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TV & radio broadcaster Anita Rani hosts a brand new original UK TV series of Murdertown. In each episode, Anita Rani visits the towns and local communities where the murders took place to re-tell these tragic stories and shed new light on how lives and places are changed forever by such shocking and unforgettable crimes. Locations include: Milton Keynes, Wakefield, Wigan, Wishaw, Bath, Southampton, Oxford, Leicester, Lichfield and Whitby. Watch Mondays 9pm from 27th September on Crime+Investigation. You can watch the first episode of the second series for free now on Crime+Investigation Play. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Crime+Investigation's brand new podcast series Making a Monster: The Tapes features exclusive interviews with some of the top minds in criminology. Hosted by Cherry Healey, the podcast series utilises exclusive, extra interviews with the expert forensic psychiatrists, psychologists and pathologists recorded during the production of the new TV series Making a Monster which starts on the same day. Watch Making a Monster on Crime+Investigation from Monday 10th February at 9pm and download and subscribe to the podcast Making a Monster: The Tapes on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Acast or wherever you listen to podcasts. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

As the frost began to thaw on the morning of January 30th, 1992 in Wallington by Croydon, South London, Nimal Samarasinha and his family prepared for work and school. He left the house to warm the car up, and soon his daughter ran out to meet him, only when she got to the pavement, her father was lying on the ground - one forceful blow of a knife in his heart. Following each episode of Katherine Kelly's true crime TV series Murdertown, Benjamin Fitton from They Walk Among Us unpicks a new case from each location. Watch Murdertown exclusively on Crime+Investigation in the UK every Monday at 9pm and then straight after listen to a brand new story right here with the Murdertown podcast. You can get in touch using #Murdertown on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram. The Murdertown podcast is hosted by Benjamin Fitton, researched and written by Anna Priestland and produced and edited by Chloe Frost. SOURCES COURT RECORD R V. Florence Samarasinha https://app.justis.com/search/Samarasinha/1/Relevance ARTICLES HERALD SCOTLAND 8th DECEMBER 1993 https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12708787.wife-murdered-husband-to-hide-her-secret-life/ 18th DECEMBER 1993 https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12705126.gambling-wife-who-hired-man-to-kill-husband-jailed-for-life/ THE GUARDIAN 8TH DECEMBER, 1993 https://www.newspapers.com/image/260278804/?terms=Nimal%2BSamarasinha THE GUARDIAN 18TH DECEMBER, 1993 https://www.newspapers.com/image/260286606/?terms=Nimal%2BSamarasinha INDEPENDENT https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/woman-guilty-of-killing-husband-to-protect-secret-life-council-officials-life-of-prostitution-and-1466055.html COURT NEWS UK http://courtnewsuk.co.uk/?s=Nimal+Samarasinha BOOK CHAPTER ‘Hitmen — True Stories of Street Executions’ By: Wensley Clarkson John Blake Publishing, Limited, 2005 Chapter Title: Stand By Your Man TV CRIMEWATCH, APRIL 1993 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BZtZ6Rb-wE WALLINGTON/ CROYDON/ OTHER https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallington,_London https://www.plumplot.co.uk/Croydon-crime-stats.html See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Six miles west of the Seaport town of Grimsby in Lincolnshire, is the tiny rural village of Irby upon Humber.  On the evening of July 10th, 1991, Humberside Police were called to the home of a well known local family, the Newton’s, where shots had been fired. The owner of the house, Forty-five-year-old Clifford Newton was the eldest son and business partner of Grimsby millionaire nightclub and bingo hall owner Bernard “Bunny” Newton. Bunny and his sons had been in the club business since the early ’70s.  When police pulled into the driveway of Clifford’s home, they didn’t anticipate anything particularly serious. But, when no one would exit the house, the officer’s settled in for a two-and-a-half-hour standoff.  At the end of it, Bunny Newton would be found dead. Following each episode of Katherine Kelly's true crime TV series Murdertown, Benjamin Fitton from They Walk Among Us unpicks a new case from each location. Watch Murdertown exclusively on Crime+Investigation in the UK every Monday at 9pm and then straight after listen to a brand new story right here with the Murdertown podcast. You can get in touch using #Murdertown on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram. The Murdertown podcast is hosted by Benjamin Fitton, researched and written by Anna Priestland and produced and edited by Chloe Frost. SOURCES LOCAL HISTORY: https://www.lincswolds.org.uk/enjoying/tourist-information http://www.localhistories.org/grimsby.html http://sidneysussexheritage.co.uk/the-royal/ Homicide Act, 1957 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2009/25/part/2/chapter/1/crossheading/partial-defence-to-murder-diminished-responsibility A COLLECTION OF HISTORICAL NEWSPAPER ARTICLES: Published: Saturday 04 August 1951  Newspaper: Coventry Evening Telegraph  Published: Wednesday 16 October 1957  Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post  Published: Tuesday 09 May 1967  Newspaper: Reading Evening Post Published: Saturday 29 April 1967  Newspaper: Liverpool Echo  Published: Saturday 29 April 1967  Newspaper: Reading Evening Post  Published: April 30th... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It was an ordinary evening in the January of 1994 when a knock came on the door of Catherine and Terry Maidens’ family home in Whitestone, Nuneaton. Through the window, Catherine Maidens could see there was a man wearing a motorcycle helmet, just like a pizza delivery guy, only the Maiden’s hadn’t ordered any pizza.  Following each episode of Katherine Kelly's true crime TV series Murdertown, Benjamin Fitton from They Walk Among Us unpicks a new case from each location. Watch Murdertown exclusively on Crime+Investigation in the UK every Monday at 9pm and then straight after listen to a brand new story right here with the Murdertown podcast. You can get in touch using #Murdertown on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram. The Murdertown podcast is hosted by Benjamin Fitton, researched and written by Anna Priestland and produced and edited by Chloe Frost. SOURCES HISTORICAL CASE ARTICLES: Published: Thursday 27 January 1994  Newspaper: Aberdeen Evening Express  https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000445/19940127/116/0014 Published: Thursday 27 January 1994  Newspaper: Sandwell Evening Mail  https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002488/19940127/001/0001 Published: Friday 28 January 1994  Newspaper: Newcastle Journal  https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002240/19940128/052/0007 Published: Saturday 29 January 1994  Newspaper: Sandwell Evening Mail  https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002488/19940129/001/0001 Published: Monday 31 January 1994  Newspaper: Staffordshire Sentinel  https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000525/19940131/021/0002 Published: Monday 31 January 1994  Newspaper: Sandwell Evening Mail  https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002488/19940131/063/0011 Published: Monday 31 January 1994  Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal  https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000578/19940131/009/0001 Published: Tuesday 01 February 1994  Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal  https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000578/19940201/122/0009 Published: Tuesday 01 February 1994  Newspaper: Newcastle Journal  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In October 2016, police knocked on the door of a large cottage six miles southwest of Greenock, in the small Clyde Coast village of Inverkip, Scotland. They were looking for Margaret Fleming; a thirty-six year old woman who had been on long-term disability benefits. Only, Margaret’s carers said she had left their care years ago and would drop in when she wanted money. When detectives did some digging however, they would find that no one had seen Margaret for sixteen years. Following each episode of Katherine Kelly's true crime TV series Murdertown, Benjamin Fitton from They Walk Among Us unpicks a new case from each location. Watch Murdertown exclusively on Crime+Investigation in the UK every Monday at 9pm and then straight after listen to a brand new story right here with the Murdertown podcast. You can get in touch using #Murdertown on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram. The Murdertown podcast is hosted by Benjamin Fitton, researched and written by Anna Priestland and produced and edited by Chloe Frost. SOURCES: http://www.scotland-judiciary.org.uk/8/2233/HMA-v-Edward-Cairney-and-Avril-Jones https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-48191108 https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/jul/17/margaret-fleming-carers-edward-cairney-avril-jones-jailed-for-life-over-of-vulnerable-woman https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/jul/17/margaret-fleming-carers-edward-cairney-avril-jones-jailed-for-life-over-of-vulnerable-woman https://www.scotsman.com/news/crime/margaret-fleming-carers-thought-they-had-got-away-with-murder-1-4947857 https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16992972.margaret-fleming-murder-trial-collapses/ https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/margaret-fleming-murder-convictions-are-rare-when-victim-s-body-is-never-found-sr5xmt9kr https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-48620867 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-48191108 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-48123959 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-48523897 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-41542875 https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/jun/14/margaret-fleming-carers-found-guilty-of-murder See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On October 30th 1998, twenty-two year-old Jenny King left Chasers Nightclub in Bristol with a fiver that her brother had given her to get a taxi home. The following day, Jenny’s loved ones would realise she never made the mile to her family home in Warmley. Over the coming weeks, the residents of Bristol would question the shocking similarities between Jenny’s disappearance and that of Melanie Hall from nearby Bath just two years earlier. Following each episode of Katherine Kelly's true crime TV series Murdertown, Benjamin Fitton from They Walk Among Us unpicks a new case from each location. Watch Murdertown exclusively on Crime+Investigation in the UK every Monday at 9pm and then straight after listen to a brand new story right here with the Murdertown podcast. You can get in touch using #Murdertown on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram. The Murdertown podcast is hosted by Benjamin Fitton, researched and written by Anna Priestland and produced and edited by Chloe Frost. SOURCES https://www.thefreelibrary.com/JENNY%3A+MAN+CHARGED+WITH+MURDER+AFTER+KEYS+OPEN+HIS+HOUSE%3B+Jobless...