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The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast

Welcome to The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, which started off life as a weekly written blog in 2016, and has now made the jump into a regular one man and his mic, matter of fact straight talking podcast. In it, the host Paul looks at and recounts in-depth true crime cases from the UK and Ireland - both solved or unsolved crimes, but more often than not the lesser known and obscure ones.Follow us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/TheTrueCrimeEnthusiast/) , Twitter (https://twitter.com/tc_enthusiast) , Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/truecrimeenthusiast/) Wordpress Blog (https://truecrimeenthusiast.wordpress.com) and contact us ontruecrimeenthusiast@gmail.com.Also, you can support the show at Patreon for extra content and offers:The True Crime Enthusiast Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/thetruecrimeenthusiast)

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Episodes

"Mr Kipper"? - Part 2 - Dead Woman's Ditch

For the final time this series, in Part 2 of the series 2 finale of The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast we meet one of the most evil predators in British criminal history. Learn of the crimes he committed, those he is suspected of, and the evidence that shows why he is the only person police wish to question about the disappearance of Suzy Lamplugh. Music used in this episode: "Impact Prelude" by Kevin Mcleod All music used is sourced from http://freemusicarchive.org/ and used under an Attribution...

Sep 18, 20181 hr 27 minSeason 2Ep. 24

"Mr Kipper"? - Part 1 - Suzy's Story

Part 1 of the second series finale of The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast covers probably the most well-known case to date on the show, a complex disappearance (and suspected murder) of a young woman in 1986. Music used in this episode: "Impact Prelude" by Kevin Mcleod All music used is sourced from http://freemusicarchive.org/ and used under an Attribution Licence ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ) Recommended Podcast this week: Greatest Gumshoe Follow/Support/Contact The True Crime...

Sep 13, 20181 hr 24 minSeason 2Ep. 23

Deadly Infatuation

A case of obsession this week on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, with one person who just couldn't take no for an answer, leading to deadly results... Music used in this episode: "Peaceful Mind" by Borrtex All music used is sourced from http://freemusicarchive.org/ and used under an Attribution Licence ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ) Recommended Podcasts this week: Bloody Murder Podcast Voice Of The Victim Podcast Follow/Support/Contact The True Crime Enthusiast: Facebook Dis...

Sep 06, 20181 hr 6 minSeason 2Ep. 22

The "Milk-Note" Murder

This week on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, there comes a savage and callous crime from the South Coast of the UK from the late 1990's, where you see the lengths that greed drives some people to... Music used in this episode: "Peaceful Mind" by Borrtex All music used is sourced from http://freemusicarchive.org/ and used under an Attribution Licence ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ) Recommended Podcast this week: Suspect Convictions Follow/Support/Contact The True Crime Enthusi...

Aug 30, 20181 hr 9 minSeason 2Ep. 21

The Farmer, The Jolly Farmer, And The Not-So-Jolly Farmer...

A bit of a mix of solved and unsolved this week on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, with unsolved cases spanning from Cornwall to Hampshire, and returning to the Cotswolds for a celebrated case. The cases live up to the episode title... Music used in this episode: "Peaceful Mind" by Borrtex All music used is sourced from http://freemusicarchive.org/ and used under an Attribution Licence ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ) Recommended Podcast this week: The Murder In My Family Podc...

Aug 23, 20181 hr 20 minSeason 2Ep. 20

Death On Duty

On The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast this week, there comes two different tales of two different individuals - but with two shared characteristics: a disregard for human life, and a particular hatred of the police.... Music used in this episode: "Peaceful Mind" by Borrtex All music used is sourced from http://freemusicarchive.org/ and used under an Attribution Licence ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ) Recommended Podcast this week: Murder Under The Midnight Sun Podcast Follow/Supp...

