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True Crime Round Up March 2025 - Monthly Bonus Episode

The bonus episode today, is the third of my regular monthly conversations with my good friend Stuart, the host of the British Murders Podcast.


Once again, we sat down to chat about local, national and international crimes which have really made an impression with us. We discussed:


  • Dog walker, 74, sexually assaulted woman on dark Fife street
  • Thief jailed for life for Amazon driver's murder
  • Mike Amesbury writes to Chancellor to formally resign as MP
  • Murderer shouted ‘die die die’ as he stabbed man to death on quiet London street
  • Police Scotland axes 12,000 investigations to reduce officer workload
  • Fugitive wanted in John George murder case to be named in BBC Spotlight documentary
  • Man swallows stolen Tiffany earrings before police arrest him
  • Two criminals receive jail time after boasting on Facebook
  • CCTV shows shoplifters using pythons to distract cashier before stealing from petrol station


Look out for the normal weekly episode on Tuesday.


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