Back for a 6th series of The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, we open the series with a complex tale, told over two parts, that shows the horrific consequences of a feud - as one way to describe it - that got way out of hand. Leading to two innocents dying in the most horrific of circumstances. The episode contains details and descriptions of a crime and events, involving children, that some listeners may find disturbing or upsetting, so discretion is advised whilst listening. Music used in this e...
Jan 27, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Season 6Ep. 1
As a short bonus to cap off the year, I've sat down and gone back through the tales that have made up Series 5 of the show, and like the shit DVD commentary that no one ever really listens to, have given my own thoughts and feelings, perhaps a bit of an aside here and there also, to each case we have covered this year on the regular show in a very rough and ready totally unscripted manner. I thank you all for your very kind support this year, and i look forward to seeing you in 2021. All the ver...
Dec 31, 2020•39 min
This episode brings the concluding part of what became the "Margaret" trilogy on the show - in which the host of The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast looks at and recaps the case as described in Parts 1 and 2, looks at the evidence involved, and then offers some personal theory and challenges to it. The episode contains details and descriptions of a crime and events that some listeners may find disturbing or upsetting, so discretion is advised whilst listening. Music used in this episode: "The Desc...
Dec 24, 2020•1 hr 8 min•Season 5Ep. 34
Continuing the multi-parter we began last time on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, where this time around, we hear of the continuing investigation into the horrific murder of grandmother Margaret Wilson in East Yorkshire in 1995, senselessly slaughtered on a country lane near her lifelong home - for no apparent reason whatsoever. And the identification of a suspect - but was it the killer? The episode contains details and descriptions of a crime and events that some listeners may find disturbi...
Dec 10, 2020•1 hr 10 min•Season 5Ep. 33
Time for another multi-parter this time around on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, as we head back to East Yorkshire, and to the mid 1990's for a horrific, and controversial, case of motiveless murder. The episode contains details and descriptions of a crime and events that some listeners may find disturbing or upsetting, so discretion is advised whilst listening. Music used in this episode: "The Descent" by Kevin Macleod. All music used is sourced from https://filmmusic.io/ and used under an ...
Dec 03, 2020•58 min•Season 5Ep. 32
A change to the planned episode this week on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast - but certainly no less of a horrific tale - as we head down to the South Wales coastal town of Barry, to hear the exploits of an individual that are sure to sicken, anger, and pull at the heartstrings of the listener in an unforgettable story. The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, involving elderly persons, that some listeners may find disturbing or upsetting, so discretion is advised wh...
Nov 26, 2020•1 hr 28 min•Season 5Ep. 31
Thrilled to bring you a listener created episode this time around, as listener Kadie Walsh has researched for The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast a tale of a family that between just three of the members, are responsible for the deaths of more people than any known serial killer is. Figures are uncertain, but estimates put the true figure at some 800 plus. The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events that some listeners may find disturbing or upsetting, so discretion is advis...
Nov 12, 2020•1 hr 21 min•Season 5Ep. 30
A bit of a delve into the show's Patreon bonus episodes for this time around on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, as we head back to the 1980's and over to the Hall Green area of the city of Birmingham for a truly unreal account of one man's macabre and very warped fantasy spilling over into reality - with the most horrifying, and tragic results. It's a tale you won't forget in a hurry, I'm sure. The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events that some listeners may find dis...
Nov 05, 2020•1 hr 11 min•Season 5Ep. 29
We are to Scotland's capital city, the city of Edinburgh, and back to the mid 1990's this time around on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, for a tale of the unbelieveable lengths a person is willing to go to to get rid of another. No matter who else may get hurt. This episode contains descriptions of crimes and events that some listeners may find disturbing or upsetting, so discretion is advised whilst listening. Music used in this episode: "The Descent" by Kevin Macleod. All music used is sour...
Oct 29, 2020•1 hr 30 min•Season 5Ep. 28
Concluding the story arc of A Family's Fight this time around on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, where after the fight of their lives, would the dignified Siddon's family see any light in their quest for justice for their murdered Lynn? It's a tale you wouldn't believe. This episode contains descriptions of crimes and events that some listeners may find disturbing or upsetting, plus there is a reference contained within the episode to racial slurs and the use of discriminatory terms that some...