Aug 16, 20181 hr 10 minSeason 2Ep. 19

The Female Of The Species

Two tales from years gone by this week on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, that highlight just how obsessions can grow, and how dangerous and tragic they can sometimes become.... Music used in this episode: "Peaceful Mind" by Borrtex All music used is sourced from http://freemusicarchive.org/ and used under an Attribution Licence ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ) Recommended Podcast/Blog this week: Seeing Red Podcast BritPodScene Podcast - Interview with Paul Follow/Support/Cont...

Aug 09, 20181 hr 4 minSeason 2Ep. 18

"Welcome To The Mardi Gra Experience"

It's a crime this week on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast that should be more familiar than it probably is, and recounts the exploits of an individual's drawn out and terrifying campaign, carried out with chilling determination, that threatened the lives of countless people back in the 1990's. Music used in this episode: "Peaceful Mind" by Borrtex All music used is sourced from http://freemusicarchive.org/ and used under an Attribution Licence ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ) R...

Aug 02, 20181 hr 10 minSeason 2Ep. 17

With Friends Like These...

A disturbing pair of cases are featured from the late 2000's this week on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast that deal with the horrific new trend of "mate crime" - or just downright evil and abuse of the vulnerable? The stories are shocking, callous - and have to be heard to be believed. Music used in this episode: "Wasn't What I Expected" by Lee Rosevere from the album "The Big Loop" All music used is sourced from http://freemusicarchive.org/ and used under an Attribution Licence ( https://crea...

Jul 26, 20181 hr 19 minSeason 2Ep. 16

The "One Woman A Week" Murders

We head across the Irish Sea to the Republic of Ireland this week on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, for a case of horrific double murder from the 1970's. Music used in this episode: "Wasn't What I Expected" by Lee Rosevere from the album "The Big Loop" All music used is sourced from http://freemusicarchive.org/ and used under an Attribution Licence ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ) Recommended Podcast this week: True Crime Sweden Follow/Support/Contact The True Crime Enthusias...

Jul 19, 20181 hr 8 minSeason 2Ep. 15

The Horrors of Notting Hill and Cambridge

Two horrific cases of serial sex crimes from the 1970's and 1980's this week on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast - if these are cases you are unfamiliar with beforehand, then afterwards they are likely to be cases you'll never forget.... Music used in this episode: "Wasn't What I Expected" by Lee Rosevere from the album "The Big Loop" All music used is sourced from http://freemusicarchive.org/ and used under an Attribution Licence ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ) Recommended Pod...

Jul 05, 20181 hr 11 minSeason 2Ep. 14

The "For Sale" Murders

For this episode of The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, we look back at a case of a senseless, savage and horrific crime from 1992, where an innocent advertisement in the local newspaper was to have all sorts of horrendous consequences.... Music used in this episode: "Wasn't What I Expected" by Lee Rosevere from the album "The Big Loop" All music used is sourced from http://freemusicarchive.org/ and used under an Attribution Licence ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ) Recommended Pod...

Jun 28, 201858 minSeason 2Ep. 13

The Monster Of Cannock Chase

A celebrated and horrific British crime from the 1960's this week on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, where we look back at a case which horrified and angered the UK, and led to a name that still to this day conjures up revulsion. Music used in this episode: "Wasn't What I Expected" by Lee Rosevere from the album "The Big Loop" All music used is sourced from http://freemusicarchive.org/ and used under an Attribution Licence ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ) Recommended Podcast t...

Jun 21, 20181 hr 9 minSeason 2Ep. 12

The Return Of Listener Week!

It's my pleasure this week on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast to bring the second episode of the show that is something a bit different - it's the return of listener week!! The pair of cases you'll hear this week have been researched and written by listeners to the show, presented by myself. Many thanks to Gavin Cooke and Andy Childlow Parish Music used in this episode: "Easy Life" by Lee Rosevere from the album "The Big Loop" All music used is sourced from http://freemusicarchive.org/ and use...

