Bedste UK True Crime-podcasts (2025)

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The Lost Boys Of Wineville / Chapter 5 28:03

3d ago28:03

28:03

News of the Wineville ranch reaches the public… For more information, visit https://www.thelostboysofwineville.com/ Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theywalkamongus. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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#293 - The Mercy Murderess (Valerie & Carmen Swann, Maida Vale) 1:02:25

6d ago1:02:25

1:02:25

On Friday the 7th of February 1936, 32-year-old Carmen Swann booked a twin room for one night in Clarendon Court at 33 Maida Vale, West London. Staying in Room 4 of Flat 20 on the third floor, she and her 8-year-old daughter unpacked their cases, popped on their nightdresses, ordered a pot of tea and got into bed beside the reassuring warmth of the…

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Unsolved / Alan Wood 1:02:26

7d ago1:02:26

1:02:26

A quiet man in his 50s, leading a simple life of gardening and visits to the pub, is brutally murdered in his own home. DNA, a shoe print from a rare type of trainer and CCTV footage are all left behind. Who would target this unassuming man? What sinister motive lurks behind this calculated act of extreme violence? And how could someone leave behin…

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The Lost Boys Of Wineville / Chapter 4 45:12

10d ago45:12

45:12

Officers from the Los Angeles Police Department arrive at a poultry ranch in Riverside… For more information, visit https://www.thelostboysofwineville.com/ Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theywalkamongus. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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#292 - One of Life's Winners (Peter Wickins, Gordon Topen, UK) 1:04:19

13d ago1:04:19

1:04:19

Saturday 19th of December 1992 at 2:20pm, behind a wooden hut at White City bus depot off Caxton Road in Shepherd's Bush, the body of 32-year-old successful Peter Wickins was found, he was naked except for a pair of socks and had been stabbed 19 times. The Police assumed because he was a millionaire dressed in a tuxedo and that his Rolex watch was …

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Phantom In The Forest / Barry Prudom 1:11:21

14d ago1:11:21

1:11:21

Held at gunpoint by an intruder, his family had been prisoners in their own home since the previous evening. For nearly twelve hours, they had listened as their captor spoke of the lives he had taken. When he finally slipped away in the morning, he left the captives to wrestle with his parting words: "I am going to die, but I will not be the only o…

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#291 - The Scourge of Soho (Ernest Pink & Det Sgt Harold Challoner) 1:02:31

20d ago1:02:31

1:02:31

On Saturday 25th of May 1963 at 12:20am, four men were ejected from The Establishment Club on Greek Street in Soho. They left without a struggle, with no blood spilled, no damage done and nobody hurt. And yet, with accusations of corruption, violence and an attempted murder in its wake, it sparked a criminal trial and an inquiry which almost brough…

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The Cleft Chin Murder / The Shooting of George Heath 1:07:08

21d ago1:07:08

1:07:08

The car parked on Lurgan Avenue matched the description circulated to the police in London. PC William Waters reported the discovery from a nearby police box and waited for detectives to arrive. Soon after, a man emerged from a house on Lurgan Avenue and approached the vehicle. PC Waters swiftly intercepted the suspect, asking if he owned the car. …

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The Lost Boys Of Wineville / Chapter 3 21:59

24d ago21:59

21:59

A boy thought lost is returned to his mother, but not all is as it seems… For more information, visit https://www.thelostboysofwineville.com/ Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theywalkamongus. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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#290 - A God called JACKIE (Aravindan Balakrishnan, Brixton, UK) 1:02:31

27d ago1:02:31

1:02:31

On Friday 25th of October 2013 at 11:15am, charity workers aided by the police coordinated the escape of several followers from a flat in Brixton. Some of the women had been held for 30+ years, one for her entire life, but they didn't see themselves as hostages, as having began living life in the commune under a political belief, they didn't realis…

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Nottingham Flat Fire Deaths 1:01:35

28d ago1:01:35

1:01:35

People had perished in the fire, and officers needed to gather as much information as possible. They visited the flat next door to routinely question the man who lived there. He said he needed to tell them something about the blaze. He held his hands out in front of him and put his head down before saying, “Can you get me out of here without being …

