UK True Crime Podcast

Operation Matrix saw a drugs gang of ten men sentenced to more than 120 years in prison for their part in a £53 million supply of cocaine into the UK.

But what is the story between the headlines? It all started when Cumbria Police asked the North West Regional Organised Crime Unit to arrest a local drug dealer who was operating in beautiful Windermere, at the heart of the Lake District...

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Joseph Scudder and his fiance, Yvonne Killian, had spent the day shopping for their wedding rings ahead of their wedding in The Bahamas. When home, Yvonne took a nap ahead of work that evening as Joseph headed out to work. Joseph returned home at 1 am. The front door was locked, so he went around to the back of the flat and peered through the back window which had been broken. His eyes were met with the haunting sight of his fiancé’s dead body on the sofa, an image he never could forget.

Just who could possibly have wanted to hurt Yvonne? And why?

Writing Credit: Chris Wood

When Sean Wearmouth wasn't home from his night out, his mum June wasn't unduly worried. After all, he was 29 and he had been through a hard time recently with losing his job and the breakdown of his relationship with his partner. But when he still wasn't home as time ticked by and there was no contact, she reported him to the police as missing. But then days later, the dreaded knock on the door came from the police to say that Sean had been murdered...

Writing Credit: Chris Wood

It was just a normal evening as Sophie and Robert walked home after meeting friends. They stopped in the park to chat with some people they had met in the petrol station, but quickly the mood changed, and Robert and Sophie were subjected to the most terrible violence. The shocking events of the next few minutes would change so many lives forever.

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The bonus episode today, is the third of my regular monthly conversations with my good friend Stuart, the host of the British Murders Podcast.

Once again, we sat down to chat about local, national and international crimes which have really made an impression with us. We discussed:

• Dog walker, 74, sexually assaulted woman on dark Fife street
• Thief jailed for life for Amazon driver's murder
• Mike Amesbury writes to Chancellor to formally resign as MP
• Murderer shouted ‘die die die’ as he stabbed man to death on quiet London street
• Police Scotland axes 12,000 investigations to reduce officer workload
• Fugitive wanted in John George murder case to be named in BBC Spotlight documentary
• Man swallows stolen Tiffany earrings before police arrest him
• Two criminals receive jail time after boasting on Facebook
• CCTV shows shoplifters using pythons to distract cashier before stealing from petrol station

Look out for the normal weekly episode on Tuesday.

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