During what Albert Pierrepoint would refer to as the “stormiest period of my life.” a number of key trials, and an inquiry into the validity of the death penalty would impact the increaing support for its abolition.In this episode I will explore a case that bacame known as one of the greatest miscarriages of justice in English law. When 19 year old Derek Bentley was hanged for the murder of PC Sidney Miles, despite the fact that Derek had not fired the fatal shot.resourcesExecutioner: Pierrepointenterprise-debate-pack.pdf">https://www.supremecourt.uk/docs/joint-enterprise-debate-pack.pdf post.html/blackfriars-road/">http://www.nickelinthemachine.com/http:/www.nickelinthemachine.com/2010/02/sample-post.html/blackfriars-road/ https://nelsonsquare.wordpress.com/2016/10/08/blog-post-title-3/ https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/71/a2029871.shtml http://www.childrenshomes.org.uk/BristolKingswoodRfy/ How FOUR words got this man HANGED | The Case of Derek Bentley | Well, I Never https://youtu.be/n0Utx75Hnqs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirley,_London Derry Journal - Monday 03 November 1952 Shields Daily News - Monday 17 November 1952 Bradford Observer - Tuesday 18 November 1952 Western Mail - Tuesday 18 November 1952 Bradford Observer - Friday 07 November 1952 Daily Herald - Wednesday 05 November 1952 Daily Record - Friday 07 November 1952 Croydon Times - Saturday 08 November 1952 http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/january/28/newsid_3393000/3393807.stm https://www.derekbentley.com/ https://www.derekbentley.com/chron_crime.html https://www.derekbentley.com/db_stmt.html https://nswbar.asn.au/docs/webdocs/BN03_2016_Bentley.pdf https://www.thejusticegap.com/a-victim-of-british-injustice-derek-bentley-remembered/ https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/history/let-him-it-bristol-connection-7412084 https://www.studysmarter.co.uk/explanations/history/crime-and-punishment-in-britain/derek-bentley-case/ https://daily.jstor.org/sentenced-to-death-and-other-tales-from-the-dark-side-of-language/ https://www.barrybaines.co.uk/derek-bentley-miscarriage-of-justice/ v-craig-and-bentley.php">https://www.lawteacher.net/cases/r-v-craig-and-bentley.php https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1525505017304833 https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/1953/jan/28/fromthearchive Aberdeen Evening Express - Thursday 11 December 1952 Dundee Courier - Wednesday 28 January 1953 Aberdeen Evening Express - Monday 20 July 1998 Aberdeen Press and Journal - Friday 02 October 1992 Sunday Independent (Dublin) - Sunday 06 October 1991 Shields Daily News - Saturday 03 August 1957 Aberdeen Press and Journal - Monday 03 November 1997 Shields Daily News - Tuesday 15 September 1953 Shields Daily News - Thursday 22 January 1953 Aberdeen Evening Express - Wednesday 14 January 1953 Sunday Mirror - Sunday 04 February 1990 Daily Record - Friday 12 December 1952 Dundee Courier - Wednesday 29 January 1992 Liverpool Echo - Thursday 01 October 1992 Croydon Times - Friday 03 December 1954 Croydon Times - Friday 12 February 1954 Aberdeen Press and Journal - Saturday 02 November 1991 Birmingham Daily Post - Friday 31 July 1998 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6522705/sidney-miles https://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/9835248.book-retells-controversial-death-of-croydon-copper/ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0072819/bio https://www.edwardianteddyboy.com/page7.html https://learninglink.oup.com/static/5c0e79ef50eddf00160f35ad/casebook_45.htm http://netk.net.au/UK/Bentley.asp

