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Jul 10
1h 8m

Lucy's Story - Part 1

Always True Crime
About this episode


The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast returns for Series 10 with a tale from back in 2018, a dive into the tragic case of 13 year old Southampton teenager Lucy McHugh, who set out to keep an appointment one warm July morning - and never returned.


The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, involving a child and including descriptions of injury detail, that some listeners may find disturbing 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 Slow Day - I Can't Sleep
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  • References - produced on request, in full at tales end.


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