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Blood on the Clyde tells the true story of a brutal gang war that haunted Glasgow for over 20 years. The Daniel and Lyons crime families were locked in a violent feud fueled by drugs, territory, and revenge - a conflict that spilled onto the city’s streets and into the lives of ordinary people. At the centre is a shocking public execution - the daylight murder of Kevin “Gerbil” Carroll in a supermarket car park. Through voices of former gangsters, police officers, and those caught in the crossfire, this podcast uncovers how the feud began, why it escalated, and the devastating legacy it left behind. A true-crime series about power, loyalty, and the price a city paid.

March 1, 1932. In a quiet New Jersey mansion, the infant son of Charles Lindbergh, the world’s most famous aviator, vanished without a trace. A ransom was paid, but the child was found dead. The nation was gripped by fear, fascination, and outrage, as suspicion fell on a German-born carpenter, Bruno Richard Hauptmann. Decades later, the case remains a chilling mix of mystery, media frenzy, and miscarriage of justice. In this series, we’ll unravel the kidnapping, the investigation, the trial, and the controversial execution that shocked America.

Donald Hume, already notorious for his audacious crimes in England, would go on to make headlines in Switzerland for a shocking act of violence. Using multiple aliases, he carried out a fatal bank robbery in Zürich that left a taxi driver dead, culminating in a high-profile trial that revealed the full extent of his daring, recklessness, and cunning.

The chilling true story of the Hosein brothers and the kidnapping of Muriel McKay. Fake Mafia threats, ransom demands, and a crime that shocked Britain, yet her body was never found.

DONALD NEILSON In 1975, 17 year-old Lesley Whittle was abducted by a callous killer whose sinister appearance earned him the nickname of the Black Panther. For Lesley, the kidnap ended in unimaginable horror. Eleven months were to pass before the Panther was finally cornered.