Broken Dreams: Episode 258

Note: This epiosde was originally released in October 2024.Vikki Thompson lived in a village near Oxford with her husband Jonathan, two young children and the family dog, Daisy. At about 4pm one Saturday afternoon, Vikki took Daisy for her usual afternoon walk in the pretty count ... Show More

Martine Vik Magnussen was a 23-year-old Norwegian student living in London, with a bright future ahead of her.After a night out with friends, Martine disappeared. What followed would become one of London's most high-profile murder investigations, involving a suspect who fled the ... Show More

Mary Gregory was a much-loved grandmother who was living independently in her home in the north-west of England when tragedy struck.Initially, her death was believed to have been a terrible accident, but a year later, information came to light which would completely change the un ... Show More

On June 10th, 2021, an elderly woman vanished without a trace from her own home in Wembley, London.16 agonizing days later, and a staggering 200 miles away, visitors exploring the seaside town of Salcombe stumbled across a horrific scene.There amidst the beauty of the coastal lan ... Show More

A woman in her early twenties goes missing on a journey home from work. A few days pass, and some of her belongings are found, discarded just under 20 miles away. Police suspect foul play, and a murder charge is laid. But why was she killed, and where was her body? (Part 1 of 2). ... Show More

On June 10th, 2021, an elderly woman vanished without a trace from her own home in Wembley, London. 16 agonizing days later, and a staggering 200 miles away, visitors exploring the seaside town of Salcombe stumbled across a horrific scene. There amidst the beauty of the coastal ... Show More

We are off to the town of Birkenhead, in Merseyside, and back to the early noughties this time around on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, for an incredibly sad tale in which you will undoubtedly be struck by the question:<br><br>How much grief can one family possibly have? <br> ... Show More

When detectives discovered the body of a teenage girl killed in a disturbingly brutal manner in Farnborough, England, every instinct pointed them toward a male perpetrator. After the case went cold, there was a twist that defied every expectation… SPONSORS -  SmartLabels: Get pre ... Show More

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<p>We head to the East Yorkshire city of Hull this time around on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, where one bright April evening in 2016, the resident of number 9 May Street got the shock of her life as she peered into the garden of the neighbouring property.Amongst the variou ... Show More

Continuing the multi-parter we began last time on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, where this time around, we hear of the continuing investigation into the horrific murder of grandmother Margaret Wilson in East Yorkshire in 1995, senselessly slaughtered on a country lane near h ... Show More

<p>A woman claims she had a dream that she hurt someone. After a body is found, investigators needed to uncover: was this ‘dream’ a figment of imagination or a confession?</p><p>View source material and photos for this episode at: <a href="https://anatomyofmurder.com/the-dream/" ... Show More