John George Haigh would claim the lives of 6 individuals, with his disposal method earning him the monika of "The Acid Bath Killer" his belief he had committed the perfect murders would however lead him to his death at the hands of Albert Pierrepoint.John George Haigh references https://www.thehistorypress.co.uk/articles/the-acid-bath-murders/ http://www.capitalpunishmentuk.org/Haigh.html https://allthatsinteresting.com/john-george-haigh https://www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk/arts-and-culture/film-and-tv/john-george-haigh-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-acid-bath-murderer-and-his-links-to-wakefield-2914653 https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/crime-files/john-haigh-the-acid-bath-murderer https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/yorkshire-choirboy-acid-bath-killer-21591695 http://www.crawleysussex.co.uk/miscellaneous/john-george-haigh-the-acid-bath-murderer https://www.mylondon.news/news/nostalgia/sick-london-serial-killer-who-22250234 https://www.aahorsham.co.uk/content/acidbath https://www.grunge.com/474673/the-dark-story-of-john-george-haigh-the-acid-bath-killer/ https://serialkillershop.com/blogs/true-crime/john-george-haigh-timeline https://www.sussexlive.co.uk/news/sussex-news/acid-bath-murderer-whose-ghoulish-4311167 The Scotsman - Tuesday 19 July 1949 Lincolnshire Echo - Tuesday 19 July 1949 Bradford Observer - Wednesday 20 July 1949 Leicester Evening Mail - Friday 25 March 1949 Daily Mirror - Saturday 12 March 1949 Gloucester Citizen - Friday 22 July 1949 Manchester Evening News - Saturday 02 April 1949 Yorkshire Evening Post - Monday 18 July 1949 Leicester Evening Mail - Friday 29 July 1949 Londonderry Sentinel - Saturday 26 March 1949 Evening Despatch - Monday 18 July 1949 https://www.plymouthbrethrenchristianchurch.org/ walk-along-ledger-lane.html">https://outwoodcommunityvideo.co.uk/a-walk-along-ledger-lane.html https://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/17788271.walk-past-clacks-family-heart-acid-bath-murder/ https://www.alittlebithuman.com/acid-bath-murderer-john-george-haigh/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georges-Alexandre_Sarret https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/FArgus-1 https://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/transformingsociety/electionsvoting/womenvote/case-study-the-right-to-vote/the-right-to-vote/birmingham-and-the-equal-franchise/1928-equal-franchise-act/ https://www.murdermiletours.com/blog/murder-mile-uk-true-crime-podcast-82-sulphuric-6-henrietta-helen-olivia-robarts-durand-deacon

As the 2nd World War came to an end, Albert Pierrepoint was settling down to married life, while running a pub in Lancashire. But he was still carrying out his duties as an executioner, and in this episode I delve into what led up Neville Heath's date with the hangman's noose.Neville heath references https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/93005343/margery-aimee_brownell-gardner https://blackpoolcrime.wordpress.com/tag/margery-gardner/ https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zgmf2nb/revision/2 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1946_in_the_United_Kingdom history.ac.uk/survey-london/vol37/pp258-275">https://www.british-history.ac.uk/survey-london/vol37/pp258-275 https://www.theministryofhistory.co.uk/historical-biographies/nevilleheath https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/14585940.neville-heath-murderer-who-brought-horror-to-bournemouth-70-years-ago/ https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/angel-face-sadistic-killer-handsome-12583385 Heath-suave-psycho-killer-New-book-examines-turned-charming-man-savage-murderer.html">https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2296704/Neville-Heath-suave-psycho-killer-New-book-examines-turned-charming-man-savage-murderer.html https://www.truecrimeedition.com/post/neville-heath heath.html">https://www.murderuk.com/neville-heath.html https://www.murdermap.co.uk/historical-murders/neville-heath-murder-margery-gardner-notting-hill/ https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/features/snapshotsofthepast/9543337.the-tragic-tale-of-wren-doreen-marshall-who-was-murdered-in-bournemouth/ Frenzy!: Heath, Haigh and Christie - How the Tabloid Press Turned Three Evil Serial Killers into Celebrities by Neil Root Published by Random House, 2012 Halifax Evening Courier - Thursday 11 July 1946 Western Morning News - Wednesday 10 July 1946 Torbay Express and South Devon Echo - Tuesday 09 July 1946 Northern Whig - Wednesday 10 July 1946 Aberdeen Press and Journal - Tuesday 09 July 1946 The Scotsman - Wednesday 07 August 1946 The Scotsman - Tuesday 30 July 1946 Belfast Telegraph - Wednesday 10 July 1946 Dundee Courier - Tuesday 09 July 1946 Belfast Telegraph - Tuesday 16 July 1946 Nottingham Journal - Wednesday 10 July 1946 Northern Whig - Tuesday 09 July 1946 Londonderry Sentinel - Tuesday 16 July 1946 Dundee Evening Telegraph - Monday 15 July 1946 Daily News (London) - Wednesday 10 July 1946 The People - Sunday 14 July 1946 Bradford Observer - Monday 15 July 1946 Daily News (London) - Tuesday 09 July 1946 Western Morning News - Monday 08 July 1946 https://www.opcdorset.org/BranksomeParkFiles/BranksomePark.htm https://www.dorsetlife.co.uk/2016/06/a-dorset-life-for-me-17/ Daily News (London) - Tuesday 30 July 1946 Dundee Evening Telegraph - Monday 14 October 1946 Belfast Telegraph - Friday 20 August 1937 Dundee Evening Telegraph - Tuesday 08 October 1946 Bradford Observer - Wednesday 25 September 1946 Larne Times - Saturday 28 August 1937 Leicester Evening Mail - Tuesday 24 September 1946 Liverpool Echo - Tuesday 24 September 1946 Daily Record - Thursday 15 August 1946 Bradford Observer - Thursday 15 August 1946 Northern Whig - Thursday 17 October 1946 Gloucester Citizen - Tuesday 06 August 1946 Gloucester Citizen - Tuesday 24 September 1946 Staffordshire Sentinel - Thursday 26 September 1946 Birmingham Daily Gazette - Friday 27 September 1946 Daily Herald - Thursday 26 September 1946 Weekly Dispatch (London) - Sunday 22 September 1946 Gloucester Citizen - Wednesday 14 August 1946 Harrow Observer - Thursday 08 August 1946 Western Gazette - Friday 01 October 1937 Dundee Evening Telegraph - Monday 24 June 1946 Leicester Evening Mail - Friday 20 August 1937 Sunday Post - Sunday 07 July 1946 Aberdeen Press and Journal - Monday 08 July 1946 Dundee Evening Telegraph - Tuesday 15 October 1946 Dundee Evening Telegraph - Wednesday 14 August 1946 Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette - Wednesday 02 October 1946 Halifax Evening Courier - Wednesday 16 October 1946 Belfast Telegraph - Friday 27 September 1946 Daily News (London) - Tuesday 25 June 1946 Lancashire Evening Post - Friday 27 September 1946 Bradford Observer - Thursday 03 October 1946 Buckingham Advertiser and Free Press - Saturday 29 June 1946 Belfast Telegraph - Tuesday 09 November 1937 Leicester Evening Mail - Monday 24 June 1946 Daily Mirror - Friday 12 November 1937 Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) - Wednesday 02 October 1946 Daily Herald - Friday 28 June 1946 Hull Daily Mail - Wednesday 26 June 1946 Belfast Telegraph - Wednesday 16 October 1946 Belfast Telegraph - Wednesday 13 July 1938 Dundee Courier - Tuesday 15 October 1946 Dundee Evening Telegraph - Thursday 10 October 1946 Belfast Telegraph - Saturday 22 June 1946 Aberdeen Press and Journal - Thursday 26 September 1946 https://www.mylearning.org/stories/women-at-war-the-role-of-women-during-ww2/478? https://blog.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/2020/05/04/women-and-the-second-world-war/ https://www.forces.net/services/raf/raf-pilot-honoured-quick-thinking-during-kabul-evacuation-mission https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Haigh#:~:text=After%20feigning%20interest%20in%20a,it%20in%20his%20next%20crime.

