Its Murder Up North

Join me for the 4th and final part of the Dennis Nilsen arc, as I delve into his arrest and its aftermath.

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Killing for company...

Join me in the 3rd part of the Dennis Nilsen arc as I delve into the stories of his final victims and the survivors.

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Dennis Nilsen’s’ only companions during Christmas 1978 were his loyal dog Bleep and a bottle of alcohol,  and as the year came to a close he would head out in search of human companionship. Join me as I delve into the night that changed Nilsen’s life, and the destruction that would lie in his wake.


Sources
Dennis Nilsen resources Killing for company:- Brian Masters History of a Drowning Boy:- Dennis Nilsen Dennis Nilsen Born To Kill Memoirs of a murder: The Nilsen Tapes – Netflix https://www.shsc.nhs.uk/sites/default/files/2023-07/IFAS-01-P...

Join me as I delve into the early life of Dennis Nilsen, whose early experiences and repressed sexuality fed into his fantasy world but were these fantasies enough to satisfy him?  

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Killing for company:- Brian Masters History of a Drowning Boy:- Dennis Nilsen Dennis Nilsen Born To Kill Memoirs of a murder: The Nilsen Tapes – Netflix https://www.shsc.nhs.uk/sites/default/files/2023-07/IFAS-01-Patient-Information.pdf https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/aberdeen-aberdeenshire/42042/nilsen-through-the-eyes-of-victims-son/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Nilsen https://www.biography.com/crime/dennis-nilsen https://criminalminds.fandom.com/wiki...

The subject of todays episode murdered Patricia Wagner when he was just 17 years old, a crime for which he would spend just 10 years behind bars before being freed to kill 25 year old Sharon Morley.
Join me as I delve into the case of Mark Robinson and the crimes that led to his incarceration in Monster Mansion.

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This is the second and final part of the Lesley Molseed episodes.
With Stefan Kiszko exonerated, Lesley’s family now faced a new wave of heartache and uncertainty. Join me as I delve into the re-opening of the case, the potential suspects and the apprehension of the actual perpetrator.

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Stefan Kiszko, who would be sent to Wakefield prison in 1976, exemplifies how serious crimes can have a far-reaching and detrimental impact, not only the devastation it causes the loved ones but the wider-reaching issues which this case exposed, from failings in the justice system to the brutality of prison life. Join me as I delve into the murder of Lesley Molseed, and the conviction of Stefan Kiszko.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Lesley_Molseed https://evidencebasedjustice.exeter.ac.uk/case/stefan-kiszko/ https://www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/news-features/2/news-headlines/154509/new-documentary-about-the-murder-of-lesley-molseed https://www.rochdaleonline...

Over the decades the crimes of Robert Maudsley have been misreported and sensationalised, but what is the truth about the man dubbed Hannibal the Cannibal. Join me as I delve into the life and crimes of Robert Maudsley.


Robert Maudsley resources
Inside Wakefield Prison: Life Behind Bars in the Monster Mansion by Jonathan Levi and Emma French
https://youtu.be/nNmJp5hk0h0?si=womgU1rQCWR2EY1l Prison Psychiatrist for UKs Most Dangerous Prisoner Robert Maudsley & Bronson Dr Bob Johnson Pod 578 Making a Monster – Robert Maudsley Season 1 episode 2
https://en.wik...

Charles Bronson has spent 50 years behind bars, acquiring a reputation for being one of Britain’s most violent prisoners, Join me as I take a deep dive into his life and crimes, including his decades of experiences within the prison system, and his time inside Ashworth, Rampton and Broadmoor psychiatric hospitals.

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Charles Bronson has spent 50 years behind bars, acquiring a reputation for being one of Britain’s most violent prisoners, Join me as I take a deep dive into his life and crimes, including his decades of experiences within the prison system, and his time inside Ashworth, Rampton and Broadmoor psychiatric hospitals.

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Charles Bronson has spent 50 years behind bars, acquiring a reputation for being one of Britain’s most violent prisoners, Join me as I take a deep dive into his life and crimes, including his decades of experiences within the prison system, and his time inside Ashworth, Rampton and Broadmoor psychiatric hospitals.

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Charles Bronson has spent 50 years behind bars, acquiring a reputation for being one of Britain’s most violent prisoners, Join me as I take a deep dive into his life and crimes, including his decades of experiences within the prison system, and his time inside Ashworth, Rampton and Broadmoor psychiatric hospitals.

