Murder Most British

Ep 33 – The Bullseye Killer - John William Cooper

“In a quiet corner of west Wales, the countryside kept its secrets for years.”
In the 1980s and 1990s, Pembrokeshire was a place of farms, coastal paths, and roads that emptied after dark. Movement was familiar. Faces were known. A man who looked like he belonged rarely drew attention.
Then, across two decades, violence struck in isolated places — a farmhouse set back from the lane, a stretch of coastal path below the cliffs, an open field near a housing estate. The investigations ran separately. The answers never came.
Years later, items preserved for decades were examined again. What had once been silent began to speak — and old assumptions shifted.
This week, the Archive traces a case that unfolded slowly — where ordinary familiarity masked something far darker, and where time itself became part of the story.
 
Links to socials and Discord https://linktr.ee/MurderMostBritish
Sources
Court of Appeal (BAILII) — Appeal refusal judgmentCooper, Re Application for leave to appeal [2012] EWCA Crim 2240https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWCA/Crim/2012/2240.html
Wilkins, Steve & Hill, Jonathan — The Pembrokeshire Murders: Catching the Bullseye Killer (2013)First-hand account by the Senior Investigating Officer and ITV journalisthttps://www.hachette.co.uk/titles/steve-wilkins/the-pembrokeshire-murders/9781841884509/
Conviction & sentencing reporthttps://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-13538545
Background profile — Spot-the-Ball win, burglary history, lifestylehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-13409516
Son’s testimony — “shotgun walks”, hidden possessions, photographs, gun barrelhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-13077287
CCRC review request (recent status)https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-65374137
The Guardian — early court coveragehttps://www.theguardian.com/uk/2009/may/15/double-murders-accused-court
The Guardian — convictions overview (technology breakthrough angle)https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2011/may/26/john-cooper-murders-finally-solved
ITV News — True story explainer / timelinehttps://www.itv.com/news/wales/2021-01-11/the-pembrokeshire-murders-the-true-story-behind-the-notorious-double-murders-that-shook-west-wales
ITV News — appeal/review coveragehttps://www.itv.com/news/wales/2023-04-24/bullseye-killer-john-cooper-to-appeal-sentence
Forensic Access — Angela Gallop / forensic involvementhttps://www.forensic-access.co.uk/cold-cases/pembrokeshire-murders/
Western Telegraph — trial archive hubhttps://www.westerntelegraph.co.uk/news/9063258.western-telegraph-murder-trail-25-years/ 
Western Telegraph — conviction review applicationhttps://www.westerntelegraph.co.uk/news/23476698.serial-killer-john-cooper-applies-conviction-review
Crime and Investigation https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/article/john-william-cooper-the-bullseye-murderer 
Royal Television Society — Bullseye history & viewershiphttps://rts.org.uk/article/comfort-classic-bullseye
UK Game Shows — Bullseye format detailshttps://www.ukgameshows.com/ukgs/Bullseye
Huffington Post — case explainer tied to ITV dramahttps://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/the-pembrokeshire-murders-real-story-itv-drama-cast-luke-evans-keith-allen-john-cooper-killer_uk_5ffc3f1bc5b63642b6fd68ef
The Independent — The Pembrokeshire Murders: Where are John Cooper and his family now? https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/pembrokeshire-murders-john-cooper-wife-b1786770.html 
Wikipedia                                                https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Cooper_(serial_killer) 

Ep 32 - The Black Widow of Jack White’s Inn - Catherine Nevin

“In a roadside inn on the Wicklow coast, routine was everything — until one night it wasn’t.”
This week, the Archive crosses the Irish Sea for a case that gripped the neighbouring island.
On March 19th, 1996, Tom Nevin was finishing the accounts at Jack White’s Inn, as he had done countless times before. By morning, he was dead in his own premises, and a robbery was reported in the early hours.
His wife, Catherine, told police a masked intruder had entered their home above the pub. Money was missing. A car had vanished. The alarm had been triggered before dawn.
What followed became one of the most closely watched cases in modern Irish history — built on reconstruction, credibility, and the story that unfolded as investigators tried to make sense of what had happened inside a place built on routine.
This week, the Archive examines a killing that began in the ordinary — and ended somewhere far more complicated.
 
