They Walk Among Us - UK True Crime
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Isolation / Douglas Wakefield
When police discover freshly disturbed earth outside a house in Leeds, their investigation leads to a disturbing discovery and a suspect with an extraordinary account of what happened. But this is only the beginning of Douglas Wakefield’s story, one that would unfold across years of imprisonment, violence and time in solitary confinement…
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This episode was researched and written by Eileen Macfarlane.
Script editing, additional writing, illustrations and production direction by Rosanna Fitton.
Audio editing by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot Productions.
Obsession / Carol Walker / Ian Locmelis
When Carol Walker was murdered just days before her 48th birthday, detectives were faced with an unusually brutal crime and apparently no clear motive. Their investigation soon led them to a young man with a history of obsessive behaviour. But understanding what had happened would prove far more complicated.…
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This episode was researched and written by Eileen Macfarlane.
Script editing, additional writing, illustrations and production direction by Rosanna Fitton.
Audio editing by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot Productions.
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REPLAY - Death In The Line Of Duty / The Killing Of PC Andrew Harper (Full Series)
On a summer evening in 2019, a group of young men set out to steal a quad bike from a rural property in Berkshire. When police officers respond to reports of the theft, a confrontation unfolds on a dark country lane, with devastating consequences for PC Andrew Harper…
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This episode was researched and written by Benjamin Fitton.
Script editing, illustrations and production direction by Rosanna Fitton.
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The Last Goodbye / The Riggi Children / Theresa Riggi
A bitter separation, a custody dispute and growing concerns about the welfare of three children formed the backdrop to a devastating series of events in Edinburgh. As investigators pieced together what had happened, disturbing questions began to emerge…
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This episode was researched and written by Eileen Macfarlane.
Script editing, additional writing, illustrations and production direction by Rosanna Fitton.
Audio editing by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot Productions.
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The Many Lives and Murder of Madame X / Kate Jackson / Madame Le Grys
In 1929, Kate Jackson was found critically injured outside her bungalow in Mumbles. As police began investigating the mysterious attack, they discovered that the woman known at one point as Madame X had spent much of her life in a tangled web of aliases, secret relationships, unexplained wealth and conflicting accounts of her past…
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This episode was researched and written by Eileen Macfarlane.
Script editing, additional writing, illustrations and production direction by Rosanna Fitton.
Audio editing by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot Productions.
...A Stranger in the Aisle / William Kidd
A series of disturbing incidents in shops across Cheshire and Greater Manchester leaves women unknowingly targeted by a stranger, while police gradually begin to uncover a troubling pattern…
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This episode was written by Rosanna Fitton. Research by Benjamin Fitton.
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Narration, audio editing and mixing, additional writing and script editing by Benjamin Fitton.
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Systemic / Fiona Holm & Naomi Hunte / Carl Cooper
A missing woman, a murdered woman and a man who had been connected to both. As detectives piece together the evidence, a disturbing pattern begins to emerge…
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This episode was researched and written by Eileen Macfarlane.
Script editing, additional writing, illustrations and production direction by Rosanna Fitton.
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Unsolved / Robert Higgins
A mysterious disappearance ends with the discovery of Robert Higgins’ body at a remote quarry. As detectives investigate his final movements, a series of perplexing leads emerges…
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This episode was researched and written by Eileen Macfarlane.
Script editing, additional writing, illustrations and production direction by Rosanna Fitton.
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Narration, additional audio editing and mixing, additional writing, and script editing by Benjamin Fitton.
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Unable To Let Go / Claire & Keith Bridger
When Claire Bridger discovered what had happened to her beloved rescue dogs, emotions boiled over during an encounter with her estranged husband…
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This episode was written by Rosanna Fitton. Research by Benjamin Fitton.
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The Boy Who Never Came Home / Brian McDermott
In 1973, ten-year-old Brian McDermott disappeared after leaving his home in East Belfast to go to a nearby park. As the search for him unfolded against the backdrop of the Troubles, investigators were confronted with increasingly disturbing evidence and a case that would leave his family searching for answers for decades…
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This episode was researched and written by Eileen Macfarlane.
Script editing, additional writing, illustrations and production direction by Rosanna Fitton.
Audio editing by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot Productions.
