He was alarmed by the long trail of blood in the aisle. It reached at least twelve feet long. In the artificial light of the carriage, it almost looked black. As the train pulled away, with no emergency stop signal or no way of contacting the driver, it was twenty minutes before it ground to a halt at the next station. A second passenger boarded the carriage. In a state of shock, the two strangers conversed, deciding what to do at the next stop. Whoever had lost such a great deal of blood was se...
Sep 16, 2020•42 min•Season 5Ep. 12
When you choose a partner in life, you take on their family, too. Ideally, you get on, and you live in harmony. Some people invite their in-laws into their homes with open arms, unaware that their new family member has left behind a murderous past. *** LISTENER CAUTION IS ADVISED *** This episode was researched and written by Rosanna Fitton. Illustrations and production direction also by Rosanna Fitton. Narration, audio editing, script editing, and production direction by Benjamin Fitton. Become...
Sep 09, 2020•38 min•Season 5Ep. 11
PLEASE LISTEN TO ‘SEASON 5 - EPISODE 9’ FOR PART ONE OF THIS TWO-PART CASE. Ian Simms was in the dock at Liverpool Crown Court. He was accused of murdering Helen McCourt, who vanished in February 1988. Her body was still missing. Despite the overwhelming forensic evidence, Simms insisted he was innocent (Part 2 of 2). *** LISTENER CAUTION IS ADVISED *** This episode was researched and written by Benjamin Fitton. Narration, audio editing and production direction also by Benjamin Fitton. Script ed...
Sep 02, 2020•41 min•Season 5Ep. 10
A woman in her early twenties goes missing on a journey home from work. A few days pass, and some of her belongings are found, discarded just under 20 miles away. Police suspect foul play, and a murder charge is laid. But why was she killed, and where was her body? (Part 1 of 2). *** LISTENER CAUTION IS ADVISED *** This episode was researched and written by Benjamin Fitton. Narration, audio editing and production direction also by Benjamin Fitton. Script editing, illustrations and production dir...
Aug 26, 2020•39 min•Season 5Ep. 9
"We have seen cases where young people have been groomed online, but it is rare for it to culminate in such a dreadful and violent murder. The degree of planning and manipulation by Daynes is shocking, and when you consider the young ages of perpetrator and victim, it stands out as one of the most cruel, violent and unusual cases we have dealt with"... — Chief Crown Prosecutor Jenny Hopkins, outside Chelmsford Crown Court, January 2015 *** LISTENER CAUTION IS ADVISED *** This episode was researc...
Aug 19, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Season 5Ep. 8
The disappearance of Madeleine McCann, a three-year-old that went missing from a Portuguese holiday resort in 2007, has been widely covered by the media. Back in 1985, another three-year-old went missing while at a holiday park. This is the case of Leoni Keating. *** LISTENER CAUTION IS ADVISED *** This episode was researched and written by Rosanna Fitton. Illustrations and production direction also by Rosanna Fitton. Narration, audio editing, script editing, and production direction by Benjamin...
Aug 12, 2020•53 min•Season 5Ep. 7
PLEASE LISTEN TO ‘SEASON 5 - EPISODE 5’ FOR PART ONE OF THIS TWO-PART CASE. Paul Bint is known under many aliases. He would convince his unsuspecting victims that he was a doctor, a lawyer, an aristocrat, or even a millionaire. Through his twenties and thirties, Bint had spent a total of 10 years in and out of prisons or mental health facilities. However, this did little to curb his desire to convince his victims that the fantasy world he inhabited existed (Part 2 of 2). *** LISTENER CAUTION IS ...
Aug 05, 2020•53 min•Season 5Ep. 6
"People have this picture of me which is completely inaccurate, and I don't see how I am ever going to get around this problem. I don't think I would describe myself as a conman, or King Con Man or King of the Swindlers, as the newspapers call me. I'm someone who lied about myself and my status. It made me forget what the reality was, and for me, it was a way of escaping. It always has been" — Paul Bint, Southwark Crown Court, 2009 (Part 1 of 2). *** LISTENER CAUTION IS ADVISED *** This episode ...
