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Welcome to The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, which started off life as a weekly written blog in 2016, and has now made the jump into a regular one man and his mic, matter of fact straight talking podcast. In it, the host Paul looks at and recounts in-depth true crime cases from the UK and Ireland - both solved or unsolved crimes, but more often than not the lesser known and obscure ones.

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    • 4.8 • 714 Ratings

Welcome to The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, which started off life as a weekly written blog in 2016, and has now made the jump into a regular one man and his mic, matter of fact straight talking podcast. In it, the host Paul looks at and recounts in-depth true crime cases from the UK and Ireland - both solved or unsolved crimes, but more often than not the lesser known and obscure ones.

Follow us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/TheTrueCrimeEnthusiast/) , Twitter (https://twitter.com/tc_enthusiast) , Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/truecrimeenthusiast/) Wordpress Blog (https://truecrimeenthusiast.wordpress.com) and contact us on

truecrimeenthusiast@gmail.com.

Also, you can support the show at Patreon for extra content and offers:

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    The Mudding Of The Somerset Gimp

    The Mudding Of The Somerset Gimp

    Many areas around the UK have their own tales of a costumed resident - some are just harmless eccentrics, whilst others do it to send some goodwill out or to raise money for good causes.

    And then some, as the odd title of the episode will come to explain, and how the North Somerset area came to know from 2018 onwards, have a stranger reason - for the simple reason of instilling fear.

    The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events that some listeners may find disturbing and or distressing, so discretion is advised whilst listening.

    Music used in this episode: "The Descent" by Kevin Macleod. All music used is sourced from https://filmmusic.io/ and used under an Attribution Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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    Enough Is Never Enough - The Clockworks
    The Wind And The Rain - Cheap Teeth


    The True Crime Enthusiast's Fundraiser For Macmillan Cancer Support

    References: 



    Man accused of being ‘Somerset gimp’ guilty of deliberately scaring motorists | Crime | The Guardian
    Fear and sympathy: villagers on their encounters with the ‘Somerset gimp’ | Somerset | The Guardian
    North Somerset 'gimp' sightings: Teen describes freaky encounter - BBC News
    Man in custody following public nuisance incident in Bleadon | Avon and Somerset Police
    Pictured: Man suspected of being the Somerset Gimp appears in court | Daily Mail Online
    Man to face trial over ‘gimp’ suit offences in Somerset villages | UK news | The Guardian
    Joshua Hunt: Man who terrified Somerset drivers while 'writhing around' in gimp suit found guilty of public order offences | UK News | Sky News
    Joshua Hunt: Man accused of being ‘Somerset gimp’ wrote disturbing journal about masks, court hears | The Independent
    Joshua Hunt accused of being ‘Somerset gimp’ banned from wriggling on the ground | The Independent
    Gardener, 32, is found guilty of being the 'Somerset Gimp' and terrifying women driving home late at night (despite telling police: 'I am not a gimp, I do not own a gimp suit, I am not in a gimp suit') | Daily Mail Online
    Somerset man in gimp suit guilty of harassing women - BBC News
    Man, 32, accused of being 'Somerset Gimp' appears in court as he denies jumping out on women while dressed in latex outfit | Daily Mail Online
    Man accused of wearing Somerset ‘gimp suit’ to terrorise villagers has charges changed | The Independent
    'Somerset Gimp' may have made his last late-night appearance (telegraph.co.uk)
    'Somerset Gimp' found guilty of terrifying women in village - Somerset Live
    Somerset 'gimp man' trial live as Joshua Hunt found guilty of scaring women - Somerset Live
    'Somerset Gimp' found guilty after he told police 'I am not a gimp' (telegraph.co.uk)
    Man remanded in custody after ‘gimp suit’ incidents in Somerset | UK news | The Guardian
    Joshua Hunt: How police unmasked man who wore latex gimp suit to frighten women - Bristol Live (bristolpost.co.uk)


    The Gimp Man Of Essex - Facebook
    The Gimp Man Of Essex - JustGiving Page

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    • 1 hr 18 min
    A Mother's Love - Part 2

    A Mother's Love - Part 2

    Continuing the story that must be every parent's nightmare - the abduction of a newborn baby, just five hours old, from a hospital in Nottingham in July 1994. In an investigation that was parallelled with the likes of the hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper, or for the killers of James Bulger, this is a scope as to how the hunt for baby Abbie Humphries was - but would detectives find her??

