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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 Man in a Belfast Bar: Episode 15 Feb 21, 2017

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Belfast, Northern Ireland. A small group of friends go for a drink on a bar on a Sunday evening where an argument leads to violence which spirals out of control, leading to a sequence of events still being felt today. In this episode of the weekly UK True Crime podcast we look at loyalty, tradition and having the courage (or not) to do what is the right thing, whatever the consequences.

References:http://sluggerotoole.com/http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
http://www.irishtimes.com/http://www.sundayworld.com/http://www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/belfast-news/http://www.irishexaminer.com/http://www.irishtimes.com/
https://www.bostonglobe.com/https://www.theguardian.com/uk http://www.bbc.co.uk/news

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The Corrupt Police Officer: Episode 14 Feb 14, 2017

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Integrity is important in every profession, but in the police service it is absolutely vital. In this case, we examine the case of PC Mesut Karakas, a Police Officer working for the Metropolitan Police. Mesut's relationship with integrity was tenuous at best and in this episode of the weekly UK True Crime podcast we examine his career and the choices he made.

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The Honeytrap: Episode 13 Feb 07, 2017

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This week we are back in London. The money around casinos has always been a draw to criminals and today we look at how a 'honeytrap' gang identified and targeted a professional poker player in Mayfair, with tragic results.

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A Charmed Life: Episode 12 Jan 31, 2017

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This week we are examine a case spanning five UK police forces over 15 years. This case involves police incompetence, astonishingly inept decisions from the prison service, bizarre inquest verdicts, armed robbery, rape, a drowning, murder and conspiracy theories. What is there not to like? In this edition of the weekly UK True Crime Podcast we look at a deeply disturbing case where a series of unsolved crimes allow the sadistic perpetrator to grow in confidence, resulting in increasingly violent attacks and murder. Listen now and let us know your thoughts via our social channels.

References:

http://www.wired.co.uk/article/mapping-murder

http://www.independent.ie/

http://www.nickdavies.net/1999/09/17/getting-away-with-serial-rape-the-story-of-clive-barwell/

http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/

www.guardian.co.uk

https://www.thefreelibrary.com

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A Glasgow Feud: Episode 11 Jan 23, 2017

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Today we head north of the border to Scotland. This episode of the weekly UK True Crime Podcast examines a feud between two Glasgow families over a number of years which have left one man dead and several others injured - so far. We look at the reasons for the escalation of tensions and review the difficulties faced by the Police in dealing with situations where members of a tight-knit community are unwilling to give evidence.

References

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk

http://www.bbc.co.uk

http://www.milngavieherald.co.uk

https://www.thesun.co.uk

https://en-gb.facebook.com

https://twitter.com

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A Fatal Love Triangle: Episode 10 Jan 17, 2017

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In September 2009 Christopher Hartley was shot at point-blank range at a layby in South Yorkshire - well known for public sex - in what appeared to be a drug deal that had gone wrong. The reality was much more complex involving love, betrayal, loyalty and greed.

We see how cell site analysis helped solve this case and examine in detail how committing murder affected the mind of the killer, including the rather odd way he expressed his introspection about events on social media. Macbeth it isn't....

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The Female Arsonist Killer: Episode 09 Jan 10, 2017

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We head to Prestatyn, on the north coast of Wales, for this edition of the weekly UK True Crime Podcast. We examine the events of 2012 leading to the deaths of five people - including three young children - in an horrendous arson attack. The culprit was Melanie Smith, their neightbour in the flat downstairs.

We look at the troubled history of Melanie Smith and the events that shaped her life leading to her horrendous crime. We also assess the devastation caused to so many people by her actions.

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A Valentine's Day Murder: Episode 08 Jan 03, 2017

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Today we head to Wales and examine a frenzied murder which took place on Valentines Day 1988. Lynette White was only 20 when she was stabbed to death in a flat above a bookmakers in the Cardiff Bay area of the City. In this episode of the weekly UK True Crime Podcast we examine events leading up to the murder and how three men, 'The Cardiff Three' were wrongly imprisoned for the crime.

We probe how advances in DNA technology allowed police to finally catch Lynette's killer fifteen years later and the devastating effect this had on Lynette's family and others involved in the original investigation.

Finally, we look at how detectives involved in the original investigation into Lynette's death found themselves on trial for conspiracy to pervert the course of justice before the trial sensationally collapsed.

References

Audio

Lynette White: Prostitute was 'a tragic figure'". BBC News. 2 December 2011. Radio interview with Tim Rogers by BBC Radio Wales

Bibliography

Sekar, Satish (1997). Fitted In: The Cardiff 3 and the Lynette White Inquiry. London: The Fitted In Project. ISBN 978-0-952-73250-1.

Sekar, Satish (2012). The Cardiff Five: Innocent Beyond Any Doubt. Hook: Waterside Press. ISBN 978-1-904-38076-4.

Williams, John (1994). Bloody Valentine: A Killing in Cardiff. London: HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-006-37968-3.

Websites

http://thejusticegap.com

www.walesonline.co.uk

http://www.independent.co.uk/

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The Travolta Fantasist: Episode 07 Dec 31, 2016

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A brutal murder in 1982 lay unsolved until early 2016.

In this episode of the weekly UK True Crime Podcast we examine the rape and murder of 17 year old Yiannoulla Yianni in Hampstead, North London. We look at the police investigation and examine the devastating impact the murder had on Yiannoulla's family.

Her killer, James Warnock was arrested for another crime 34 years later and DNA evidence was vital in securing his conviction. We look at the remarkable events surrounding his arrest and how by pleading not guilty he inflicted further anguish on Yiannoulla's family by forcing them to re-live the horrendous events in 1982.

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The Caribbean Holiday: Episode 06 Dec 27, 2016

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To many of us who had dreams of being a professional sportsperson, we are fascinated when those people who our living our dreams, and appear to have it all, spectacularly get it wrong and become involved in serious crime.

In this episode of the weekly UK True Crime Podcast we take a detailed look at the England Cricketer, Chris Lewis, who along with ex-basketball played Chad Kirnon, in 2009 was sentenced to 13 years in prison for smuggling cocaine from the Caribbean to London.

We examine the decisions taken by Lewis and ask whether this was just a one-off crime and whether Lewis should profit from his experiences.

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