In 2021, Dundee, Scotland, a young Filipino mum and her daughter were murdered. The police investigation and judicial process that followed uncovered details that would rank among the most harrowing in Scottish criminal history – the full facts of which will never be disclosed to the public. This is what happens when a predator goes online to hunt their perfect victim. This is the case of Andrew Innes.
Mar 06, 2023•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 87
In Cardiff, 2010, a teenager was killed in his home by 2 masked men. It was a brutal crime that shocked a community, and a nation, and which seemed to have no motive. The investigation that followed would prove one of the most complex ever undertaken in Wales and reveal a botched hit and a tragic case of mistaken identity. This is what happens when money and drugs cause the lives of decent people to collide with the criminal underworld. This is the murder of Aamir Siddiqi.
Mar 02, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 85
In June 2015, Missouri, a 48-year-old woman was found brutally stabbed to death in her home. Her disabled, wheelchair-bound daughter was missing, and neighbours feared the worse. Their concern, however, turned to disbelief after police quickly arrested 2 people. Not only was the missing teenager one of those under suspicion, but she was also able to walk. This is what happens when a mother’s love isn’t what it seems. This is the case of Gypsy Rose Blanchard.
Feb 27, 2023•1 hr 51 min•Ep. 84
In Anchorage, Alaska, 2019, a 19-year-old woman was murdered – killed execution-style, shot in the head. The subsequent police investigation became a media sensation, uncovering a sinister plot to rape and kill, a fake identity, plus allegations of blackmail and child abuse. This is what happens when catfishing turns deadly. This is the murder of Cynthia Hoffman.
Feb 23, 2023•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 83
In May 2018, County Kildare, Ireland, the body of a 14-year-old girl was discovered in an abandoned farmhouse. A lonely teenager, she had only craved friendship, but instead had been mercilessly bullied in school and online, before being brutalised and murdered. It was a horrific crime, made even more shocking when the perpetrators were identified – the youngest people ever to be charged with murder in Ireland. This is what happens when children kill children. This is the murder of Ana Kriégel.
Feb 20, 2023•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 82
In November 2021, Sussex, UK, a female escort worker disappeared. After a male suspect was identified, the police investigation discovered that another female escort had vanished 6-months earlier and was linked to the same man. The search for bodies would focus on an area of remote farmland, leased by the suspect, and police would soon build a picture of the horrors that had occurred there. This is what happens when a psychopathic predator preys on the vulnerable. This is the case of Mark Brown.
Feb 16, 2023•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 81
In January 2018, the dismembered remains of a young woman were found in Macerata, Italy. The suspected perpetrator – an African immigrant. Allegations of voodoo sacrifices and connections to the Nigerian mafia, combined with the politicisation of the murder by the country’s right-wing parties, inflamed tensions around the contentious issue of immigration – with devastating consequences. This is what happens when a terrible crime is used to justify a terrible retribution. This is the murder of Pa...
Feb 13, 2023•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 80
In June 1983, Houston, Texas, 2 people were killed with a pickaxe – the kind of grisly double murder that would dominate the headlines any day of the week. But this crime captured more attention than usual – because the killer was a 5 foot 3, 121-pound woman. Her brutal slayings, and her subsequent reformation as a Born-Again Christian, divided a nation when it came to her fate. This is what happens when rehabilitation isn’t an option. This is the case of Karla Tucker
Feb 10, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 79
In September 2018, a white police officer fatally shot a black man in Dallas, Texas. Allegations of institutional racism and police violence in the US had been rife for decades, but the circumstances of this case made it all the more shocking. The officer in question was not on duty at the time, and the victim was in his own home. This is what happens when mistakes cost lives. This is the murder of Botham Jean.
Feb 06, 2023•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 78
It’s believed 1% of the population is a psychopath. The vast majority of these individuals will not be violent during their lifetime. A minority, however, will use their anti-social personality disorder to fulfil horrific warped fantasies – fantasies often formed in childhood and played out in their minds 1000s of times. This is the story of one such individual. This is the disturbing case of Kevin Davis.