Joan was a troubled 19 year old whose young life had been tainted by grief. Living a nomadic life, she believed she had found love, only for her life to be taken from her, and in the papers of the time, she even lost her name, instead becoming known as "The Wigwam Girl" Episode resourcesaugust.htm">https://murderpedia.org/male.S/s/sangret-august.htm https://www.haslemereherald.com/news/75-years-on-after-wigwam-murder-185746 room.co.uk/2021/03/09/august-sangret/">https://history-room.co.uk/2021/03/09/august-sangret/ https://dirkdeklein.net/2016/10/09/the-wigwam-murder-a-ww2-murder-case/ history.fandom.com/wiki/Universal_Carrier">https://military-history.fandom.com/wiki/Universal_Carrier https://elsteadvillage.co.uk/elstead-military-land/ 4.pdf">https://www.surreyarchaeology.org.uk/sites/default/files/Surrey%20History%207-4.pdf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hankley_Common#:~:text=In%20September%201942%2C%20Hankley%20Common,as%20%22the%20Wigwam%20Murder%22. https://www.gov.uk/guidance/public-access-to-military-areas#hankley-and-elstead-commons http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1004371.pdf https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/nostalgia/intriguing-history-once-formidable-atlantic-19596566 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMsWMdpvQo4 Liverpool Echo - Friday 26 February 1943 Leicester Evening Mail - Wednesday 20 January 1943 Daily News (London) - Wednesday 13 January 1943 Dundee Courier - Monday 07 December 1942 West Sussex Gazette - Thursday 04 March 1943 West Sussex Gazette - Thursday 14 January 1943 Dundee Evening Telegraph - Tuesday 02 March 1943 Shields Daily News - Friday 26 February 1943 Shields Daily News - Thursday 29 April 1943 Dundee Evening Telegraph - Tuesday 12 January 1943 Aberdeen Press and Journal - Wednesday 03 March 1943 Belfast Telegraph - Monday 19 October 1942 Belfast Telegraph - Monday 01 March 1943 Dundee Courier - Tuesday 08 December 1942 Belfast Telegraph - Wednesday 20 January 1943 Dundee Evening Telegraph - Wednesday 13 January 1943 Dundee Courier - Wednesday 20 January 1943 Belfast Telegraph - Tuesday 02 March 1943 Dundee Evening Telegraph - Monday 01 March 1943 Sunday Mirror - Sunday 18 October 1942 Daily Record - Saturday 27 February 1943 Daily Mirror - Friday 26 February 1943 Hull Daily Mail - Saturday 17 October 1942 Derby Daily Telegraph - Saturday 17 October 1942 Gloucestershire Echo - Monday 07 December 1942 Leicester Evening Mail - Thursday 25 February 1943 Kent & Sussex Courier - Friday 23 October 1942 Liverpool Evening Express - Tuesday 12 January 1943 Gloucester Citizen - Tuesday 02 March 1943 Leicester Evening Mail - Tuesday 19 January 1943 Daily Mirror - Monday 30 November 1942 Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette - Saturday 17 October 1942 Birmingham Mail - Tuesday 02 March 1943 Birmingham Mail - Saturday 17 October 1942 Portsmouth Evening News - Tuesday 12 January 1943 Surrey Advertiser - Saturday 09 January 1943 Gloucester Citizen - Tuesday 12 January 1943 Aberdeen Evening Express - Tuesday 13 September 1955 Liverpool Echo - Wednesday 05 October 1960 Aberdeen Evening Express - Wednesday 09 March 1955 Birmingham Mail - Wednesday 24 February 1943 Surrey Advertiser - Saturday 17 April 1943 Surrey Advertiser Saturday 23 January 1943 – Daily Herald - Tuesday 13 October 1942 Daily Herald - Tuesday 09 August 1932 The Scotsman - Monday 01 August 1932 Northern Whig - Saturday 30 July 1932 Northern Whig - Thursday 28 July 1932 Dundee Courier - Saturday 30 July 1932 safety.net/wikibase/153489">https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/153489https://www.thursleyhistorysociety.org/recent-articles/the-bossom-air-crash-part-1 http://www.canadiansoldiers.com/history/wars/secondworldwar.htm