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Welcome to this the first episode in a new series documenting the crimes of individuals who have been residents of Wakefield Prison, otherwise known as monster mansion, due to its reputation for housing some of Britain’s most brutal, and notorious criminals. Join me for this instalment, in which I explore the history of the prison, what life behind its walls was like, and delve into the crimes of some of its long forgotten inmates.

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9 year old Alice Barnes went to herd cows in the middle of the day, walking the same route she had traversed many times before, and encountering multiple people along the way. Nothing about that scenario speaks of the danger she was soon to encounter, join me as I discuss the brazen nature of a crime which shocked the town of Blackburn. 


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in this episode, I explore the murder of 14 year old boy in his own living room, but was the person sentenced for the crime really the perpetrator? Join me as I delve into the case of Alan Livesey.
http://roughjusticetv.co.uk/liveseybg.htm

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In this episode I delve into 2 murders in Liverpool which occured a year apart, while the murder of 12 year old Lesley Hobbs would be solved, the case of 27 year old Maureen Dutton is still unanswered.
Thank you to Erica for suggesting this case.

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In this episode I will take you back to the 1970’s and the murder of a devoted mother and wife, committed in broad daylight as she undertook her 8 minute walk to work. it would take 23 years to bring her killer to justice. In that time speculation regarding who had committed the crime would spread, was it her husband, or maybe a local sex offender? Or had she been a victim of Peter Sutcliffe, AKA the Yorkshire Ripper? Join me as I delve into the case of Mary Gregson.

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Join me for the final episode in the Albert Pierrepoint series. In this instalment I will look at the what lead to the abolition of capital punishment, and visit some key cases, from the hanging of Edith Thompson to the final executions of Peter Allen and Gwynne Evans.

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Resources
Pierrepoint: Executioner an autobiography
https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/monetary-policy/inflation/inflation-calculator https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.$...

During the 1940's and 1950s there were a series of cases that involved children in the vicinity of Wigan, some of which remain unsolved to this day. While another perpetrated by Norman Green would be the case that became Albert Pierrepoint's final execution. Join me as I explore the solved and unsolved cases, and what led to the most recognisable executioner in British history hanging up his noose.

Resources Pierrepoint: Executioner an autobiography Manchester Evening News - Wednesday 17 June 1942 Bradford Observer - Wednesday 17 June 1942 Liverpool Evening Express - Thursday 18 June 1942...

Ruth Ellis was the last woman to be hanged in England, but her story was not a simple one, with it being likely that experiences she had throughout her life may have contributed towards her actions on Easter Sunday 1955.
Join me for this the third part of the Ruth Ellis story.

Resources
Daughters of Cain by Renee Huggett and Paul Berry
Executioner: Pierrepoint an autobiography
A Fine Day for a Hanging by Carol Ann Lee
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/april/21/newsid_2525000/2525427.stm#:~:text=The%20strike%20has%20kept%20newspapers...

Ruth Ellis was the last woman to be hanged in England, but her story was not a simple one, with it being likely that experiences she had throughout her life may have contributed towards her actions on Easter Sunday 1955.
Join me for this the second part of the Ruth Ellis story.

Resources
Daughters of Cain by Renee Huggett and Paul Berry
Executioner: Pierrepoint an autobiography
A Fine Day for a Hanging by Carol Ann Lee
https://www.hampshirelive.news/news/history/woman-hanged-ruth-ellis-hampshire-4192091 https://abortionrights.org.uk/history-of-abortion-law-in-the-uk/ https://care.org.uk/cause/abortion...

Ruth Ellis was the last woman to be hanged in England, but her story was not a simple one, with it being likely that experiences she had throughout her life may have contributed towards her actions on Easter Sunday 1955.
Join me for this the first part of the Ruth Ellis story.

Resources
Daughters of Cain by Renee Huggett and Paul Berry
Executioner: Pierrepoint an autobiography
A Fine Day for a Hanging by Carol Ann Lee
https://www.hampshirelive.news/news/history/woman-hanged-ruth-ellis-hampshire-4192091 https://abortionrights.org.uk/history-of-abortion-law-in-the-uk/ https://care.org.uk/cause/abortion...

Styllou Christofi was the penultimate woman to hang in England, although she received little media interest, despite the fact that her crime was arguable more brutal, and sensational than that committed by Ruth Ellis the final woman to go to the noose, six months later. Join me as I delve into the case of Styllou Christofi, a true mother in law from hell.

Resources
Executioner: Pierrepoint an autobiography Daughters of Cain by Renee Huggett and Paul Berry Dundee Courier - Wednesday 15 December 1954 The Scotsman - Thursday 16 December 1954 Cambridge Daily News - Friday 13 August 1954 Cambridge Daily News...