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The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast

The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast

By: Always True Crime
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Welcome to The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, which started off life as a weekly written blog in 2016, and has now made the jump into a regular one man and his mic, matter of fact straight talking podcast. In it, the host Paul looks at and recounts in-depth true crime cases from the UK and Ireland - both solved or unsolved crimes, but more often than not the lesser known and obscure ones.Follow us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/TheTrueCrimeEnthusiast/) , Twitter (https://twitter.com/tc_enthusiast) , Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/truecrimeenthusiast/) Wordpress Blog (https://truecrimeenthusiast.wordpress.com) and contact us ontruecrimeenthusiast@gmail.com.Also, you can support the show at Patreon for extra content and offers:The True Crime Enthusiast Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/thetruecrimeenthusiast)

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The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast
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Episodes
  • Lucy's Story - Part 2
    Jul 15 2025

    Continuing the opening Series 10 tale of The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast with the tragic case of 13 year old Southampton teenager Lucy McHugh, killed most brutally one July morning back in 2018. Police soon had a suspect, an arrest, and the investigation ultimately led to murder, rape and unlawful sexual conduct charges being raised against 24 year old Stephen Alan Nicholson, a lodger at Lucy's home.


    So, lets hear about his trial for these?


    The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, involving a child and including descriptions of a sexual nature, that some listeners may find disturbing or distressing, so discretion is advised whilst listening in.


    Music used in this episode: "The Descent" by Kevin Macleod. All music used is sourced from https://filmmusic.io/ and used under an Attribution Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)


    • The Charlatans - We Are Love
    • Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers - Fault Lines


    The True Crime Enthusiast's Fundraiser For Macmillan Cancer Support


    • References - produced on request, in full at tales end.


    Follow/Contact/Support The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast

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    The episode is dedicated to Lucy.

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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • Lucy's Story - Part 1
    Jul 10 2025


    The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast returns for Series 10 with a tale from back in 2018, a dive into the tragic case of 13 year old Southampton teenager Lucy McHugh, who set out to keep an appointment one warm July morning - and never returned.


    The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, involving a child and including descriptions of injury detail, that some listeners may find disturbing or distressing, so discretion is advised whilst listening in.


    Music used in this episode: "The Descent" by Kevin Macleod. All music used is sourced from https://filmmusic.io/ and used under an Attribution Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)


    • The Slow Day - I Can't Sleep
    • A Certain Ratio - The Big E


    The True Crime Enthusiast's Fundraiser For Macmillan Cancer Support


    • References - produced on request, in full at tales end.


    Follow/Contact/Support The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast

    • Facebook
    • Facebook Discussion Group
    • Twitter
    • Instagram
    • Youtube
    • Website
    • TTCE Merchandise
    • Patreon Page


    The episode is dedicated to Lucy.

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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • Peter The Confessor - Part 2
    May 28 2025

    Back in the early 1980's, Peter Alan Fell was several things: Falklands and Northern Ireland war hero, Army Boxing champion - so how then did he, in July 1984, come to be stood in the dock of Winchester Crown Court charged with the brutal murders of Hampshire women 42 year old Ann Lee, and 66 year old Margaret Johnson?


    Brilliant detective work - or not? Find out in the second and concluding part of a two part story.


    The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, including descriptions of injury detail, that some listeners may find disturbing or distressing, so discretion is advised whilst listening in.


    Music used in this episode: "The Descent" by Kevin Macleod. All music used is sourced from https://filmmusic.io/ and used under an Attribution Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)


    • Molly Half Head - Barny
    • Concrete Club - Jackie Don't Mind


    The True Crime Enthusiast's Fundraiser For Macmillan Cancer Support


    • References


    Follow/Contact/Support The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast

    • Facebook
    • Facebook Discussion Group
    • Twitter
    • Instagram
    • Youtube
    • Website
    • TTCE Merchandise
    • Patreon Page


    The episode is dedicated to Ann and Margaret and their families - in Memory. Peter also.

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    1 hr and 13 mins
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Am working my way through the back catalogue of TCE podcasts, and finding them very interesting, carefully researched, and brilliantly presented. Most of the cases (almost exclusively from the UK) are not so well known, and Paul's style is very down-to-earth, but, crucially, respectful of the victims. He tells of their lives and stories as well as their demise.

Also. I agree with him about Crimewatch UK!

Interesting cases, brilliantly presented

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Love this podcast well researched and well presented some very interesting cases that are a little more obscure.Look forward to each episode

Great stories

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I've only just found this podcast and now cant stop listening very well done

brilliant well worth a listen

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I've listened to a lot of true crime podcasts and this is one of the best. great cases; well selected and curated, fantastic research, great format and presentation, no annoying fluff and filler.

one of the best true crime podcasts

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I really like the presenter and the way he sets out the show. No endless waffle, interesting and well researched material. I’ve listened to some cases which I’ve never heard about and this seems to be the norm. Just an incredibly good podcast and podcastor….well worth a listen. Oh the cat tinkles his bell in the back ground…

Absolutely excellent

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