-a060627643 Published: Wednesday 3rd November 1998  Newspaper: The Guardian, London https://www.newspapers.com/image/260677552/?terms=bristol%2Bnightclub%2Bchasers Published: Saturday 07 November 1998  Newspaper: Evening Herald (Dublin)  https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001730/19981107/045/0006 Published: Friday 5th November 1998  Newspaper: The Guardian, London https://www.newspapers.com/image/260681305/?terms=Jennifer%2Bking Published: Thursday 4th November 1998  Newspaper: The Guardian, London https://www.newspapers.com/image/260678777/?terms=Jennifer%2Bking Published: Monday 09 November 1998  Newspaper: Liverpool Echo  https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000271/19981103/015/0004 Published: Saturday 07 November 1998  Newspaper: Liverpool Echo  https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000271/19981107/012/0004 Online Articles: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/206095.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/687037.stm See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The 3rd of August was the hottest day 1990 and County Durham had seen so far. That Friday would end up being the hottest day ever recorded in England at the time. So, when it came time for Peter Heron to come home for lunch to the fairly rural property on the outskirts of Darlington that he shared with his wife Ann, he was not surprised to find that she has been sunbathing in the yard. He would leave again an hour later, back to the office for meetings as Ann moved her sun lounger around to the front of the property, to enjoy the rest of the afternoon sun. A few people reported seeing Ann lounging in the yard as their vehicles passed by on the busy A67 — Darlington to Yarm Road. But when Peter returned home just before 6 that evening, he would find his wife murdered on the living room floor. Following each episode of Katherine Kelly's true crime TV series Murdertown, Benjamin Fitton from They Walk Among Us unpicks a new case from each location. Watch Murdertown exclusively on Crime+Investigation in the UK every Monday at 9pm and then straight after listen to a brand new story right here with the Murdertown podcast. You can get in touch using #Murdertown on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram. The Murdertown podcast is hosted by Benjamin Fitton, researched and written by Anna Priestland and produced and edited by Chloe Frost. SOURCES ARTICLE OF THE TIME Published: Tuesday 07 August 1990  Newspaper: Newcastle Journal  https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002240/19900807/001/0001 Published: Tuesday 07 August 1990  Newspaper: Newcastle Journal  https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0002240/19900807/129/0012?browse=true Published: Wednesday 08 August 1990  Newspaper: Newcastle Journal  https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002240/19900808/001/0001 Published: Thursday 09 August 1990  Newspaper: Newcastle Journal  https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0002240/19900809/093/0009?browse=true Published: Saturday 11 August 1990  Newspaper: Newcastle Journal  https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0002240/19900811/049/0005?browse=true Published: Saturday 11 August... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

At 8:20pm on the evening of May 14th, 2018, thirty-seven-year-old pharmacist Mitesh Patel phoned the Cleveland police in Middlesbrough, panicked and breathless. After returning from collecting a pizza and visiting his pharmacy, he had found his house burgled and his wife Jessica non-responsive on the living room floor, her wrists and ankles bound with duct tape. His voice was shrill as he told the dispatcher that he had put her in the recovery position, but she was cold. Within two minutes, the ambulance are heard in the background, arriving at the scene as Mitesh begins sobbing into the phone. Within a few minutes, Jessica Patel would be pronounced dead. Following each episode of Katherine Kelly's true crime TV series Murdertown, Benjamin Fitton from They Walk Among Us unpicks a new case from each location. Watch Murdertown exclusively on Crime+Investigation in the UK every Monday at 9pm and then straight after listen to a brand new story right here with the Murdertown podcast. You can get in touch using #Murdertown on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram. The Murdertown podcast is hosted by Benjamin Fitton, researched and written by Anna Priestland and produced and edited by Chloe Frost. SOURCES: 999 CALL https://news.sky.com/video/gay-pharmacist-murder-case-999-call-and-cctv-11572378  THE LAW PAGES https://www.thelawpages.com/court-hearings-lists/crown-court-lists-results.php POLICE HOUR: 17TH MAY 2018 https://policehour.co.uk/2018/05/jessica-patel-mystery-surrounds-death-as-man-arrested-on-suspicion-of-the-murder/ NDTV: MAY 20 2018 https://www.ndtv.com/indians-abroad/husband-charged-with-murder-of-indian-origin-pharmacist-in-uk-1854542 MIDDLESBROUGH & CRIME RATES https://www.police.uk/cleveland/Middlesbrough%20North/crime/+ni5ndq/stats/ https://www.police.uk/cleveland/Middlesbrough%20North/performance/compare-your-area/ THE NORTHERN ECHO: THE NORTHERN ECHO: 16TH MAY 2018 https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/16225766.murder-probe-into-middlesbrough-womans-death/ THE NORTHERN ECHO: 17TH MAY 2018 https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/16231884.jessica-patel-murder-police-inquiries-at-victims-workplace/ THE NORTHERN ECHO: 19TH MAY 2018 https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/16237119.man-in-court-charged-with-jessica-patel-murder/ THE NORTHERN ECHO: 22nd MAY 2018 https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/16241436.husband-of-middlesbrough-woman-in-court-accused-of-murder/ THE NORTHERN ECHO: 13TH NOV... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On Saturday June 16th 1990, fifty-two-year-old Trevaline Evans locked up the antique shop she owned in Llangollen, North Wales. Like many other days running a local business, she popped out to do a few things, leaving her customers a note on the door that read: “Back in two minutes.” Trevaline then purchased an apple and a banana up the road, and was seen two hours later, walking back towards her store “Attic Antiques.” Only the shop would not reopen that afternoon, and Trevaline would never be seen again. Following each episode of Katherine Kelly's true crime TV series Murdertown, Benjamin Fitton from They Walk Among Us unpicks a new case from each location. Watch Murdertown exclusively on Crime+Investigation in the UK every Monday at 9pm from 16th September and then straight after listen to a brand new story right here with the Murdertown podcast. You can get in touch using #Murdertown on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram. The Murdertown podcast is hosted by Benjamin Fitton, researched and written by Anna Priestland and produced and edited by Chloe Frost. SOURCES GENERAL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Trevaline_Evans https://newspapers.library.wales CRIMEWATCH: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rlbWImm_iE ARTICLES: https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/police-were-seen-digging-rhuddlan-16003571 https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/mystery-disappearance-trevaline-evans-almost-16318987 https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/cops-referred-themselves-police-watchdog-16300415 https://www.denbighshirefreepress.co.uk/news/15761362.Police_rule_out_serial_killer_link_to_Trevaline/ https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/trevaline-evans-new-appeal-over-8445933 http://www.kenskates.co.uk/en/llangollen-am-contacts-crimewatch-over-trevaline-evans-case/ https://www.bbc.com/news/10317563 https://www.bbc.com/news/10317563 https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/want-find-sister-give-christian-2904890 https://www.bbc.com/news/10317563 https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/6095631/medium-predicted-dads-death-at-11-and-claims-message-from-a-teenage-murder-victim-led-police-to-her-body/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On the 9th of December 1986, the half naked body of Linda Cook was found in the grass and scrub of a pathway in Buckland, Portsmouth. She had been repeatedly kicked in the face, head and body after being raped. The only clue the Hampshire Constabulary had to go on was a footprint left on her abdomen, a mens trainer with a unique tread — the word “FLASH” imprinted on the sole. The killer would be dubbed ‘The Beast of Buckland”, and the crime became known as “The Cinderella Murder.” Following each episode of Katherine Kelly's true crime TV series Murdertown, Benjamin Fitton from They Walk Among Us unpicks a new case from each location. Watch Murdertown exclusively on Crime+Investigation in the UK every Monday at 9pm from 16th September and then straight after listen to a brand new story right here with the Murdertown podcast. You can get in touch using #Murdertown on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram. The Murdertown podcast is hosted by Benjamin Fitton, researched and written by Anna Priestland and produced and edited by Chloe Frost. SOURCES:   GENERAL http://www.armchairdetective.org.uk/chrisclarkradiotv.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Linda_Cook /  https://www.vice.com/en_au/article/xwb9dn/hunting-englands-notorious-murderer-the-beast-of-buckland https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/326061/response/805358/attach/3/HC%2000793%2016%20Chris%20Clark.pdf?cookie_passthrough=1 https://archive.org/stream/AHistoryOfCouncilHousingInPortsmouth/Unknown-AHistoryOfCouncilHousingInPortsmouth_djvu.txt https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/local-news/crimes-from-the-archives-michael-shirley-wrongly-161411 http://library.college.police.uk/docs/hors/hors285.pdf https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/lifestyle/heritage/recollections-of-club-s-sticky-carpet-and-its-plastic-tree-1-3004222 http://www.unsolved-murders.co.uk/murder-content.php?key=176&termRef=Sandra%20Court https://innocent.org.uk/2017/01/05/michael-shirley-first-exoneration-on-the-basis-of-new-dna-evidence-2003/ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/3041650.stm https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-michael-shirley-murder-conviction-overturned-107244699.html http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/3039608.stm See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The official Murdertown podcast is returning for season 2 on Monday's with Benjamin Fitton (They Walk Among Us). Are you ready to delve into the dark side of your town? These are the true crime stories from 10 more towns across the UK. Ten stories of people who might appear just like us — but are capable of evil. Get in touch to let us know which cases you'd like us to cover by using #Murdertown on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Visit Murdertown, it's closer than you think. Crime+Investigation's Murdertown podcast is hosted by Benjamin Fitton, researched and written by Anna Priestland, and produced and edited by Chloe Frost. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.