They Walk Among Us - UK True Crime

Elkin & Bell / The Gosport Funeral Home Scandal

In England, anyone can become a funeral director. No licence, no qualifications required. This is the story of how that gap was exploited. On December 10th, 2023, bailiffs entered a repossessed funeral home in Gosport, Hampshire, and discovered something that would prompt a year-long police investigation, a landmark criminal trial, and renewed calls for long-overdue industry regulation… *** LISTENER CAUTION IS ADVISED ***     This episode was researched and written by Eileen Macfarlane. Script editing, additional writing, illustrations and production direction by Rosanna Fitton. Audio editing by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot Productions. Narration, additional audio editing and mixing, writing and script editing by Benjamin Fitton. To get early ad-free access, including Season 1, sign up for They Walk Among PLUS, available from Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/TheyWalkAmongUs] or Apple Podcasts [https://apple.co/44TSNr0]. More information and episode references can be found on our website https://theywalkamonguspodcast.com [https://theywalkamonguspodcast.com/] SOCIAL MEDIA: https://linktr.ee/TheyWalkAmongUs [https://linktr.ee/TheyWalkAmongUs] Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theywalkamongus [http://supporter.acast.com/theywalkamongus]. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

I Am Too Frightened to Tell Him / Lois & Francis Martin / Wernher Jordi

In December 1962, an inquest jury at Ilford heard how a 20-year-old woman had tried to leave a relationship. Her brother-in-law gave evidence that she had told him, more than once, "I am too frightened to tell him." Lois Martin had found someone new. She had plans to get engaged. She wanted to move forward. She never got the chance... *** LISTENER CAUTION IS ADVISED ***     This episode was written by Rosanna Fitton. Research by Benjamin Fitton. Illustrations and production direction by Rosanna Fitton. Audio editing by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot Productions. Narration, additional audio editing and mixing, and script editing by Benjamin Fitton. To get early ad-free access, including Season 1, sign up for They Walk Among PLUS, available from Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/TheyWalkAmongUs] or Apple Podcasts [https://apple.co/44TSNr0]. More information and episode references can be found on our website https://theywalkamonguspodcast.com [https://theywalkamonguspodcast.com/] SOCIAL MEDIA: https://linktr.ee/TheyWalkAmongUs [https://linktr.ee/TheyWalkAmongUs] Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theywalkamongus [http://supporter.acast.com/theywalkamongus]. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

The Men Next Door / Drugs, Coercive Control & Cases Mirroring the Pelicot Trial / Rodney Johnston

When Gisèle Pelicot waived her anonymity in 2024 and exposed her husband's crimes to the world, many assumed what happened in Mazan was an isolated case. It wasn’t. A 66-year-old carer from Norfolk subjected a woman to almost three decades of sexual exploitation. He operated in plain sight, using digital networks to recruit men, threatened his victim into silence, and recorded everything… If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic abuse, please contact the National Domestic Abuse Helpline: 0808 2000 247 or visit https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/ *** LISTENER CAUTION IS ADVISED ***     This episode was researched and written by Eileen Macfarlane. Script editing, additional writing, illustrations and production direction by Rosanna Fitton. Audio editing by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot Productions. Narration, additional audio editing and mixing, and script editing by Benjamin Fitton. To get early ad-free access, including Season 1, sign up for They Walk Among PLUS, available from Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/TheyWalkAmongUs] or Apple Podcasts [https://apple.co/44TSNr0]. More information and episode references can be found on our website https://theywalkamonguspodcast.com [https://theywalkamonguspodcast.com/] SOCIAL MEDIA: https://linktr.ee/TheyWalkAmongUs [https://linktr.ee/TheyWalkAmongUs] Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theywalkamongus [http://supporter.acast.com/theywalkamongus]. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

The Murder of Vicky Hall / Steve Wright: The Suffolk Strangler

In February 2026, Steve Wright pleaded guilty to the murder of 17-year-old Vicky Hall, a crime he committed seven years before he became known as the Suffolk Strangler. But the night before he killed Vicky, he stalked another young woman through the streets of Felixstowe for almost an hour. She escaped. She reported it. The police dismissed her and told her to forget about it. The following night, Wright went back out. Vicky Hall never made it home… *** LISTENER CAUTION IS ADVISED ***     This episode was written by Eileen Macfarlane. Research by Eileen Macfarlane and Rosanna Fitton. Edited by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot Productions. Script editing, additional writing, illustrations and production direction by Rosanna Fitton.  Narration, additional audio editing and mixing, and script editing by Benjamin Fitton. To get early ad-free access, including Season 1, sign up for They Walk Among PLUS, available from Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/TheyWalkAmongUs] or Apple Podcasts [https://apple.co/44TSNr0]. More information and episode references can be found on our website https://theywalkamonguspodcast.com [https://theywalkamonguspodcast.com/] SOCIAL MEDIA: https://linktr.ee/TheyWalkAmongUs [https://linktr.ee/TheyWalkAmongUs] Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theywalkamongus [http://supporter.acast.com/theywalkamongus]. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Unexplained Death In Glasgow: The Suspicious Case of Mikhail Ackrim

In August 2024, Mikhail Ackrim was found dead and undressed in a Glasgow flat. Street valium and alcohol were in his system, along with suspicious bruising and four stab wounds to his body, inflicted after he died. Police Scotland concluded no criminality. His mother disagrees…  *** LISTENER CAUTION IS ADVISED ***     This episode was written by Rosanna Fitton. Research by Benjamin Fitton. Edited by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot Productions. Illustrations and production direction by Rosanna Fitton Narration, additional audio editing and mixing, and script editing by Benjamin Fitton. To get early ad-free access, including Season 1, sign up for They Walk Among PLUS, available from Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/TheyWalkAmongUs] or Apple Podcasts [https://apple.co/44TSNr0]. More information and episode references can be found on our website https://theywalkamonguspodcast.com [https://theywalkamonguspodcast.com/] SOCIAL MEDIA: https://linktr.ee/TheyWalkAmongUs [https://linktr.ee/TheyWalkAmongUs] Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theywalkamongus [http://supporter.acast.com/theywalkamongus]. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.