    Music used in this episode: "The Descent" by Kevin Macleod. All music used is sourced from https://filmmusic.io/ and used under an Attribution Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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    Six O Clock News - The Bug Club
    No Driver - The Lounge Society


    The True Crime Enthusiast's Fundraiser For Macmillan Cancer Support

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    Remembering Abbie and Karen. This episode is dedicated to them both. 

    • 1 hr 6 min
    A Mother's Love - Part 1

    A Mother's Love - Part 1

    Arguably, the most precious moments between a parent and child are in that childs first minutes and hours on this earth, where the bond between parent and child is first made, and which strengthens each second.

    Imagine then, if that is ripped away from you by a stranger, with your child just hours old? In July 1994, Nottingham couple Karen and Roger Humphries faced that very nightmare, a story that captivated the country - and people across the globe. 

    The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, involving a child, that some listeners may find disturbing and or distressing, so discretion is advised whilst listening.

    Music used in this episode: "The Descent" by Kevin Macleod. All music used is sourced from https://filmmusic.io/ and used under an Attribution Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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    Loose Articles - Sinead Loves Bitcoin
    This Summer's Been Lethal - Scrounge


    The True Crime Enthusiast's Fundraiser For Macmillan Cancer Support

    References: Produced at tale's end. 

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    Remembering Abbie and Karen. This episode is dedicated to them both. 

    • 57 min
    Manhunt

    Manhunt

    A tale of savagery from the late 1990's, and the UK county of Hampshire comes this time around, as we hear of the horrors committed by an individual that simply, selfishly and deludedly, could not take rejection. So extremely dangerous was this individual considered, that it led to warnings to women across Europe - in this tale, you will hear why.

    The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, involving injury detail, and descriptions of a sexual nature, that some listeners may find disturbing and or distressing, so discretion is advised whilst listening.

    Music used in this episode: "The Descent" by Kevin Macleod. All music used is sourced from https://filmmusic.io/ and used under an Attribution Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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    Do Nothing - Lebron James
    Silverbacks - Archive Material


    The True Crime Enthusiast's Fundraiser For Macmillan Cancer Support

    References:



    Britain's Most Evil Killers, Series 5 ep2 Victor Farrant
    Glenda Hoskins murder

    https://www.thefreelibrary.com/I+can%27t+remember+meeting+Farrant+but+I%27ll+never+be+able+to+forget...-a060707753 


    https://www.independent.co.uk/news/in-the-courts-mutilated-prostitute-accused-husband-of-attack-1138723.html 


    https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/5595575.battered-victim-gets-167000/ https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/killers-cook-up-curry-together-18237301 

    https:// www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/crime/true-crime-portsmouth-killer-victor-farrant-was-britains-most-notorious-fugitive-after-1996-murder-4141171
    In the Courts: Judge says sex killer Farrant should stay behind bars for life | The Independent | The Independent
    BBC News | UK | Teenager found murdered mother's body in loft
    True Crime: Portsmouth killer Victor Farrant was Britain’s most notorious fugitive after 1996 murder
    Victor Farrant - (murderuk.com)
    WHY WAS FARRANT FREED TO MURDER MY MUM?; Katie agony as killer jailed. - Free Online Library (thefreelibrary.com)
    PRINTS CLUE MISSED. - Free Online Library (thefreelibrary.com)
    RAPIST POSED AS PILOT. - Free Online Library (thefreelibrary.com)
    Charmer turned vicious if spurned. - Free Online Library (thefreelibrary.com)
    Screams of girl who found body of murdered mum in loft. - Free Online Library (thefreelibrary.com)
    VICTIM OF THE KILLER RAPIST; I left No10 to go on the game. I wanted to pay my mortgage.. but ended up with a shattered skull. - Free Online Library (thefreelibrary.com)
    THE TAPE OF DEATH; Hunt for freed sex fiend after warning left on answerphone. - Free Online Library (thefreelibrary.com)
    HOW SMOOTHIE RAPIST TRICKED MY PAL; `Real gentleman' who charmed tragic Glenda. - Free Online Library (thefreelibrary.com)
    In The Courts: Mutilated prostitute accused husband of attack | The Independent | The Independent
    Battered victim gets £167,000 | Daily Echo
    (3) Crimewatch File Sorrow - YouTube
    ‘he Kept Asking Her For One Last Chance’ Paul Edwards | The Scotsman | Friday 30 January 1998 | British Newspaper Archive
    Birmingham Post Wednesday January 21 1998 7 National Hitmen Jailed For Killing Drug Barons ‘they Had Crossed Your Path and | Birmingham Daily Post | Wednesday 21 January 1998 | British Newspaper Archive

