• Psycho Killer: Shocking True Crime Stories

  • By: Simon Ford
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Psycho Killer: Shocking True Crime Stories

By: Simon Ford
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  • The essential true-crime podcast for anyone hooked on psychopaths, multiple murderers, and mysterious, unsolved cold cases. If you're a true-crime podcast junkie you've come to the right place. Our team includes a former major crime detective plus ex-BBC researchers, journalists and producers to bring you one of the most original and highly recommended true-crime podcasts out there.

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Episodes
  • Kids Who Kill: Mary Bell; The James Bulger Tragedy; And The Machete Murder Of Shawn Seesahai

    Kids Who Kill: Mary Bell; The James Bulger Tragedy; And The Machete Murder Of Shawn Seesahai
    Oct 20 2024
    "They chopped him." Those three words from the parents of Shawn Seesahai starkly describe their teenage son's death at the hands of two machete-wielding boys aged just 12, during a confrontation in a park in Wolverhampton, England.

    So, are murderers getting younger? Broadly speaking, the answer is 'yes'.

    Figures from the UK's Office for National Statistics (ONS) show the percentage of homicide convictions going to under-16s compared with other ages doubled over 10 years, from about one in 50 in 2012/13 to one in 25 in 2022/23.

    Sky News reports that the 2022/23 figure is the highest since at least 2008/09. But they caveat – since the percentage of under-16s is low overall, the averages can be heavily skewed by relatively few convictions.

    In this podcast, former major crime detective Jacques Morrell is joined by broadcaster Karl Cooper. They look at three murders carried out by children and discuss how the law balances retribution and rehabilitation.


    Acknowledgements
    We are grateful to the following news organisations for the illustrative clips used in this podcast:
    • BBC Archive
    • BBC News
    • Channel Five News
    • Channel Four News
    • Sky News
    • Thames Television
    • West Midlands Police
    The song, 'Just Know That I Bleached That', was performed by stackban6z.28
    (Casper Caponè) on TikTok.

    Watch the complete video recording of Mrs Justice Tipples' sentencing remarks in the Shawn Seesahai murder trial.

    Learn more about reporting restrictions for children in criminal cases with this plain English guide.

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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • Psycho Killers: Jacques and Simon In The Green Room

    Psycho Killers: Jacques and Simon In The Green Room
    Jul 28 2024
    Join Jacques and Simon in the green room as they chat about future Psycho Killer true crime podcasts. If you'd like to hear more content like this – or there's a case you'd like us to cover – please let us know in the comments. And don't forget to like, share and all those other good things that help us to grow the podcast. Thank you, Psycho Killer fans everywhere!

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    29 mins
  • Mussolini: Italy's Psycho Dictator (Part 2)

    Mussolini: Italy's Psycho Dictator (Part 2)
    Jul 21 2024
    Spring, 1945. As Italy collapsed into anarchy and the Allies drove north, the fate of fascist dictator, Benito Mussolini, was in the hands of a partisan militia claiming to represent the country's legitimate government.

    The death of Il Duce and his mistress Claretta Petacci marked the end of his rule, but not the end of Italian fascism. As Jacques Morrell discovered, the far right remains influential in present-day Italian politics.

    So what exactly happened in those chaotic days in April 1945? Did Mussolini receive justice, or were his executioners just as bad as he was? In an age dominated by posturing tyrants, did lesser psychopaths go unpunished?

    Acknowledgements
    The Associated Press/British Movietone
    The United States Signal Corps/Footagefarm
    War Life

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    33 mins

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