On June 29, 2003, a 14-year-old boy was fighting for his life, laying in a pool of his own blood in an alley in Greater Manchester, United Kingdom. He had been stabbed by a contracted assassin that was working on behalf of The Secret Intelligence Service, or MI6. Listen to this week’s episode to find out why the British Government would want a 14-year-old boy dead, and the events that led up to his near-fatal stabbing. The twists and turns in this episode are straight out of a James Bond movie!<br /><br />Looking for our missing episodes? They are available free on our website <a href="http://www.tntcrimes.com" rel="noopener">www.tntcrimes.com</a><br /><br />Help support our podcast by joining our Members Only Patreon Group where you can get access to all of our Online-Only episodes, early releases, ad-free episodes & more. Go to <a href="http://www.tntncrimes.com" rel="noopener">www.tntncrimes.com</a> or patreon.com/tntcrimes<br /><br />Facebook & IG: @hardcoretruecrime<br /><br />Sources:<br />Vanity Fair, “U want me to kill him?” by Judy Bachrach, October 10, 2006<br />Grunge.com, “The Truth About the First Person in UK History to be Charged with Their Own Attempted Murder” by Richard Milner<br />The Guardian, “Bizarre tale of boy who used internet to plot his own murder” by Helen Carter<br />Casefiles Podcast, Episode 104, "Mark and John"