    8 Friday January 30 1998 Birmingham Pott National & International World Digest Toxic Fumes Kill Navy Officer and Poison Four | Birmingham Daily Post | Friday 30 January 1998 | British Newspaper Archive





    Sandwell Evening Mail, Saturday 30th December 1995, pg 2
    Irish Independent, Thursday 4th January 1996, pg 28
    Coventry Telegraph, Thursday 8th Feb 1996
    Daily Mirror, Friday 9th February 1996 pg 1, 12 and 13
    Western Daily Press, Saturday 10th February 1996, pg 7
    South Wales Echo, Thursday 15th February 1996, pg 3
    Thanet Times, Tuesday 5th March 1996, pg 3
    Wales on Sunday, Sunday 7th July 1996, pg 4
    Daily Mirror, Monday 8th July 1996, pg 7 (take with a pinch of salt again, bloody Daily Mirror)
    Birmingham Daily Post, Saturday 1st February 1997, pg 1
    Birmingham Daily

    • 1 hr 22 min
    A Tale Of Two Sisters

    A Tale Of Two Sisters

    Anybody can make the wrong choices in life, the same as anybody can at some point in theirs find themselves on a path that they couldn't have envisaged, through no control of their own.

    And sometimes, the actions of an individual can highlight the former, and cause the latter - sometimes, as this tale from South Wales shows, due to the most horrific of actions. 

    The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, involving injury detail, and descriptions of a sexual nature, that some listeners may find disturbing and or distressing, so discretion is advised whilst listening.

    Music used in this episode: "The Descent" by Kevin Macleod. All music used is sourced from https://filmmusic.io/ and used under an Attribution Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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    Yard Act - Payday
    Living Colour - Love Rears It's Ugly Head


    The True Crime Enthusiast's Fundraiser For Macmillan Cancer Support

    References:





    "Through A Mother's Tears" - Cathy Broomfield (May 2018)
    https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/my-daughter-murdered-husband-now-24510424
    https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/kirsty-grabham-murder-swansea-broomfield-21018687
    https://www.thelawpages.com/court-cases/Paul-W-Grabham-4478-1.law
    https://www.thefreelibrary.com/I+was+sleeping+at+time+of+my+Kirsty%27s+death%2C+insists+murder+trial...-a0217994611
    https://www.thefreelibrary.com/MURDER+ACCUSED+%27BEGGED+FOR+SEX%27.-a0217582955
    https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Body-in-the-suitcase+killer+given+life+term.-a0218322502
    https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Husband+in+court+over+Kirsty%27s+murder.-a0202427333
    https://www.thefreelibrary.com/%27You+crammed+her+bleeding+and+still+warm+body+into+a+suitcase+and...-a0218289557
    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1248531/Husband-guilty-killing-wife-stuffing-body-suitcase.html
    https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/husband-jailed-cold-calculated-murder-3068130
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/south_west/8497980.stm
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/south_west/8493197.stm
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/south_west/8496103.stm
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/south_west/8491460.stm
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/south_west/8473206.stm
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/south_west/8468720.stm
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/south_west/8466251.stm
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/south_west/8456980.stm
    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2809458/Sister-glamour-model-murdered-husband-drank-death-struggling-cope-loss.html
    https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2009/apr/06/missing-model
    https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/7295269/mum-fears-murdered-daughter-still-alive-body-dumped-suitcase/
    https://funeral-notices.co.uk/national/death-notices/notice/kirsty+grabham/2383589
    https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/prostitute-wife-killed-after-row-1874988.html
    https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/police-hunting-model-kirsty-discover-womans-body/28473757.html
    https://www.reddit.com/r/MorbidReality/comments/c7e72u/murder_of_kirsty_grabham/
    http://fullhousemagazine.co.uk/story_display.php?id=68
    https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/local-news/model-found-dead-by-m4-in-south-89956

    https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/local-news/model-found-dead-by-m4-in-south-89956





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    • 1 hr 18 min
    Birthday Bonus Tale - The Lost Girls Of Liverpool

    Birthday Bonus Tale - The Lost Girls Of Liverpool

    As a massive thank you for getting the show to it's 6th birthday, as has become tradition, I share a popular voted for Patreon tale for everybody to hear. Hope it's one you find interesting. 

    I thank you each so much from the bottom of my heart for the friendship, support, advice and feedback that has gotten the show to this point - you each and every one mean the world. Looking forward to the next 6.

    Many thanks and much love.

    Paul (TTCE)

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    Remembering the lost girls. 

    • 1 hr 47 min

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