Murder Most British

Rachel & Zach
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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.

  1. 3D AGO

    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

  2. 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

    1h 2m

  3. 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

    51 min

  4. APR 22

    Ep 39 - The Meon Hill Murder of Charles Walton (w/ Fauna Blakewell)

    “In a Warwickshire field at the end of winter, an old man was found dead — and the story around him would grow darker with every retelling.” On 14 February 1945, 74-year-old farm labourer Charles Walton was discovered on Meon Hill, near the village of Lower Quinton. The violence was shocking for its setting: rural, familiar, close-knit. Wartime Britain was nearing victory abroad — yet in this quiet corner of England, a murder unfolded that would outlive generations. The case drew national attention, and among those brought in was famed detective Chief Inspector Robert Fabian. In the years that followed, rumours of witchcraft, ritual, and ancient grudges began to attach themselves to the case, sometimes obscuring the simpler question at its heart: who killed Charles Walton, and why? This week, joined by researcher, writer and pagan wise woman Fauna Blakewell, the Archive returns to Meon Hill — separating folklore from fact, tracing the enquiry, and examining how mystery grows where certainty never arrives. Some cases gather stories as the years pass. The Archive goes back to where it began.   Join our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/murdermostbritishpodcast   Links to our socials and Discord! https://linktr.ee/MurderMostBritish Fauna Blakewell, Echoes from the loam links! https://linktr.ee/Echoesfromtheloam  Sources   Book The Case that Foiled Fabian - Simon Reed https://www.amazon.co.uk/Case-that-Foiled-Fabian-Witchcraft/dp/0752493574  Uncovering Warwickshire's sinister secret https://www.bbc.co.uk/coventry/features/weird-warwickshire/1945-witchcraft-murder.shtml  Killing of Charles Walton https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Walton_(murder_victim)  Weird Warwickshire https://www.bbc.co.uk/coventry/content/articles/2006/06/26/weird_witchcraft_murder_feature.shtml  Murder in Long Compton https://www.ourwarwickshire.org.uk/content/article/murder-long-compton Ritual Murder in Rural England: The Strange Case of Charles Walton https://cvltnation.com/ritual-murder-rural-england-strange-case-charles-walton/ The "Witchcraft" Murder Mystery https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/167907737  The Law Society Gazette - Bewitched by murders https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/analysis/bewitched-by-murders/2568.article  VICE - The Unsolved ‘Witchcraft’ Murder That Shocked Britain  https://www.vice.com/en/article/charles-walton-murder-victim/

    55 min

  5. APR 15

    Ep 38 - Limbs in the Loch - The Barry Wallace Murder

    “In the still waters of Loch Lomond, something surfaced that no one was meant to find.” In December 1999, a passer-by walking near the loch made a discovery that would unsettle Scotland. Human remains — severed limbs — had been left in the water, concealed but not gone. What followed was a painstaking investigation to identify the victim, reconstruct the final hours, and determine who had gone to such lengths to dispose of a body piece by piece. The victim was 18-year-old Barry Wallace, last seen in Glasgow. The case would become defined by recovery sites, forensic reconstruction, and the slow, methodical work of turning fragments into a timeline. This week, the Archive traces a story of concealment — where water carried evidence to the surface, and where the truth refused to stay submerged. Even in deep water, the truth has a way of rising. Join our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/murdermostbritishpodcast  Links to our socials and Discord! https://linktr.ee/MurderMostBritish  SOURCES LEGAL DOCUMENTS https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/media/4q5joiar/2025csoh63-william-frederick-ian-beggs-for-judicial-review-of-a-decision-of-the-parole-board-for-scotland-dated-27-february-2024.pdf  https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/media/lqwcxxtl/court-of-session-judgement-appeal-by-william-frederick-ian-beggs-against-the-scottish-information-commissioner-29-september-2023.pdf  https://hudoc.echr.coe.int/app/conversion/docx/?library=ECHR&id=001-114250&filename=CASE%20OF%20BEGGS%20v.%20THE%20UNITED%20KINGDOM.docx&logEvent=False BBC NEWS http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/1569334.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/1593920.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/1593493.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/1595305.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/1594069.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/4876482.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/2118762.stm https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0x24zgne3po https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-33610826 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-36528499 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-25828605 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-20229963 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-13376676 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/1595854.stm#:~:text=A%20man%20convicted%20of%20murdering,levels%20and%20two%20A%2Dlevels.  OTHER NEWS ARTICLES https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2001/oct/13/highereducation.education1 https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12142978.jury-told-how-dog-walker-found-severed-head-on-sands-distress-in-court-as-close-up-picture-shown/ https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/23637973.true-crime-william-beggs-limbs-loch-killer/ https://www.scotsman.com/news/father-tells-how-he-had-to-identify-sons-severed-head-2467058 https://www.thefreelibrary.com/LIMBS+IN+THE+LOCH%3A+GAY+RIPPER+CAGED%3A+A+strange+schoolboy%2C+%27Ian%27+grew...-a079100333 https://www.thefreelibrary.com/TEARS+OF+HORROR%3B+Jury+see+Barry%27s+severed+head+on+beach+Limbs+In+The...-a078759597