As the Second World War began, Blackouts were enforced, with the aim of offering protection from the German bombs, but the darkness was also the perfect cover for those with ill intentions, including Gordon Cummins who would gain the moniker, The Blackout Ripper. Gordon Cummins resourcesA special thanks goes to Mike, the host of Murder Mile, whose episodes and Youtube videos aided in researching this episode.https://www.murdermiletours.com/https://www.youtube.com/@murdermileuktrue-crimepodc6719https://www.stjohnswoodmemories.org.uk/content/amenities/clubs-societies/lords-cricket-ground/royal_air_force_in_st_johns_wood_in_the_2nd_world_war https://75nzsquadron.wordpress.com/the-memoirs-of-james-colin-burch-air-bomber-young-crew/ https://www.keymilitary.com/article/blackout-ripper http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/57108#:~:text=Located%20in%20the%20village%20of,had%20a%2020ft%20wide%20proscenium. https://youtu.be/cREG96eW8CA https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/article/the-blackout-ripper-a-serial-killer-in-wartime-london Scenes of Murder Then and Now, By Winston Ramsey, and After the Battle Bradford Observer - Wednesday 11 February 1942 Aberdeen Evening Express - Thursday 10 March 1955 Dundee Evening Telegraph - Thursday 12 March 1942 Aberdeen Press and Journal - Tuesday 28 April 1942 Dundee Evening Telegraph - Friday 24 April 1942 https://www.napier.govt.nz/napier/about/history/early-napier/ https://www.rowntreesociety.org.uk/explore-rowntree-history/rowntree-a-z/new-earswick/ http://www.historyofyork.org.uk/themes/20th-century/new-earswick https://www.britannica.com/event/the-Blitz http://www.primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/war/blackout.htm uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/The-Blitz/">https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/The-Blitz/ http://www.primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/war/blitz.htm https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-blitz-begins https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/the-blitz-around-britain#:~:text=The%20'Blitz'%20%E2%80%93%20from%20the,September%201940%20until%20May%201941. gordon.htm">https://murderpedia.org/male.C/c/cummins-gordon.htm https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/article/the-blackout-ripper-a-serial-killer-in-wartime-london https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otkwVaVzTxY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaYqmCphsAw https://www.mylondon.news/news/nostalgia/london-serial-killer-worse-ripper-21267680 Blackout-Ripper-killed-horrifically.html">https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4167276/How-Blackout-Ripper-killed-horrifically.html https://www.northantslive.news/news/history/serial-killer-worse-jack-ripper-5789346 https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/9464389.book-tells-of-york-born-killers-reign-of-terror/ https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/charming-fake-aristocrat-who-led-20701147 https://www.keymilitary.com/article/blackout-ripper raf-airman-who-used-german-air-raids-to-mask-his-heinous-crimes.html?chrome=1">https://www.warhistoryonline.com/world-war-ii/the-raf-airman-who-used-german-air-raids-to-mask-his-heinous-crimes.html?chrome=1 https://blackpoolcrime.wordpress.com/2018/10/25/edith-oatley-anchorsholme-to-the-west-end-gordon-cummins-the-blackout-ripper/Daily News (London) - Friday 13 February 1942Shields Daily News - Friday 13 February 1942Shields Daily News - Thursday 12 February 1942Belfast Telegraph - Wednesday 11 February 1942Hartlepool Northern Daily Mail - Friday 13 February 1942Leicester Evening Mail - Friday 13 February 1942Newcastle Evening Chronicle - Wednesday 11 February 1942Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette - Wednesday 11 February 1942Dundee Evening Telegraph - Friday 24 April 1942Aberdeen Press and Journal - Tuesday 28 April 1942Dundee Evening Telegraph - Thursday 12 March 1942Aberdeen Evening Express - Thursday 10 March 1955Bradford Observer - Wednesday 11 February 1942

Albert Pierrepoint’s life and career spanned some of the most pivotal moments in history, with him carrying out the executions of some of the 20th century’s most notorious criminals.Join me for this series of episodes during which I shall chronicle Albert’s life as one of Britain’s last executioners and the changing attitudes to capital punishment with each episode focusing on one case in which Albert was called upon to deliver the final sentence.In this first episode I shall delve into the history of capital punishment including the roles of Albert’s predecessors their experiences, and some of their most notable executions.Pierrepoint ReferencesExecutioner: Pierrepoint, An Autobiography published by Eric Dobby.