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#289 - The Chalk Pit Murder - Part Two (Thomas John Ley, Kensington, London) 1:01:58

1M ago1:01:58

1:01:58

This is Part Two of Two of The Chalk Pit Murder. On Thursday 28th of November 1946, Australian politician Thomas Ley enlisted four good people to help him trap a bad man who terrorised women. As a simple plan with no law broken and nobody hurt, it was a gentlemanly reaction to a dastardly crime by a criminal who they felt deserved worse. Only what …

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Unsolved / Alice & Edna Rowley 51:30

1M ago51:30

51:30

Kitty Bradley hadn’t seen her elderly neighbours open the shop that morning. She knew they weren't abroad for Christmas as it was their most profitable period of the year. Uneasy, Kitty called the police and reported her concerns. She was right to do so because when officers forced their way into the property, they discovered one of the most troubl…

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The Lost Boys Of Wineville / Chapter 2 29:29

1M ago29:29

29:29

Two brothers set off to spend an evening at a model club in Pomona… For more information, visit https://www.thelostboysofwineville.com/ Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theywalkamongus. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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#288 - The Chalk Pit Murder - Part One (John McMain Mudie, Kensington, UK) 57:07

1M ago57:07

57:07

This is Part One of Two of The Chalk Pit Murder. On Thursday 28th of November 1946, Australian politician Thomas Ley enlisted four good people to help him trap a bad man who terrorised women. As a simple plan with no law broken and nobody hurt, it was a gentlemanly reaction to a dastardly crime by a criminal who they felt deserved worse. Only what …

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Deliberate Thrust Of A Knife Or Fatal Accident? / Scarlett & Simon Vickers 1:03:38

1M ago1:03:38

1:03:38

In the background, a man can be heard desperately calling out, “Scarlett, Scarlett,” before he tells Sarah that their daughter is turning blue. The first ambulance arrives at the scene in just five minutes, but paramedics are not prepared for what they find… *** LISTENER CAUTION IS ADVISED *** This episode was researched and written by Eileen Macfa…

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#287 - The PIN Heads (Xyaire Howard / Chelsea Grant) 1:05:01

2M ago1:05:01

1:05:01

On Tuesday 6th of September 2022, 71-year-old Susan Hawkey was last seen entering her flat on Aylesbury Street in Neasden. Nobody saw her, nobody heard her, and – although vulnerable and afraid - no-one was looking out for her. And yet, the quiet isolation of her flat aided her brutal torture and murder by a pack of brainless thugs. Date: Tuesday 6…

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Bad Blood In The Family / Patrick O'Hara / Dr Thomas Kwan 56:05

2M ago56:05

56:05

A patient arrives at the accident and emergency unit at the Royal Victoria Infirmary with a complaint of searing pain in his arm. He says that an NHS nurse had come to his home earlier that morning to administer a covid booster, and he had been in agony ever since. Medical staff speculate that a less experienced sub-contractor gave him the vaccine.…

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The Lost Boys Of Wineville / Chapter 1 1:07:50

2M ago1:07:50

1:07:50

March 1928. A young boy from Los Angeles goes missing … For more information, visit https://www.thelostboysofwineville.com/ Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theywalkamongus. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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#286 - The Black Cap Farce (Edith McQuaid, Soho, UK) 1:01:39

2M ago1:01:39

1:01:39

On 1st January 1932, in the attic room of 27 Old Compton Street in Soho, 19-year-old domestic servant Edith McQuaid gave birth to a baby boy. Whether he died of natural causes, or she took his life by infanticide will never be known. But she wasn't alone. Edith was one of 1000s of women who concealed the pregnancy, the body of the dead babies or mu…

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Hostile Gesticulation & The Death Of A Cyclist / Celia Ward / Auriol Grey 1:04:11

2M ago1:04:11

1:04:11

Through the crowd of hushed onlookers, Police Constable John Sparks made his way to an uneasy scene on Nursery Road. Outside the Newtown Centre in Huntingdon, the usual lunchtime bustle had frozen. Cars were stationary in the middle of the road as paramedics worked desperately on a cyclist struck down just minutes earlier… *** LISTENER CAUTION IS A…

