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Jan 2025
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Houses Of Blood - Bloodbath On A New Yea...

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About this episode

"I have just murdered my wife in her bed. I have just stabbed them, and slit their throats. His name is Martin Griffiths. There is blood everywhere. This has just happened. My children are safe at my mother's house"


This was the context of a call to an emergency services operator in the early hours of New Year's Day, 2020, the implications of which were to rock the village of Duffield, in Derbyshire, to the core - and leave three families destroyed.


The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, including descriptions of injury detail, that some listeners may find offensive or distressing, so discretion is advised whilst listening in.


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/)


  • The Charlatans - Crashin In
  • Manic Street Preachers - Motorcycle Emptiness


The True Crime Enthusiast's Fundraiser For Macmillan Cancer Support


  • References - Assorted articles from the BBC, The Free Library, Daily Express, Daily Mirror, Daily Mail, The Times, Derbyshire Live - sourced online and through the British Newspaper Archive. Produced upon request.
  • Fran Runs To France


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Remembering Martin and Helen. The episode is dedicated to them.




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