Oct 15, 2020•1 hr 24 min•Season 5Ep. 27
This time around on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, we are once again continuing looking at the horrific murder in April 1978 of 16 year old Derby girl Lynn Siddons, more specifically in this part, the steps in the Siddons' family's struggle - no other word does it justice there - to bring the killer, or killers, of Lynn to justice, proper up against it. I'm sure their story is one you'll never forget. This episode contains descriptions of crimes and events that some listeners may find distur...
Oct 07, 2020•43 min•Season 5Ep. 26
As voted for by members of the show's FB Discussion group, here is the Patreon episode available for all as it's the shows 3rd birthday. Thank you so much to every single one of you for making it happen - what a ride it's been, here's to many more - plenty more tales to come from the Enthusiast yet. So the voted for episode, Devil In The Doll's House, is one of the Bonus Patreon episodes that I released just back at the end of July this year. It features a truly horrendous case back from the 198...
Sep 26, 2020•1 hr
Continuing the account of the terrible murder of 16 year old Lynn Siddons back in Derby in 1978 this time around on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, and following the acquittal of Lynn's self-confessed killer, the Siddons' family were determined that Lynn would get justice - and her killer would face the full brunt of it. You'll come to hear just how they went about it. This episode contains descriptions of crimes and events that some listeners may find disturbing or upsetting, plus there is a...
Sep 24, 2020•1 hr 10 min•Season 5Ep. 25
The savage killing of a young woman that took place in an idyllic location in the city of Derby back in 1978 is the focus of the next couple of episodes of The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, as what seemed to be an open and shut case, certainly wasn't. Not by a long shot. It took the patience, determination and doggedness of a family, spearheaded by a remarkable woman, to finally see justice served. As you'll come to hear. This episode contains descriptions of crimes and events that some listene...
Sep 16, 2020•1 hr 9 min•Season 5Ep. 24
An intriguing and sad case this time around on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, involving the tale of a macabre discovery in a North East chemical storage plant of a decade old murder at the end of the 1970's, that on the face of it, was a pretty much open and shut case. Except that a pioneering documentary series looked again at it only a few years later, and suggested with some strength - and proof - that it wasn't. This episode contains descriptions of crimes and events that some listeners ...
Sep 04, 2020•1 hr 20 min•Season 5Ep. 23
An almost unreal and chilling tale this time around on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, spanning more than three decades, and concerning the exploits of a dangerous individual who took an imagined grudge to the ultimate horrific level. Almost twice. This episode contains descriptions of crimes and events that some listeners may find disturbing or upsetting, so discretion is advised whilst listening. Music used in this episode: "The Descent" by Kevin Macleod. All music used is sourced from http...
Aug 19, 2020•1 hr 27 min•Season 5Ep. 22
I'm thrilled to be hosting a listener penned episode from friend of the show Julia Crane this time around on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, a look into a remarkable tale from the mid 1970's that involved a plan that rapidly went awry, a boxer named Ronnie, and none other than HRH The Princess Royal, Anne. Music used in this episode: "The Descent" by Kevin Macleod. All music used is sourced from https://filmmusic.io/ and used under an Attribution Licence ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses...
Aug 04, 2020•1 hr 16 min•Season 5Ep. 21
Part 2 of this series' "Monsters Of" episode drops here on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, continuing the horrific tale of triple murder from the 1960's that we began in the previous episode, and this time around, learning how the perpetrator was brought to full justice - almost a half century later . This episode contains descriptions of crimes and events, involving that against children, that some listeners may find disturbing or upsetting, so discretion is advised whilst listening. Music u...
Jul 26, 2020•1 hr 7 min•Season 5Ep. 20
It's the "Monsters Of" episode this time around on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, and as I'm sure as the episode progresses, you'll see exactly why I have chosen the case I have for this one. A horrific tale of triple murder from the 1960's. This episode contains descriptions of crimes and events, involving that against children, that some listeners may find disturbing or upsetting, so discretion is advised whilst listening. Music used in this episode: "The Descent" by Kevin Macleod. All mus...
Jul 20, 2020•54 min•Season 5Ep. 19
More widely recognised and legislated today in the UK is the horror that is the crime of stalking. But it hasn't always been like this - in fact, the legislation that surrounds it today had its genesis as a result of a case in the 1990's of a truly disturbing, twisted individual. The tale of which features this week on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast. This episode contains descriptions of crimes and events that some listeners may find disturbing or upsetting, so discretion is advised whilst li...
