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British Murders with Stuart Blues

British Murdersis a UK true crime podcast exploring both headline making investigations and lesser known cases that deserve to be remembered.Hosted by YorkshiremanStuart Blues, the show covers listener suggested cases from across England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Each episode examines what happened, how the case unfolded, and the wider social, cultural, and historical context surrounding the crime.The show covers British crime cases ranging from domestic abuse, coercive control,

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38:43

"The Muswell Hill Murderer" Dennis Nilsen Pt. 2: The...

British Murders with Stuart Blues ·

2022/05/11

In the season 5 special of British Murders, I'm telling the story of "The Muswell Hill Murderer" Dennis Nilsen. Nilsen was arrested on suspicion of murder in February 1983 after some of the other tenants at 23 Cranley Gardens called in a plumber to deal with their blocked drains. The plumber found pieces of human flesh and bones in an outside maintenance hole and the waste pipe leading out of Nilsen's attic flat. While en route to the police station, Nilsen told the officers that he thought he

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36:13

"The Muswell Hill Murderer" Dennis Nilsen Pt. 2: The...

British Murders with Stuart Blues ·

2022/05/11

In the season 5 special of British Murders, I'm telling the story of "The Muswell Hill Murderer" Dennis Nilsen.Nilsen was arrested on suspicion of murder in February 1983 after some of the other tenants at 23 Cranley Gardens called in a plumber to deal with their blocked drains.The plumber found pieces of human flesh and bones in an outside maintenance hole and the waste pipe leading out of Nilsen's attic flat.While en route to the police station, Nilsen told the officers that he thought he had

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24:39

"The Muswell Hill Murderer" Dennis Nilsen Pt. 1:...

British Murders with Stuart Blues ·

2022/05/04

In the season 5 special of British Murders, I'm telling the story of "The Muswell Hill Murderer" Dennis Nilsen.Nilsen was arrested on suspicion of murder in February 1983 after some of the other tenants at 23 Cranley Gardens called in a plumber to deal with their blocked drains.The plumber found pieces of human flesh and bones in an outside maintenance hole and the waste pipe leading out of Nilsen's attic flat.While en route to the police station, Nilsen told the officers that he thought he had

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27:09

"The Muswell Hill Murderer" Dennis Nilsen Pt. 1:...

British Murders with Stuart Blues ·

2022/05/04

In the season 5 special of British Murders, I'm telling the story of "The Muswell Hill Murderer" Dennis Nilsen. Nilsen was arrested on suspicion of murder in February 1983 after some of the other tenants at 23 Cranley Gardens called in a plumber to deal with their blocked drains. The plumber found pieces of human flesh and bones in an outside maintenance hole and the waste pipe leading out of Nilsen's attic flat. While en route to the police station, Nilsen told the officers that he thought he

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39:59

"The Amityville Killer" Ronald DeFeo Jr. with...

British Murders with Stuart Blues ·

2022/04/27

In this episode of British Murders, I welcome Lorraine Purdon to the show to discuss the case of American mass murderer Ronald DeFeo Jr. On November 13, 1974, Defeo Jr. brutally murdered his mum, dad, brothers and sisters at their shared home in Amityville, New York. He was handed six sentences of 25 years to life and died aged 69 on March 12, 2021. His case inspired the book and film versions of The Amityville Horror. You may know Lorraine as the host of Once Upon a Nightmare, but she has a new

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37:29

"The Amityville Killer" Ronald DeFeo Jr. with...

British Murders with Stuart Blues ·

2022/04/27

In this episode of British Murders, I welcome Lorraine Purdon to the show to discuss the case of American mass murderer Ronald DeFeo Jr.On November 13, 1974, Defeo Jr. brutally murdered his mum, dad, brothers and sisters at their shared home in Amityville, New York.He was handed six sentences of 25 years to life and died aged 69 on March 12, 2021.His case inspired the book and film versions of The Amityville Horror.You may know Lorraine as the host of Once Upon a Nightmare, but she has a new true

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39:09

S05E10 | The 'Beauty in the Bath' Murder of Cynthia...

