted additions brought to you by our binge watch of the week and Ali's Scottish word of the week. Sometimes Ali is responsible for a home-based misdemeanour! https://www.facebook.com/groups/1385112779403649/ https://www.instagram.com/

  1. Aug 9

    Eps 68 - The murder of Nessie Reid

    In this weeks episode Ali and Sarah talk about the murder ofNessie Reid in 1924.  4 year old Nessie was abducted from the street outside her home in Stirling and killed before being left in the corner of a secluded close nearby.  The man who would be charged with her murder was Alexander Hannah and unbelievably he had also just hours before assaulted another young girl of 6 years old just a few streets away. Ali looks at the details of both crimes and the possible mistake in the investigation which would see Hannah convicted of the assault but found Not Proven on the charge of murder. Scottish word of the week - Radge. Use Code Hooked for 10% off your tickets at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.crimecon.co.uk/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support this podcast by buying us a coffee ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://buymeacoffee.com/hookedontruecrime⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ References. Web. britishnewspaperarchive.com/image-viewer?issue=BL/0000452/19251109&page=0007&article=222&stringtohighlight=nessiereid stirling DundeeCourier Wednesday, 4 March 1925 Page 3 | britishnewspaperarchive.com DundeeCourier Thursday, 20 November 1924 Page 3 | britishnewspaperarchive.com KirkintillochGazette Friday, 21 November 1924 Page 2 | britishnewspaperarchive.com   Books. Stirling, Murder and Crime. By Lynne Willson. Unsolved 1924, 73 True Crime Cases.  By Pat Finn

  2. Aug 2

    Eps. 67-Claudia Migangos (The Hyena of Queretaro)

    In this weeks episode Ali and Sarah talk about the tragic case of Claudia Mijangos.  In 1989, in Mexico, she killed all 3 of herchildren during a psychotic episode, then tried to take her own life.  Ali tells her story in full looking at her childhoodwith her deeply religious mother through to the collapse of her marriage and her emotional breakdown.  Sarah explains the underlying mental illnesses that led Claudia to do the unthinkable.  Then she discusses thesimilarities between Claudia’s crime and the crime for which Lyndsey Clancy is currently on trial for in America.   Use Code Hooked for 10% off your tickets at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.crimecon.co.uk/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support this podcast by buying us a coffee ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://buymeacoffee.com/hookedontruecrime⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ References. Web. MotherBrutally Murders Children Due To Being “Possessed” | by Miss Spooks | Medium The Ice Womanof Querétaro: A Case Study | PDF | Crimes | Crime & Violence YouTube. The Dark & Chilling Caseof Claudia Mijangos | The Hyena of Querétaro The Mijangos Case:"The Mother Who Killed Her Children" The Face of the Psychopath |Forensic Sto... (1989)Claudia Mijangos:Mexico's Horrifying & Sinister Case (15) THE HORRIBLE CASE OFTHE HYENA OF QUERÉTARO / THE ANTIPODCAST - YouTube

  3. Jul 28

    Eps66-The Campden Wonder Case. (The murder that wasn't a murder)

    In this episode Ali and Sarah look at a famous crime from the year 1660. John Perry, Richard Perry and Joan Perry were executed for the murder of William Harrison. However William's body was never found. 2 years later in 1662 William walked back into his home town of Chipping Campden and told everyone that he had been kidnapped and sold into slavery. Sarah and Ali discuss why the family were suspected and charged in the first place and consider a unique law from 1660 which ultimately pardoned the Perry family for one crime but led to them being found guilty of another. Use Code Hooked for 10% off your tickets at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.crimecon.co.uk/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support this podcast by buying us a coffee ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://buymeacoffee.com/hookedontruecrime⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   References. Web. TheCampden Wonder | Incidents and Events | Chipping Campden History The CampdenWonder | Chipping Campden Online ChippingCampden Murder? August 16th 1660 - And Did Those Feet TheCampden Wonder – The strange ‘murder’ of William Harrison | Tales of Historyand Imagination TheCampden Wonder - abduction and witchcraft in 17th century Cotswolds | GreatBritish Life YouTube. Dark Histories channel. (3)The Strange Tale of The Campden Wonder - YouTube

  4. Jul 21

    Eps-65: The strangling of Chrissie Gall

    In this episode Ali and Sarah look at the sad death of Chrissie Gall in Glasgow in 1931. Her then partner Peter Queen was convicted of her murder by a majority verdict, but was he guilty? The 2 most eminent forensic pathologists of the time thought not. Sir Sydney Smith and Sir Bernard Spillsbury both appeared for the defence at the trial testifying that they believed it was an unusual case of self strangulation. Ali and Sarah discuss all of the evidence for and against and look at the circumstances leading up to Chrissie Galls sad death, and the difficulty that a jury would have had at the time believing that someone could have done that to themselves. Use CodeHooked for 10% off your tickets at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.crimecon.co.uk/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support thispodcast by buying us a coffee ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://buymeacoffee.com/hookedontruecrime⁠⁠⁠⁠   References Books. MostlyMurder by Sir Sidney Smith