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44x4iv8XSj4 https://revolutionarydemocracy.org/rdv2n2/singh.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_O%27Dwyer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reginald_Dyer https://www.bbc.co.uk/ethics/capitalpunishment/for_1.shtml https://www.britannica.com/topic/burning-at-the-stake http://www.capitalpunishmentuk.org/behead.html http://www.capitalpunishmentuk.org/hdq.html https://www.studysmarter.us/explanations/history/modern-britain/capital-punishment-in-uk/#:~:text=The%20last%20execution%20in%20the%20UK%20was%20on%2013%20August,in%20practice%20and%20in%20law. https://localhistories.org/a-history-of-capital-punishment/ http://www.capitalpunishmentuk.org/timeline.html https://www.historyhit.com/the-history-of-capital-punishment-in-britain/ https://www.capitalpunishmentuk.org/burning.html#:~:text=Burning%20at%20the%20stake%20in,it%20would%20have%20involved%20nudity. voice.org.uk/claytonhistorygroup/the-pierrepoints/">https://e-voice.org.uk/claytonhistorygroup/the-pierrepoints/^ lm658.co.uk/the-hood-story/#.U3McDnZLpVI">"Flying Officer Gerald Hood RAF - De Vloedbeld - van der Wal -". lm658.co.uk">www.lancaster-lm658.co.uk. ^ http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2820357/HOOD,%20GERALD ^ content.php?key=654">"British Executions - August Sangret - 1943". www.britishexecutions.co.uk. ^ Fielding 2008, pp. 193–194 ^ Ireland's Last Execution Archived 25 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine ^ Howse, G., Murder and Mayhem in North London, Wharncliffe, 2010, ch. 8. https://www.lancs.live/whats-on/pierrepoint-preston-pub-owner-who-16407483https://www.studysmarter.us/explanations/history/modern-britain/capital-punishment-in-uk/#:~:text=The%20last%20execution%20in%20the%20UK%20was%20on%2013%20August,in%20practice%20and%20in%20law. https://localhistories.org/a-history-of-capital-punishment/ http://www.capitalpunishmentuk.org/timeline.html https://www.historyhit.com/the-history-of-capital-punishment-in-britain/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Berry_(executioner) https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2014/08/14/james-berry-celebrity-executioner/ https://sites.google.com/site/jamesberryexecutioner18521913/british-executioners https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/nostalgia/liverpool-executioner-explains-what-like-17052056 berry.html">https://www.casebook.org/dissertations/rip-berry.html https://www.spenvalleycivicsociety.org.uk/spen-fame-trail/james-berry-hangman

At the age of 8 Gary Allen was already showing violent and disturbing behaviour, which continued into adulthood, with his developing a deep rooted hatred for women, particularly sex workers. In 2000 he would be charged and acquitted of murder, but would a change in the law, and amendments to the information jurors can be provided lead to him being brought to justice.?Crime watch appeal regarding the murder of Samantha Class (starts at 23 minutes 49 seconds) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1TZ5L6hqN0Complete audio of Gary and Alena's interaction courtesy of South Yorkshire Police https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LXJbj2ylM4South Yorkshire Police reconstruction of Alena's last known movements. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpyZW3ASy5AEpisode 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For 12 days the people of Accrington came together to search for missing Lindsay Birbeck. When her body was found no one could expect the twist the case would take.@murderupnorth https://www.facebook.com/groups/mupnorthhttps://www.patreon.com/ItsmurderupnorthResourceshttps://www.hyndburnbc.gov.uk/the-accrington-pals/3/http://warnerstreetpractice.co.uk/THE%20HISTORY%20OF%20ACCRINGTON%20PDF.pdfBirbeck-murder-Detective-reveals-chilling-moment-wheelie-bin-killer-CCTV.html">https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-9868321/Lindsay-Birbeck-murder-Detective-reveals-chilling-moment-wheelie-bin-killer-CCTV.htmlhttps://lindsaybirbeck.lancs.live/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-53776839https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-53767259https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-53756221https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-53741162https