Feb 02, 2023•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 77
A recent study by the Femicide Census found that a woman is killed by a man every three days in the UK. In June 2022, a violent predator was prowling the streets of Ilford, East London, looking for a victim. The brutal encounter that followed shocked the nation and added volume to a growing voice – a voice calling for action to address the serious issue of femicide in the UK. This is what happens when a night out with friends ends in a chance encounter with evil. This is the murder of Zara Aleen...
Jan 30, 2023•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 76
Some murders are so horrific they live long in the memory. In 1995, Knoxville Tennessee, such a killing occurred. Victim and perpetrators were just teenagers, and the sadistic brutality of the crime caused a media sensation. It would only be after trial that the truth of the ringleader’s dysfunctional past would be revealed, dividing opinion across a nation. Should she pay the ultimate price in the electric chair, or should the courts show her clemency? This is what happens when nature and nurtu...
Jan 26, 2023•1 hr 52 min•Ep. 75
In August 1993, a mother kissed her 4-year-old son goodbye as he set off to make the short journey to a park in the tiny, close-knit village of Savona, New York. 5 minutes later, he was deceased. The killing was shocking enough, but when the perpetrator was finally identified, it caused a national sensation – the shockwaves from which still reverberate today. This is what happens when damaged children find unimaginable outlets for their anger. This is the case of Eric Smith
Jan 23, 2023•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 74
In September 2021, in Killamarsh, Derbyshire, 2 children, their friend and their mother were brutally murdered in the place they should have been safest – their own home. A subsequent investigation uncovered catastrophic failings by the Probation Service – failings that had deadly consequences. This is what happens when a drug-abusing, violent predator enters the world of a happy family. This is the case of mass murderer, Damien Bendall
Jan 19, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 73
In March 2020, two men agreed to settle a dispute in an arranged fight at a remote beauty spot in Cornwall. What was supposed to be a one-on-one fight would end in a brutal assault on a vulnerable young father of one, who would be left for dead both by his attackers, and by those he thought were his friends. This is what happens when a dispute turns deadly. This is the murder of Callum Hill.
Jan 16, 2023•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 72
In October 2013, a 14-year-old boy went missing after leaving his high school in Danvers, Massachusetts. The same evening, his 24-year-old maths teacher was also reported missing. Whilst the boy would soon be found alive and well, his teacher would not be so fortunate. The subsequent police investigation would uncover a brutal, senseless murder that would send shockwaves through a community. This is what happens when children kill. This is the murder of Colleen Ritzer.
Jan 13, 2023•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 71
In November 1990, the body of a 17-year-old First Nation boy was found on the outskirts of Saskatoon city, Canada. It would not be until a decade later that the truth behind the teenager’s death would be officially acknowledged, exposing systematic racism within the city’s police department and its lethal practice of the ‘Starlight Tour’. This is what happens when those tasked with your protection do not value your life. This is the killing of Neil Stonechild!
Jan 09, 2023•1 hr•Ep. 70
In 1970s Denver, Colorado, USA, a serial killer was on the loose. Over the course of 2 years, 4 women had killed in similar circumstances. When police failed to link the killings and separate investigations produced no suspects, the cases went cold. The families of the victims would have to wait 40 years to find any form of closure via an unlikely link between latest DNA profiling techniques and the 1981 killing of a rookie Denver cop. These are the crimes that took 4 decades to solve. This is t...
Jan 05, 2023•58 min•Ep. 70
In 2011, a young Arkansan girl escaped abuse at the hands of her stepmother and drug-abusing father. Back in the full time care of her loving mother, she began putting the past behind her and was enjoying a happy childhood. But that all changed when a predator, hiding in plain sight, entered her world. This is the tragic story of a young life, marred by abuse, cut brutally short. This is the murder of Jersey Bridgeman.
