S'laughter: True Crime Podcast

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A UK true crime podcast with a comedy twist. 30 somethings Lucy and Emma tell each other true crime stories, whilst injecting a little dark humour along the way. Nominated in the true crime category in the British Podcast Awards 2018. Lucy and Emma pride themselves on being well researched and tell…

S'laughter: True Crime Podcast

  • Feb 18, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
  • infrequent NEW EPISODES
  • 41m AVG DURATION
  • 132 EPISODES


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Episode 80: The Last One - The murder of Teresa De Simone and Gunther Podola

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2020 56:30


Emma and Lucy do one more episode before an indefinite break due to changes in circumstances. Lucy tells you about the murder of Teresa De Simone, and Emma tells you about Gunther Podola. We love you all and will miss you, but no longer feel we can commit to creating content. This podcast has got us both through difficult times in our lives, and life is good, and we're ending on a high. You never know, we may be back, but if not, it's been amazing! All our love. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Episode 79: Arthur Blatch and The Campden Wonder

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2020 47:33


This week Lucy tells the story of the murder of Alfred Welch, with many very satisfying other names along the way. Emma tells us about the Campden Wonder, involving the murder of Will Harrison. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Slash and Dash: You Little Liar

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2019 11:19


This week's slash and dash is about Carolyn Krizan-Wilson and the murder of her husband Roy McCaleb. Gotta dash! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Episode 78: Ronald True and Noreen O'Connor

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2019 40:11


This week's episode involves the story of Ronald True, a terrible pilot who suffered a psychotic break, and the story of Noreen O'Connor, a terrible ladies maid who suffered a psychotic break. There's an unintentional theme here. Enjoy, and don't forget to vote in the general election! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Slash and Dash: Furball

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2019 12:02


You voted for Furball, which is the Canadian murder case that got solved with cat hair. Enjoy! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Episode 77: Christopher Halliwell and Richard Archer Prince

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2019 54:17


A taxi driver who took his victims to their 'final destination' and an actor out for revenge, hear their tales retold by Lucy and Emma in this latest episode. Research source material: Murders of the Black Museum by Gordon Honeycombe See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Slash and Dash: Investigating his own crime

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2019 17:05


This time our patrons voted for Investigating His Own Crime, despite there being an option with 'nob' in the title. Maybe you guys are becoming more high brow.... hope not! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Episode 76: Michael Sams & Colin Ireland

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2019 64:06


What do you call a train spotter with a wooden leg? The kidnap killer! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Slash and Dash: The Bikini Killer

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2019 22:30


You voted for The Bikini Killer, a round the world trip of the life of Charles Sobhraj for the slash and dash this week. Sorry it's been a long time coming. Definitely recommend researching this one and reading more after! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Episode 75: Richard Dadd & Thomas Griffiths Wainewright

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2019 44:13


This episode is sponsored by childhood tragedy, Victorian artists, running away to France and of course- murder. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Episode 74: Neville Heath and Robin Garbutt

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2019 45:05


After an unprecedented break, we're back with an old horrific tale from Emma, and a big question mark from Lucy. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Episode 73: The murder of Shakilus Townsend and Catherine Flannagan and Margaret Higgins

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2019 41:55


This week is a gang murder from Lucy who tells the story of Shakilus Townsend and the honeytrap that ended in his murder. Emma tells another oldie of sister duo Catherine Flannagan and Magaret Higgins, the black widows of Liverpool. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Slash and Dash: Not a barrel of laughs

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2019 15:59


You voted for Chris Watts as this week's Slash and Dash mini episode. If you find the story interesting, check out the footage of him online. There is a lot on youtube covering this case for all you super sleuths. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Episode 72: Charles Peace and Ian Paterson

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2019 44:52


Emma tells the story of the not-so-peaceful Charles Peace, a stalker and murderer from times gone by. Lucy tells us the UK's answer to Dr Death, breast disease doctor Ian Paterson who wrongly diagnosed and treated hundreds of patients in Bristol and Birmingham. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Slash and Dash: Beware of the Red Chair

Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2019 10:55


Conman, magician, furniture enthusiast.... Bernady de Sigoyer had it all, until he lost his head. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Episode 72: Paul Grabham & Stephen Griffiths

Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2019 54:03


Men murdering women.... heard it all before? You might not have heard it quite like this... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Slash and Dash: The worst way to go

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2019 16:45


This week you voted for the German Sewer Murders. This unsolved case has been linked to one specific individual. We also put out a call for other, proper podcasters to solve this unsolved crime! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Episode 71: Daniel Good and Daryll Rowe