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-53684841https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-53650850https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-53642030https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/19501950.the-hatred-felt-unbelievable---lindsay-birbecks-family-say-never-able-rebuild-lives/https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/police-officer-describes-moment-found-24704114https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/new-documentary-examines-polices-hunt-21254493https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/lindsey-birbeck-murder-case-accrington-18771014https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/police-say-missing-mum-strangled-16822284https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/body-found-accrington-cemetery-lancashire-16818079https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/lindsay-birbeck-children-tribute-murder-16834530https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/lindsay-birbeck-death-lancashire-accrington-16831676https://www.lancs.live/news/lancashire-news/lindsay-birbecks-father-speaks-out-16795088https://www.lancs.live/news/lancashire-news/organised-determined-overwhelming-numbers-join-16788405https://www.lancs.live/news/lancashire-news/police-confirm-widened-search-missing-16788273https://www.lancs.live/news/lancashire-news/it-brought-tears-eyes-community-16781505https://www.lancs.live/news/lancashire-news/whats-known-far-disappearance-lindsay-16774083https://www.lancs.live/news/lancashire-news/police-believe-missing-huncoat-woman-16767595https://www.lancs.live/news/lancashire-news/police-update-lindsay-birbeck-search-16780357https://www.lancs.live/news/lancashire-news/police-release-new-details-relating-16774977https://www.lancs.live/news/lancashire-news/live-community-searching-lindsay-birbeck-16793779https://www.lancs.live/news/lancashire-news/what-learned-inside-lindsay-birbeck-16794749https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/hundreds-people-gather-say-goodbye-16955619https://www.lancs.live/news/lancashire-news/who-rocky-price-lindsay-birbecks-18748174https://www.lancs.live/news/lancashire-news/first-lindsay-birbeck-trial-collapsed-18748338traveller-17-named-Rocky-Marciano-jailed-life.html">https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8627271/Teenage-traveller-17-named-Rocky-Marciano-jailed-life.htmlhttps://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/daughter-says-its-unforgivable-mums-22521022https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/18648844.lindsay-birbecks-teenage-killer-named-rocky-marciano-price/https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/18952439.burnley-primary-school-dedicates-new-building-former-teacher-lindsay-birbeck/https://www.lancs.live/news/lancashire-news/police-granted-extra-time-question-16832229https://www.burnleyexpress.net/news/police-extend-search-bid-find-burnley-teacher-now-missing-nine-days-681354https://www.lep.co.uk/news/crime/do-you-recognise-man-lindsay-birbeck-investigation-946086https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/uk-news/family-murdered-mum-open-up-21258770https://www.lancs.live/news/lancashire-news/tim-birbeck-moment-told-delete-21292310https://www.lancs.live/news/lancashire-news/cctv-cameras-were-not-working-17868769https://www.lancs.live/news/lancashire-news/lindsay-birbeck-murder-trial-teachers-17862012https://www.lancs.live/news/lancashire-news/lindsay-birbeck-murder-trial-teen-17814827

18 year old Ellen Higginbottom had dreams of becoming a vet, and plans of marrying her boyfriend of two years, but all these hopes would be torn away on a bright summers afternoon.Support the show on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/Itsmurderupnorthfollow the podcast on Twitter @murderupnorthjoin the discussion group on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/mupnorthand leave a review on Apple Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/its-murder-up-north/id1493727239resources for the episode