    53 min

  6. APR 8

    Ep 37 - The Sirhowy Arms Murder of Cerys Yemm

    “In the early hours of a November morning, a call to police led to a scene that would dominate headlines by dawn.” In November 2014, police were called to the Sirhowy Arms Hotel in the village of Argoed after reports of a violent disturbance inside one of the rooms. What officers encountered when they entered the building was shocking — a scene of extreme violence and a young woman already beyond help. Within hours, the story spread across the country. A nickname took hold in the press. Speculation travelled faster than confirmed fact. But behind the headlines was a short, chaotic sequence of events — involving drug use, mental health struggles, a violent attack, and the suspect collapsing shortly after police restrained him. This week, the Archive steps carefully through that night — separating verified evidence from sensational framing, and examining how quickly a narrative can overtake understanding. Some headlines arrive louder than the facts beneath them. Come Join our Patreon here! https://www.patreon.com/MurderMostBritishPodcast  Links to our socials and Discord! https://linktr.ee/MurderMostBritish  Sources ITV News Wales – 'Cannibal' murder could have been prevented, says alleged killer's mother https://www.itv.com/news/wales/update/2014-11-11/b-b-owner-describes-murder-discovery-in-hotel/ The Independent – 'He's eating her': 999 phone call about 'cannibal killer' attack at Welsh hotel https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/cannibal-killer-matthew-williams-latest-999-phone-call-cerys-yemm-hes-eating-her-welsh-hotel-sirhowy-arms-argoed-caerphilly-a7632896.html  The Guardian – ‘Cannibalism’ case man should have been in hospital, says his mother https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/nov/10/cannibalism-case-man-hospital-says-mother Guardian – ‘Cannibal’ killing of woman at hostel in Wales as suspected attacker is left dead https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/nov/07/cannibalistic-attack-sirhowy-arms-argoed-caerphilly Guardian – 'Cannibal' murder triggered by illegal drugs, says health watchdog https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/mar/30/cannibal-triggered-by-attackers-illegal-drugtaking-says-health-watchdog Guardian – Woman killed in ‘cannibal’ attack died of sharp force trauma, inquest hears https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/nov/21/postmortem-cerys-yemm-cannibal-attack-sharp-force-trauma  South Wales Argus – ARGOED INQUEST: Timeline of double hotel deaths https://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/15205372.argoed-inquest-timeline-of-double-hotel-deaths/  South Wales Argus – ARGOED INQUEST: Hotel owner walked in on 'bloodbath' https://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/15205494.argoed-inquest-hotel-owner-walked-in-on-bloodbath/  South Wales Argus – Gwent Police officers acted with 'reasonable and necessary force' prior to death of Matthew Williams, IPCC investigation finds https://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/15205926.gwent-police-officers-acted-with-reasonable-and-necessary-force-prior-to-death-of-matthew-williams-ipcc-investigation-finds/  South Wales Argus – ARGOED INQUEST: ‘I’ve never been so scared’ - police officer who tasered Matthew Williams https://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/15162375.argoed-inquest-ive-never-been-so-scared-police-officer-who-tasered-matthew-williams/  South Wales Argus – ARGOED DEATHS: Inquest opens into death of Matthew Williams https://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/11644927.argoed-deaths-inquest-opens-into-death-of-matthew-williams/  South Wales Argus – ARGOED INQUEST: Killer Matthew Williams 'was taking amphetamine nearly every day' https://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/15176713.argoed-inquest-killer-matthew-williams-was-taking-amphetamine-nearly-every-day/  South Wales Argus – Argoed Inquest: Probation staff ‘had no power’ over hotel killer https://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/15187598.argoed-inquest-probation-staff-had-no-power-over-hotel-killer/  Police Professional – Officers cleared of wrongdoing in cannibal murder case https://policeprofessional.com/news/officers-cleared-of-wrongdoing-in-cannibal-murder-case/ Hold The Front Page – Killer’s dad complains to IPSO after regional dailies call son a ‘cannibal’ https://www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk/2017/news/killers-dad-complains-to-ipso-after-regional-dailies-call-son-a-cannibal/ BBC News – Argoed inquest: Matthew Williams 'had cardiac arrest' https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-39371150  BBC News – Mother says son should have been in hospital https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-29981512  BBC News – Argoed hostel killer 'seemed pretty well', inquest hears https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-39405038  BBC News – Matthew Williams: Argoed residents call for cannibal murder B&B to close https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-30111606  BBC News – Matthew Williams: Killer found bent over lifeless victim https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-30003796  Resolution Statement 02138-14 Williams v South Wales Evening Post https://www.ipso.co.uk/rulings/02138-14/  Wales Online – Hotel killer Matthew Williams was a ‘time bomb’ after being released from prison https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/hotel-killer-matthew-williams-time-12847826  Caerphilly Observer  – Argoed murder inquest: The evidence heard so far https://caerphilly.observer/news/963874/argoed-murder-inquest-the-evidence-heard-so-far/

