<p>On New Year's Eve 1993, Viv Graham, a 17-stone man mountain, stepped out of a Tyneside pub and walked a few yards towards his Ford Sierra Cosworth. But he never made it. Lurking in the shadows was a gunman who fired three shots at him from close range.
Viv, who ran a pub and club protection empire which spanned Newcastle and beyond, dragged himself back ... Show More
Apr 4
Hooligans 5. Going Underground
With the police under pressure to get a grip on the hooligan epidemic, an ambitious young copper comes up with a plan. To infiltrate the firms and go undercover. Covert police operations in London, Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds soon get underway. Michael Layton is a former det ... Show More
24m 43s
Aug 2024
Episode 654: The Godfather of British Crime by Freddie Foreman (Audio Extract)
To Britain's criminal underworld, Freddie Foreman is the Godfather. Held responsible for the gangland killings of Ginger Marks and Frank 'The Mad Axeman' Mitchell, he was the enforcer to those who broke the underworld's strict code of Omertà.
His dramatic story as a bank-robbing, ... Show More
24m 54s
Aug 2024
MURDERED: Bryan "Nick" Moore
Described as one of the first antique hunters in the Anderson, South Carolina, area and beyond, this 35-year-old entrepreneur looked to the past to build his future. When on the hunt for his next treasure, Nick had two main things to consider: where did it come from, and what was ... Show More
1h 1m
Apr 2022
S1 Ep10: Mick Philpott, the Jeremy Kyle sofa star who killed
Helen Anderson and Danni Howard dive into the world of Britain’s most hated father, Mick Philpott. After serving only three years in prison after being found guilty for a grisly grievous bodily harm attack in his early twenties, famous ‘benefits scrounger’ Mick is living the high ... Show More
51m 7s
Jul 4
Episode 1079: What was Ian Bailey really like?
He was the self-professed chief suspect in the murder of Frenchwoman Sophie Toscan du Plantier and the subject of a fascinating film, Murder at the Cottage, which was directed by Jim Sheridan and produced by Donald MacIntyre before his death.A larger than life, dramatic, and over ... Show More
41m 13s
Apr 2021
Monsters Of Ayrshire: Part 3 - The Beast In The Cage
Our Monsters Of Ayrshire trilogy concludes this time around on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, where, alongside the horrific murder of Mhairi Julyan, we learn of some of the other evil acts that Gavin McGuire is responsible for, and the reasons why I considered that one word b ... Show More
1h 8m