https://www.college.police.uk/app/major-investigation-and-public-protection/missing-persons/missing-person-investigationshttps://www.baytrustradio.org.uk/uk/man-arrested-over-murder-of-wigan-student-ellen-higginbottom/https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/man-killed-teenager-sexually-motivated-13569773https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/murdered-wigan-student-named-ellen-higginbottom-1626786https://cumbriacrack.com/2017/06/20/preston-man-charged-murder-ellen-higginbottom-18-orrell-water-park/https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/murdered-teen-ellen-higginbottom-family-tribute_uk_594a2a31e4b0177d0b8a68adhttps://www.herefordtimes.com/news/national/16139600.search-murdered-teenager-delayed-four-hours-watchdog-finds/https://www.itv.com/news/granada/2017-09-14/man-to-be-sentenced-for-murdering-teenager-ellen-higginbottomhttps://www.sthelensstar.co.uk/news/15535352.mark-buckley-jailed-for-minimum-of-31-years-for-ellen-higginbottoms-murder/https://www.sthelensreporter.co.uk/news/inquest-opens-ellen-higginbottoms-death-2084085https://metro.co.uk/2017/09/14/man-jailed-for-31-years-over-sexually-motivated-murder-of-student-ellen-higginbottom-6927549/https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/15536326.sex-killer-jailed-life-sexually-motivated-murder-18-year-old-student/https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/15535561.mark-buckley-jailed-for-life-for-murder-of-ellen-higginbottom-from-worsley-in-orrell-water-park-wigan/51-admits-murdering-level-pupil-Ellen-Higginbotham.html">https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4850624/Man-51-admits-murdering-level-pupil-Ellen-Higginbotham.htmlhttps://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/moment-ellen-higginbottoms-killer-arrested-11172523https://www.whitchurchherald.co.uk/news/national/16140150.police-force-apologises-four-hour-delay-search-murdered-teenager/https://www.lep.co.uk/news/crime/ellen-higginbottom-murder-agencies-attempt-piece-together-vicious-killers-background-1082235https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/oct/04/indication-of-police-misconduct-in-ellen-higginbottom-casehttps://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/apr/05/search-murdered-student-delayed-four-hours-officer-shortages-watchdoghttps://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/854382/predator-stalker-killer-jailed-for-lifehttps://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/818557/Ellen-Higginbottom-murdered-Wigan-student-police-search-killerhttps://www.wigantoday.net/news/crime/sadistic-killer-stalked-his-teenage-victim-intention-committing-brutal-sex-attack-1084566https://www.wigantoday.net/news/crime/ellen-higginbottom-murder-crime-shocked-borough-1082661https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/ellen-higginbottom-father-murder-sentence-13619472https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/ellen-higginbottom-murder-sentence-live-13618167https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/ellen-higginbottom-murder-burn-evidence-13571813https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/nobody-deserves-pain-feel-right-13214093https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/ellen-higginbottom-murder-death-wigan-13362061https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/so-sorry-couldnt-you-time-13207620england-manchester-43656388.amp">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-43656388.amphttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-43526485https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-41264245https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-41149608https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-40531580https://www.wigantoday.net/news/crime/polices-urgent-appeal-murder-probe-info-1110263

On the 22nd of May 2017, excited fans attended a concert at the Manchester Arena, a night which promised to be made of incredible memories became a nightmare, as a bomb tore through the foyer injuring hundreds and claiming the lives of 22 people.Today I wish to respectfully mark the 5th anniversary, by praising the people of Manchester, and remembering those who were affected by the bombing.Rest in peaceSaffie Roussos Eilidh MacLeod Nell Jones was Sorrell Leczkowski Olivia Campbell-Hardy Megan Hurley Chloe Rutherford, Courtney Boyle Philip Tron Liam Curry, Georgina Callander John Atkinson, Martyn Hett Kelly Brewster Michelle Kiss Elaine McIverAngelika Klis Marcin Kilis Lisa Lees, Alison Howe, Wendy Fawell Jane Tweddle