This case takes place in the Republic of Ireland — part of our wider ‘these islands’ coverage.
Links to our socials and Discord: https://linktr.ee/MurderMostBritish
Sources
Court & Legal Record
Court of Criminal Appeal — Catherine Nevin v. Director of Public Prosecutions (Judgment, 22 Nov 2010)https://ww2.courts.ie/acc/alfresco/696ba620-fbc7-473d-a924-8700355437cd/2010_IECCA_106_1.pdf/pdf#view=fitH 
Investigation & Charges
RTÉ News — Catherine Nevin charged with murder (14 Apr 1997)https://www.rte.ie/archives/2022/0330/1289316-catherine-nevin-faces-murder-charge/ 
The Irish Times — Widow of publican granted bail on murder charge (19 Apr 1997)https://www.irishtimes.com/news/widow-of-publican-granted-bail-on-murder-charge-1.63887 
Trial Coverage (2000)
Irish Independent — ‘Big game’ cartridge used to kill publicanhttps://www.independent.ie/irish-news/big-game-cartridge-used-to-kill-publican/26126556.html 
Irish Independent — Wife `wanted Tom to die in her arms' https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/wife-wanted-tom-to-die-in-her-arms/26121225.html 
RTÉ News — Catherine Nevin denies affairs with retired Garda and judge https://www.rte.ie/news/2000/0315/6063-nevin/ 
RTÉ News — New jury sworn in to hear retrial of Catherine Nevinhttps://www.rte.ie/news/2000/0207/5478-nevin/ 
RTÉ News — Witness gives evidence of Nevin murder plothttps://www.rte.ie/news/2000/0301/5841-nevin/ 
RTÉ News — Third man claims Nevin asked him to murder husbandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/2000/0302/5861-nevin/ 
RTÉ News — Nevin trial prosecution ends closing speech to juryhttps://www.rte.ie/news/2000/0331/6313-nevin/ 
RTÉ News — Catherine Nevin begins life sentencehttps://www.rte.ie/news/2000/0411/6465-nevin/ 
BBC News — Wife jailed after marathon trialhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/709839.stm  
The Irish Times — Nevin gets 7 years on each soliciting count https://www.irishtimes.com/news/nevin-gets-7-years-on-each-soliciting-count-1.279599 
The Post.IE - Tom Nevin knew of murder plot https://web.archive.org/web/20090714231955/http://archives.tcm.ie/businesspost/2000/09/10/story656559038.asp 
Appeals & Later Proceedings
RTÉ News — Nevin loses appeal against convictions (2003)https://www.rte.ie/news/2003/0314/36208-nevin01/ 
RTÉ News — Court rules murder conviction can be used in inheritance case (2013)https://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0301/370254-catherine-nevin-court/ 
RTÉ News — Catherine Nevin loses bid for Supreme Court appeal (2014)https://www.rte.ie/news/2014/0707/629146-catherine-nevin/ 
Retrospectives & Analysis
The Irish Times — The trial and conviction of the “Black Widow” (2018)https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/catherine-nevin-the-trial-and-conviction-of-the-black-widow-1.3399075 
The Journal — A murder, the IRA, and the Black Widow: Catherine Nevin and the trial that gripped the nation                https://www.thejournal.ie/catherine-nevin-murder-3861901-Feb2018/
The Irish Independent — Story of greed, lies and lust that made the 'black widow' a household name https://www.independent.ie/regionals/herald/story-of-greed-lies-and-lust-that-made-the-black-widow-a-household-name/36638383.html 
Irish Independent — Inside the Garda’s Black Widow probe (2018)https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/inside-the-gardas-black-widow-probe/36640380.html 
The Journal — A murder, the IRA, and the Black Widow: the trial that gripped the nationhttps://www.thejournal.ie/catherine-nevin-murder-3861901-Feb2018 
Death
RTÉ News — Convicted murderer Catherine Nevin dies aged 67 (2018)https://www.rte.ie/news/2018/0220/942127-catherine-nevin-death/ 
Background Reference
Wikipedia — Catherine Nevin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_Nevin