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Standon Farm School Shooting
In the winter of 1947, a shooting at an approved school triggers a huge police search. Ten boys have disappeared, and investigators soon uncover troubling secrets…
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This episode was researched and written by Eileen Macfarlane.
Script editing, additional writing, illustrations and production direction by Rosanna Fitton.
Audio editing by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot Productions.
Narration, additional audio editing and mixing, additional writing, and script editing by Benjamin Fitton.
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The Man Who Wasn't There / Robert Bailey
In 1971, Robert Bailey vanishes, leaving his wife and four children believing the worst. Meanwhile, events thousands of miles away begin to reveal the secrets behind his disappearance…
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This episode was written by Rosanna Fitton. Research by Benjamin Fitton.
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An Echo Chamber / Travis Dyer / Dylan Phelan
A young Louisiana man's death leads police across the Atlantic, after a confession in Leeds reveals a disturbing online connection and raises questions about what happened during his final moments…
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This episode was researched and written by Eileen Macfarlane.
Script editing, additional writing, illustrations and production direction by Rosanna Fitton.
Audio editing by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot Productions.
Narration, additional audio editing and mixing, additional writing, and script editing by Benjamin Fitton.
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Torso in the Thames
The discovery of a child’s torso in the Thames leaves detectives with almost no clues to his identity. An international investigation begins, uncovering increasingly disturbing possibilities…
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This episode was researched and written by Eileen Macfarlane.
Script editing, additional writing, illustrations and production direction by Rosanna Fitton.
Audio editing by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot Productions.
Narration, additional audio editing and mixing, additional writing, and script editing by Benjamin Fitton.
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Missing, But Not Lost / The Disappearance of Sheila Fox
When Sheila Fox disappeared from Coventry shortly after her sixteenth birthday, her family were left with little more than a grainy photograph and unanswered questions. An assumption that she had run away with an older man became accepted over the years, but police could never establish what had happened. More than fifty years later, a renewed investigation would finally uncover the truth…
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Ask for Angela / Angela & Thomas Crompton
A marriage lasting only months ends in a devastating attack. Years later, Angela Crompton's story would take on wider significance when her name became associated with a campaign aimed at helping women escape dangerous situations before violence can occur…
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This episode was researched and written by Eileen Macfarlane.
Script editing, additional writing, illustrations and production direction by Rosanna Fitton.
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Who Murdered Susan Russell?
Susan Russell is found dead on a Cornish beach after a winter storm. As detectives investigate her final hours, troubling forensic evidence and hidden secrets begin to reshape the case…
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This episode was researched and written by Eileen Macfarlane.
Script editing, additional writing, illustrations and production direction by Rosanna Fitton.
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Narration, additional audio editing and mixing, additional writing, and script editing by Benjamin Fitton.
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A Life Unseen / Elizabeth Hughes / Samson Whittaker
Following a shocking killing in the Staffordshire village of Norton Canes, investigators uncover a family tragedy shaped by economic hardship, declining mental health and the limited understanding of psychiatric illness during the 1930s…
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This episode was written by Rosanna Fitton. Research by Benjamin Fitton.
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Offline / Natalie McNally / Stephen McCullagh
Mother-to-be Natalie McNally is found murdered days before Christmas. A complex investigation into her final hours uncovers unexpected twists, digital evidence and a case unlike anything detectives from the PSNI had encountered before…
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This episode was researched and written by Eileen Macfarlane.
Script editing, additional writing, illustrations and production direction by Rosanna Fitton.
Audio editing by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot Productions.
Narration, additional audio editing and mixing, additional writing, and script editing by Benjamin Fitton.
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Silence at Ings Farm / Charles & Joan Ireland / Charles Ireland Jr
When two bodies are discovered at a remote farmhouse, a shocking investigation reveals decades of isolation, control and long-buried secrets hidden behind the family's quiet rural life…
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This episode was researched and written by Eileen Macfarlane.
Script editing, additional writing, illustrations and production direction by Rosanna Fitton.
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Narration, additional audio editing and mixing, additional writing, and script editing by Benjamin Fitton.
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Unsolved / Karen Black
A quiet trip to the seaside ends in a baffling disappearance. Karen Black vanished after arriving in Cleethorpes in 2006, leaving behind the unmistakable impression that she had intended to come home. As the investigation continues and her family seek answers, one question still lingers: what happened after Karen stepped into the guesthouse?…
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This episode was written by Rosanna Fitton. Research by Benjamin Fitton.