Jul 10, 2020•1 hr 15 min•Season 5Ep. 18
A horrific, landmark case from the 1980's is featured this time around on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast - researched and written by listener and author Jacqui Louise Broderick. This episode contains descriptions of crimes and events, including that of a sexual nature, that some listeners may find disturbing or upsetting, so discretion is advised whilst listening. Music used in this episode: "The Descent" by Kevin Macleod. All music used is sourced from https://filmmusic.io/ and used under an...
Jun 25, 2020•1 hr 23 min•Season 5Ep. 17
The Maniac arc comes to a close here this time around on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, with an examination of a senseless, tragic murder from 1993 that maybe - just maybe - be another example of the horror that Robert Napper can inflict. See what you think. This episode contains descriptions of crimes and events that some listeners may find disturbing or upsetting, so discretion is advised whilst listening. Music used in this episode: "The Descent" by Kevin Macleod. All music used is source...
Jun 16, 2020•1 hr 11 min•Season 5Ep. 16
In the penultimate episode of the Maniac arc, we learn of the far and wide effects that the ripples of Robert Napper's monstrous crimes that we've heard of through the series have had on so many. This episode contains descriptions of crimes and events that some listeners may find disturbing or upsetting, so discretion is advised whilst listening. Music used in this episode: "The Descent" by Kevin Macleod. All music used is sourced from https://filmmusic.io/ and used under an Attribution Licence ...
Jun 07, 2020•1 hr 15 min•Season 5Ep. 15
This episode on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, we finally meet the spectre that's overshadowed all parts of the story arc so far this series. It's time to meet the Maniac. This episode contains descriptions of crimes and events, including descriptions of a graphic sexual nature, that some listeners may find extremely disturbing or upsetting, so discretion is advised whilst listening. Music used in this episode: "The Descent" by Kevin Macleod. All music used is sourced from https://filmmusic....
May 23, 2020•1 hr 31 min•Season 5Ep. 14
We are building towards the climax of the Maniac arc in this episode of The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, as we hear the lengths that police went to to obtain the evidence against the man that they believed was the killer of Rachel Nickell. What a tale it is. This episode contains descriptions of crimes and events, including descriptions of a graphic sexual nature, that some listeners may find extremely disturbing or upsetting, so discretion is advised whilst listening. Music used in this episo...
May 09, 2020•1 hr 27 min•Season 5Ep. 13
The Maniac arc continues here on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast with the first part of a two episode week - in which we learn the story of a man who rapidly became, in police eyes anyway, their prime suspect in the murder of Rachel Nickell. This episode contains descriptions of crimes and events, including that of a sexual nature, that some listeners may find extremely disturbing or upsetting, so discretion is advised whilst listening. Music used in this episode: "The Descent" by Kevin Macleo...
May 04, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Season 5Ep. 12
One of the most savage, heartbreaking crimes in British criminal history comes to your ears here, as it's THAT case featured this week on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, in continuing with this series multi episode story arc - Maniac. The episode this week contains descriptions of crimes and events, including that of a sexual nature, that some listeners may find extremely disturbing or upsetting, so discretion is advised whilst listening. Music used in this episode: "The Descent" by Kevin Mac...
Apr 23, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Season 5Ep. 11
One of the most heartbreaking, disturbing crimes ever covered on the show comes this week, as we are continuing the 5th series multi episode arc here on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast. Last episode we were introduced to a serial sexual predator bringing terror to the open spaces of South London. The attacks concerned were horrific enough, but as the opening episode said - the perpetrator was to go on to do much, much worse. And this episode, you'll find out just what right here - in part. The...
Apr 16, 2020•1 hr 17 min•Season 5Ep. 10
We are still in unprecedented times guys, everybody is feeling it no matter what - so hopefully, a brief break from it all - here's another CoronaBonus episode that I hopes pass some time for you - breaks up a bit of this lockdown. COVID has affected friends of mine, and loved ones of theirs, so save a thought for them. And of course, my own to yours. Stay safe, and stay in guys. Everyone of us is a small but important cog in this. Paul Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information...
Apr 11, 2020•55 min
This series multi episode arc begins this week on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, detailing the exploits of an individual who, although the crimes depicted here in the opener are horrific enough, went on to commit much, much worse. As I'm sure the tale will come to show. And it begins here. The episode this week contains descriptions of crimes and events of a sexual nature that some listeners may find disturbing or upsetting, so discretion is advised whilst listening. Music used in this episo...
Apr 09, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Season 5Ep. 9