Ep 31 - The Man in the Glass Box - Robert Maudsley

“Hidden from sight, contained by design — a man the system decided could never be released.”
In the 1970s, a series of violent crimes forced British authorities to confront a question they rarely ask aloud: what happens when someone is deemed too dangerous to exist among others? The answer would not be found in a courtroom alone — but behind reinforced walls, under constant observation.
At the centre of this case is Robert Maudsley, a prisoner whose actions reshaped how the state manages extreme violence. His name became synonymous not just with murder, but with confinement itself — and with a form of imprisonment unlike any seen before or since.
This week, the Archive examines a case defined by containment rather than escape — and the uneasy line between punishment, protection, and permanent isolation.
Where to follow and link to our Discord
 https://linktr.ee/MurderMostBritish
 
Sources
Crime + Investigation
https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/shows/making-a-monster/abused-as-a-child-robert-maudsley-killed-abusers-as-an-adult 
The independent - Visiting time: Charles Bronson invites us into his cell
Talks about Maudsley and Bronson interactions.
https://www.the-independent.com/news/uk/crime/visiting-time-charles-bronson-invites-us-into-his-cell-6262619.html 
The Guardian - The caged misery of Britain's real 'Hannibal the Cannibal' https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2003/apr/27/ukcrime 
Manchester Evening News - The notorious serial killer locked inside 'Monster Mansion' in tiny bulletproof glass box underground
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/nostalgia/notorious-serial-killer-locked-inside-27970514 Manchester Evening News.
Manchester Evening News - Life of Britain's 'most dangerous prisoner' who spends 23 hours a day locked inside a glass box
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/uk-news/life-britains-most-dangerous-prisoner-22197596 
Liverpool Echo -  'Brain-Eater' killer Robert Maudsley is now 40 YEARS into solitary confinement stretch https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/brain-eater-killer-robert-maudsley-14888774  
Liverpool Echo - Tragic life that led to Hannibal killings
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/tragic-life-led-hannibal-killings-3554260 
BBC News - Killer begs for budgie or suicide
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/687659.stm 
The Guardian 7 October 1977 - 
https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-guardian-robert-maudsley/21154786/ 
Robert Maudsley | Making A Monster: The Tapes. Directly from Dr Bob Johnson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLxpDGWoO_E 
The Mirror - 'My serial killer brother's so polite - but he's on hunger strike after new accusation'
 https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/my-serial-killer-brothers-polite-34815758 
Yahoo News - UK's 'most dangerous prisoner’ transferred to new jail after 46 years in a glass box underground
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/uks-most-dangerous-prisoner-transferred-100954419.html?guccounter=1 
Yahoo News - Liverpool serial killer to spend Christmas underground in a glass box
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/liverpool-serial-killer-spend-christmas-000728911.html
IOL - Killer creature comforts: pet or poison
https://iol.co.za/news/eish/2000-03-23-killer-creature-comforts-pet-or-poison/ 
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Maudsley 
Murderpedia
https://murderpedia.org/male.M/m/maudsley-robert.htm#google_vignette 

