UK True Crime Podcast

UK True Crime Podcast

The weekly UK True Crime Podcast, hosted by Adam Lloyd, has been the home of UK True Crime since 2016. Shortlisted in four categories for the 2025 True Crime Awards including Best True Crime Podcast, and with over 75 million listens, it is where you discover a wide variety of lesser known UK cases and find new perspectives and insight on stories you may already know. If you would like to sponsor the show or advertise on the show, I would love to hear from you. Just email: Sales@audioalways.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episodes

July 28, 2025 29 mins

Jayna Hopps lived in the north-east of England with her parents and three year old daughter, Samantha. On one normal Tuesday, she followed her normal routine which was to go the the local post office to pick up the family allowance payment for her daughter, and then to head to the supermarket for the weekly shop. But Jayna never made it home and tragically, twenty-six hours later, her body was found. Just who had killed Jayna and w...

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How much do you know about the work of a Criminal Barrister? In this special bonus episode, I chatted to Criminal Barrister Nathan Toms across a range of subjects around his work. I found him absolutely fascinating and I learnt a lot - I hope you do too.


Please join me as usual on Tuesday for my usual weekly episode.


Find out more about Nathan

https://www.5sah.co.uk/barristers/nathan-toms


Head to my website for more news ab...

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July 21, 2025 25 mins

The episode today is from North London, where 83 year old Elsie Norwood had lived a full life full of kindness, friendship and community. But she was murdered in the most brutal attack in her own home which appeared to be motiveless. Just who had killed Elsie? And why?


Find out more about me and the UK True Crime Podcast

https://uktruecrime.com


Writing Credit: Chris Wood

You can buy Chris's second book, 'Death in the Theatre' h...

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Hello, it's Adam.


The bonus episode today, is the seventh of my regular monthly conversations with my good friend Stuart, the host of the British Murders Podcast. Once again, we sat down to chat about local, national and international crimes which have really made an impression with us. I hope you find the chat interesting.


I will be back as usual on Tuesday with my normal weekly episode.


Find out more about me and the UK...

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July 14, 2025 26 mins

It is said that on the internet you can be whoever you want to be.


For some, this is true in real life too and so it was for Mike Newitt. Facing financial ruin, the married father re-invented his life to be a secret agent of the Govt so convincingly that even his work colleagues and his wife believed him. But it didn't end well for Mike.


Find out more about me and the UK True Crime Podcast

https://uktruecrime.com


Writing Cr...

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This bonus episode of 'Born Bad' was recorded live at CrimeCon London 2025.


In this show in front of a live CrimeCon audience hosted by me and Mike from the Murder Mile Podcast, we ask a simple question. Is anyone born bad?


Find out more about me and the UK True Crime Podcast

https://uktruecrime.com



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July 7, 2025 30 mins

This episode is from East Anglia and looks at the story of 17 year-old Amanda Wagg. Amanda had so much going for her in life, but she was being abused by her boyfriend 22 year-old Shaun Thrower and despite doing all she could to leave him, Thrower turned up at her work one normal Wednesday to make one final attempt to reunite with Amanda. The consequences were shocking.


This episode also reflects on the warning signs of coercive...

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I was delighted to join one of my favourite podcasters, Grace from the excellent REDRUM True Crime Podcast, as she shared a true crime story which if you didn't know was true, you would be sure it was fiction. A story that stretches from the US to a hospital bed in Glasgow.


REDRUM is written and presented by Grace Cordell. Listen to other episodes of the REDRUM podcast, by following these links:


https://open.spotify.com/show/...

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June 30, 2025 29 mins

This episode looks into the story of Joseph Harris, an animal rights activist who went from peaceful campaigning to more extreme action. We talk about what pushed him down that path and the legal trouble that followed. Was he fighting for justice — or going too far?


Find out more about me and the UK True Crime Podcast

https://uktruecrime.com


Writing Credit: Chris Wood

You can buy Chris's second book, 'Death in the Theatre' here...

