Lottery Winner & "King Of The Chavs" / Michael Carroll

Millions of people worldwide hand over money every week to be in with a chance of winning the lottery. The odds aren't stacked in your favour, but you pay anyway. Maybe for a minute, your mind drifts to a place where you’ve won. You imagine what you would do with your millions, what you would buy family and friends you would treat, how much your life would be improved. Teenage lottery winner Michael Carroll’s fall was almost as fast as his rise after he won ten million pounds. His life spiralled into utter chaos, drugs, violence and murder within his family…

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A Case of Cruelty and Control / The Abuse and Murder of Jimmy Prout - Part 2

The body of Jimmy Prout had been found in some scrubland only a hundred yards from his home in Percy Main, a small village located in the North East of England. He was the victim of abuse that a prosecutor described as belonging in the dark ages. Zahid Zaman, Ann Corbett, Kay Rayworth and Myra Wood were charged with his murder, and a trial began at the start of May 2017… (Part 2 of 2).

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The Boarded Barn Murders

The name Boarded Barn didn't really suit the large Tudor house, which more closely resembled a manor than a barn. It sat surrounded on three sides by acres of land. The only neighbours lived on a farm nearby, with a road passing the front of the property. Everything was going to plan. The dogs were running loose while Ann and Christine got to the difficult task of sorting through Ann’s mother’s belongings. Sometime in the afternoon, their two cars were joined by a third on the gravel driveway. A white Ford Cortina pulled up with three men inside…

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The Life & Crimes Of The Kray Twins - Part 1

From their East End beginnings, the Kray twins would go on to run one of the most powerful and feared criminal organisations in London. Their influence wouldn’t only be felt by the nightclubs and casinos of the capital but also some of the highest tiers of government. They were untouchable, and the Krays remain a much-remembered part of sixties culture like the celebrity icons that filled their establishments. This is the story of Reggie and Ronnie Kray… (Part 1 of 2).

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