Ep 30 - The Lover, the Letters, and the Poison - Madeleine Smith

“Behind closed doors, a secret relationship unfolded — and when it was exposed, it shook an entire city.”
In 1857, the sudden death of a young clerk seemed, at first, like another quiet tragedy in a crowded industrial city. But when arsenic was discovered in his body, investigators were forced to look beyond illness — and toward a hidden world of letters, secrecy, and forbidden intimacy.
At the centre of the case stood Madeleine Smith, a young woman from one of Glasgow’s most respectable families. Her private correspondence, never meant to be seen, became the centrepiece of a sensational trial that asked how far suspicion could go when proof remained elusive.
This week, the Archive revisits Scotland’s most infamous courtroom drama — a case that defined the verdict of Not Proven, exposed the cost of reputation, and left questions that still refuse to settle.
https://linktr.ee/MurderMostBritish
Sources
Background & Overview
Wikipedia – Madeleine Smith (overview of the case)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madeleine_Smith
Primary Trial Records & Historical Documents
Archive.org – Full text of The Trial of Madeleine Smith (digitised 1857 trial transcript)https://archive.org/stream/trialmadeleines00smitgoog/trialmadeleines00smitgoog_djvu.txt
19th-Century press coverage
Precognition and investigation coverage from the Glasgow Herald, Stirling Observer, Inverness Advertiser — reporting from April 1857 on the suspected poisoning and legal process. https://randomscottishhistory.com/2022/06/09/madeleine-smith-pre-trial-podcast/
Historical blogs & museum/heritage context
National Records of Scotland blog (“Madeleine Hamilton Smith (1835–1928) – The Accused”) — summary of the case with legal and cultural framing. https://blog.nrscotland.gov.uk/2017/07/18/madeleine-hamilton-smith-1835-1928-the-accused/
Scottish Legal Podcast/article on how the Not Proven verdict still resonates in Scotland’s legal heritage. https://www.scottishlegal.com/articles/our-legal-heritage-new-forensic-science-podcast-puts-not-proven-madeleine-smith-case-under-the-microscope 
Crime Chronicles
https://vocal.media/criminal/crime-chronicles-madeleine-smith

Ep 29 - A Night in Butetown - The Murder of Lynette White

On Valentine’s Day 1988, in Cardiff’s dockside district of Butetown, Lynette White was murdered inside a flat above a betting shop.
The killing shocked the neighbourhood and placed detectives under immediate pressure to make arrests. Within days, five local men were taken in for questioning. Three would become known as the Cardiff Three.
But as the case moved forward, doubts began to surface — about the investigation, the evidence, and whether the right people had been accused at all.
This week, The Archivist reopens the Butetown file: a murder that unsettled a community and a prosecution that would come to define one of the most controversial chapters in Welsh criminal history.
Links to where to follow and join our Discord!
https://linktr.ee/MurderMostBritish
 
SOURCES
Official reports & judgments 
Mouncher Investigation Report (Horwell QC, 2017)https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5a82d6cd40f0b6230269cfa0/mouncher_report_web_accessible_july_2017.pdf
Court of Appeal / High Court Judgment — Mouncher & Others v Chief Constable of South Wales Policehttps://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Moucher-v-SWP-full-judgment.pdf
Contemporary and retrospective media reporting 
BBC News
Killing led to miscarriage of justicehttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/3038672.stm
Lynette White case: Police officers’ trial collapseshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-15981541
Lynette White: Corruption inquiry review after civil casehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-33718653
The Guardian
Murder appeal in prostitute casehttps://www.theguardian.com/uk/1991/jun/21/cardiff-three-wales
Cardiff murder appeal man ‘beaten over head verbally’https://www.theguardian.com/uk/1992/dec/10/cardiff-three-wales
Security guard admits 1988 prostitute murderhttps://www.theguardian.com/uk/2003/jul/04/ukcrime1
Policemen face charges over Cardiff Three casehttps://www.theguardian.com/uk/2009/mar/03/cardiff-three-police-charges
Cardiff Three are completely innocent, says convicted killerhttps://www.theguardian.com/uk/2011/jul/13/cardiff-three-innocent-lynette-white
Eight former police officers accused of fabricating Lynette White murder casehttps://www.theguardian.com/uk/2011/jul/06/lynette-white-case-eight-policemen-accused
The Cardiff Three: the long wait for justicehttps://www.theguardian.com/uk/2012/sep/17/cardiff-three-five-wait-justice
Police were within rights to investigate Cardiff Three officers, judge ruleshttps://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/jun/14/judge-rejects-wrongful-prosecution-claims-of-cardiff-three-ex-officers
Trial of Cardiff Three police collapsed due to human error, inquiry findshttps://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/jul/18/trial-of-cardiff-three-police-collapsed-due-to-human-error-inquiry-finds
The Independent
Police in court over framing of Cardiff Threehttps://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/police-in-court-over-framing-of-cardiff-three-2308189.html
An injustice that won’t go awayhttps://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/an-injustice-that-won-t-go-away-8034860.html
      Wales Online
Lynette White vanished for five days before body found, corruption trial toldhttps://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/lynette-white-vanished-five-days-1820989
Urgent review ordered as £30m Lynette White police corruption trial collapseshttps://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/urgent-review-ordered-30m-lynette-1798844
Wikipedia — Murder of Lynette Whitehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Lynette_White