Jul 29, 2020•59 min•Season 5Ep. 5
It is a scene reserved only for your worst nightmares. You live alone, but there is suddenly a stranger in your bedroom. He does not have to unfasten the zipper over his mouth on the black leather mask he is wearing to say why he is there. Prominent, against the dim light and the dark leather, there is one word scrawled crudely in white capital letters across the forehead of the mask… RAPIST. *** LISTENER CAUTION IS ADVISED *** This episode was researched and written by Rosanna Fitton. Illustrat...
Jul 22, 2020•1 hr•Season 5Ep. 4
Red stains on the carpet, red stains on your knife, oh, Dr Buck Ruxton, you murdered your wife. The nursemaid saw you and threatened to tell, oh, Dr Buck Ruxton, you killed her as well… — Lancashire nursery rhyme, parody of the song ‘Red Sails in the Sunset’, latter half of the 1930s *** LISTENER CAUTION IS ADVISED *** This episode was researched and written by Rosanna Fitton. Illustrations and production direction also by Rosanna Fitton. Narration, audio editing, script editing, and production ...
Jul 15, 2020•57 min•Season 5Ep. 3
PLEASE LISTEN TO ‘SEASON 5 - EPISODE 1’ FOR PART ONE OF THIS TWO-PART CASE. Raoul Moat had been on the run from the police. Using a double-barrelled shotgun, Moat fired the weapon at his ex-girlfriend, Samantha Stobbart. She suffered life-threatening injuries. In the same attack, Moat murdered her new partner, Chris Brown. Moat was obsessed and could not face the fact that his six-year relationship with Samantha had ended. Under the mistaken belief that Chris Brown was an officer of the law, Moa...
Jul 08, 2020•1 hr 19 min•Season 5Ep. 2
A highly volatile former nightclub doorman is released from prison. He is in a jealous rage. The carnage that followed saw one person dead and two left with life-threatening injuries. The attacks would spur one of the biggest manhunts the UK had ever seen, culminating in a stand-off that resulted in yet another life being taken... (Part 1 of 2). *** LISTENER CAUTION IS ADVISED *** This episode was researched and written by Benjamin Fitton. Narration, audio editing and production direction also b...
Jul 01, 2020•1 hr 26 min•Season 5Ep. 1
'They Walk Among Us' returns for Season 5 on Wednesday, July 1, 2020. For early ad-free access to episodes visit: https://www.patreon.com/theywalkamongus Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theywalkamongus . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 24, 2020•1 min
PLEASE LISTEN TO ‘SEASON 4 - EPISODES 49, 50 & 51’ FOR PARTS ONE, TWO AND THREE OF THIS FOUR-PART CASE. Stuart Lubbock’s family would not see the justice they rightfully deserved, but Michael Barrymore felt he too was a victim — he claimed his arrest on suspicion of murder in 2007 was a miscarriage of justice (Part 4 of 4). *** LISTENER CAUTION IS ADVISED *** This episode was researched and written by Benjamin Fitton. Narration, audio editing and production direction also by Benjamin Fitton....
Jun 01, 2020•57 min•Season 4Ep. 52
PLEASE LISTEN TO ‘SEASON 4 - EPISODES 49 & 50’ FOR PARTS ONE AND TWO OF THIS FOUR-PART CASE. On September 13, 2002, at the offices of Epping Forest District Council, the inquest into Stuart Lubbock’s death was concluded. The frustrations during the proceedings were felt no more so than by the coroner, Caroline Beasley-Murray, who believed that she was left with no other choice than to pass the verdict she did (Part 3 of 4). *** LISTENER CAUTION IS ADVISED *** This episode was researched and ...