Jun 13, 201859 minSeason 2Ep. 11

The New Brighton Vet Murder

For this episode of The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, we are back in the host's home area of North Wales to recount a ghastly and evil crime that took place in 2012. Music used in this episode: "Easy Life" by Lee Rosevere from the album "The Big Loop" All music used is sourced from http://freemusicarchive.org/ and used under an Attribution Licence ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ) Recommended Podcasts this week: Murderish Podcast and Dark Poutine Podcast Follow/Support/Contact Th...

Jun 06, 20181 hr 5 minSeason 2Ep. 10

Avon and Somerset Unsolved

A trilogy of savage and unsolved murders stretching back over the past 40 years are looked at this week on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, cold cases from the UK area of Avon and Somerset. Music used in this episode: "Easy Life" by Lee Rosevere from the album "The Big Loop" All music used is sourced from http://freemusicarchive.org/ and used under an **Attribution Licence ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ) * * Recommended Podcasts this week: True Crime Island Follow/Support/Cont...

May 31, 20181 hr 8 minSeason 2Ep. 9

The One-Legged Trainspotter (Part 3 of 3): Endgame

This week brings the concluding part of the One-Legged Trainspotter trilogy of episodes on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, and we finally meet the mind, and the man, behind the murder of Julie Dart, the attempted blackmail of British Rail, and the kidnap of Stephanie Slater. Music used in this episode: "Easy Life" by Lee Rosevere from the album "The Big Loop" All music used is sourced from http://freemusicarchive.org/ and used under an * Attribution Licence ( https://creativecommons.org/licen...

May 23, 20181 hr 10 minSeason 2Ep. 8

The One-Legged Trainspotter (Part 2 of 3): Stephanie's Story

The second part of the One-Legged Trainspotter trilogy of episodes on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast drops today, and we see how the killer of Julie Dart now moved into the next phase of his plan, with a crime that shocked and gripped the nation... Music used in this episode: "Easy Life" by Lee Rosevere from the album "The Big Loop" All music used is sourced from http://freemusicarchive.org/ and used under an Attribution Licence ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ) Recommended Pod...

May 16, 20181 hr 9 minSeason 2Ep. 7

The One-Legged Trainspotter (Part 1 of 3): Julie's Story.

This week, in the first part of a trilogy of episodes on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, we look at the first act in a shocking case from the early 1990's that was to ultimately involve several police forces, the brutal murder of a young woman, and an insight into one of the most devious and callous minds in British criminal history.... Music used in this episode: "Easy Life" by Lee Rosevere from the album "The Big Loop" All music used is sourced from http://freemusicarchive.org/ and used und...

May 09, 201851 minSeason 2Ep. 6

The Ronan's Park Murders

This week on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, we make the journey across the Irish Sea to early 1990's Dublin, and a house that was in less than the space of one year, the scene of two shocking murders by a killer who had a disturbing sexual fetish...... Music used in this episode: "Easy Life" by Lee Rosevere from the album "The Big Loop" All music used is sourced from http://freemusicarchive.org/ and used under an Attribution Licence ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ) Recommende...

May 02, 20181 hr 3 minSeason 2Ep. 5

The Murder Of Sophie Hook

This week on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, we look back at a shocking and tragic case from the mid 1990's, and one from TTCE's home area of North Wales. This is known as "the crime which broke the Nation's heart"..... and this episode does have sensitive content that some listeners may find upsetting, disturbing or offensive. Music used in this episode: "Easy Life" by Lee Rosevere from the album "The Big Loop" All music used is sourced from http://freemusicarchive.org/ and used under an Att...

Apr 26, 20181 hr 9 minSeason 2Ep. 4

The Unsolved Murder Of Josephine Backshall (Collaboration w The Outlines Podcast)

For this week's episode of The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, I have teamed up with Jess Carter, host of The Outlines Podcast, in a special dual podcast collaboration covering the unsolved 1974 murder of Essex woman Josephine Backshall. Jess is covering the case over at Outlines, whilst for my part I'm theorising what happened and looking at a few scenarios based on the evidence available. Music used in this episode: "Easy Life" by Lee Rosevere from the album "The Big Loop" All music used is sou...