Ep 28 - The Last Hanging - Robert McGladdery

“A murder in rural Northern Ireland in 1961 became something larger — and left a permanent mark on the justice system.”
In the early 1960s, a young woman vanished from her community, sparking fear in a place where crimes of this kind were rare and deeply unsettling. What followed was a rapid investigation and a case that would come to carry significance far beyond the events that first drew police attention.
As the story unfolded, it raised uncomfortable questions — not only about responsibility, but about punishment, finality, and the moment when the power of the state reaches its limit.
This week, the Archive examines a case remembered not just for what happened — but for what followed, and why it still echoes decades later.
Where to follow and links to Discord
https://linktr.ee/MurderMostBritish
 
SOURCES
Case & Historical Detail
CapitalPunishmentUK — McGladdery case summaryhttps://capitalpunishmentuk.org/robert-andrew-mcgladdery-northern-irelands-last-hanging/
Belfast History Project — Last execution in Northern Irelandhttps://www.belfasthistoryproject.com/belfastexecutions/
ExecutedToday — McGladdery execution entryhttps://www.executedtoday.com/tag/robert-mcgladdery/
Contemporary & Retrospective Reporting
Independent.ie (The Indo Daily) — Pearl Gamble storyhttps://www.independent.ie/podcasts/the-indo-daily/the-indo-daily-the-pearl-gamble-story-and-the-last-man-to-hang-in-northern-ireland/a927411546.html
Belfast Telegraph
https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/the-last-man-to-be-hanged-in-ulster/28263256.html 
Harry Allen (executioner of McGladdery)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Allen_(executioner)
 
Robert McGladdery (Wikipedia) — Last hanging in NI
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_McGladdery
 
The Newry Journal
https://www.newryjournal.co.uk/history/living-history/pearl-gamble-missing/ 
https://www.newryjournal.co.uk/history/living-history/mcgladdery-as-chief-suspect/ 
https://www.newryjournal.co.uk/history/living-history/mcgladdery-walks-the-route/ 
https://www.newryjournal.co.uk/history/living-history/mcgladdery-cleans-his-trail/ 
https://www.newryjournal.co.uk/history/living-history/mcgladdery-buys-murder-weapon/ 
https://www.newryjournal.co.uk/history/living-history/mcgladdery/ https://www.newryjournal.co.uk/history/living-history/the-long-wait-mcgladdery/ https://www.newryjournal.co.uk/reminiscence/characters/dickie-talks-of-mcgladdery/ 
 

Ep 27 - The Torture and Murder of Lynda Spence

“A disappearance in Glasgow became something far more disturbing — and left questions that have never fully settled.”
In April 2011, Lynda Spence vanished after an ordinary day in the city. At first, there was no sign of struggle, no clear explanation — just absence.
As police worked to trace her final movements, the picture that emerged grew darker, pointing toward confinement, control, and a level of cruelty rarely encountered even in the most serious investigations.
This week, the Archive examines a case defined not by speed, but by duration — where what happened after the disappearance matters more than the moment she was last seen.
Links to where to follow and Discord
 https://linktr.ee/MurderMostBritish
 
Sources
Appeal Against Conviction And Sentence By Philip Wade And Colin Coats Against Her Majesty's Advocate
https://vlex.co.uk/vid/appeal-against-conviction-and-878398540
Police Scotland - Update - Lynda Spence murder - 2011
https://www.scotland.police.uk/what-s-happening/news/2022/march/update-lynda-spence-murder-2011 
The Kidnap and Murder of Lynda Spence (Channel 5) 
https://www.channel5.com/the-kidnap-and-murder-of-lynda-spence
The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2013/apr/08/lynda-spence-murder-two-convicted
BBC News — Missing persons enquiries and initial disappearance reportinghttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-22013752 
BBC News — Follow-up reporting on sightings and investigation detailshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-22064366 
BBC News — Coverage of the case in later yearshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-22068323 
BBC News — Recent coverage (2022)https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-60765214 
Sky News
https://news.sky.com/story/lynda-spence-two-jailed-for-torture-murder-10449357

