Category: True Crime
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The Sad Tale of ALICE BARNES and the BLOODIED Handkerchief (1892) / Blackburn
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On Tuesday, the 8th November, 1892 – 9 year old Alice Barnes had spent the early part of the day at school and returned home at around noon. After washing some dishes, she would leave home just before 1pm with her sister, Mary, to take check on some cows in…
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The Mystery of the BLACK DAHLIA (1947) / Dark World Ep.1
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In this very first episode of ‘Dark World’ we retell the story of Elizabeth Short, or ‘The Black Dahlia’ as the press would refer to her by. Her body was discovered on January 15th, 1947 in an area called Norton Avenue in Los Angeles. To this day, her murder has…
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Where JIMMY SAVILE lived and worked in MANCHESTER
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Once a national treasure, Jimmy Savile, a former English media personality, abused over 400 people throughout his life, most of them children, some as young as 2 years old. And yet despite a lifetime of abuse towards those people who couldn’t defend themselves, it was only after his death did…
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THE DEVIL INSIDE – The Horrifying Case of Anthony Hardy aka The Camden RIPPER!
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In the winter of 2002, a homeless man looking for food in rubbish bins in Camden came across a grim discovery: human body parts. But it was when the police would make further searches, it was soon apparent that there were at least two victims. This is the horrific story…
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The TRUE legend of ‘OWD AGGIE and ghostly apparitions on Darwen Moor!
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In this story, we travel over to Darwen Moor to re-tell the TRUE and horrific story of Agnes Singleton, or ‘Owd Aggie’, and how her ghost roams the moors to this day – or does it? ➝ Please remember to SUBSCRIBE to our channel so you never miss a new…
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The Troubling Case of James Stezaker (1912) / Burnley / True Crime
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On Saturday 19th October 1912, James Stezaker killed his wife and child in their family home. And despite being found guilty of murder and sentenced to death, he somehow avoided the hangman’s noose before eventually being freed from prison. This is his story. ➝ Please remember to SUBSCRIBE to our…
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Why Was He Even Released? The Tragic Case of MICHELLE CALVY (1987)
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Just after 9pm, on Sunday 12th April, 16-year-old Michelle Calvy bid farewell to her aunt, Anne Bevan, who lived on Tenby Close, Blackburn, and set out to catch a bus destined for home, yet this bus ride would forever elude her and fate thrust her into the clutches of a…
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The Burnley Outrage .. A Crime That Shocked a Town / Joseph Wren
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Tuesday, December 28, 1909, marks a dark and chilling day in the history of Burnley, a quaint town in Lancashire, England. The events of this day unfolded in a way that sent shockwaves through the community and forever scarred the lives of those involved. In the midst of a cold,…
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The Unsolved Murder of Susan Westwell (1904)
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Accrington, a quiet town in Lancashire back in the day, was plunged into shock and sorrow on Thursday, 25th August 1904, when the lifeless body of 78-year-old Susan Westwell was discovered in her humble abode at number 24 Hyndburn Road. This brutal act of violence against a beloved member of…
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Who Killed Wendy Sewell? And Is Stephen Downing Innocent or Guilty?
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In this video, we cover the murder of Wendy Sewell and that of Stephen Downing, a case that involved the conviction and imprisonment in 1974 of a 17-year-old council worker, Stephen Downing, for the murder of a 32-year-old legal secretary, Wendy Sewell, in the town of Bakewell in the Peak…
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Murder on the Coppice : The Lindsay Birbeck Story
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When mother of two, Lindsay Birbeck, went missing from her home on the 12th August 2019, people close to her knew something was seriously wrong. Despite days of searching nearby woodlands, rivers, streams and fields, the whereabouts of Lindsay remained a mystery. That was, however, until Morgan Parkinson and his…
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Unsolved : The Murder of Lindsay Jo Rimer
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Lindsay Jo Rimer disappeared from her home on Monday, 7th November 1994. Just over 4 months later, and on the 12th April 1995, her body would be discovered in the Rochdale canal. To this day, her murder is still unsolved. Her abductor/murderer is perhaps still walking the streets of Hebden…