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Audio editing by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot Productions.
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The Monster of Worcester / The Ralph Children / David McGreavy
When Clive and Elsie Ralph return home, they discover blood throughout their house, but no sign of their three young children or the man entrusted with looking after them. The investigation that follows uncovers shocking revelations about relationships, missed warning signs, and the events leading up to one of Britain's most shocking child murder cases…
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Script editing, additional writing, illustrations and production direction by Rosanna Fitton.
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The Long Wait / Carol & Allen Morgan
A savage killing. A suspicious affair. A mystery that haunted Carol Morgan’s loved ones for over forty years. When Carol was murdered inside her Leighton Buzzard corner shop, detectives believed someone close to her held the key to the case. But with the killer unidentified and vital witnesses remaining silent, justice appeared out of reach until an extraordinary breakthrough changed everything…
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This episode was written by Rosanna Fitton. Research by Benjamin Fitton.
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Death by Degrees: Rayleigh Bath Chair Killing / Archibald & Eric Brown
During the Second World War, residents of Rayleigh were accustomed to the threat of bombs falling from the sky. But in July 1943, an explosion that tore through Hockley Road originated much closer to home. The case that followed would draw huge public interest and raise difficult questions about mental health, mercy, and criminal responsibility…
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This episode was researched and written by Eileen Macfarlane.
Script editing, additional writing, illustrations and production direction by Rosanna Fitton.
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Gavin Plumb Has Entered The Chat / The Planned Abduction of Holly Willoughby
In October 2023, one of Britain's most recognisable television presenters suddenly disappeared from screens amid reports of a serious security threat. Behind the headlines was a disturbing investigation involving police forces on both sides of the Atlantic, covert communications, and a terrifying obsession…
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This episode was researched and written by Eileen Macfarlane.
Script editing, additional writing, illustrations and production direction by Rosanna Fitton.
Audio editing by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot Productions.
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Horror on St Austell Railway Viaduct / Steven Hoskin
When vulnerable Cornwall resident Steven Hoskin moved into his own flat in St Austell, he hoped for independence and friendship. Instead, a group of troubled young people entered his life, gradually taking over his home and exploiting his trusting nature. As warning signs mounted, opportunities to intervene were missed, with devastating consequences…
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This episode was researched and written by Eileen Macfarlane.
Script editing, additional writing, illustrations and production direction by Rosanna Fitton.
Audio editing by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot Productions.
Abduction, Torture & Vacuum Cleaners: The Kidnapping of Billy Gillolney
What started as a dispute over some missing vacuum cleaners escalated into one of the most disturbing ordeals imaginable. Kidnapped and subjected to hours of torment, an unsuspecting former employee was left with injuries that healed far quicker than the psychological trauma he suffered after his abduction…
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This episode was written by Rosanna Fitton. Research by Benjamin Fitton.
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Audio editing by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot Productions.
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What Lies Beneath: A Son's Burden / Debbie & Andrew Griggs
For more than two decades, Debbie Griggs' disappearance haunted her family and baffled investigators. The devoted mother-of-three, who was pregnant with her fourth child, vanished from her home in Kent in 1999. As suspicion increasingly focused on her husband, Andrew, detectives painstakingly assembled a case without a body. Years later, shocking revelations would finally expose the truth and uncover the lengths one man was prepared to go to in order to protect his secrets…
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Alarm at Gartnavel Hospital / Joyce and Jim Harkins, and Peter Flynn / James Harkins
In 1980, a man who should have been under supervision walked out of a Scottish psychiatric hospital. Hours later, an alarm sounded inside another hospital building in Glasgow. What followed raised questions that went far beyond one crime scene…
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This episode was researched and written by Eileen Macfarlane.
Script editing, additional writing, illustrations and production direction by Rosanna Fitton.
Audio editing by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot Productions.
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A Forgotten South Yorkshire Murder / Edith Paton / David Hollidge
An elderly widow was found murdered inside her home in the quiet village of Cantley, near Doncaster. The killing shocked the local community and sparked a major murder investigation. As detectives searched for answers, the case took a series of troubling turns before the same person provided two very different versions of the crime…
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This episode was written by Rosanna Fitton. Research by Benjamin Fitton.