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#285 - The Suitcase of Death (Jemma Mitchell & Mee Kuen Chong) 1:03:40

2M ago1:03:40

1:03:40

On Friday 11th of June 2021 at 6:23am, 34-year-old Jemma Mitchell left her home at 9 Brondesbury Park in Wilsden to visit her friend and fellow Christian Mee Kuen Chong known as Deborah. She was wheeling behind her an empty blue suitcase, five hours later, the suitcase was full and her friend was dead. But why? Date: Monday 26th of April 1993 at 4:…

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Death Is No Stranger To Me / The Murder Of Jack Russell 57:12

2M ago57:12

57:12

Shortly after falling asleep, 20-year-old Jacqueline Russell woke up to use the bathroom. She groggily padded down the stairs. Jacqueline expected to see her father home from his nightly walk, but the house was eerily quiet. Shandy, the family dog, was pacing anxiously back and forth in the back garden. It was around midnight, and Jacqueline was im…

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An Aspiring Serial Killer / Michael Harvey's Hit List 29:07

2M ago29:07

29:07

Diana Doyle had not heard from her step-brother in weeks. As time ticked by, she began to worry that something was wrong with 63-year-old Ian Halls… *** LISTENER CAUTION IS ADVISED *** This episode was researched and written by Eileen Macfarlane. Edited by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot Productions. Script editing, additional writing, illustrations and…

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Spurious Claims & Murder For Gain / The Killing Of Stephen Koszyczarski 35:57

2M ago35:57

35:57

An emergency alert triggered a call to first responders in Sheffield. The man on the other end of the line said that he didn’t want the police to attend, but he really needed an ambulance as soon as possible. Voices could be heard in the background of the call. However, their tone suggested that they were not offering assistance… *** LISTENER CAUTI…

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#284 - Dead Man's Hand (Bayswater, London, UK) 1:02:47

2M ago1:02:47

1:02:47

Monday 31st of October 1960, at 5:30pm, the body of 53-year-old William Davies was found inside the top-floor flat of 5 Westbourne Park Road in Bayswater, London, W2. There was no sign of a break-in, no struggle and no obvious robbery. He was found on his knees, with a knife in his chest, and even though all the evidence pointed to this being a sui…

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Introducing... The Lost Boys Of Wineville 1:55

2M ago1:55

1:55

From the creators of the award-winning podcast They Walk Among Us comes The Lost Boys of Wineville—an extended limited series spanning 30 in-depth episodes. This gripping true-crime saga unravels a chilling story that began nearly a century ago, in the shadow of the recently erected Hollywoodland sign, and reached its harrowing conclusion on a remo…

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#283 - The Vice Girl Killer - Part Three (Justin Martin Clarke, West End, London) 1:09:32

3M ago1:09:32

1:09:32

This is Part Three of Three of The Vice Girl Killer. On the weekend of the 24th and 25th of January 1987, two sex-workers vanished from two street (Sussex Gardens and Cleveland Terrace) near to Paddington Station. With their beaten, strangled and mutilated bodies found barely 24 hours apart in places where they didn't belong. The police quickly con…

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Cell Therapy, Sex Counselling & A Contract Killing 1:09:45

3M ago1:09:45

1:09:45

The informant's microphone picked up the din of the busy beachfront restaurant. Sheriff’s deputies were stationed in a covert van nearby. They had a camera trained on one of the large windows, focusing on the target's hands passing an envelope of money to the informant. Still clear enough over the customer's chatter, the informant asked when he wan…

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#282 - The Vice Girl Killer - Part Two (Racheal Applewhaite, London, UK) 55:13

3M ago55:13

55:13

This is Part Two of Three of The Vice Girl Killer. On the weekend of the 24th and 25th of January 1987, two sex-workers vanished from two street (Sussex Gardens and Cleveland Terrace) near to Paddington Station. With their beaten, strangled and mutilated bodies found barely 24 hours apart in places where they didn't belong. The police quickly confi…

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Secret Desires Of A Drowned Man / Cecil & Ann Cornock 54:37