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Hello, it's Adam. The bonus episode today is the sixth of my regular monthly conversations with my good friend Stuart, the host of the British Murders Podcast. In this recording, live from CrimeCon London earlier this month, we sat down to chat about local, national and international crimes which have really made an impression with us.


The live audience were great and included Prof David Wilson - listen out for his insightful c...

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June 23, 2025 31 mins

The story today is from Yorkshire. Eighteen year old Rachel Barraclough lived in Bradford and had everything to live for, enjoying life with her family, friends and boyfriend. But then one normal Friday evening, Rachel went out for the night and didn't come home - it was the next day that her body was found after she had been brutally attacked on an isolated river towpath in Wakefield. Just who would have wanted to hurt Rachel? And...

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There have been many miners killed across the UK, in a series of terrible accidents in an industry that has always been known as dangerous. But when we think of coal mining disasters they tend to be in the 18th and 19th centuries, including the worst mining disaster in UK history which killed 439 men and boys working in Senghenydd, Glamorgan in 1913 as a result of a gas explosion.


The story today is from the 21st century, but is...

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It was a couple walking their dog who found the human remains in a beautiful part of Dartmoor. This grisly find led to a tricky investigation for police to find out who the person was and just what had happened to them. The answer to this investigation lay not in forensics or other technology, but good old-fashioned police work.


Writing Credit: Chris Wood

You can buy Chris's second book, 'Death in the Theatre' here: https://...

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June 2, 2025 22 mins

It was just a game of pool in the pub on a normal Monday evening in Wolverhampton, when a disagreement over the rules of the game led to a minor disagreement between strangers. But moments later, this incident led to 20 year old John Joyce losing his life in a brutal attack on the street outside the pub.


Support me at Patreon:

https://www.patreon.com/UKTrueCrime


Watch my YouTube Channel

https://www.youtube.com/@Adam-uktruecrime

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When Valerie Page first met her future husband David, he had a serious secret to tell her - that he was already a convicted murderer. Little did Valerie know that there were so many other secrets in his life. And one of them, would eventually lead to her own tragic death...


Writing Credit: Chris Wood

You can buy Chris's second book, 'Death in the Theatre' here: https://www.amazon.com/Death-Theatre-Chris-Wood/dp/1399009117

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Hello, it's Adam. The bonus episode today, is the fifth of my regular monthly conversations with my good friend Stuart, the host of the British Murders Podcast. Once again, we sat down to chat about local, national and international crimes which have really made an impression with us. I hope you find the chat interesting.


Support me at Patreon:

https://www.patreon.com/UKTrueCrime


Watch my YouTube Channel

https://www.youtube.com...

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It was just another normal Saturday afternoon at the meadows just outside Aylesbury. There were dog walkers, joggers and families enjoying their time together in the sun. But in the middle of the afternoon one man wasn't there to enjoy himself. He was angry. He was carrying a knife and was determined that he was going to 'harm someone'...


Writing Credit: Chris Wood

You can buy Chris's second book, 'Death in the Theatre' here:&nbs...

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May 12, 2025 22 mins

At ninety years old, Mary Lewis was a recent widow who had lived a very good life. She had worked hard and played a major role in her community through the church, and was a very popular person in her part of Shropshire. So just why would someone attack and murder Mary in such a brutal way in her own home?


Writing Credit: Chris Wood

You can buy Chris's second book, 'Death in the Theatre' here: https://www.amazon.com/Death-Th...

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Gillian Johnstone was twenty-three when she landed a job with the Civil Service in Grays, becoming an Executive Officer at the Department of Social Security. Originally from Scotland and excited with the thought of her new job, she moved into a bedsit in Dagenham, Essex, close to her new place of work. Life at this time was good for Gillian – she was enjoying her new employment and her new home and she also enjoyed spending time wi...

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April 29, 2025 28 mins

It had been another busy day at the Loco Works FC Social Club in Inverurie, with a football match in the afternoon and an evening function too. As Club President, Harold Petrie and his wife locked up - as they had done many times before - there was a raid to try to steal the takings of the day. And this robbery tragically left Harold dead at just 46 years old when he was brutally attacked and stabbed by one of the thieves. Who...

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