Apr 20, 201836 minSeason 2Ep. 3

Blackmail, Brutality, and Baby Food.

Episode 2 of Series 2 of The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast recounts two tales, from the late 1980's and the late 1990's, of people going to the most extreme and horrific means to try to get what they want. One for financial gain, and one for sexual pleasure....this episode does have content that some listeners may find disturbing or offensive. Music used in this episode: "Easy Life" by Lee Rosevere from the album "The Big Loop" All music used is sourced from http://freemusicarchive.org/ and used...

Apr 11, 20181 hr 3 minSeason 2Ep. 2

The Beast Of Bermondsey

For the first episode of Series 2 of The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, we go back to the late 1980's, and to a district of South London, to learn about the truly horrendous crimes of a despicable creature.... Music used in this episode: "Easy Life" by Lee Rosevere from the album "The Big Loop" All music used is sourced from http://freemusicarchive.org/ and used under an Attribution Licence ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ) Recommended Podcasts this week: Wining About Crime and Ki...

Apr 05, 201859 minSeason 2Ep. 1

"The Maniac In The Marigolds" - Update March 2018

A short update concerning recent developments on the case featured in Episode 22 of Series 1 of The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, "The Maniac In The Marigolds" Music used in this episode: "Easy Life" by Lee Rosevere from the album "The Big Loop" All music used is sourced from http://freemusicarchive.org/ and used under an Attribution Licence ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Mar 26, 201811 min

The Hull Arsonist

The season finale of The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast looks at a case from the archives, and the exploits of what was, for a time, Britain's biggest multiple killer.... Music used in this episode: "Impact Prelude" by Kevin Macleod All music used is sourced from http://freemusicarchive.org/ and used under an Attribution Licence ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ) Recommended Podcast this week: Men's Rea Follow/Contact/Support The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast: Facebook Facebook Disc...

Mar 13, 20181 hr 2 minSeason 1Ep. 24

Devil Masks And Playing Cards

Back in South Yorkshire in the late 1980's on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast this week, as we look back at an unbelievable 56 hours in which a disturbed individual chose the very worst way to become known.... Music used in this episode: "Impact Prelude" by Kevin Macleod All music used is sourced from http://freemusicarchive.org/ and used under an Attribution Licence ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ) Recommended Podcast this week: The Outlines Podcast Follow/Contact/Support The ...

Mar 06, 201854 minSeason 1Ep. 23

"The Maniac In The Marigolds"

Two unsolved cases from Yorkshire in the 1960's this week on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, plus the account of the horrific crime of the man who may just be responsible for them.... Music used in this episode: "Impact Prelude" by Kevin Macleod All music used is sourced from http://freemusicarchive.org/ and used under an Attribution Licence ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ) Recommended Podcasts this week: True Crime Island The Unseen Podcast Follow/Contact/Support The True Cri...

Feb 27, 20181 hr 1 minSeason 1Ep. 22

The "Little Argument"

This week on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, we look back at a case that spans nearly twenty-five years in total, and learn just how much of an understatement a little argument can be..... Music used in this episode: "Impact Prelude" by Kevin Macleod All music used is sourced from http://freemusicarchive.org/ and used under an Attribution Licence ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ) Follow/Contact/Support The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast: Facebook Facebook Discussion Group Twitte...

Feb 20, 201849 minSeason 1Ep. 21

The Hair Fetishist

A disturbing and time-spanning, country spanning case this week on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, where we look at the crimes of a deeply disturbed individual - with a fetish for hair. And murder. Music used in this episode: "Impact Prelude" by Kevin Macleod All music used is sourced from http://freemusicarchive.org/ and used under an Attribution Licence ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ) Follow/Contact/Support The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast: Facebook Twitter Instagram Blog ...

Feb 13, 20181 hr 9 minSeason 1Ep. 20
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