Murder Most British

Rachel & Zach

A British-American couple unearths haunting murders from across the United Kingdom, Ireland, and neighbouring islands — one file at a time. Deep dives, dark humour, and cases that linger long after the verdict. Welcome to Murder Most British.

  1. 3d ago

    Ep 47 — Behind the Shower Curtain - The Killing of Scott Cooper

    “On George Street in Ryde, one ordinary flat became the centre of a question no one could easily answer.” In January 2022, thirty-three-year-old Scott Cooper entered a ground-floor flat on the Isle of Wight. By the following day, George Street was behind a police cordon. Forensic officers were moving through the rooms, witnesses were being spoken to, and a murder investigation had begun. But from the start, this was not a case with a simple path. There were phone calls, missed signs, conflicting accounts, several arrests, and a flat that seemed to hold more questions than answers. As the investigation moved from Ryde towards the courtroom, the story became less about one obvious explanation, and more about what could be proven. This week, The Archive travels to the Isle of Wight for Island Month, and examines the killing of Scott Cooper — a case of ordinary rooms, hidden truth, contested evidence, and a death that left George Street with no easy answers. Some cases end with a verdict. Others end with a question still standing in the room. Join our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/murdermostbritishpodcast    Links to our socials and Discord! https://linktr.ee/MurderMostBritish  SOURCES Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary — Op Amaryllis: Police confirm identity of man who died in Ryde https://www.hampshire.police.uk/news/hampshire/news/news/2022/january/op-amaryllis-police-confirm-identity-of-man-who-died-in-ryde/ Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary — Man charged in connection with murder investigation in Ryde https://www.hampshire.police.uk/news/hampshire/news/news/2022/january/man-charged-in-connection-with-murder-investigation-in-ryde/ Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary — Operation Amaryllis update https://www.hampshire.police.uk/news/hampshire/news/news/2023/january-2023/operation-amaryllis-update/ ITV News Meridian — Man pleads not guilty to murder after body found in flat on Isle of Wight https://www.itv.com/news/meridian/2022-03-17/man-pleads-not-guilty-to-murder-after-body-found-in-flat-on-isle-of-wight BBC News — Hampshire police name Scott Cooper as man found dead in Ryde flat https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-59907832 BBC News — Murder charge after Scott Cooper found dead in Ryde flat https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-59921451 BBC News — Ryde flat death murder suspect released on bail https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-59950643 BBC News — Scott Cooper: Further arrests in Ryde flat murder investigation https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-60761718 BBC News — Scott Cooper: Four murder conspiracy suspects released https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-61277786 BBC News — Ryde murder: Police missed victim's body after 'savage' attack, jury told https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-61980105 BBC News — Man cleared of Ryde body in shower murder https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-64171894 The Isle of Wight Observer — Scott Cooper murder four people arrested https://iwobserver.co.uk/scott-cooper-murder-four-people-arrested/ Island Echo — Police confirm identity of 33-year-old man murdered in Ryde https://www.islandecho.co.uk/police-confirm-identity-of-33-year-old-man-murdered-in-ryde/ Island Echo — Op Amaryllis: 38-year-old charged with murdering Newport man Scott Cooper https://www.islandecho.co.uk/38-year-old-man-charged-with-murdering-newport-man-scott-cooper/ Island Echo — Op Amaryllis: 1 week on — what we know about Scott Cooper’s murder https://www.islandecho.co.uk/1-week-on-what-we-know-about-scott-coopers-murder/ Island Echo — Floral tributes to murder victim decimated outside flat where he died https://www.islandecho.co.uk/floral-tributes-to-murder-victim-decimated-outside-flat-where-he-died/ Island Echo — Details of Scott Cooper’s death revealed as Piers Brazier stands trial for murder https://www.islandecho.co.uk/details-of-scott-coopers-death-revealed-as-piers-brazier-stands-trial-for-murder/ Island Echo — Jury fail to reach a verdict in Scott Cooper murder trial https://www.islandecho.co.uk/jury-fail-to-reach-a-verdict-in-scott-cooper-murder-trial/ Island Echo — Murder suspect Piers Brazier to be re-trialled in December https://www.islandecho.co.uk/murder-suspect-piers-brazier-to-be-re-trialled-in-december/ Island Echo — Jury finds Piers Brazier not guilty of murdering Newport man Scott Cooper https://www.islandecho.co.uk/jury-finds-piers-brazier-not-guilty-of-murdering-newport-man-scott-cooper/ Island Echo — Police’s response to Scott Cooper killing sees 3 control room staff reprimanded https://www.islandecho.co.uk/polices-response-to-scott-cooper-killing-sees-3-control-room-staff-reprimanded/ Island Echo — Man at centre of murder probe found dead just months after acquittal https://www.islandecho.co.uk/man-at-centre-of-murder-probe-found-dead-just-months-after-acquittal/ Island Echo — Coroner rules Scott Cooper was unlawfully killed in 2022 Ryde flat stabbing https://www.islandecho.co.uk/coroner-rules-scott-cooper-was-unlawfully-killed-in-2022-ryde-flat-stabbing/ County Press — Scott Cooper Isle of Wight murder trial: a recap of evidence https://www.countypress.co.uk/news/20283127.scott-cooper-isle-wight-murder-trial-recap-evidence/ County Press — Isle of Wight man found not guilty of murdering Scott Cooper https://www.countypress.co.uk/news/23230231.isle-wight-man-found-not-guilty-murdering-scott-cooper/ County Press — Scott Cooper murder: Girlfriend of Isle of Wight victim pays tribute https://www.countypress.co.uk/news/23236540.scott-cooper-murder-girlfriend-isle-wight-victim-pays-tribute/ County Press — Isle of Wight man acquitted of Ryde murder died from overdose https://www.countypress.co.uk/news/24870725.isle-wight-man-acquitted-ryde-murder-died-overdose/ County Press — 9C private inquest for Isle of Wight murder victim Scott Cooper https://www.countypress.co.uk/news/25567367.9c-private-inquest-isle-wight-murder-victim-scott-cooper/ County Press — Scott Cooper killing concluded as “unlawful” at Isle of Wight inquest https://www.countypress.co.uk/news/25638809.scott-cooper-killing-ruled-unlawful-isle-wight-inquest/ County Press — Scott Cooper Isle of Wight murder trial LIVE BLOG https://www.countypress.co.uk/news/20239657.scott-cooper-isle-wight-murder-trial-live-blog/  County Press — Scott Cooper murder trial hears how body was dumped in shower https://www.countypress.co.uk/news/20248166.scott-cooper-murder-trial-hears-body-dumped-shower/  County Press — Scott Cooper Isle of Wight murder trial witness evidence https://www.countypress.co.uk/news/20251358.scott-cooper-isle-wight-murder-trial-witness-evidence/  County Press — Scott Cooper murder suspect reveals Zorro was prison nickname https://www.countypress.co.uk/news/20271880.scott-cooper-murder-suspect-reveals-zorro-prison-nickname/

