S14 Ep1: Tony Dyce: The East London predator who thought he'd escaped

Geoffrey and Molly Wansell examine one of the most shocking cold cases in East London history. A brutal triple murder that went unsolved for nearly three decades and a killer who believed he had got away with it forever. In July 1982, 27 year old Norma Richards and her two young daughters were found murdered in their home in Dalston. The crime was savage, senseless and deeply disturbing. Yet despite a major investigation, the trail went cold. For 28 years the killer lived quietly among the public, convinced suspicion would never fall on him. That man was Tony Dyce. A sexual predator whose crimes remained hidden in plain sight until an extraordinary twist of fate brought the truth back into the light. The breakthrough did not come from a detective but from a journalist. Peter Law was researching the life of the late England footballer Laurie Cunningham when he began asking questions about Cunningham's brother and his partner, Norma Richards. Those questions reopened old wounds and triggered a police cold case review. Detectives reexamined forensic evidence that had sat untouched for decades and what they found finally led them to Dyce. He was arrested in October and brought to justice for a crime that had haunted East London for a generation. In this gripping episode, Geoffrey and Molly unravel how a killer hid in plain sight for nearly thirty years, how a chance line of journalistic inquiry reignited the investigation and how justice finally caught up with a man who believed he had beaten the system. A story of brutality, persistence and the extraordinary moment when the past refuses to stay buried. CREDITS: Presenters: Geoffrey and Molly Wansell Producer: Peter Shevlin Artwork: George Leigh Music: Dan Wansell CONTACT: Twitter: @BloodTies_Pod Instagram: @bloodtiespodcast Email: bloodties.podcast@gmail.com YouTube: Support: patreon.com/bloodtiespodcast Please complete our survey if you have time: Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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S14 Ep1: Tony Dyce: The East London predator who thought he'd escaped is an episode from Blood Ties Podcast by Peter Shevlin.

This episode is 30:03 long.

This episode was published on Mar 30, 2026.

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