3M ago54:37

54:37

Bertie James Blackley was working with St John’s Ambulance service in Bristol when he received a message just after 1 am. Calling from a telephone kiosk, a woman said, “I have found my husband in the bath. I believe he is dead. I have done all I can to help him, but I am afraid it is too late”... *** LISTENER CAUTION IS ADVISED *** This episode was…

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REPLAY - Unsolved / Shelley Morgan 25:49

3M ago25:49

25:49

After school, Shelley’s children got onto the bus, but unusually, their mother was not waiting for them at the end of the journey. The children were independent enough to make their way home from the bus stop, although when they arrived, they realised their mother was not there, and the front door was locked… *** LISTENER CAUTION IS ADVISED *** Thi…

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#281 - The Vice Girl Killer - Part One (Marina Monti, London, UK) 1:04:01

3M ago1:04:01

1:04:01

This is Part One of Three of The Vice Girl Killer. On the weekend of the 24th and 25th of January 1987, two sex-workers vanished from two street (Sussex Gardens and Cleveland Terrace) near to Paddington Station. With their beaten, strangled and mutilated bodies found barely 24 hours apart in places where they didn't belong. The police quickly confi…

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A Deadly Blaze in Newark 37:14

3M ago37:14

37:14

The crew manager was the first to get through the door of the burning bungalow. Other firefighters were gearing up on the quiet street outside. Christopher Barber led the way to the bedroom—thick smoke billowed and visibility was low. He dropped to the ground, and after dousing some of the flames with water, he began searching the area with an outs…

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The Sandbach Shooting 23:38

3M ago23:38

23:38

Emergency responders had been directed to a two-car collision on Abbey Road in Sandbach. When they saw that the injuries sustained by the victims were clearly not caused by a crash, the paramedics soon realised it was far from a standard traffic accident. Not long after the incident, on that cold January morning, a man approached an officer from th…

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The Stockwell Strangler / Kenneth Erskine - Part 2 47:07

3M ago47:07

47:07

His crimes were becoming more frequent and even more brazen—four people had been killed in a four-week period. Investigators finally got a break when palm prints discovered at the scene of two murders were found to match a petty criminal in the system… (Part 2 of 2). *** LISTENER CAUTION IS ADVISED *** This episode was researched and written by Eil…

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The Stockwell Strangler / Kenneth Erskine - Part 1 48:16

3M ago48:16

48:16

Staff decided to make a routine check on the bedrooms closest to where the prowler had been seen, and it was then they were confronted with something truly terrifying. Two of the residents were dead, evidently murdered, confirming the investigators' fears: a serial killer was targeting the elderly… (Part 1 of 2). *** LISTENER CAUTION IS ADVISED ***…

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Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde / A Knife Attack In Wraysbury 28:37

4M ago28:37

28:37

Nisha woke up to the sound of screams. It took her a moment to realise where they were coming from. She thought her mother must have been having a nightmare, so she rushed into her bedroom. As Nisha entered the room, her husband ran past her, and she suddenly thought he must have been chasing someone. She then saw her mother lying on the floor, cov…

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Christmas Special 2024 22:55

4M ago22:55

22:55

Ho-ho-ho muddy funsters. This isn't a regular episode, but a little bit of festive cheer from myself to say thank you for listening to and supporting Murder Mile over the year and beyond. Your regular episodes of Murder Mile will be back on Thursday 23rd January 2025. Until then, farewell. Mx Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/murdermile.…

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The Servant And Her Mistress / The Mysterious Death of Jane Roberts Humphreys 37:59

4M ago37:59

37:59

The landau driver stood outside Prestatyn railway station, watching the early morning commuters. His attention was drawn to a young woman darting down the high street. She stopped beside his carriage and asked him to take her to a nearby farm. Her behaviour was erratic, and William wasn’t sure he wanted to drive her anywhere until she told him, “My…

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#280 - The Grey Man - Part Two (Chiswick, London, England) 1:02:16

4M ago1:02:16

1:02:16

This is Part Two of Two of The Grey Man. Across the morning of Tuesday 11th of November 1941, from 8:50am to 10:20am, an armed man dressed in grey went on a killing spree across Chiswick, Hammersmith and Acton armed with two shotguns. It seemed like he was picking off random people, but having spent months rehearsing and surveilling his targets, hi…