May 24, 2020•1 hr 29 min•Season 4Ep. 51
PLEASE LISTEN TO ‘SEASON 4 - EPISODE 49’ FOR PART ONE OF THIS FOUR-PART CASE. Stuart Lubbock, a father to two young children, was 31 when he was found lifeless, floating in a swimming pool that belonged to celebrity entertainer Michael Barrymore. Stuart was naked apart from a pair of boxer shorts. He had suffered severe internal injuries that would later be described as “horrific”. Essex Police undertook an investigation that lasted almost a year, and several arrests were made. Still, no one was...
May 16, 2020•1 hr 9 min•Season 4Ep. 50
At 5:46 am, on the morning of Saturday, March 31, 2001, a call was made to the emergency services. The operator was told that a male, who would later be identified as 31-year-old Stuart Lubbock, was found lifeless and hyperthermic in a swimming pool. The pool belonged to celebrity entertainer Michael Barrymore, who lived at 4 Beaumont Park Drive in Roydon — a village in Essex in the southeast of England (Part 1 of 4). *** LISTENER CAUTION IS ADVISED *** This episode was researched and written by...
May 09, 2020•53 min•Season 4Ep. 49
PLEASE LISTEN TO ‘SEASON 4 - EPISODE 47’ FOR PART ONE OF THIS TWO-PART CASE. Terence Whall was on trial for murder. The prosecutor at Mold Crown Court told the jury that the defendant had shot his victim with a crossbow. The arrowheads used in the attack were designed for hunting animals — razor-sharp to sever a prey's arteries (Part 2 of 2). *** LISTENER CAUTION IS ADVISED *** This episode was researched and written by Benjamin Fitton. Narration, audio editing and production direction also by B...
Apr 29, 2020•51 min•Season 4Ep. 48
"When he left his home to look at the Sky dish, there was someone waiting outside, in the dark, armed with a high-powered crossbow. A crossbow, members of the jury, is a silent, quick and deadly weapon” — Prosecutor Peter Rouch QC, Mold Crown Court, January 2020 (Part 1 of 2). *** LISTENER CAUTION IS ADVISED *** This episode was researched and written by Benjamin Fitton. Narration, audio editing and production direction also by Benjamin Fitton. Script editing, illustrations and production direct...
Apr 22, 2020•56 min•Season 4Ep. 47
PLEASE LISTEN TO ‘SEASON 4 - EPISODE 45’ FOR PART ONE OF THIS TWO-PART CASE. Michael Telling had killed his wife, Monika. He hid her body in a summer house for five months before cutting off her head and disposing of the remains. He never disputed those facts. But after his arrest, Telling argued that he was not responsible for his actions as he suffered from an abnormality of mind (Part 2 of 2). *** LISTENER CAUTION IS ADVISED *** This episode was researched and written by Benjamin Fitton. Narr...
Apr 15, 2020•41 min•Season 4Ep. 46
There are two sides to every coin, like there are two sides to every story. A headless body is found in the undergrowth of a natural beauty spot in Devon. Police soon find the culprit, who openly admits that he carried out the killing. However, not everything is, as it seems… or perhaps it is? (Part 1 of 2). *** LISTENER CAUTION IS ADVISED *** This episode was researched and written by Benjamin Fitton. Narration, audio editing and production direction also by Benjamin Fitton. Script editing, ill...
Apr 08, 2020•54 min•Season 4Ep. 45
If you robbed a bank, how much do you think you would get? What would you spend the money on? How much money is a life worth? *** LISTENER CAUTION IS ADVISED *** This episode was researched and written by Rosanna Fitton. Illustrations and production direction also by Rosanna Fitton. Narration, audio editing, script editing, and production direction by Benjamin Fitton. Become a ‘ Patreon Producer ’ and get exclusive access to Season 1, early ad-free access to episodes, and your name in the podcas...
