Murder and More

Murder and More

Obsessed with true crime? Then you’re in the right place! Each week I (your solo host, Kira) will delve deep into true crimes, from disappearances to murders and everything in between, mainly based in the UK.

Episodes

October 30, 2021 16 mins
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Halloween dates back over 2000 years to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain (pronounced Sown). November 1st, the Celtic new year, marked the end of summer and harvest and the beginning of a long, cold, dark winter for Celts, who inhabited areas that are now known as Ireland, the United Kingdom and norther...
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The idea of being murdered by a complete stranger is a significant fear that has been mentioned several times on this podcast, however, more recently, has been discussed at length in the news and on social media following the murder of Sarah Everard. This horrific murder has solidified women’s fear around walking alone in the dark, and has ig...
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April 3, 2021 16 mins
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A huge thank you to Mel from Mask of Sanity and Bobbie from Killer Stories for their voice over for this episode.

If you have any information relating to Cherrie's disappearance, you are urged to contact Pennsylvania police's Missing Person Unit on 724-284-8100.

It’s impossible to put an exact number on the amount of stranger abductions in the ...
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March 21, 2021 28 mins
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DISCLAIMER: I misremembered the facts regarding the Oscar Pistorius case - please accept my sincerest apologies.

This is a very special episode featuring our first ever guest, Ellyn Marsh. Ellyn co-hosts the true crime/comedy podcast, Obsessed With Disappeared, alongside Patrick Hinds (from True Crime Obsessed). Join Ellyn and I, as we play W...
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March 7, 2021 20 mins
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Nature vs nurture is a longstanding debate in the world of psychology that discusses the extent to which certain aspects of our behaviour are either inherited via genetics, or the influence of external factors. Approaches vary, with the biological approach focusing on genetics and ho...
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February 21, 2021 27 mins
A huge thank you to Stuart from British Murders and Jenny from It’s Murder Up North for their voice over for this episode.

Plan International UK suggests that 63% of women in Britain feel unsafe walking alone in the dark. It’s an innate fear, one that’s reinforced in childhood. Stranger danger dictates that all strangers are dangerous, and that you should never interact with strangers in the street, a child should never accept swee...
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February 7, 2021 21 mins
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If you have any information relating to Brianna's disappearance, you are urged to contact Vermont State Police on 802-524-5993.

Huge thank you to Nat and Ash for their voice over work for this episode.

They say your teenage years are the best years of life. You begin to make long-term friendships and these friends become an importa...
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January 24, 2021 22 mins
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Social media has taken the world by storm in the last decade. It’s become a platform to express your thoughts and feelings and a way to connect with old friends you’ve not spoken ...
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January 10, 2021 28 mins
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Singapore was considered one of the British Empire’s most impenetrable islands, which is why the Fall of Singapore is described as one of the British Army’s biggest defeats and by far the worst defe...
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December 15, 2020 25 mins
Crimestoppers anonymous form: https://crimestoppers-uk.org/give-information/forms/give-information-anonymously
Crimestoppers number: 0800 555 111
Missing People's number: 116 000

To provide information:
Bruce - West Yorkshire's Homicide and Enquiry team, 101
Patricia - Brierley Hill police, 0345 113 5000 or Dudley Neighbouring Policing Unit, 101
Kenneth - Glenrothes police, 101
Linda - Major Crime Review Team, 101 (reference MP4472/11)
H...
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December 7, 2020 28 mins
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Credit for this episode goes to Joseph Cusack and his documentary, The Murder of Charlene Downes.

The 25th of May is International Missing...
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November 15, 2020 35 mins
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Broadmoor Hospital in Berkshire is a high security psychiatric hospital that houses some of Britain's most notorious and dangerous criminals, including Robert Napper, Peter Sutcliffe and John Straffen. Broadmoor Hospital is run by the NHS and serves to prove that there is a credible link between mental illness ...
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November 1, 2020 26 mins
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The UK charity Missing People suggests that 1 person is reported missing every 90 seconds and the Government website suggests that around 200,000 people go missing each year. In most cases of a missing adult or child, there may be conflict at home that the individual is trying to escape from, they may have gott...
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October 17, 2020 66 mins
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The police and the CPS have defined a hate crime as "any criminal offence which is perceived by the victim or any other person, to be motivated by hostility or prejudice, based on a person's disability or perceived disability; race or perceived race; or religion or perceived religion; or sexual orientation or perceived ...
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As podcasters, we have a platform and duty to speak up and call out injustice. In light of the murder of George Floyd, we have come together in solidarity to use our platform to speak up against racial injustice and amplify the voices of black podcasters that deserve more recognition. Racism is prevalent in all industries; from the media who under-report on black victims to the justice system which routinely fails black victims. In...
May 30, 2020 20 mins
Cannibalism is the act of a human consuming the flesh of another human. The practice of cannibalism, also known as anthropophagy, dates back to early human history but coined it’s name after a West Indies tribe, the Carib, who are well known to have eaten the flesh of their acquaintances. The Spanish name for the Carib, who could be located in Southern America, is Caribales or Canibales, which is where the term cannibalism derived ...
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May 23, 2020 37 mins
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According to Mencap, a learning disability is “a reduced intellectual ability and difficulty with everyday activities which affects someone for their whole life.” Typically, it can take a person with a learning disability longer to learn new things and they may need extra help to develop new skills or interact with othe...
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May 16, 2020 38 mins
Crimestoppers anonymous form: https://crimestoppers-uk.org/give-information/forms/give-information-anonymously
Crimestoppers number: 0800 555 111
NSPCC's online reporting form: https://forms.nspcc.org.uk/content/nspcc---report-abuse-form/?_ga=2.31449407.1220292018.1589663095-288750486.1589290828
NSPCC helpline number: 0808 800 5000
Runaway helpline (call or text): 116 000
Childline number: 0800 1111

In police’s Authorised Professional ...
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May 9, 2020 42 mins
According to an article written by Caralynn Lippo in April 2017 for Redbook magazine, traditional wedding vows can be traced as far back as the Book of Common Prayer written by the Archbishop of Cantebury Thomas Cranmer in 1549. The vows have been adapted significantly over the years, specifically the vow we now know as “til death do us part.” In the original version of the book, this vow was known as “till death us depart” before ...
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According to the Open Society Foundations, sex workers are “adults who receive money or goods in exchange for consensual sexual services or erotic performances, either regularly or occasionally.” The term sex worker is preferred over prostitution, as sex worker recognises that it is work. Prostitution has negative connotations and denotes criminal behaviour. People fall into sex work for a variety of reasons, but the main factor se...
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