Ep 26 - A Smile Before the Knife - Joanna Dennehy

“She laughed at the crime scenes — and smiled through the blood.”
In March 2013, Joanna Dennehy carried out a series of killings later known as the Peterborough Ditch Murders — three men murdered in just ten days, their bodies left in remote Cambridgeshire ditches.
This episode traces the violence from its quiet beginnings to its abrupt end, examining a case defined not by rage or desperation, but by intention. A rare and unsettling insight into a killer who described murder as something she wanted to feel.
Where to follow us and our Discord!
 https://linktr.ee/MurderMostBritish
Court Records & Legal Reporting (Primary / Authoritative)
The Queen v Dennehy, Stretch, Layton & Moore — Sentencing remarks of Mr Justice Spencer (28 February 2014)https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/JCO/Documents/Judgments/the-queen-v-dennehy-sentencing-remarks-28022014.pdf 
High Court of England and Wales — Judgment on Joanna Dennehy v Secretary of State for Justice (2016) https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/dennehy-v-ministry-of-justice-1.pdf
The Guardian — Serial killer loses claim for rights violations over solitary confinement (26 May 2016) https://www.theguardian.com/law/2016/may/26/serial-killer-loses-claim-for-rights-violations-over-solitary-confinement
The Guardian —https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2013/nov/18/woman-admits-murdering-men-stabbed-ditches?
BBC News — https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-26124076 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-35840866 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-25669206 
Media Coverage (Referenced for Context Only)
Daily Mail, New York Post, and related tabloidsReferenced only to acknowledge post-trial media fascination and public narratives; not treated as primary factual sources.

Ep 25 - Saturday Night Strangler - Joseph Kappen

“For years, the streets of Port Talbot whispered of a killer who vanished with the dawn.”
In the early 1970s, three young women were murdered after nights out in South Wales — attacks that left a community fearful and police without answers. Decades later, new questions would emerge about what truly happened on those Saturday nights… and the man who escaped justice for so long.
This week, the Archive returns to South Wales, where three Saturday nights cast a shadow that lingered for decades.
Links for where to follow us!
https://linktr.ee/MurderMostBritish 
SOURCES
The Guardian – Kevin Toolis (18 January 2003)The hunt for the Saturday Night Stranglerhttps://www.theguardian.com/uk/2003/jan/18/wales.kevintoolis 
The Guardian – Kevin Toolis (18 January 2003)DNA profile points to killerhttps://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2003/jan/18/weekend.kevintoolis 
The Independent (7 June 2002)DNA evidence ends 30-year hunt for killer and rapisthttps://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/dna-evidence-ends-30year-hunt-for-killer-and-rapist-179326.html 
BBC News (2 November 2000)DNA breakthrough in murder casehttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/1002648.stm 
BBC News (29 October 2001)Woodland murders ‘breakthrough’http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/1626078.stm 
BBC News (11 June 2002)Missing girl ‘link’ to murdershttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2038433.stm 
Wikipedia – Joseph William Kappenhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Kappen(Used as a tertiary reference only; facts verified against primary reporting.)
 

Ep 24 - The Shankill Butchers - Belfast's Bloodiest Gang

*Audio updated to remove silence gaps* 
“They prowled the streets of Belfast by night — blades in hand, and hatred in their hearts.”
During the height of the Troubles, a loyalist gang led by Lenny Murphy turned sectarian terror into ritual murder. Their victims were chosen at random, their cruelty unmatched — a reign of blood that left even hardened detectives shaken.
This week, the Archive returns to Belfast in the 1970s, where the line between war and murder was carved in steel.
Links to where to follow us, Discord, and more!!
https://linktr.ee/MurderMostBritish