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.
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Apr 17, 2024
S9 Ep5: Monsters Of Greater Manchester
01:20:34
This series' Monsters Of episode comes this time around on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, where in a reach into the archives of Patreon, we head to Greater Manchester to meet two individuals capable of the most callous of crimes against a vulnerable adult.
They tick the Monsters box all right.
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Music used in this episode: "TheDescent" by KevinMacleod. All music used is sourced from https://filmmusic.io/ and used under an AttributionLicence(https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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Remembering Lily. This episode is dedicated to her.
Apr 06, 2024
S9 Ep4: My Brother, My Killer
01:13:59
All families have squabbles from time to time - it's human nature. But sometimes, a squabble exists only in the mind of one family member, and when they become obsessed that they are right, wild horses cannot change their mind - sometimes, it borders on paranoia.
The tale this time around on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, a horrific tale from Manchester back in 2016, shows just what horrific consequenses paranoia can bring.
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Music used in this episode: "TheDescent" by KevinMacleod. All music used is sourced from https://filmmusic.io/ and used under an AttributionLicence(https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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Remembering Julie, and her family. This episode is dedicated to them.
Mar 22, 2024
S9 Ep3: Neighbour From Hell
01:20:58
"Everybody needs good neighbours" noted the theme tune of a popular 1980's Australian soap opera, and indeed, the majority of us do go on to have those good neighbours, that do become good friends - again, as the theme tune of the soap claimed.
But not always. For one family living in Nottingham back in November 2022, there was to be nothing of the sort next door, except a nightmare - and a killer.
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Music used in this episode: "TheDescent" by KevinMacleod. All music used is sourced from https://filmmusic.io/ and used under an AttributionLicence(https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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Remembering Fatoumatta, Fatimah, Naeemah and their families. This episode is dedicated to them.
Mar 15, 2024
S9 Ep2: Triangle Of Terror: Part 2 - Snared
01:30:59
Concluding the opening tale of Series 9, with the account of "The Fox" - how back in 1984 one man brought a wave of terror with his horrific crimes, not just to his hunting grounds in the South of England - but to the country as a whole.
How he was caught? I'll tell you in one of the most fascinating tales I have ever covered on the show.
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Music used in this episode: "TheDescent" by KevinMacleod. All music used is sourced from https://filmmusic.io/ and used under an AttributionLicence(https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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Back with the first of a two part tale to start the brand new 9th series of The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, and for it, we head back to the summer of 1984, where for three counties of the south of England - Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire - a cloud of fear hung over them. A simple yet prolific burglar was to over the space of five months evolve disturbingly in his criminality, and create near hysteria in these parts, a terrifying offender who came to be known as The Fox....
It's good to be back with you.
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Music used in this episode: "TheDescent" by KevinMacleod. All music used is sourced from https://filmmusic.io/ and used under an AttributionLicence(https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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Ahead of the upcoming Series 9 of the show, I sat down and waxed lyrical about the series I've just completed, a brief summary of each, how and why I choose the tales I do, and what to look out for in the upcoming Series 9.
Couldn't do any of it without yourselves - you're the best in the world, and I thank you. Stay enthusiastic, me and the Peaks shall be back with you soon.
Paul (TTCE)
Jan 19, 2024
S8 Ep33: Double Jeopardy
01:44:37
The Series 8 feature length finale of The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast brings a vile individual, a true monster who literally got away with murder once. And yet, circumstances do denote that the wheels of justice may turn slowly - but they do turn.
An individual whose actions you will never forget.
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Music used in this episode: "TheDescent" by KevinMacleod. All music used is sourced from https://filmmusic.io/ and used under an AttributionLicence(https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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Remembering Sarah, Amanda and all the women affected. This episode is dedicated to them, and their families.
The series is too as always dedicated to my dad, JD, who fought hard against cancer but lost his battle in Dec 2020. If you would like to donate to Macmillan, the link is always in the episode show notes. Pint for you always Dad :)
Jan 12, 2024
S8 Ep32: The Spectre Of The East Lancs Road
01:25:14
A look at the unsolved comes this time around on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, where we look at a trilogy of accounts which span six years, from the late 1980's to the mid 1990's, and two police forces.
All separated by the East Lancs Road...
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Music used in this episode: "TheDescent" by KevinMacleod. All music used is sourced from https://filmmusic.io/ and used under an AttributionLicence(https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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We all have relationships break down, some just run their course, and others end through the actions of one or the other person. The majority of people, whilst it may hurt at the time, do accept it is over, and eventually move on, learning from it. But there is also that share of people who struggle to do this, try as they might.
And then, there are some who can't, and who commit the most horrific, and atrocious of actions because they can't..
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Music used in this episode: "TheDescent" by KevinMacleod. All music used is sourced from https://filmmusic.io/ and used under an AttributionLicence(https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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Christmas is traditionally a time of joy, that time of year where you catch up with friends and loved ones, enjoy the festivities, swap gifts and watch children bask in the excitement of it all. For most, it's a happy time of year, but for some, it can be the darkest.
For one tragic family in County Kilkenny, in Ireland, Christmas time indeed is their darkest of times - this one being the 15th in a row for them. This time around on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, I shall tell you exactly why.
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Music used in this episode: "TheDescent" by KevinMacleod. All music used is sourced from https://filmmusic.io/ and used under an AttributionLicence(https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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