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Violent Intentions / The Uninvited Guest 31:06

4M ago31:06

31:06

Following a call to the emergency services just before 5 PM on February 22nd, 2023, the police, and paramedics from the East Midlands Ambulance Service, were dispatched to a property on Queens Park Way in Leicester. They found an elderly man lying on the kitchen floor, bleeding profusely from a deep wound to his chest. His ex-wife had witnessed the…

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Double Murder In Lockdown 24:35

4M ago24:35

24:35

The house finally fell silent. A few minutes later, Maria hesitantly opened her bedroom door and looked out onto the landing. Daniel, who also shared the property, was standing outside holding a mobile phone in a white-gloved hand. He locked eyes with Maria and told her: "Go back into your room and lock the door. I'm calling the police"... *** LIST…

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#279 - The Grey Man - Part One (Chiswick, London, England) 1:01:55

4M ago1:01:55

1:01:55

This is Part One of Two of The Grey Man. Across the morning of Tuesday 11th of November 1941, from 8:50am to 10:20am, an armed man dressed in grey went on a killing spree across Chiswick, Hammersmith and Acton armed with two shotguns. It seemed like he was picking off random people, but having spent months rehearsing and surveilling his targets, hi…

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The Assassination Of The Bedsit Barron 26:23

4M ago26:23

26:23

The sound of his neighbour’s gates opening piqued Graham’s curiosity. He got out of bed and went to the window to see the Raggetts’ blue Jaguar reversing into the drive. The house on Chester Close was bordered by high walls and had enough space to park several vehicles. As soon as Lew Raggett stepped out of the car, two figures emerged from the sha…

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#278 - In the Ripper's Shadow (Soho, London, UK) 1:01:26

5M ago1:01:26

1:01:26

Across October and early November 1888, when 'Jack the Ripper' slayed several women in the East End of London, a smaller and largely forgotten sexual sadist was attacking women in Soho in the West End. Masked using a series of baffling distractions, his crimes were made possible owing to the fevered frenzy in the midst of a mini media mania committ…

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The Murder of WPC Yvonne Fletcher (Part 2 of 2) 52:21

5M ago52:21

52:21

Welcome to our 10th case - The Murder of WPC Yvonne Fletcher. This is episode number 2. If you haven't heard the first episode yet, please take a listen here: [Episode1] Our pre-season episode is here: https://pod.fo/e/24428f On 17th April 1984, a number of the Metropolitan Police officers were on duty in St James Square, London. At that time the L…

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The World's End Part 3 / Angus Sinclair & The Murders of Christine Eadie and Helen Scott 53:03

5M ago53:03

53:03

PLEASE LISTEN TO ‘SEASON 9 - EPISODES 48 & 49’ FOR PARTS ONE AND TWO OF THIS THREE-PART CASE. Investigators wanted to get justice for the World’s End victims, but they would need the law to be changed in order for that to happen (Part 3 of 3)… *** LISTENER CAUTION IS ADVISED *** This episode was researched and written by Eileen Macfarlane. Edited b…

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The World's End Part 2 / Angus Sinclair & The Murder of Mary Gallacher 1:02:55

5M ago1:02:55

1:02:55

PLEASE LISTEN TO ‘SEASON 9 - EPISODE 48’ FOR PART ONE OF THIS THREE-PART CASE. The murders of several women in Scotland in the 1970s went unsolved. During a case review into the 1978 murder of 17-year-old Mary Gallacher in 2000, a suspect was identified through DNA comparison. He was arrested and brought to trial (Part 2 of 3)… *** LISTENER CAUTION…

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#277 - The Cuckoo (William Blaise, Barnes, London) 59:56

5M ago59:56

59:56

Sunday the 1st of December 2019 was the last time 53-year-old William Algar, a talented jazz trumpeter was seen alive. One month later, parts of his dismembered body were found in his flat at 7 Nowell Road in Barnes, having been the victim of cuckooing by a drugs gang. But who had murdered him? This is a story about a county lines gang who murdered…

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