    48 min

  2. Jun 10

    Ep 46 - Handcuffed as He Died – The Murder of Henry Nowak

    “He said he had been stabbed. But another story had reached the police first.” In December 2025, eighteen-year-old Henry Nowak was walking back through Southampton after a night out with new university friends.  He should have reached his room. Instead, on Belmont Road, he crossed paths with Vickrum Digwa — a stranger carrying a blade. A brief exchange became a confrontation. A phone was taken. A knife was drawn. And as Henry lay wounded in the street, a false story began to form around him. By the time police arrived, Henry was saying he had been stabbed. Digwa was saying something else. What followed would become one of the most painful and disturbing cases in recent British crime: a fatal attack, a dying student treated as a suspect, bodycam footage that horrified the public, and a family left fighting for truth after the court case ended. This week, The Archive examines the murder of Henry Nowak — the encounter on Belmont Road, the lie told over him, the trial of Vickrum Digwa, and the questions still surrounding Henry’s final minutes. Some lies are told to escape blame. Others are told over someone who can no longer fight back. Join our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/murdermostbritishpodcast    Links to our socials and Discord! https://linktr.ee/MurderMostBritish   SOURCES Bodycam footage: Southampton Times. Used for commentary, criticism, and reporting within this episode.  Judiciary of England and Wales Judiciary of England and Wales — R v Vickrum Digwa: Sentencing Remarks https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Digwa-Final-Sentencing-Remarks.pdf Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary — Man convicted of murdering student in Southampton https://www.hampshire.police.uk/news/hampshire/news/news/2026/may/man-convicted-of-murdering-student-in-southampton/ Hampshire & Isle of Wight PCC — Police and Crime Commissioner reacts to death of Henry Nowak https://www.hampshire-pcc.gov.uk/police-and-crime-commissioner-reacts-to-death-of-henry-nowak BBC News — Man guilty of murdering student with ceremonial knife https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c775y853ydxo Murder accused feared Sikh blade attack, jury told https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdxp4n0wgv1o BBC News — Vickrum Digwa sentencing live / Henry Nowak sentencing coverage https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c794g7y3338t   BBC News — Sikhs ‘demonised’ after Southampton murder, says community leader https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce8pkr2pzeyo BBC News — Weapons-obsessed killer jailed for student's murder https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1d2w411rgro  BBC News — Police watchdog probes handcuffing of murder victim https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c70vy0kknj4o  BBC News — Murdered student 'did not die with dignity' says family https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62ek7lk553o  BBC News — Football match honours 18-year-old stabbing victim https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8753lx93pzo       BBC News — Murder trial racism claim 'wicked lie', court told https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c07220k0n29o BBC News —  Murder accused with Sikh blade denies manslaughter https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clypxz5d3nzo  BBC News — Southampton student Henry Nowak stabbed with 21cm knife, trial told https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1d2w411rgro  Sky News — Police apologise for arresting dying teen after killer’s ‘wicked’ racism lie — as man found guilty of ceremonial knife murder https://news.sky.com/story/man-found-guilty-of-stabbing-university-student-henry-nowak-to-death-with-ceremonial-knife-13548726 Sky News — Student stabbed to death with ‘extremely large’ knife after night out with football team in Southampton, court told https://news.sky.com/story/student-stabbed-to-death-with-extremely-large-knife-after-night-out-with-football-team-in-southampton-court-told-13543982  The Guardian — Southampton man jailed for life for murder of student with ‘religious’ knife https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jun/01/southampton-man-jailed-life-murder-student-religious-knife-vickrum-digwa-henry-nowak The Guardian — Man who said he carried knife as part of Sikh faith guilty of murdering Southampton student https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/may/28/vickrum-digwa-guilty-southampton-student-henry-nowak ITV News Meridian — Man who murdered Southampton student with Sikh ceremonial knife jailed for life https://www.itv.com/news/meridian/2026-06-01/man-who-murdered-student-with-sikh-ceremonial-knife-jailed-for-life ITV News Meridian — Tributes to student killed on night out with football friends https://www.itv.com/news/meridian/2025-12-07/tributes-to-student-killed-on-night-out-with-football-friends ITV News Meridian — Sikh man tells court he stabbed Southampton University student in self-defence after he was ‘abused’ https://www.itv.com/news/meridian/2026-05-20/sikh-man-tells-court-he-stabbed-student-in-self-defence-after-he-was-abused  ITV News Meridian — Man killed student in Southampton with 21cm knife after saying ‘I’m a bad man’, court told https://www.itv.com/news/meridian/2026-05-14/man-killed-student-with-21cm-knife-after-saying-im-a-bad-man-court-told  ITV News Meridian — Sikh man on trial for killing student pleads not guilty to manslaughter https://www.itv.com/news/meridian/2026-05-22/sikh-man-on-trial-for-killing-student-pleads-not-guilty-to-manslaughter  The Independent — Police apologise for handcuffing stabbing victim while he was dying https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/henry-nowak-murder-police-vickrum-digwa-b2985277.html Daily Echo — Jury sent out to deliberate on Henry Nowak murder case https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/26141680.jury-sent-deliberate-henry-nowak-murder-case/  Daily Echo — MPs demand answers after Henry Nowak murder verdict https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/26150039.mps-demand-answers-henry-nowak-murder-verdict/  Daily Echo — Elon Musk targets Hampshire Constabulary over Henry Nowak https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/26144949.elon-musk-targets-hampshire-constabulary-henry-nowak/  EssexLive — Mother and son stand trial over the killing of Essex student, 18 https://www.essexlive.news/news/essex-news/mother-son-stand-trial-over-10966859  ITV News - Attorney general 'considering' jail sentence of Henry Nowak's murderer https://www.itv.com/news/meridian/2026-06-02/attorney-general-considering-jail-sentence-of-henry-nowaks-murderer  Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Henry_Nowak