  5. Jul 12

    Eps.64-The Murder of John Thomson

    In this Episode, Ali and Sarah talk about the famous deductive skills of Forensic Pathologist Sir Sydney Smith. They briefly discuss a case in Egypt where Sydney Smith had just 3 bones to examine but was able to tell a great deal about how the victim had died. Then they go into detail about the murder of John Thomas in 1939 and how systematically reconstructed Johns death from the evidence at the crime scene. Scottish word of the week- Sgian dubh. Use CodeHooked for 10% off your tickets at ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.crimecon.co.uk/⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support thispodcast by buying us a coffee ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://buymeacoffee.com/hookedontruecrime⁠⁠⁠   References Books. MostlyMurder by Sir Sidney Smith Web. Results for 'murder john thomson' | Between 1st Aug 1939 and 31st Aug 1939 | North West, England | Location | British Newspaper Archive

  6. Jun 28

    Eps. 63- The Shark Arm Murder (James Smith). Self Assassination (Reginal Holmes)

    In this episode Ali gets distracted from Sydney Smith and tells the story of the Shark Arm Murder Case form 1935.  A tiger shark regurgitates a human arm in an aquarium in Australia, but how did James Smiths' arm get inside the 14 foot long creature?  While discussing the murder of James Smith, Ali and Sarah consider the many possible scenarios which could have led to his untimely demise.  Who actually killed James and who could have ordered the killing? This case is technically still unsolved. They also look at the death of Reginal Holmes, the star witness at the trial of Patrick Brady who was charged with James' murder. After Holmes death, and a very original interpretation of “Corpus Delicti”, the charges against Brady were dropped.   Use CodeHooked for 10% off your tickets at ⁠⁠⁠https://www.crimecon.co.uk/⁠⁠⁠ Support thispodcast by buying us a coffee ⁠⁠⁠https://buymeacoffee.com/hookedontruecrime⁠⁠   References Books. MostlyMurder by Sir Sidney Smith Web. Shark Armmurder 1935 | The Dictionary of Sydney TheArm in the Shark | Article | Detectives Don't Sleep | Noiser History Podcasts The Shark Arm Murders

  7. Jun 23

    Eps. 62- Hotel Fire Fraud and Poisoned Tinned Salmon Sandwiches?

    In this episode we discuss two cases where Sir Sidney Smithwas engaged by the defence team at trial to prove the innocence of their client. The first case was the trial of Sidney Harry Fox, for themurder of his mother Roseline.  As well as looking into the possibility that Fox wasn’t guilty, we discus the way in which the evidence was presented at trial by the Home Office Pathologist Sir Bernard Spilsbury, and if he was pressured into drawing conclusions which the medical evidence didn’t support. The second case was the trial of Sarah Hearn for the murder,by poisoning, of her sister Minnie and her neighbour Alice Thomas.  We look into why the evidence for Minnie’spoisoning was likely the result of contamination from Cornwall’s apparently toxic soil, and go on to talk about how Sidney Smith proved that the Prosecutions theory of when (and even how) Alice was poisoned was demonstrably wrong.   Scottish word of the week- “Lang may yer lumb reek.”   Use Code Hooked for 10% off your tickets at ⁠⁠https://www.crimecon.co.uk/⁠⁠ Support this podcast by buying us a coffee ⁠⁠https://buymeacoffee.com/hookedontruecrime⁠   References. Books. Mostly Murder by Sir Sidney Smith Lethal Witness by Andrew Rose Web. TheTrial of Annie Hearn | Launceston Then! AnnieHearn and the poisoned salmon sandwich mystery that resulted in one of thebiggest trials Cornwall had ever seen - Cornwall Live launcestonthen.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Mrs.-Hearn.pdf Murderby the Sea - Series 9 - Episode 8 - ITVX

  8. Jun 15

    Eps.61-The assassination of Major General Lee Stack

    In this episode we talk about the beginnings of forensic ballistics through the lens of Sydney Smiths early solving of Lee Stacks murder. He was one of the first to be able to positively identify the gun which fired a specific bullet through microscopic comparison. Lee Stack was assassinated in his staff car as he was being driven through Cairo. Sydney Smiths ability to match guns recovered during the arrest of 2 suspects with bullets recovered from the victims would enable no less than 8 men complicit in the murder to be brought to trial. Scottish word of the week-Dirl. Use Code Hooked for 10% off your tickets at ⁠https://www.crimecon.co.uk/⁠ Support this podcast by buying us a coffee ⁠https://buymeacoffee.com/hookedontruecrime⁠ Mostly Murder by Sir Sidney Smith - https://www.amazon.com/Mostly-Murder-Sidney-Smith/dp/XXXXXX Edinburgh University Department of Forensic Medicine - https://www.ed.ac.uk/medicine-vet-medicine/forensic-medicine Web CPGB: British Terror in India and EgyptEGYPT: Shots and RepercussionsEGYPT IN DANGER OF INTERNAL CHAOS; Murder of Sir Lee Stack the Climax of Widespread Contempt of Law. - The New York Times

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Welcome to Hooked on True Crime, where we unravel the clues and tie up loose ends and where no victim becomes the footnote to someone else's story. True crime stories from Ali (the host of Neverlostpod, Neverlost Stories and Twisted Britain) and his wife Sarah. Expect Historical true crimes, unsolved cases and listeners suggestions . Light-hearted additions brought to you by our binge watch of the week and Ali's Scottish word of the week. Sometimes Ali is responsible for a home-based misdemeanour! https://www.facebook.com/groups/1385112779403649/ https://www.instagram.com/

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