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UK True Crime Podcast

The UK True Crime Podcast, hosted by Adam Lloyd, is a leading true crime podcast, with new episodes released every Tuesday and Friday.

Shortlisted for Best True Crime Podcast at the 2026 True Crime Podcast Awards and with over 85 million listens, this UK true crime podcast delivers in-depth, well-researched coverage of real-life crime stories from England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.

Each episode focuses on true crime cases in the UK, placing victims, families, and communities at the centre of the story.

From serial killers and other murder cases to missing persons cases, fraud, arson and the whole range of other criminal investigations, the podcast examines a wide range of UK crime stories. Alongside lesser-known crimes, it also offers fresh perspectives on well-known UK cases, making it ideal for listeners searching for true crime podcasts, crime stories, and UK investigations.

If you’re interested in true crime, UK true crime podcasts, real criminal cases, and detailed, respectful storytelling, The UK True Crime Podcast provides carefully researched episodes that go beyond the headlines to explore the facts, the context, and the human impact behind every case. Listen every Tuesday and Friday.

⚠️ Disclaimer:

The cases discussed in this podcast often represents the worst day in many people’s lives. I always aim to tell these stories with empathy and focus on the victims and their families. All information is sourced from publicly available materials, and every effort is made to ensure accuracy.

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Latest Episodes:

A Life of Adventure: Episode 137 Jun 24, 2019

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A stolen yacht was found drifting 12 miles from the coast from Senegal and it looked like it had been drifting for a month. Who had been sailing the boat and why was it here? In this episode of the UK True Crime Weekly Podcast, I track the events leading to this discovery in August 2006.

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Catching The Bus: Episode 136 Jun 17, 2019

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This is an unusual episode of the UK True Crime Weekly Podcast, as I look at the story of Louis Gillies, from Glasgow, who faced the charge that on a day between May 20 and June 7, 2002, at Eastbourne, he aided, abetted, counselled or procured the suicide of Michael Gooden, contrary to the Suicide Act 1961.
I look at the background to the charges and follow events through to their shocking conclusion.

Reference
For this episode, I leaned heavily on this excellent article:
https://www.scotsman.com/news-2-15012/caught-in-a-web-of-despair-1-1384954
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A Halloween Obsessive: Episode 135 Jun 10, 2019

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Control, domination, obsession. What makes someone exhibit these behaviours and then plan murder based on them? In today's story, from near Manchester in 2003, we look at a terrifying story of obsession that lead to an innocent man dying in the street outside his own home.

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A Naval Disappearance (part-two): Episode 134 Jun 03, 2019

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**This is the second part of a two part story**.
The story resumes with Allan Grimson revealing to detectives details of another horror murder carried our for the elation he felt experiencing total domination and control of another person. I then explore other potential crimes carried out by this monster - did he kill as many as 15?

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A Naval Disappearance (part-one): Episode 133 May 27, 2019

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In today's episode I look at two members of the Royal Navy who disappeared in very different circumstances. And we meet a murderer who describes killing someone as: "It was such a feeling. I have never, ever had that feeling. It was a feeling of power. I would say it was better than sex."

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The Facebook Killer: Episode 132 May 20, 2019

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The internet allows all of us to be whoever we want to be. Of course, this can be escapist fun, but in today's episode of the UK True Crime weekly podcast from the north-east in 2009 we look at a man who posed as teenage boys for much more sinister reasons.

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Margo Lafferty from Glasgow: Episode 131 May 13, 2019

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The night of 28 February was chilly in Glasgow, with a bitter wind. But one sex worker was still on the streets, earning the money to pay for her heroin habit. In this episode of the UK True Crime Weekly podcast we follow the life of Margo Lafferty.

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A Double Abduction: Episode 130 May 06, 2019

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Luck. Is staying safe just a matter of luck? In this episode, from North London in Christmas 1986 looks at two awful abductions and one terrible accident. A series of events caused by just one man which caused such misery and ruined so many lives.

A huge thank you to Chris Clarke for his help with this story. He can be found on Facebook at The Armchair Detective. Chris chose to donate his fee for this episode to www.sosad.com, a dog rescue charity in County Durham.

1, Please buy tickets for my live events in London & Manchester here:

www.uktruecrime.com

2, Other links mentioned in the show:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrime

www.patreon.com/uktruecrime

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Nikki Allan from Sunderland: Episode 129 Apr 29, 2019

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Nikki Allan was born in Sunderland on 30 August 1985 and she lived in the City with her mum, Sharon and 3 sisters. There was nothing unusual about the night of 7 October 1992, but this was the night that Nikki went missing and her body was found the next day. Nobody has been convicted of her murder.

If you have any information about Nikki’s death - however small or insignificant it might seem - please speak to Northumbria Police’s major crime team on 101 ext 69191 or the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

A huge thank you to Chris Clarke for his help with this story. He can be found on Facebook at The Armchair Detective. Chris chose to donate his fee for this episode to www.sosad.com, a dog rescue charity in County Durham.

This podcast was sponsored by The Economist. To claim your free print copy of The Economist, just text CRIME to 78070.

1, Please buy tickets for my live events in London & Manchester here:

www.uktruecrime.com

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https://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrime

www.patreon.com/uktruecrime

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A Double Murder: Episode 128 Apr 22, 2019

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Stansted Mountfitchet is a quiet, pretty Essex village of around 6,000 people 35 miles north of London and close to Stansted airport. Not much happens here. But on a summers evening in July 2015 a brutal double murder rocked the community.

In this episode of the UK True Crime Weekly Podcast I look at exactly what happened. And why.

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