    1h 4m

  3. Jun 3

    Ep 45 - Back at Seven - The Leece Lodge Murders

    “On the Isle of Man, people liked to believe danger came from across the water. But at Leece Lodge, it was already much closer.” In February 2002, sixteen-year-old Samantha Barton was living at Leece Lodge 2, a care cottage on the outskirts of Douglas. It was supposed to be a step towards independence — a place of support, structure, and safety. But the reality was far more fragile. Visitors came and went. Boundaries blurred. Warnings gathered. And somewhere between one February evening and the following morning, Samantha and her friend George Green slipped beyond the reach of the adults who were supposed to protect them. By the time anyone understood how serious the danger was, a note had been left in the window. Back at seven. This week, The Archive crosses to the Isle of Man for a case about two vulnerable teenagers, a care system under scrutiny, and a cottage that should have been far harder for danger to enter. Some cases are frightening because of the killer. Others because of everything that failed before he arrived. Join our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/murdermostbritishpodcast    Links to our socials and Discord! https://linktr.ee/MurderMostBritish     SOURCES IOM Law Society Library — Peter Charles Newbery Appellant judgment, Staff of Government Division, 30 September 2004 https://iomlawsociety.co.im/judgement/2004-45-pdf/ Safeguarding Board Isle of Man — Commission of Inquiry into the Care of Young People, May 2006, Mark Everall QC https://safeguardingboard.im/media/umje0f0c/2006-everall-commission-report.pdf BBC News — Man charged over double murder http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/1824997.stm BBC News — Man guilty of Isle of Man murders http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3226606.stm BBC News — Life for care home double killer http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3506425.stm The Guardian — Teenage friends strangled with shoelaces, murder trial told https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2003/jun/20/helencarter The Guardian — Man jailed for life for care home killings https://www.theguardian.com/society/2004/feb/20/childrensservices.crime BBC News — Double murder care inquiry opens http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4575129.stm BBC News — Island young care review damning http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/isle_of_man/4970742.stm The Guardian — Fatal errors? https://www.theguardian.com/society/2004/jan/21/childrensservices.guardiansocietysupplement BBC News — Family of murdered teenager fear killer's release on Isle of Man https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-isle-of-man-65473338 BBC News — Murdered teenagers' families share relief as killer refused release https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-isle-of-man-67242300 ITV News Granada — Family of murdered teenager fear killer’s release https://www.itv.com/news/granada/2023-05-10/family-of-murdered-teenager-fear-killers-release ITV News Granada — Families of two murdered teens say they’ll fight killer’s bid for parole https://www.itv.com/news/granada/2025-03-27/families-of-two-murdered-teens-say-theyll-fight-killers-bid-for-parole Manx Radio — Double-murderer Peter Newbery denied parole https://www.manxradio.com/news/isle-of-man-news/double-murderer-peter-newbery-denied-parole/ Isle of Man Today — ‘Never-ending nightmare’ for family as double killer set for parole hearing https://www.iomtoday.co.im/news/never-ending-nightmare-for-family-as-double-killer-set-for-parole-hearing-766118 Isle of Man Today — Anger over claims double killer was given a 'beach day' https://www.iomtoday.co.im/news/anger-over-claims-double-killer-was-given-a-beach-day-823014