British Murders with Stuart Blues ·

2022/04/20

In the tenth and final episode of British Murders Season 5, I tell the tragic story of Cynthia Bolshaw. Cynthia was murdered in her luxury bungalow in Heswall, the Wirral, on October 8, 1983, and her body was placed face down into 18-inch deep bathwater. Police had no idea who the culprit was until advances in DNA technology led them to a suspect almost 16 years later in March 1999. John Edwin Taft was eventually convicted of Cynthia's murder but always proclaimed his innocence. Did the police

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36:39

S05E10 | The 'Beauty in the Bath' Murder of Cynthia...

British Murders with Stuart Blues ·

2022/04/20

In the tenth and final episode of British Murders Season 5, I tell the tragic story of Cynthia Bolshaw.Cynthia was murdered in her luxury bungalow in Heswall, the Wirral, on October 8, 1983, and her body was placed face down into 18-inch deep bathwater.Police had no idea who the culprit was until advances in DNA technology led them to a suspect almost 16 years later in March 1999.John Edwin Taft was eventually convicted of Cynthia's murder but always proclaimed his innocence.Did the police catch the

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Interview #8 | Miranda Young (Paranormal Historian)

British Murders with Stuart Blues ·

2022/04/16

I welcome American paranormal historian Miranda Young to the show in this interview episode. Miranda began investigating with a paranormal team in 2013, with her role being that of an investigator, photo analyst, video/audio evidence producer and marketing specialist. Miranda left the team in 2018 due to the volume of travelling and exploring she was doing independently. As a result, Ghost Biker Explorations was born, and the rest, as they say, is history. This episode sees Miranda telling three

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Interview #8 | Miranda Young (Paranormal Historian)

British Murders with Stuart Blues ·

2022/04/16

I welcome American paranormal historian Miranda Young to the show in this interview episode.Miranda began investigating with a paranormal team in 2013, with her role being that of an investigator, photo analyst, video/audio evidence producer and marketing specialist.Miranda left the team in 2018 due to the volume of travelling and exploring she was doing independently.As a result, Ghost Biker Explorations was born, and the rest, as they say, is history.This episode sees Miranda telling three cases

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29:18

S05E09 | Lee Ford | The Cornwall Family Annihilation

British Murders with Stuart Blues ·

2022/04/13

In the ninth episode of British Murders Season 5, I tell the story of Lee Ford. In August/September 2000, Lee Ford murdered his 36-year-old wife Lesley Ford in Carnkie, Cornwall, along with four of her children from her first marriage. Lee initially buried all five bodies in a woodshed at the bottom of their garden before re-burying two of the bodies in a field in Treluswell, Cornwall. On May 24, 2001, Lee was handed five separate life sentences at Bristol Crown Court with a minimum term of 27

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26:48

S05E09 | Lee Ford | The Cornwall Family Annihilation

British Murders with Stuart Blues ·

2022/04/13

In the ninth episode of British Murders Season 5, I tell the story of Lee Ford.In August/September 2000, Lee Ford murdered his 36-year-old wife Lesley Ford in Carnkie, Cornwall, along with four of her children from her first marriage.Lee initially buried all five bodies in a woodshed at the bottom of their garden before re-burying two of the bodies in a field in Treluswell, Cornwall.On May 24, 2001, Lee was handed five separate life sentences at Bristol Crown Court with a minimum term of 27 years.He

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56:28

Interview #7 | Stephen Bates (Writer and Journalist)

British Murders with Stuart Blues ·

2022/04/09

I welcome British writer and award-winning journalist Stephen Bates to the show in this interview episode to discuss the Major Herbert Armstrong case from 1921.For over 45 years, Stephen has reported as a journalist from more than 40 countries worldwide.He's reported for the BBC, Daily Telegraph, Daily Mail, and The Guardian for 22 of those 45 years.Stephen is now a freelance writer, a regular broadcaster and the author of nine books, with one more scheduled for publication in 2022.Stephen's latest

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59:58

Interview #7 | Stephen Bates (Writer and Journalist)

British Murders with Stuart Blues ·

2022/04/09

I welcome British writer and award-winning journalist Stephen Bates to the show in this interview episode to discuss the Major Herbert Armstrong case from 1921. For over 45 years, Stephen has reported as a journalist from more than 40 countries worldwide. He's reported for the BBC, Daily Telegraph, Daily Mail, and The Guardian for 22 of those 45 years. Stephen is now a freelance writer, a regular broadcaster and the author of nine books, with one more scheduled for publication in 2022. Stephen's

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28:07

S05E08 | Nathan Maynard-Ellis and David Leesley | The...