Jan 02, 2023•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 69
In 2014, a pregnant teenager was found dead in her home in Pearland, Texas. The police investigation focused on the victim’s 16-year-old boyfriend – the father of her unborn children. Teenagers can sometimes be accused of being egocentric, but one young man took narcissism to a whole new level. This is what happens when you interfere in the plans of a sociopath. This is the murder of Arrijana Hill.
Dec 29, 2022•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 69
Between 2010 and 2017 in Toronto, Canada, men were disappearing from the city’s gay village. The subsequent police investigations were criticised and It would take years for authorities to realise that the disappearances were linked, and they were hunting the deadliest serial killer in Toronto’s history. This is the story of a ruthless man hiding in plain sight. This is the case of the Santa Claus Killer, Bruce McArthur!
Dec 26, 2022•1 hr 37 min•Ep. 68
In November 2004, an intruder broke into a couple’s Delmar home in the US, brutally axe- murdering a man as he slept, and critically injuring his wife. What appeared to be a burglary gone wrong soon turned into something even more sinister, as police identified a family member as prime suspect. This is what happens when a cold-blooded sociopath is raised as a member of the family. This is the case of Christopher Porco.
Dec 22, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 67
In September 1978, a teenager hitchhiking through California narrowly avoided death after accepting a lift from a middle-aged man in a blue van. Whilst she would escape with her life, she would be left horrifically mutilated. Meanwhile, shortfalls in the criminal justice system would mean that, after a short term behind bars, her attacker would be released – free to hunt another unsuspecting victim. This is what happens when the system fails to protect the public. This is the case of the Mad Cho...
Dec 15, 2022•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 66
In 2014, a wealthy California woman met the man of her dreams online. After four failed marriages, she finally thought she’d found Mr Right. Her dream man, however, soon turned out to be her worst nightmare, as the sinister truth about him was revealed. What’s more, her own children would find themselves in his line of fire. This is the story of a psychopathic con man living a web of lies. This is the case of Dirty John Meehan!!
Dec 14, 2022•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 65
HE AUSTRALIAN UNSOLVED CASE OF MR CRUEL ! The unsolved Australian case about a man dubbed Mr Cruel is this weeks True Crime episode deep dive. Mr Cruel is an Australian child rapist and killer who attacked girls in the northern and eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, in the 1980s.
Dec 08, 2022•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 64
KIDNAPPED BY MICHAEL LEE KING Denise Amber Lee was known as a most loving mother and partner. When she wasn't home and her two young children left in their cribs her husband Nathan knew there was something extremely wrong. Join me in my latest true Crime episode where I take you through this tragic story.
Dec 05, 2022•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 63
Sebastian Malinowski had only lived in the UK for less than a year with his mother and her partner, Agnieszka Kalinowska and Andrzej Latoszewski . Join me in this new Bang to Rights True Crime episode where I go through this tragic story and how events unfolded.
Dec 03, 2022•1 hr 45 min•Ep. 62
JEMMA MITCHELL -THE MURDER OF MEE KUEN CHONG Jemma Mitchell is an Australian-born English former osteopath who murdered Mee Kuen Chong (Deborah Chong) and dumped her body in Devon. Was she an organised or unorganised killer? Let me take you through this very recent UK True Crime case.
Nov 25, 2022•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 61
The Ivan Milat story is an Australian case of a killer who murdered backpackers!! Wolf creek in real life!
Nov 21, 2022•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 60
Junko Furuta was a highschool student who was kidnapped and tortured in the late 1980s. Her captors were Hiroshi Miyano, Jō Ogura,Shinji Minato and Yasushi Watanabe. Join me in my latest True Crime bang to rights episode where I go through the truly horrible story of ‘The concrete-encased high school girl murder case’.
Nov 17, 2022•1 hr•Ep. 59