    54 min

  7. APR 1

    Ep 36 - The Angel of Bristol - The Murder of Becky Watts

    “In a quiet Bristol suburb, a fourteen-year-old girl vanished from her own home.” In February 2015, Becky Watts was reported missing after she failed to turn up at school. Her bedroom door stood open. Her phone was gone. There were no obvious signs of forced entry. At first, it was treated as a missing-person case. Posters went up. Appeals were broadcast. Volunteers searched nearby parks and streets. But within days, investigators began to suspect something far more deliberate — something that had not come from outside the house at all. What followed was a case that unsettled the country: one built on planning, deception, and a betrayal that felt almost impossible to comprehend. This week, the Archive traces the timeline — from disappearance to discovery — and examines how a family home became the centre of one of the most disturbing crimes in modern British memory. Some doors do not need to be forced to hide something terrible. Join our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/MurderMostBritishPodcast Links to Socials and Discord https://linktr.ee/MurderMostBritish    SOURCES Court of Appeal (Criminal Division). (2016). R v Matthews & Hoare [2016] EWCA Crim 886. BAILII. https://www.bailii.org/cgi-bin/format.cgi?doc=/ew/cases/EWCA/Crim/2016/886.html&query=(Matthews)+AND+(Hoare) BBC News. (2015, February 28). Two arrested over missing teenager Becky Watts. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-31684017 BBC News. (2015, October 9). Becky Watts murder trial: Evidence presented in court. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-34464909 BBC News. (2015, November 11). Becky Watts murder: Nathan Matthews guilty, Shauna Hoare guilty of manslaughter. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-34790804 BBC News. (2015, November 13). Becky Watts killers sentenced. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-34812317 BBC News. (2015, April 17). Becky Watts funeral ‘celebration of her life’. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-32335353 The Guardian. (2015, March 2). Becky Watts: timeline of the 16-year-old’s disappearance. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/mar/02/becky-watts-disappearance-timeline-16-year-old-bristol The Guardian. (2015, October 7). Becky Watts was killed in sexually motivated attack, jury told. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/oct/07/becky-watts-was-killed-in-sexually-motivated-attack-jury-told The Guardian. (2015, October 12). Becky Watts accused giggled during interrogation, court told. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/oct/12/becky-watts-accused-giggled-during-interrogation-court-told The Guardian. (2015, November 11). Nathan Matthews and Shauna Hoare turned dark fantasies into reality. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/nov/11/nathan-matthews-shauna-hoare-becky-watts-dark-fantasies-reality The Guardian. (2015, November 13). Becky Watts trial: Judge cries as killers sentenced. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/nov/13/becky-watts-trial-judge-cries-nathan-matthews-shauna-hoare The Guardian. (2015, April 17). Becky Watts funeral: relatives pay tribute to “angel of Bristol”. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/apr/17/becky-watts-funeral-bristol The Guardian. (2016, June 23). Becky Watts killers lose conviction and sentence appeals. https://www.theguardian.com/law/2016/jun/23/becky-watts-killers-lose-conviction-and-sentence-appeals The Guardian. (2018, January 29). Becky Watts case review finds eight services failed murdered teenager. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/jan/29/becky-watts-case-review-finds-eight-services-failed-murdered-teenager Daily Mirror. (2015). Becky Watts murder trial: Read full transcript of stepbrother’s confession to police. https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/becky-watts-murder-trial-read-6677073 Sky News. (2015). Two held over missing teen Becky Watts. https://news.sky.com/story/two-held-over-missing-teen-becky-watts-10369645 ITV News. (2023, September 1). Becky Watts’ mum’s anger as daughter’s killer Shauna Hoare is released from prison. https://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/2023-09-01/mums-anger-as-evil-woman-who-killed-becky-watts-released-from-prison ITV News West Country. (2015). Becky Watts trial coverage (Day 1–21). https://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/story/2015-10-06/becky-watts-trial-day-1/   Channel 4. (2019). Becky Watts: Police Tapes  Book - Darren Galsworthy - Becky: The heartbreaking story of Becky Watts.  Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Becky_Watts

