He got into the stolen car, started the engine and left his mothers home. The vehicle wasn't the only thing that he had stolen. Concealed under a blanket, in the boot of the car, was a pump action shotgun and some ammunition taken from his stepfather.
Women in the south-east were not safe. The severity of his crimes escalated fast.
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PLEASE LISTEN TO ‘SEASON 3 - EPISODE 26’ FOR PART ONE OF THIS TWO-PART CASE.
After Michael Ross was charged with the murder of Shamsuddin Mahmood, a trial begin at the High Court in Glasgow on May 12th 2008.
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Off the northeastern tip of Scotland, many of the 70 isolated Islands in Orkney, are unoccupied. The sandy beaches, lush green fields and rugged white cliffs look like something you would see on a postcard. With a population of roughly 20,000 people crime is rare. On the odd occasion when an offence is committed, it doesn’t take long for...
Stephen suddenly felt a pain in his chest and momentarily blacked out. After hitting what he thought was a brick in the centre of the road it startled him and looking for the brake he accidentally put his foot on the accelerator. Before he could get the vehicle under control it ploughed through a gap in the trees and plummeted into the freezing...
The early spring evening was spent at the George Hotel in Pangbourne, Berkshire. Raymond and June Cook enjoyed their meal while overlooking the Thames. Nights like these, alone, were a rare treat, and they were making the most of it.
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Extramarital transgressions can cause anger and destruction. But add to that mix another element. The people having the affair are related by marriage.
The following two cases cross the boundaries of family, sex and murder.
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THIS IS PART TWO OF A TWO-PART STORY. PLEASE LISTEN TO SEASON 3 - EPISODE 21 FOR MORE DETAILS ON THIS CASE.
Sally Clark had been arrested and charged with murdering two of her sons. Sally was adamant she was innocent, but a magistrate at a committal hearing believed there was enough evidence to go to trial.
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Two police officers arrived at Hope Cottage. They took photos of the bedroom and were sympathetic to the couple's loss. Their visit was expected and Sally and Steve were not alarmed.
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Jeeves jumped into the back of the Bentley. The chauffeur was escorting him from London to Scotland. Jeeves was looking peaky, maybe a break from the city for a walk in the Scottish countryside might help freshen him up. After a short trip, they would make the roughly eight-hour drive home, refreshed.
Jeeves was used to the more exceptional...
Stefano Brizzi had just been found guilty of murder. Throughout his trial, Stefano denied the allegations made by the prosecution. He insisted that it had been a terrible accident. It was always going to be difficult to explain what the police found at his home… partially dissolved human remains.
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Margaret got into the driver's seat. She heard her husband call, “Drive carefully darling”.
She turned the key in the ignition. BOOM!
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After Robert Allan’s abduction and torture, the theft of ammunition and grenades from a barracks in Kent, a drugs bust of nearly three-quarters of a a million pounds, and a shooting at a family home, police would bring down one of the most sophisticated and brutal crime gangs Scotland has ever seen.
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