    57 min

  4. May 27

    Ep 44 - The Resurrection Men - Burke & Hare

    “In the shadowed closes of Edinburgh, death became a business.” In 1828, as medical science expanded in Scotland, demand for cadavers outpaced legal supply. Into that gap stepped William Burke and William Hare — two men who realised fresh bodies commanded a price. What began as opportunistic profit soon turned deliberate. Lodgers disappeared. Payments were made in cash. Bodies were delivered for dissection, no questions asked. The discovery of what had been happening shocked Edinburgh and transformed a city’s fear into national outrage. This week, the Archive revisits a case where progress and poverty collided — and where human life became inventory. Some crimes exploit the living. Others profit from the dead. Join our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/murdermostbritishpodcast    Links to our socials and Discord! https://linktr.ee/MurderMostBritish     SOURCES From Crime to Collection: Burke and Hare at the Library https://www.nls.uk/collections/stories/scottish-history/burke-and-hare-at-the-library/ Trial of William Burke and Helen M’Dougal https://archive.org/details/b20443791 West Port Murders; or, An Authentic Account of the Atrocious Murders Committed by Burke and His Associates https://www.gutenberg.org/files/67416/67416-h/67416-h.htm  Burke and Hare https://medicine-vet-medicine.ed.ac.uk/about/history/burke-and-hare Death Mask of William Burke https://museum.rcsed.ac.uk/the-collection/key-collections/key-object-page?objID=1225&page=2 Burke Death Mask https://museum.rcsed.ac.uk/the-collection/key-collections/key-object-page?objID=2628&page=1 When Science Met Scandal: Dr Robert Knox and the Burke and Hare Murders https://rse.org.uk/resource/dr-robert-knox-burke-and-hare-murders/ Found: the faces of Burke and Hare https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2009/feb/01/burke-hare-masks The Burke and Hare Murders, Revisited, by Lisa Rosner, PhD Distinguished Professor of History, Stockton University https://rcsedlibraryandarchive.wordpress.com/2018/07/25/the-burke-and-hare-murders-revisited-by-lisa-rosner-phd-distinguished-professor-of-history-stockton-university/  Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burke_and_Hare_murders

