british crime

They Walk Among Us – UK True Crime has released an episode about a man who escaped from a Scottish psychiatric hospital in 1980, after which an alarm was triggered at a second hospital in Glasgow just hours later.

Dena Thompson, known as 'The Black Widow,' was convicted of murdering her husband Julian Webb in 1994 through poisoning at their Sussex home after targeting men through lonely-hearts advertisements.

Host Adam Lloyd explores the case of Elliot Castro — described as one of Britain's most notorious identity thieves — in episode 508 of UK True Crime Podcast, released on May 11, 2026. The episode runs 28 minutes.

Laura Connelly left a bar in Paisley near Glasgow after an evening with old school friends, but never made it home. Attacked and killed within sight of her doorstep, her case became the focus of a gripping podcast investigation into how a killer struck so close to safety.

The UK True Crime Podcast marked a significant milestone with episode 499, released on April 9, 2026, examining the case of Laura Connelly, who was murdered in Paisley near Glasgow after a night out with friends.

Golden State Killer: Final Chapter (Crown, 2025) documents Joseph James DeAngelo's reign of terror in California from the 1970s to the 1980s. The book depicts the over 50 rapes and 13 murders committed by the former police officer, who was caught through groundbreaking DNA genealogy.

The United Kingdom is experiencing an unprecedented surge in fraud crime, with 2.09 million confirmed cases reported in the first six months of 2025. The crisis reveals vulnerabilities in digital banking systems that extend far beyond British shores, prompting international law enforcement to reassess fraud prevention strategies.

A senior homicide investigator from Copenhagen Police has published a genre-bending account of how Danish authorities solve murders, blending procedural detail with lyric narrative. The book offers rare international insight into Nordic criminal investigation methods and the human toll of cold cases.

More than 25 years after human remains were discovered at Fox Hollow Farm near Indianapolis, modern DNA technology is finally identifying victims of Herbert Baumeister, a businessman who killed at least 13 men in the early-to-mid 1990s. Two more victims were confirmed in 2024 using cutting-edge forensic genome sequencing.

On February 8, 1983, a routine plumbing job in North London uncovered human remains that would lead to one of Britain's most disturbing serial murder cases. The discovery of Dennis Nilsen — and his confessed 15 victims — revealed critical gaps in how European police tracked predatory killers operating within urban anonymity.

British stand-up comedian Edd Hedges premiered the limited series podcast Wisecrack on September 2, 2025, blending his comedy set with a true crime investigation into a double homicide in his English hometown. Emmy-nominated producer Jodi Tovay discovered Hedges' darkly comic routine at Edinburgh Fringe Festival and spent years uncovering the story behind it.

Australian Crime Stories is a new true crime podcast presenting factual and concise retellings of cases from Australia's criminal history. The podcast is available on multiple platforms and is aimed at listeners with an interest in Australian true crime.

The Baker Street robbery has become legendary in true crime circles, often wrapped in claims of royal involvement and scandal. Yet verified English-language sources on this case remain scarce, raising questions about which details are historical fact and which are modern myth.

On March 31, 1922, six people were brutally murdered at the Hinterkaifeck farmstead near Munich, Germany. Their bodies lay undiscovered for four days. Nearly a century later, the case remains unsolved.

On 12 July 1987, an organised gang broke into the Knightsbridge Safe Deposit Centre in London and emptied a large number of security boxes in what is regarded as one of the biggest robberies in British history.

On August 8, 1963, a gang of 15 thieves stopped the Royal Mail train near Buckinghamshire, England, and made off with £2.61 million in used banknotes. The heist shocked the nation and launched one of the era's most dramatic manhunts—one that would span continents and decades.