British Murders with Stuart Blues ·

2022/04/06

In the eighth episode of British Murders Season 5, I tell the story of Nathan Maynard-Ellis and David Leesley. On May 11, 2019, Nathan Maynard-Ellis entered the Bottle & Cork pub in Dudley, West Midlands, where he met 42-year-old Julia Rawson. The pair left the pub at 2:00 am on May 12, 2019, and nobody saw Julia alive again. Nathan and his partner David murdered Julia before dismembering her into 11 pieces and scattering her body parts all over their home town of Tipton, West Midlands. On

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25:37

S05E08 | Nathan Maynard-Ellis and David Leesley | The...

British Murders with Stuart Blues ·

2022/04/06

In the eighth episode of British Murders Season 5, I tell the story of Nathan Maynard-Ellis and David Leesley.On May 11, 2019, Nathan Maynard-Ellis entered the Bottle & Cork pub in Dudley, West Midlands, where he met 42-year-old Julia Rawson.The pair left the pub at 2:00 am on May 12, 2019, and nobody saw Julia alive again.Nathan and his partner David murdered Julia before dismembering her into 11 pieces and scattering her body parts all over their home town of Tipton, West Midlands.On December

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59:01

BONUS | Fresh (2022) | Movie Review feat. Lorraine...

British Murders with Stuart Blues ·

2022/04/02

In this movie review episode, I am joined by Lorraine from the "true crime in horror" podcast 'Once Upon a Nightmare'.⁣⁣ This film marked the directorial debut of Mimi Cave, and it was released on March 4, 2022 (in the USA via Hulu) and March 18, 2022 (in the UK via Disney+). This episode has a great blooper included in my intro, and I once again attempted to do a trailer for the film. You can find and support 'Once Upon a Nightmare' here: https://linktr.ee/onceuponanightmare For all things

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55:31

BONUS | Fresh (2022) | Movie Review feat. Lorraine...

British Murders with Stuart Blues ·

2022/04/02

In this movie review episode, I am joined by Lorraine from the "true crime in horror" podcast 'Once Upon a Nightmare'.⁣⁣This film marked the directorial debut of Mimi Cave, and it was released on March 4, 2022 (in the USA via Hulu) and March 18, 2022 (in the UK via Disney+).This episode has a great blooper included in my intro, and I once again attempted to do a trailer for the film.You can find and support 'Once Upon a Nightmare' here:https://linktr.ee/onceuponanightmareFor all things British

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59:56

Interview #6 | Neil Lancaster (Author and Former...

British Murders with Stuart Blues ·

2022/03/30

I welcome Neil Lancaster to the show in this interview episode. Neil is a former RAF Military Policeman and Police Officer who served in the Metropolitan Police for 25 years between 1990 and 2015. After retiring, Neil turned his hand to writing crime and thriller novels whilst also working as a broadcaster and commentator on true crime documentaries. Neil's fourth book 'The Blood Tide', released on March 31, 2022, is the second in the highly acclaimed DS Max Craigie series and is available to

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56:26

Interview #6 | Neil Lancaster (Author and Former...

British Murders with Stuart Blues ·

2022/03/30

I welcome Neil Lancaster to the show in this interview episode.Neil is a former RAF Military Policeman and Police Officer who served in the Metropolitan Police for 25 years between 1990 and 2015.After retiring, Neil turned his hand to writing crime and thriller novels whilst also working as a broadcaster and commentator on true crime documentaries.Neil's fourth book 'The Blood Tide', released on March 31, 2022, is the second in the highly acclaimed DS Max Craigie series and is available to purchase

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