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Apr 2021
54m 33s

Monsters Of Ayrshire: Part 1 - Mhairi's ...

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About this episode
This time around on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, in the first part of a trilogy, I'll introduce you to someone whose nature and crimes are so horrific, they were a perfect fit to this series' Monsters Of episodes.

But the trilogy begins with the terrible and tragic case of a 15 year old girl, Mhairi Julyan, who one winter's evening, was simply walking home from a pantomime...

The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, including those of a sexual nature, that some listeners may find disturbing and/or upsetting, so discretion is advised whilst listening.

Music used in this episode: "The Descent" by Kevin Macleod. All music used is sourced from https://filmmusic.io/ and used under an Attribution Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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