The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast

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The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast

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 ontruecrimeenthusiast@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) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. 2D AGO

    Lucy's Story - Part 1

    The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast returns for Series 10 with a tale from back in 2018, a dive into the tragic case of 13 year old Southampton teenager Lucy McHugh, who set out to keep an appointment one warm July morning - and never returned. The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, involving a child and including descriptions of injury detail, that some listeners may find disturbing or distressing, so discretion is advised whilst listening in. 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/) The Slow Day - I Can't SleepA Certain Ratio - The Big E The True Crime Enthusiast's Fundraiser For Macmillan Cancer Support References - produced on request, in full at tales end. Follow/Contact/Support The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast FacebookFacebook Discussion GroupTwitterInstagramYoutubeWebsiteTTCE MerchandisePatreon Page The episode is dedicated to Lucy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 9m

  2. MAY 28

    Peter The Confessor - Part 2

    Back in the early 1980's, Peter Alan Fell was several things: Falklands and Northern Ireland war hero, Army Boxing champion - so how then did he, in July 1984, come to be stood in the dock of Winchester Crown Court charged with the brutal murders of Hampshire women 42 year old Ann Lee, and 66 year old Margaret Johnson? Brilliant detective work - or not? Find out in the second and concluding part of a two part story. The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, including descriptions of injury detail, that some listeners may find disturbing or distressing, so discretion is advised whilst listening in. 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/) Molly Half Head - BarnyConcrete Club - Jackie Don't Mind The True Crime Enthusiast's Fundraiser For Macmillan Cancer Support ReferencesFell, R v [2001] EWCA Crim 696 (22nd March, 2001) (bailii.org)Peter Alan Fell | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderersFell, Peter - Criminal Cases Review Commission (ccrc.gov.uk)(35) Peter Fell (Full Documentary) Trial and Error | Dark Crimes - YouTubeAssorted articles available via British Newspaper Archive and Newspapers.com‘Trial And Error’ – David Jessell (1994) pp 59-82 Follow/Contact/Support The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast FacebookFacebook Discussion GroupTwitterInstagramYoutubeWebsiteTTCE MerchandisePatreon Page The episode is dedicated to Ann and Margaret and their families - in Memory. Peter also. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 13m

  3. MAY 21

    Peter The Confessor - Part 1

    On a cold spring day in May 1982, two friends, Ann Lee and Margaret Johnson, set off for what would be their final dogwalk together around a familiar area of common land to them in the town of Aldershot, in Hampshire. Their final walk, because during it, Ann and Margaret met a crazed killer. Yet, within hours of the murder, had their killer called police and given his name and address? And when this wasn't acted upon, had he then called again just over a year later, to confess to the killings? I'll tell you, in the first of a two part story. The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, including descriptions of injury detail, that some listeners may find disturbing or distressing, so discretion is advised whilst listening in. 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/) The Stone Roses - Driving SouthThe Duke Spirit - Cuts Across The Land The True Crime Enthusiast's Fundraiser For Macmillan Cancer Support References - produced upon request and in full upon tale's end. Follow/Contact/Support The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast FacebookFacebook Discussion GroupTwitterInstagramYoutubeWebsiteTTCE MerchandisePatreon Page The episode is dedicated to Ann and Margaret and their families. In Memory. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 8m

  4. MAY 14

    The Sad Death Of 'The Ruddles Man'

    Cruelty is never far away from some homes - some people suffer largely in silence, and when that cruelty begins to show, they will come out with allsorts of reasoning. 'I fell. I bumped into this or that'. It's a very real thing is domestic violence, and the tale I bring this time around shows it isn't always the archetypal abuser that is commonly perceived. Sometimes, sadly, it ends in utter horror and tragedy. The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, including descriptions of injury detail, that some listeners may find disturbing or distressing, so discretion is advised whilst listening in. 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/) Maximo Park - Books From BoxesMatt Berninger - Bonnet Of Pins The True Crime Enthusiast's Fundraiser For Macmillan Cancer Support References - produced upon request and in full upon arc's end.R. v. Rickards SR Maureen Rickards Youtube Assorted articles taken from BBC News; The Times; The Telegraph, Daily Mail; Daily Mirror; Kent Online Follow/Contact/Support The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast FacebookFacebook Discussion GroupTwitterInstagramYoutubeWebsiteTTCE MerchandisePatreon Page Remembering Jeremy. The episode is dedicated to him. Helplines Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 17m