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The Unsolved Murder of Philip Green
11-year-old Philip Green disappeared after leaving his home in Sea Mills. His body was later found on a snow-covered golf course near Shirehampton. The investigation became one of Bristol’s largest murder inquiries, involving thousands of statements, appeals to football crowds, suspected sightings, a community reward fund, and decades of unanswered questions…
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This episode was researched and written by Eileen Macfarlane.
Script editing, additional writing, illustrations and production direction by Rosanna Fitton.
Audio editing by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot Productions.
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Academic Potential. Personality Disorder. Pathological Hatred / Christopher Gore
In 1991, the quiet Cotswold town of Tetbury became the centre of a devastating double murder involving family, violence, mental illness, and a confession that stunned police…
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This episode was researched and written by Eileen Macfarlane.
Script editing, additional writing, illustrations and production direction by Rosanna Fitton.
Audio editing by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot Productions.
Narration, additional audio editing and mixing, and script editing by Benjamin Fitton.
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The Man in the Wetsuit: An Unsolved Mystery at Claerwen Reservoir
A body was found in Claerwen Reservoir in Wales. The man was wearing only a wetsuit. No identification. No belongings. No vehicle. The police still do not know who he is…
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This episode was written by Rosanna Fitton. Research by Benjamin Fitton.
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Wadebridge Double Murder / Graham & Carol Fisher / Robert & Lee Firkins
In November 2003, Graham and Carol Fisher were found murdered at Perch Garage near Wadebridge, Cornwall. The couple had built a quiet life around their petrol station and bungalow on the A39, but a shattered window, a ransacked home and evidence of a violent double shooting left investigators searching for answers…
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This episode was researched and written by Eileen Macfarlane.
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The Pingle Bridge Murders / Janice & Connie Sheridan / Kevin Cotterell
In January 1999, 79-year-old Constance “Connie” Sheridan and her 56-year-old daughter Janice were found murdered inside their secluded home near Upwell, Norfolk. Surrounded by the dogs they loved, the mother and daughter had lived quietly, until a brutal double murder led the police into the world of dog shows, fingerprints, forensic evidence, and a pale car seen near Pingle Bridge…
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Deterioration: A Mother’s Confession / Lorna & Eva Williamson
A father returns home to a devastating scene. His teenage daughter has been brutally killed, and his wife has vanished. Inside the house, there are clear signs of violence. Blood-stained objects suggest a frenzied attack… but what happened in the hours leading up to it?…
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This episode was written by Rosanna Fitton. Research by Benjamin Fitton.
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Five Shots in Mill Hill / Claire Johnson / Walter Moon
Metropolitan Police officers arrived in Mill Hill, North London, after reports of gunshots on Rowlands Close. Waiting nearby was a 60-year-old man, who raised his hands and confessed to shooting his former lover. He argued that he just snapped and the killing wasn’t premeditated. Did the evidence tell another story?…
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This episode was researched and written by Eileen Macfarlane.
Script editing, additional writing, illustrations and production direction by Rosanna Fitton.
Audio editing by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot Productions.
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Scandal, Death & Conspiracy / Stephen Milligan & James Rusbridger
Stephen Milligan was a rising Conservative MP when he was found dead in bizarre and controversial circumstances inside his London home. What initially appeared to be a tragic accident quickly spiralled into a shocking political scandal, raising questions about secrecy, morality, and whether something far more sinister was being concealed…
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This episode was researched and written by Eileen Macfarlane.
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The Witch of Tewkesbury: 25 Years of Captivity / Amanda Wixon
On a quiet street in Tewkesbury, a secret remained hidden for over two decades. In March 2021, the police uncovered one of the most disturbing cases of prolonged abuse in modern UK history. Inside a neglected home, officers found a woman who had effectively vanished from society, malnourished, isolated, and living in conditions described as inhuman…
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You Have The Right To Remain Silent / Tracy Main
In February 1980, 13-year-old Tracy Main was found dead in her family's flat in Norfolk Court, a tower block in the Gorbals area of Glasgow. She had been home alone. The door had been locked from the inside. And yet someone had got in…
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This episode was researched and written by Eileen Macfarlane.
Script editing, additional writing, illustrations and production direction by Rosanna Fitton.
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