    1h 7m

  5. May 20

    Ep 43 – The Livestream Lie – The Murder of Natalie McNally

    “In a home in Northern Ireland, a camera was turned on — but what it showed wasn’t the truth.” In 2022, concern began to grow around the disappearance of a young pregnant woman. Messages had stopped. Contact had faded. And those closest to her were left trying to understand what had changed — and when. At the centre of it was Stephen McCullagh — a local YouTuber who, at first, appeared to account for his movements in an unusual way. A livestream. A visible presence. A digital alibi that seemed, on the surface, to place him somewhere else entirely. But as investigators began to examine timelines more closely, the sequence of events no longer aligned as cleanly as it first appeared. The livestream itself became part of the enquiry — not as confirmation, but as something to be tested, questioned, and ultimately dismantled. What followed was a case built on reconstruction: of movements, of digital evidence, and of a narrative that had been carefully put forward — but could not withstand scrutiny. This week, the Archive examines a crime shaped by deception in the digital age — where presence could be manufactured, and where the truth had to be uncovered frame by frame. Some alibis are built to be seen. Others are built to mislead. Join our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/murdermostbritishpodcast      Links to our socials and Discord! https://linktr.ee/MurderMostBritish    SOURCES Belfast Telegraph - Natalie McNally killer posed as journalist and called Policing Board MLA in bid to obtain information on murder probe https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sunday-life/news/natalie-mcnally-killer-posed-as-journalist-and-called-policing-board-mla-in-bid-to-obtain-information-on-murder-probe/a/144698071.html Belfast Telegraph - ‘Target on his back’: Stephen McCullagh being held on Maghaberry Prison’s hospital wing over fears of revenge attack https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sunday-life/target-on-his-back-stephen-mccullagh-being-held-on-maghaberry-prisons-hospital-wing-over-fears-of-revenge-attack/a/144491942.html Irish Independent - From nerd to cold killer: colleague of murderer Stephen McCullagh reveals chilling transformation of monster he thought he knew https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/crime/from-nerd-to-cold-killer-colleague-of-murderer-stephen-mccullagh-reveals-chilling-transformation-of-monster-he-thought-he-knew/a206542404.html ITV NEWS - Natalie McNally partner Stephen McCullagh guilty of murder: Timeline of events https://www.itv.com/news/utv/2026-03-23/from-dating-app-to-cold-blooded-murder ITV NEWS - Jury finds Stephen McCullagh guilty of murdering Natalie McNally https://www.itv.com/news/utv/2026-03-23/jury-in-natalie-mcnally-murder-trial-retires-to-consider-verdict ITV NEWS - Killer Stephen McCullagh ‘very manipulative, very cold and calculated’ https://www.itv.com/news/utv/2026-03-23/star-witness-who-helped-unpick-murderers-conspiracy ITV NEWS - Natalie McNally’s brothers pay tribute to strength of parents after guilty verdict https://www.itv.com/news/utv/2026-03-23/natalie-mcnally-brothers-pay-tribute-to-strength-of-parents-after-guilty-verdict ITV NEWS - Prosecution in Natalie McNally murder trial tells jury Stephen McCullagh ‘lied and lied again’ https://www.itv.com/news/utv/2026-03-18/he-lied-and-lied-again-prosecution-delivers-closing-statement-in-murder-trial ITV NEWS - Evidence in Natalie McNally murder trial points to ‘some other killer’ https://www.itv.com/news/utv/2026-03-19/murder-trial-told-evidence-points-to-some-other-killer ITV NEWS - Natalie McNally considered breaking up with murder accused days before she was killed, court hears https://www.itv.com/news/utv/2026-03-13/natalie-mcnally-considered-breaking-up-with-murder-accused-court-hears ITV NEWS - Natalie McNally murder accused made ‘no comment’ response over 80 times to police https://www.itv.com/news/utv/2026-03-02/murder-accused-denies-killing-natalie-mcnally-and-tells-court-her-ex-was-abusive ITV NEWS - Natalie McNally: Chilling footage from UTV shows killer at victim’s vigil https://www.itv.com/news/utv/2026-03-27/killer-at-large-chilling-footage-shows-murderer-at-natalie-mcnallys-vigil BBC News - Man released after Natalie McNally found dead in Lurgan https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-64036113 BBC News - Natalie McNally: Police revisit Lurgan murder scene https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-64200914 BBC News - Natalie McNally: Suspect seen in victim’s street on night of Lurgan stabbing https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-64069346 BBC News - Murder accused’s tearful 999 call was an act, prosecution claims https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2d1jp8d7ryo BBC News - Pathologist says Natalie McNally endured prolonged assault https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0q3l33nwp1o BBC News - Evidence gaming broadcast was pre-recorded, murder trial hears https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj6dx390y3zo BBC News - Family comforted murder accused after Natalie McNally’s death https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj9883njdnmo BBC News - Murder accused was ‘inconsolable’ the night Natalie McNally was killed, friend says https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1w55rjq720o RTÉ - Jury sworn in at Natalie McNally murder trial https://www.rte.ie/news/ulster/2026/0216/1558769-stephen-mccullagh-court/  RTÉ - Murder trial told ex-partner was harassing McNally https://www.rte.ie/news/regional/2026/0302/1561221-stephen-mccullagh-trial/  RTÉ - Ex-partner of McNally murder accused says he assaulted her https://www.rte.ie/news/ulster/2026/0306/1561993-stephen-mccullagh-court/  RTÉ - ‘You killed her,’ says Natalie McNally’s ex-partner in court https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0309/1562456-natalie-mcnally-court/  RTÉ - Jury shown police interview with man accused of murdering McNally https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2026/0313/1563324-natalie-mcnally-court/  The Guardian - A live stream lie unravelled: how Stephen McCullagh tried to get away with pregnant girlfriend’s murder https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/mar/23/stephen-mccullagh-livestream-lies-natalie-mcnally-murder The Guardian - Man who used false gaming alibi found guilty of Natalie McNally’s murder https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/mar/23/man-false-gaming-alibi-found-guilty-natalie-mcnally-murder The Guardian - Man accused of Natalie McNally’s murder beat previous partner, court told https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/mar/06/man-accused-of-natalie-mcnallys-beat-previous-partner-court-told Irish News - Natalie McNally: Murder accused’s YouTube channel gains thousands of new subscribers following charge https://www.irishnews.com/news/northern-ireland/natalie-mcnally-murder-accuseds-youtube-channel-gains-thousands-of-new-subscribers-following-charge-CS2WZ73YQRE27OH7HJJSCTHVAU/  Irish Independent - Digital forensic analyst tells trial murder accused’s ‘live stream alibi’ was pre-recorded days before Natalie McNally was killed https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/digital-forensic-analyst-tells-trial-murder-accuseds-live-stream-alibi-was-pre-recorded-days-before-natalie-mcnally-was-killed/a954312861.html  Irish Independent - Natalie McNally’s ex-boyfriend arrested last week ‘over threats to kill woman’, court hears https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/natalie-mcnallys-ex-boyfriend-arrested-last-week-over-threats-to-kill-woman-court-hears/a/140398856.html  Irish Legal News - Murder trial to continue despite barristers’ strike https://www.irishlegal.com/articles/murder-trial-to-continue-despite-barristers-strike Wikipedia - Murder of Natalie McNally https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Natalie_McNally

