About This Episode
What is this episode about?
The episode "Britain's Deadliest Massacre: FAILED" from I Could Murder A Podcast covers the case of Nicholas Prosper, the 18-year-old who murdered his mother, brother and sister inside their Luton home in September 2024.
Investigators looking into the killings soon discovered a far larger plot. Prosper had been planning a mass shooting at his former primary school, researching previous attacks, studying the school itself, and illegally obtaining a shotgun and ammunition. His plan fell apart before he ever reached the school, and prosecutors said the failed attack could have become one of Britain's worst mass shootings, a case explored in the wider Deadliest Massacre coverage.
The episode traces how a triple family murder unravelled into the discovery of a planned massacre, examining how close the plot came to being carried out and what ultimately stopped it before it reached the school.
Hosts and release
Tom Norris and Ben Carter host the show, presenting the episode together. It was written by Ben Carter, produced by Dan J Lambert and edited by Ben Bonsey. I Could Murder A Podcast is a British true crime podcast in which the childhood friends cover cases from around the world, from serial killers to terror attacks, with a touch of humour. Launched during the coronavirus lockdown in 2020, the podcast releases weekly, and this episode runs 71 minutes as episode number 8.