Apr 01, 2020•44 min•Season 4Ep. 44
“There may have been some sort of consensual behaviour at the start of this night’s activity. But we say that you can be sure that, whatever may have started willingly, there is no way that Natalie either consented to or was able to consent to what John Broadhurst did to her after that, leading to her untimely, unseemly and tragic death” — Prosecutor David Mason QC, Birmingham Crown Court, November 2018. *** LISTENER CAUTION IS ADVISED *** This episode was researched and written by Benjamin Fitt...
Mar 25, 2020•56 min•Season 4Ep. 43
Jack and Charlotte were on a date. The evening was going well. So well, in fact, that Jack invited Charlotte back to his houseboat on the most famous river in London. Little did they know that following the events of that night, one of them would end up dead and the other chased by police, halfway around the world. *** LISTENER CAUTION IS ADVISED *** This episode was researched and written by Rosanna Fitton. Illustrations and production direction also by Rosanna Fitton. Narration, audio editing,...
Mar 18, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Season 4Ep. 42
Sometimes a killer can just blend in. Be one of many faces in a crowd, unnoticed by everyone, including the officers desperately searching for them. The person known to many as an unassuming " softly spoken gentleman " carries on with his life. Will he ever have to pay the price for what he has done? *** LISTENER CAUTION IS ADVISED *** This episode was researched and written by Rosanna Fitton. Illustrations and production direction also by Rosanna Fitton. Narration, audio editing, script editing...
Mar 04, 2020•39 min•Season 4Ep. 39
“Psychological reports say they are absolutely sane individuals. It’s frightening that they are such ordinary people. There is nothing special about them.” — Detective Inspector Peter Wall, outside Manchester Crown Court, 1993. *** LISTENER CAUTION IS ADVISED *** This episode was researched and written by Benjamin Fitton. Narration, audio editing and production direction also by Benjamin Fitton. Script editing, illustrations and production direction by Rosanna Fitton. Become a ‘ Patreon Producer...
Feb 26, 2020•1 hr 15 min•Season 4Ep. 38
PLEASE LISTEN TO ‘SEASON 4 - EPISODE 36’ FOR PART ONE OF THIS TWO-PART CASE. Sally Challen was found guilty of murdering her husband, Richard, in 2010, but over the intervening years, much was changing in the outside world (Part 2 of 2) . *** LISTENER CAUTION IS ADVISED *** This episode was researched and written by Benjamin Fitton. Narration, audio editing and production direction also by Benjamin Fitton. Script editing, illustrations and production direction by Rosanna Fitton. Become a ‘ Patre...
Feb 20, 2020•41 min•Season 4Ep. 37
On Sunday, August 15, 2010, police were alerted to a situation on the cliffs of Beachy Head (Part 1 of 2) . *** LISTENER CAUTION IS ADVISED *** This episode was researched and written by Benjamin Fitton. Narration, audio editing and production direction also by Benjamin Fitton. Script editing, illustrations and production direction by Rosanna Fitton. Become a ‘ Patreon Producer ’ and get exclusive access to Season 1, early ad-free access to episodes, and your name in the podcast credits. Find ou...
Feb 19, 2020•45 min•Season 4Ep. 36
When the internet and social media evolved, it created another method through which stalkers could intimidate their victims. In 2012, stalking laws were introduced in England and Wales, which included cyberstalking. For some victims, it was too little, too late; they had already lost their lives. *** LISTENER CAUTION IS ADVISED *** This episode was researched and written by Rosanna Fitton. Illustrations and production direction also by Rosanna Fitton. Narration, audio editing, script editing, an...
Feb 12, 2020•40 min•Season 4Ep. 35
From the outside in, there did not seem to be anything wildly different about the Barrass family; six children and a single mother, Sarah, living together in a semi-detached house in the South of Yorkshire. But the Barrass family were not the only occupants. Sarah shared her life with a secret so big she was willing to do absolutely anything, even the unthinkable, to protect it. *** LISTENER CAUTION IS ADVISED *** This episode was researched and written by Rosanna Fitton. Illustrations and produ...
Jan 29, 2020•42 min•Season 4Ep. 34