    57 min

  6. May 13

    Ep 42 - The Devil’s Daughter - Sharon Carr

    “In Camberley, a young woman left a nightclub and disappeared into the dark. By morning, her body had been found near a cemetery path — and the truth, when it finally emerged, seemed almost impossible to believe.” In 1992, 18-year-old Katie Rackliff was found murdered near Farnborough. The attack was so violent, so extreme, that police believed they were hunting a man. But years later, the investigation led somewhere no one had expected. To a schoolgirl. Sharon Carr was just twelve years old when Katie was killed. What followed became one of the most disturbing stories in modern British crime — not only because of the brutality of the murder, but because of what it forced people to confront about childhood, violence, intent, and capability. This week, the Archive examines the killing of Katie Rackliff — and the long shadow cast by the girl who would become known as The Devil’s Daughter. Some cases are frightening for their cruelty. Others for their impossibility. This one was both. Join our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/murdermostbritishpodcast    Links to our socials and Discord! https://linktr.ee/MurderMostBritish   SOURCES R (Carr) v Secretary of State for Justice [2020] EWHC 487 (Admin) https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Admin/2020/487.html  ICO, 9 Feb 2023, IC-194913-C6X3 — Freedom of Information Act 2000 Decision Notice https://ico.org.uk/media2/migrated/decision-notices/4024151/ic-194913-c6x3.pdf The Times — “Woman of 19 Stabbed to Death” (8 Jun 1992) https://archive.org/stream/NewsUK1992UKEnglish/Jun%2008%201992%2C%20The%20Times%2C%20%2364353%2C%20UK%20%28en%29_djvu.txt The Independent — “Murder charge girl’s chilling ‘diary of death’” (27 Feb 1997) https://www.independent.co.uk/news/murder-charge-girl-s-chilling-diary-of-death-1280819.html The Independent — “I was born to be a killer. Every night I see the Devil in my dreams” (26 Mar 1997) https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/i-was-born-to-be-a-killer-every-night-i-see-the-devil-in-my-dreams-1275032.html The Independent — “The girl who killed aged 12” (26 Mar 1997) https://www.independent.co.uk/news/the-girl-who-killed-aged-12-1275008.html The Independent — “Britain’s youngest female murderer ‘makes bid for release’” (27 Sept 2022) https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/britain-youngest-female-murderer-parole-release-b2176083.html The Times — conviction/sentencing coverage (26 Mar 1997) https://archive.org/stream/NewsUK1997UKEnglish/Mar%2026%201997%2C%20The%20Times%2C%20%2365847%2C%20UK%20%28en%29_djvu.txt SurreyLive — “Katie killer set to fight murder conviction” (21 Oct 2003) https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/local-news/katie-killer-set-fight-murder-4853422   LBC — “Britain’s youngest female murderer who stabbed stranger at age 12 learns fate” (3 Aug 2023) https://www.lbc.co.uk/article/devils-daughter-britains-youngest-female-murderer-stabbed-stranger-parole-board-DWzdFb_2/ Daily Mirror — “‘Devil’s Daughter’ who killed woman at age 12 won’t be freed as she’s ‘still violent’” (9 Aug 2023) https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/devils-daughter-who-killed-woman-30664584 Double murderer aged 15: Girl given life sentence https://www.standard.co.uk/hp/front/double-murderer-aged-15-girl-given-life-sentence-6511078.html  Wikipedia — Sharon Carr https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharon_Carr Sunday Mirror — DEVIL'S DAUGHTER TO WED THE MUM KILLER https://www.thefreelibrary.com/DEVIL%27S+DAUGHTER+TO+WED+THE+MUM+KILLER%3B+Murderers+fall+in+love+in...-a075419576  PASSION KILLERS; Cons cancel wedding after hearing of each other's evil. https://www.thefreelibrary.com/PASSION+KILLERS%3B+Cons+cancel+wedding+after+hearing+of+each+other's...-a077740168  Jo Frost On Britain's Killer Kids- Sharon Carr - Documentary - Prime Video. Amazon.  Crimewatch UK Episode 17/09/1992

