The Killer Who Escaped Prison : Episode 555
Shaun Walmsley was serving a life sentence for the brutal murder of Anthony Duffy when he managed to escape from custody during a hospital v...
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20 of 623 episodesA Hitchhike Home That Ended in Murder : Episode 554
Two teenage girls were snatched from the roadside in Berkshire. One managed to escape, but the other was subjected to a violent and terrifyi...
Wrongly Convicted: The Case of Sam Hallam and the Fight for Justice
Today I’m joined by Matt Foot, a criminal defence solicitor and Co-Director of APPEAL a legal charity that fights wrongful convictions as we...
The Truth Behind Closed Doors : Episode 553
In almost ten years of making the UK True Crime Podcast, I’ve only covered male victims of domestic abuse once before. The vast majority of...
The Rumour Which Led To Murder : Episode 552
In this episode from Sunderland, I tell the story of Barry Sewell, a man whose life became caught up in a rumour with devastating consequenc...
Interview with Tom Wood: 40 Years as a Senior Detective and Author
In this episode, I’m joined by one of my real true crime heroes in Tom Wood, a retired senior police officer who spent almost 40 years in po...
A Bristol Gang : Episode 551
A gang of armed robbers terrorised Bristol for more than a year, targeting banks, building societies and post offices with shotguns and othe...
Rough Diamond - A New True Crime Series From Always True Crime
Very occasionally, I recommend a podcast series to you and this is a show I have found really interesting and I hope you will too. This is e...
The Friend Who Led Him To His Death : Episode 550
Today’s story takes us to Plymouth, where we look at the tragic story of Callum Hill and the events surrounding his death. At the heart of t...
The Solicitor & The Builder - Revisited
A building project that went badly wrong would lead to a lengthy and costly legal dispute between builder Michael Chudley and his customer,...
True Crime Catch Up - October 2026
True Crime Catch Up is back! I'm delighted to say that True Crime Catch Up is back with a brand-new episode, as I sit down with Stuart Blues...
The Mystery Of Box Hill: Episode 549
Sixteen-year-old Ruth Wilson disappeared after travelling by taxi to Box Hill in Surrey. She had skipped school and, after being dropped off...
The Secret in the Cellar : Episode 548
Carol Jarvis was a woman whose life was shaped by her family and, later, by a degenerative illness which left her increasingly dependent on...
The Graveyard - Revisited
Note: This epiosde was originally released in February 2022. High Wycombe isn't somewhere you would necessarily associate with violent crime...
A Festival Tragedy : Episode 547
A weekend of music, mountain biking and entertainment at the impressive surroundings of Eastnor Castle in Herefordshire. But for one 18-year...
Murder At The Wrong House : Episode 546
The story today is from Cheshire, when two childhood friends visit a family property, Boarded Barn, unaware that their lives are about to be...
The Business Partner Who Wasn't Who He Seemed : Bonus Episode
In 2005, Jim Phillips co-founded a marketing company with his best friend. The business grew quickly, securing major contracts and working w...
The Man Behind The Blindfold : Episode 545
She spent more than 100 hours with the man she believed she loved - but she never saw his face. Kye Fortune was, to the woman at the centre...
The Last Journey : Episode 544
Rachel Thacker was just 21, with a new job, a new car and a future that seemed full of possibilities. A caring, outgoing and popular young w...
The Murder of an Identical Twin
What would it be like to lose your identical twin to murder? In this episode, I talk to Nick Dawson, whose identical twin, Simon, was murder...