True Crime Investigators UK

The Murder of WPC Yvonne Fletcher: A Pre- Episode

On 17th April 1984, a number of the Metropolitan Police officers were on duty in St James Square, London. At that time the Libyan Embassy occupied No 5. The officers were to police a demonstration which consisted of supporters and dissenters of Colonel Gaddafi, the Libyan leader.
It was at 10.18 that gunfire was discharged from the first floor windows of No 5 St James Square. Many anti Gaddafi demonstrators were hit and injured. One of the officers, Yvonne Fletcher,  was also shot and fell to the ground. She was immediately tended to by the officers around her and then removed from the danger. Standing next to Yvonne that day was her friend and colleague, PC John Murray. John accompanied Yvonne to hospital, he made a promise that he would bring those responsible to justice. Yvonne died shortly afterwards.
 
John Murray has worked and campaigned tirelessly since that fateful day to keep the promise he made to his fallen friend. We intend to release a series later this year telling the story of what led to Yvonne’s death and what has happened in the years since. It has been described as a story of ‘espionage, betrayal, terrorism and corruption’.
 
However, John invited us to attend the 40th Anniversary Memorial for Yvonne. It was a well attended event on a sunny spring morning on the street where Yvonne fell 40 years earlier. This short  ‘pre episode’ was recorded minutes before and after that memorial service with some of her colleagues.
 
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Researched and presented by John & Sally of True Crime Investigators UK.
Produced and edited by the team at Carrotcruncher Media

The Poison Pen Letters: Who & Why? (Part 2 of 2)

This is a story set in rural North Wales.  It's a close knit community, and some members receive threatening letters that create fear.  The author is a trusted member of their community, but who is it? why did they do it? and what other shocking and macabre findings do the investigating detectives discover?
You'll find out all the answers during this series of 2 podcasts.
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See photos, case notes and bonus material at http://truecrimeinvestigators.co.uk/
Researched and presented by John & Sally of True Crime Investigators UK.
Produced and edited by the team at Carrotcruncher Media

The Poison Pen Letters: Who & Why? (Part 1 of 2)

This is a story set in rural North Wales.  It's a close knit community, and some members receive threatening letters that create fear.  The author is a trusted member of their community, but who is it? why did they do it? and what other shocking and macabre findings do the investigating detectives discover?
You'll find out all the answers during this series of 2 podcasts.
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See photos, case notes and bonus material at http://truecrimeinvestigators.co.uk/
Researched and presented by John & Sally of True Crime Investigators UK.
Produced and edited by the team at Carrotcruncher Media

The Poison Pen Letters: Who & Why? (TRAILER)

This is a story set in rural North Wales.  It's a close knit community, and some members receive threatening letters that create fear.  The author is a trusted member of their community, but who is it? why did they do it? and what other shocking and macabre findings do the investigating detectives discover?
You'll find out all the answers during this series of 2 podcasts.
For detailed resources about this series, please visit: https://truecrimeinvestigators.co.uk/
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See photos, case notes and bonus material at http://truecrimeinvestigators.co.uk/
Researched and presented by John & Sally of True Crime Investigators UK.
Produced and edited by the team at Carrotcruncher Media

The Pottery Cottage Murders (Part 3 of 3)

This is a story of unbelievable evil and how three generations of the same family were held hostage when a remand prisoner goes on the run having seriously injured two prison officers to facilitate his escape.
For detailed resources about The Pottery Cottage Murders, please visit: http://truecrimeinvestigators.co.uk/case_pottcott.html
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See photos, case notes and bonus material at http://truecrimeinvestigators.co.uk/
Researched and presented by John & Sally of True Crime Investigators UK.
Produced and edited by the team at Carrotcruncher Media

The Pottery Cottage Murders (Part 2 of 3)

This is a story of unbelievable evil and how three generations of the same family were held hostage when a remand prisoner goes on the run having seriously injured two prison officers to facilitate his escape.
For detailed resources about The Pottery Cottage Murders, please visit: http://truecrimeinvestigators.co.uk/case_pottcott.html
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See photos, case notes and bonus material at http://truecrimeinvestigators.co.uk/
Researched and presented by John & Sally of True Crime Investigators UK.
Produced and edited by the team at Carrotcruncher Media

The Pottery Cottage Murders (Part 1 of 3)

This is a story of unbelievable evil and how three generations of the same family were held hostage when a remand prisoner goes on the run having seriously injured two prison officers to facilitate his escape.
For detailed resources about The Pottery Cottage Murders, please visit: http://truecrimeinvestigators.co.uk/case_pottcott.html
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See photos, case notes and bonus material at http://truecrimeinvestigators.co.uk/
Researched and presented by John & Sally of True Crime Investigators UK.
Produced and edited by the team at Carrotcruncher Media

The Pottery Cottage Murders (TRAILER)

We've been busy researching, interviewing and recording our next case, and it's finally ready for you.
Episode 1 of The Pottery Cottage Murders is available on Thursday November 2nd, 2023. Please use your podcast app to FOLLOW or SUBSCRIBE to this podcast, so you don't miss the upcoming episodes.
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See photos, case notes and bonus material at http://truecrimeinvestigators.co.uk/
Researched and presented by John & Sally of True Crime Investigators UK.
Produced and edited by the team at Carrotcruncher Media
 
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The Tony Spencer Story (Part 4 of 4) - Operation Downpour and the end of the road

Eventually Tony is released to the UK but the police are on to him, he is once again the subject of police surveillance. He goes to ground, he puts together a gang of ‘misfits’, a prison governor, a boxer, a banker and others. But the police have set up an operation to catch Tony and his accomplices. The story is familiar, but how does it all end? Is there an inevitability to it? A well respected barrister who defended Tony at some of his trials gives his thoughts on the man that he knew, a rare insight into the professional relationship that a lawyer and client have. The story has been told in these episodes, largely by Jason, Tony’s youngest son, the author of ‘The Old Man and Me’. But what does he make of the life his father lived? How has the family been affected by Tony’s criminality? And what can he now do to help the forgotten children of those people who commit crime and are incarcerated as a result._____________________See photos, case notes and bonus material at http://truecrimeinvestigators.co.uk/Researched and presented by John & Sally of True Crime Investigators UK. Produced and edited by the team at Carrotcruncher Media

The Tony Spencer Story (Part 3 of 4) - Shooting in Amsterdam

By now he is in the Netherlands. He’s been inside for a long time and his trusted workers have either given up on a life of crime or have made their money and scarpered. So he is dealing with those he knows less well and whose ‘work’ ethics are different, harsher, more brutal. There’s a shoot out. Tony takes a bullet to the chest and a drug rival lies dead. He fights for his life.During his period of recovery, Tony sets up again in Spain and for a few years he sends drugs from Morocco and the continent into the UK using boats and lorries to convey the products.But the past has a way of catching up. He’s extradited for the death of the drug rival. What’s the verdict?_____________________See photos, case notes and bonus material at http://truecrimeinvestigators.co.uk/Researched and presented by John & Sally of True Crime Investigators UK. Produced and edited by the team at Carrotcruncher Media