    55 min

  7. May 6

    Ep 41 - Blood in the Valley - The Clydach Murders

    “In a quiet Welsh village, four lives were taken in a single night — and nothing would ever feel ordinary again.” In June 1999, the village of Clydach awoke to unimaginable horror. Inside a family home, Mandy Power, her two young daughters, and her elderly mother were found brutally murdered. The violence was concentrated, personal, and devastating — leaving a small community reeling and the rest of Wales in shock. As detectives began piecing together the timeline, the case became larger than one house — drawing intense scrutiny, fierce debate, and years of argument over what mattered most: the evidence, the narrative, and what a jury could be asked to accept. This week, the Archive examines one of Wales’s most significant modern cases — tracing the night itself, the investigation that followed, and the questions that never fully stop circulating around it. Some crimes fracture a community. The Archive remembers the fault lines — and what was built across them. Join our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/murdermostbritishpodcast  Links to our socials and Discord! https://linktr.ee/MurderMostBritish    SOURCES — ORDERED BY SOURCE HIERARCHY COURT OF APPEAL 2005 - REGINA -v DAVID GEORGE MORRIS https://www.bailii.org/cgi-bin/format.cgi?doc=/ew/cases/EWCA/Crim/2005/1246.html&query=(Morris.)+AND+(R)+AND+(v)+AND+(2005)  ICO, 11 Apr 2024, IC-259405-LON8 - Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) Decision notice https://ico.org.uk/media2/migrated/decision-notices/4029182/ic-259405-l0n8.pdf  ICO, 7 Jul 2023, IC-209640-X6N8 - Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) Decision notice https://ico.org.uk/media2/migrated/decision-notices/4025845/ic-209640-x6n8.pdf   South Wales Police Statement - Clydach Murders https://www.south-wales.police.uk/news/south-wales/news/2021/january/south-wales-police-statement---clydach-murders/  South Wales Police — response to BBC Wales documentary (9 Nov 2020) https://www.south-wales.police.uk/news/south-wales/news/2020/south-wales-police-response-to-the-bbc-wales-clydach-murders-documentary/  The Observer / Guardian — “The valley of death” (4 Jul 1999) https://www.theguardian.com/uk/1999/jul/04/theobserver.uknews1  The Independent — “Man ‘massacred family of four after sexual rebuff’” (23 Apr 2002) https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/man-massacred-family-of-four-after-sexual-rebuff-9211280.html  The Independent — “Collapse of juror halts family ‘massacre’ trial” (24 Apr 2002) https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/collapse-of-juror-halts-family-massacre-trial-9146047.html  The Guardian — “Ex-police officer tells of death of lesbian lover” (7/8 May 2002) https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2002/may/08/sarahhall  The Guardian — “Life for three generation murderer” (28 Jun 2002) https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2002/jun/29/ukcrime.sarahhall  The Independent — “Life for killer who beat family of four to death in fit of jealous rage” (29 Jun 2002) https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/life-for-killer-who-beat-family-of-four-to-death-in-fit-of-jealous-rage-182076.html  The Guardian — “Conviction quashed in case of four murders” (4 May 2005) https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2005/may/04/ukcrime.helencarter  The Independent — “Man convicted of murder did not get fair trial due to lawyer’s conflict of interest” (4 May 2005) https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/man-convicted-of-murder-did-not-get-fair-trial-due-to-lawyer-s-conflict-of-interest-495031.html  The Guardian — “Four life terms for family killer after seven-year legal battle” (17/18 Aug 2006) https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2006/aug/18/ukcrime.martinwainwright  The Independent — “Former builder guilty of family ‘massacre’” (17 Aug 2006) https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/former-builder-guilty-of-family-massacre-412304.html  The Independent — “Man who murdered three generations of a family gets life” (18 Aug 2006) https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/man-who-murdered-three-generations-of-a-family-gets-life-412386.html  The Independent — “Police speak to ‘new witnesses’ over brutal murder of family after TV documentary” (11 Nov 2020) https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/clydach-murders-mandy-power-documentary-new-witnesses-b1721208.html  ITV Wales — “Police commission independent forensic review of Clydach Murders evidence” (19 Jan 2021) https://www.itv.com/news/wales/2021-01-19/police-commission-independent-forensic-review-of-clydach-murders-evidence  ITV Wales — “Man convicted of the Clydach murders David Morris has died in prison” (20/23 Aug 2021) https://www.itv.com/news/wales/2021-08-20/man-convicted-of-the-clydach-murders-has-died-in-prison-it-has-been-announced  The Guardian — “Clydach murders: police review claims sock links Dai Morris to scene” (18 Oct 2021) https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/oct/18/clydach-murders-police-review-claims-sock-links-dai-morris-to-scene  ITV Wales — “Clydach Murders: Key forensic evidence found on sock during review” (19 Oct 2021) https://www.itv.com/news/wales/2021-10-18/key-forensic-evidence-found-on-sock-during-review-of-clydach-murders  The Independent — “Clydach murders: Blood-stained sock ‘supports’ conviction of Dai Morris for 1999 killings, police say” (19 Oct 2021) https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/blood-sock-david-dai-morris-clydach-b1940688.html  Sky News - Clydach murders: Blood-stained sock links David Morris to scene of killings, police say https://news.sky.com/story/blood-stained-sock-links-man-convicted-of-clydach-murders-in-forensic-review-12437760  ITV Wales — “Family call on supporters of Clydach murderer David Morris to accept his guilt” (9 Nov 2021) https://www.itv.com/news/wales/2021-11-09/family-call-on-supporters-of-clydach-murderer-to-accept-his-guilt  Evening Standard / PA — “Family call on supporters of murderer to accept his guilt” (8 Nov 2021) https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/david-morris-south-wales-lewis-swansea-stephen-b965066.html  Sky News — “‘I became the devil’: Trauma of woman wrongly suspected of murdering an entire family in Clydach” (29 Jan 2022) https://news.sky.com/story/i-became-the-devil-trauma-of-woman-wrongly-suspected-of-murdering-an-entire-family-in-clydach-12527037  ITV Wales — “Murder in The Valleys: The true story of the Clydach murders - Wales' biggest police investigation” (9 Feb 2022) https://www.itv.com/news/wales/2022-02-09/the-true-story-of-the-clydach-murders-wales-biggest-police-investigation  The Standard - Chain of lies led to Morris https://www.standard.co.uk/hp/front/chain-of-lies-led-to-morris-6310564.html  The Observer / Guardian — “Who killed Mandy and her family?” (23 Nov 2003) https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2003/nov/23/ukcrime  City Journal - Murder Most Foul https://www.city-journal.org/article/murder-most-foul  Documentary - The Clydach Murders: Beyond Reasonable Doubt - BBC Wales Investigates 2020