  5. APR 19

    The Lost Girls: Part 10 - The Aftermath

    The Lost Girls multi-parter comes full circle this time around on The True Crime Enthusiast, as for the final part I housekeep the tale of Susan, Caroline, Sarah, Theresa and Jennifer. We look at the years following Black’s crimes for their families, at all developments in the tale overall, and ask the question: How many more Lost Girls are there out there? The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, including disturbing descriptions of a sexual nature and involving children, that some listeners may find extremely disturbing or distressing, so discretion is advised whilst listening in. 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/) Madrugada - Hands Up - I Love YouDelerium and Nadina - Monarch The True Crime Enthusiast's Fundraiser For Macmillan Cancer Support References - assorted articles from BBC and available via Newspapers.com and British Newspaper Archive Bibliography/Further Reading ’Well Done Boys’: The Life And Crimes Of Robert Black – Robert Church (1996) Robert Black: Evil Child Killer. Real-Life Crimes Vol. 108. (1993). The Murder of Childhood: Inside the Mind of One of Britain's Most Notorious Child Murderers – Ray Wyre and Tim Tate (1995) (Updated 25th Anniversary Edition) Fear the Stranger: the Story of Britain's Biggest Child-Murder Hunt – Hector Clark (1994). The Face of Evil: The True Story of the Serial Killer Robert Black – Robert Giles and Chris Clark (2017). End Of Innocence – Zoe Apostolides (2022). There Came A Day – Patricia L Cardy (2021). Follow/Contact/Support The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast FacebookFacebook Discussion GroupTwitterInstagramYoutubeWebsiteTTCE MerchandisePatreon Page The Lost Girls arc is dedicated to Susan, Caroline, Sarah, Jennifer, Theresa, Laura, and all the other Lost Girls and their families. In Memory. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 15m

  6. APR 14

    The Lost Girls: Part 9 - Jennifer

    The new red bicycle had fast become her pride and joy, all of her friends had seen it, and one sunny afternoon in August 1981, nine year old Jennifer Cardy set off from her home in Ballinderry to cycle the short distance to show the first friend she had it again, so excited was she. As a small Datsun van passed her as she did, Jennifer had no idea that a predator, a monster, was waiting for her. It would take thirty years, but the wheels of justice did eventually turn for Jennifer, and the individual who made her the Lost Girl we haven't yet mentioned through the arc finally stood in the dock. He needs no introduction, or is deserving of her name being spoken. This is Jennifer's story. The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, including disturbing descriptions of a sexual nature and involving children, that some listeners may find extremely disturbing or distressing, so discretion is advised whilst listening in. 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/) The Duke Spirit - Cuts Across The LandTrembling Blue Stars - Before We Know It The True Crime Enthusiast's Fundraiser For Macmillan Cancer Support References - produced upon request and in full upon arc's end. Follow/Contact/Support The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast FacebookFacebook Discussion GroupTwitterInstagramYoutubeWebsiteTTCE MerchandisePatreon Page Remembering Jennifer. This episode is dedicated to her. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 35m

  7. APR 8

    The Lost Girls: Part 8 - The Driver In The Dock

    In April 1994, Robert Black, laid bare in all of his foulness, was to face trial charged with the abductions of Susan Maxwell, Caroline Hogg, Sarah Harper and Teresa Thornhill, and the murders of the former three. Was justice in sight for the Lost Girls whose haunting stories we have heard throughout this tale? Well, this time around on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, I shall tell you. The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, including disturbing descriptions of a sexual nature and involving children, that some listeners may find extremely disturbing or distressing, so discretion is advised whilst listening in. 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/) Isan - Betty's LamentGlazyhaze - Nirvana The True Crime Enthusiast's Fundraiser For Macmillan Cancer Support References - produced upon request and in full upon arc's end. Follow/Contact/Support The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast FacebookFacebook Discussion GroupTwitterInstagramYoutubeWebsiteTTCE MerchandisePatreon Page Remembering all of the Lost Girls. The episode is dedicated to them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 13m

  8. MAR 24

    The Lost Girls: Part 7 - The Soul That Matches The Surname

    On 1st April 1992, ten court summonses for crimes including multiple murder, abduction, prevention of a proper and lawful burial and kidnap were served on a 43 year old prisoner serving life at HMP Peterhead in Aberdeenshire - a prisoner serving life for the abduction and sexual assault of a six year old girl in July 1990. His name? Robert Black. Continuing with The Lost Girls multi episode tale then this time around on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, was the individual heading to trial for these, Robert Black, indeed the man responsible for the deaths of Susan Maxwell, Caroline Hogg and Sarah Harper - and almost Theresa Thornhill? But - what was Black's story? Well, I'll tell you within. The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, including disturbing descriptions of a sexual nature and involving children, that some listeners may find extremely disturbing or distressing, so discretion is advised whilst listening in. 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/) Grandma's House - Haunt MeFastball - Out Of My Head The True Crime Enthusiast's Fundraiser For Macmillan Cancer Support References - produced upon request and in full upon arc's end. Follow/Contact/Support The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast FacebookFacebook Discussion GroupTwitterInstagramYoutubeWebsiteTTCE MerchandisePatreon Page Remembering all of the Lost Girls. The episode is dedicated to them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 18m
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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.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 ontruecrimeenthusiast@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) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  • Creator
    Always True Crime
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2025
  • Episodes
    289
  • Rating
    Explicit
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