On May 11, 2012, in the early hours of the morning, a fire raged throughout a semi-detached house in Derby. The fire had spread so rapidly by the time firefighters arrived, the house was engulfed in flames. Six children died as a result. Those responsible for the fire were the children's parents and a family friend... (Part 2 of 2).
Read moreArson on Victory Road / The Philpotts - Part 1 [TWAU Plus]
May 11, 2012. In the early hours of the morning, a fire raged throughout a semi-detached house in Derby. Thick smoke escaped through anywhere it could, billowing out onto the street, alerting neighbours who rushed to try and help those trapped inside. The fire had spread so rapidly by the time firefighters arrived, the house was engulfed in flames… (Part 1 of 2).
Read moreThe Teacup Poisoner / Graham Young [TWAU Plus]
At 13, Graham Frederick Young’s knowledge of chemistry was that of a university student, and he needed subjects that he had unlimited access to. That’s when he turned his attention to experimenting on his family…
Read moreInciting Your Own Murder / The Bizarre Case Of Mark and John [TWAU Plus]
The Secret Intelligence Service, or MI6, are a not-so-secret government agency that collates vast amounts of foreign intelligence and feeds this information back to the British government. The agency has been at the forefront of intelligence gathering throughout both World Wars, the Cold War and the War on Terror. Most secret agents travel the globe, leaving no stone unturned. However, far from their cinematic counterparts like James Bond, they do not have a license to kill. So why would this government agency want to assassinate a 14-year-old boy from Greater Manchester?…
Read moreThe Plenty Of Fish Killer / The Murder Of Katie Locke [TWAU Plus]
In early December 2015, Katie Locke started communicating online with Carl Langdell. Carl painted a picture of the person he wished he was while corresponding with Katie, but looking from the outside in, through the rose-tinted lens of social media, Carl’s dark side was hidden from view…
Read moreTerror at Stud Farm / Murders At Morecambe Bay [TWAU Plus]
The resort town of Morecambe is situated on Morecambe Bay, a popular seaside resort on the northwest coast of England. This town is home to the Stud Farm Holiday Park, a simple resort with lines of caravans, tents and mobile homes. Most people visit the park to be near the beach, whilst others are a permanent fixture who’d opted to rent or buy a caravan for low-cost permanent accommodation. Some of its residents have been living at the site for over 3 decades, but 2 unconnected knife attacks in two years left some locals thinking twice about remaining at the place they had so dearly called home…
Read moreShe's Under The Bed / The Disappearance Of Shannon Matthews [TWAU Plus]
During the afternoon of February 19, 2008, a young schoolgirl was meant to return home after a school trip to a local swimming pool. Her disappearance united the community and ignited a nationwide search to find her. For three and a half weeks, the complex twists and turns were featured daily on the front pages of national newspapers. Police came up empty-handed until their investigation would lead them, and the wrath of the UK press, to an address less than a mile away from the family’s front door…
Read moreThe Schoolboy Killer / James Fairweather [TWAU Plus]
Colchester is said to be the birthplace of some of the most famous nursery rhymes we are told as children to make us feel safe and lull us to sleep. However, in the spring and summer of 2014, this Essex town would get a sharp wake-up call as two brutal knife attacks would scare the public so much that people were afraid to walk home alone at night, and some were even too petrified to venture out their front door…
Read moreThe Canoe Conman / The Disappearance Of John Darwin [TWAU Plus]
On the morning of Thursday, March 21, 2002, John Darwin took his red canoe, called the Orca, out for a paddle at the seaside of Seaton Carew in Hartlepool. After John didn't return that evening, an extensive search was undertaken across the coastline to find him. The wreckage of his canoe and a double-ended paddle were recovered, but with no sign of John. A death certificate was issued and said he’d probably encountered difficulties and, as a result, most likely died at sea. However, the ocean was reported as being rather calm on the day of his disappearance. What at first seemed to be a simple death by misadventure turned out to be more complex than first imagined…
Read moreThe Killer Captain / The Death of Joanna Simpson [TWAU Plus]
Halloween 2010. Joanna Brown was waiting at her home in Ascot, Berkshire, expecting the return of her two children after they had been on a half-term visit to their fathers. She was in the middle of a costly divorce, and it was taking its toll on not only her but also her husband. When the children arrived, accompanied by their father, the brutal events that would follow are a stark reminder of how greed can cloud the mind, and the fog of madness can so easily seep in…
Read moreBaker Street Robbery [TWAU Plus]
On the evening of Saturday, September 11, 1971, a robbery was taking place on Baker Street in London. Months of planning had finally come to fruition, and Anthony Gavin, Reginald Tucker and Thomas Stephens were just hours away from getting the score of a lifetime. There was, however, one big problem. They were stuck in a tunnel they could barely fit through, and now they were struggling to breathe as it was filling with toxic fumes…
Read moreA Fatal Obsession / The Murder of Sadie Hartley [TWAU Plus]
On Thursday, January 14, 2016, Sadie Hartley, a 60-year-old mother of two, had spent the day at work. She arrived home in the early afternoon and then set off to her local stables. Later that evening, after returning home alone, there was a knock at the door. The scene that unfolded, though seemingly random in nature, was a targeted effort to end Sadie’s life. It's only when we see behind the curtain we begin to discover the transgressions of someone closest to her was the trigger for this tragic event…
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