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  8. Apr 29

    Ep 40 - The Secret in Derryraghan - The Murder of Gerry McGinley

    “Near the border, a man vanished — and the story left behind began to shift.” In August 2000, Gerry McGinley disappeared from his home. At first, there was an explanation: he had left suddenly, afraid that someone was trying to set him up. But Gerry’s absence did not settle into an ordinary missing person case. The longer he remained gone, the more questions gathered around the life he had left behind — a strained marriage, private loyalties, old suspicions, and people whose accounts did not sit easily together. As police began to follow the threads, the case moved between Northern Ireland and the Republic, drawing in family, business connections, and a story that became harder to believe the closer it was examined. This week, the Archive examines the disappearance and murder of Gerry McGinley — a case shaped by secrecy, suspicion, and the uneasy spaces between what was said, what was hidden, and what could finally be proved. Some people disappear into distance. Others are made to disappear by those closest to them.   Join our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/murdermostbritishpodcast  Links to our socials and Discord! https://linktr.ee/MurderMostBritish    SOURCES The Queen v Julie McGinley and Michael Monaghan https://www.judiciaryni.uk/files/judiciaryni/decisions/Queen%20v%20Julie%20McGinley%20and%20Michael%20Monaghan.pdf  Court of Appeal Judgment https://www.judiciaryni.uk/files/judiciaryni/decisions/R%20v%20McGinley%20and%20Another.pdf  The Guardian - Businessman murdered by wife and lover, court told https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2002/sep/17/rosiecowan  The Guardian - Sex secrets of killer widow https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2002/dec/08/theobserver.uknews1 Irish Independent - McGinley had a conviction for raping a Garda's wife https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/mcginley-had-a-conviction-for-raping-a-gardas-wife/26249088.html   Irish Independent - Body in woods may be link in sex triangle trial mystery https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/body-in-woods-may-be-link-in-sex-triangle-trial-mystery/26082464.html   Irish Independent - A sorry tale of sex, blackmail and death https://www.independent.ie/opinion/analysis/a-sorry-tale-of-sex-blackmail-and-death/26249059.html  Irish Independent -  Lovers 'killed husband to keep their affair secret' https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/lovers-killed-husband-to-keep-their-affair-secret/26034814.html  BBC News - Lovers guilty of murdering husband http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/2540273.stm  BBC News - Killers 'must serve 15 years' http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/2752413.stm  BBC News - Killers refused appeal to Lords http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/6126302.stm  The Irish Examiner - Murdered businessman buried - three years later https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-30091959.html  The Guardian - 'Black widow' in fresh fight to clear name https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2007/dec/09/ukcrime.society  Fermanagh Herald - Woman who murdered husband starts new life https://fermanaghherald.com/2015/09/woman-who-murdered-husband-starts-new-life/  Belfast Telegraph - Husband killer Julie McGinley lives cushy double life with former BBC producer https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sunday-life/news/husband-killer-julie-mcginley-lives-cushy-double-life-with-former-bbc-producer/a/118607591.html  Belfast Telegraph - Black Widow killer sets up love nest on prison day release https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/black-widow-killer-sets-up-love-nest-on-prison-day-release/a/118622564.html  Belfast Telegraph - Northern Ireland woman who had husband beaten to death now running dog-minding business - Julie McGinley now living in Belfast https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sunday-life/news/northern-ireland-woman-who-had-husband-beaten-to-death-now-running-dog-minding-business-julie-mcginley-now-living-in-belfast/a/114995433.html  Belfast Telegraph - Video: 'Black Widow' killer Julie McGinley released from prison https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/video/video-black-widow-killer-julie-mcginley-released-from-prison/a/118095122.html  The Irish Times - Murder trial hears love notes found in van https://www.irishtimes.com/news/murder-trial-hears-love-notes-found-in-van-1.1097415  The Irish Times - Wife was suspect within fortnight after man disappeared, court told https://www.irishtimes.com/news/wife-was-suspect-within-fortnight-after-man-disappeared-court-told-1.1097546  The Irish Times - Blunt-force trauma caused death https://www.irishtimes.com/news/blunt-force-trauma-caused-death-1.1210307  The Irish Examiner - 'Lovers murdered husband' court told https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-30068466.html  The Irish Examiner - Wife and lover guilty of murdering husband https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-30079230.html  Irish Independent -  Murder case evidence plea from lawyer https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/murder-case-evidence-plea-from-lawyer/26091554.html

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A British-American couple unearths haunting murders from across the United Kingdom, Ireland, and neighbouring islands — one file at a time. Deep dives, dark humour, and cases that linger long after the verdict. Welcome to Murder Most British.

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