    53 min

  8. MAR 25

    Ep 35 - A Killing in Queen’s Park - The Murder of Moira Jones

    “In the fading light beside Queen’s Park, a short walk home slipped quietly out of sight.” On 28 May 2008, Moira Jones left her boyfriend’s flat in Glasgow’s southside and began the familiar walk along Queen’s Drive. The route was ordinary. The park beside it was well known. It was late, but not unusually so. Before midnight, she was seen walking near the edge of the park. By morning, police cordons stretched between trees and hedgerows. A major investigation began almost immediately — one that would move quickly, draw intense public attention, and stretch beyond Scotland’s borders. The case that followed would test timelines, trace movements, and force investigators to reconstruct a night that had slipped out of sight in a place people crossed every day. This week, the Archive walks the perimeter of Queen’s Park — examining the night itself, and the enquiry that followed. Some routes feel routine — until they aren’t. Join our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/MurderMostBritishPodcast Links to our socials and Discord! https://linktr.ee/MurderMostBritish SOURCES BBC News — Moira Jones murder investigation http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/7990261.stm BBC News — Offender 'admitted' Moira murder http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/mobile/scotland/glasgow_and_west/7946897.stm BBC News — Moira accused agreed extradition http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/7941774.stm BBC News — Court hears of 'agitated' Moira http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/7948620.stm BBC News — CCTV shown in murder trial (2009) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/7972347.stm BBC News — Man found guilty of Moira murder http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/7989422.stm BBC News — 'Terrible evil' in dear green place http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/7986386.stm BBC News — Moira witness jailed for attack http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/7990123.stm BBC News — HMA v Marek Harcar (Sentencing summary PDF) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/pdfs/08_04_09_marek_harcar.pdf The Guardian — Slovakian man jailed for murder of Glasgow businesswoman Moira Jones https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2009/apr/08/slovakian-jailed-murder-glasgow The Herald — Moira Jones killer to serve rest of his sentence in native homeland https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16222642.moira-jones-killer-serve-rest-sentence-native-homeland/ BBC News — Catching the park killer who vanished 'like a ghost' https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-44209631 STV News — Moira Jones: Brutal murder that stunned a city ten years on (2018) https://archive.news.stv.tv/archive/1416294-moira-jones-legacy-of-2008-murder-that-stunned-glasgow.html BBC News — The diary of my daughter's murder: 'We were in hell on earth' https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-53909462 BBC News — The park murder victim's family helping others grieve https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-65675797

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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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