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2019 57:09


It's the Easter holidays and the sun is out, and I think you can hear in our voices we're more chilled and happy-go-lucky than usual. This episode has Emma telling us the story of a body found in the stables, and Lucy tells us about the man who used HIV as a weapon. Enjoy! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Slash and Dash: Those Ears Though

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2019 13:46


The patreon vote has earned you the tale of Giorgio Vizzardelli...his giant tabs were not the strangest thing about him. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Episode 70: Ian Huntley and Florence Ransom

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2019 54:57


This episode has a look at the infamous Soham Murders and surprising triple homicide from WW2. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Slash and Dash: Snitches get let off

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2019 13:27


This week's mini-episode voted for by our wonderful patrons! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Episode 69: Jack the Stripper and The Disappearance of Arlene Fraser

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2019 64:18


It's episode 69 guys! This week Emma tells us more about Harold Jones and his connection to Jack the Stripper, and Lucy tells us about the disappearance of Arlene Fraser and the unusual tactics employed in finding her killer. There's a bit of distortion at the beginning but I promise you, it does stop after a while! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Slash and Dash: A Touch of Necrophilia

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2019 22:14


Patreon creeps voted for this one! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Episode 68: Sharon Carr & Harold Jones

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2019 46:44


This week it's an episode of killer kids! Two tales of outlandish offspring who murdered for pleasure. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Slash and Dash: The Terminator

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2019 20:33


You voted for the terminator, which is the story of Antoly Onoprienko, a spree killer from Ukraine. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Episode 67: The Hosein brothers and Emma Jayne Magson

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2019 63:16


In our first episode of 2019, Emma tells the story of the Mckay kidnapping - a high profile kidnapping that was meant to beRupert Murdock's wife. Lucy tells a recent story which is currently in appeal, the murder of James Knight by Emma Jayne Magson in Leicester in 2016. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Slash and Dash: Devernon LeGrand

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2019 13:51


Due to a mild January blunder, this should now replace the accidentally repeated episode! Thank you to the S'laughter Supporters who pointed it out! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Episode 66: David McGreavy & Henry Burgess

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2018 43:34


What are the latest updates in the 'babes in the wood' murder case? Why wouldn't you want a homeless, alcoholic 20-year-old as your live-in nanny? What does it take for a policeman to commit murder? These are some of the questions we cover in this week's episode. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Slash and Dash: My Grannie's a Hottie.

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2018 16:16


The patrons voted for My Grannie's a Hottie this week. It's the story of Earl Leonard Nelson (not an Earl). Remember you can support the podcast and vote in slash and dashes at https://www.patreon.com/slaughterthepod for just one dollar a month (less than a quid!) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Episode 65: Eric Norcliffe and Peter Sutcliffe, the Yorkshire Ripper.

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2018 65:03


This week is a tale from the Midlands as Emma tells us about the empty gas meter murder. Then Lucy reveals the story of the Yorkshire Ripper and how he was finally caught. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Episode 64: Stefano Brizzi & George Stoner

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2018 46:15


A cop-killing cannibal and a jealous teen star in this episode. There were a couple of audio issues at the start of this episode, but its all plain sailing after the first few minutes. Love ya. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Slash and Dash: Strange weather we're having

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2018 19:13


You voted for the dullest sounding story of the lot, but it turned out to be a doozy. This is the story Charles Starkweather and Caril Fugate. Also, some discussion of American ages of consent, and old shitty old cars. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Episode 63: Steve Wilkins and Heather Stephenson Snell

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2018 51:50


This week Emma tells the story of Steve Wilkins, a young lad who started off innocently stowing away in planes, but ended up taking things down a much darker path. Lucy's tells us about the double life of Heather Stephenson Snell. In some ways she's fabulous, till things take a dramatic turn. We also ponder - biker gangs, good or bad? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Slash and Dash: Extra Gory

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2018 14:16


It's Halloween, it's our 2 year anniversary and it's the listener vote! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Episode 62: Constance Kent & George Wood

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2018 60:49


A missing nightdress becomes a mother's nightmare in the most horrific way when Lucy tells a true crime tale from the Victorian era and Emma tries (and fails) to not constantly reference Making a Murderer Part 2. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Slash and Dash: Things you find in a drag queen's trunk

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2018 16:17


This week's listener vote! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Episode 61: Ian Simpson

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2018 33:14


It's a familiar name this week, the story of Ian Simpson. Unfortunately, Lucy's story got destroyed by a bug in editing, and as we edit our own podcasts, we have no idea how to get it back, so you're just going to have to put up with the one story this week. Sorry folks. There's always patreon for some extra content if you sign up for $5 or more though... https://www.patreon.com/slaughterthepod (that doesn't mean we're holding the second story ransom, it's definitely gone!) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Slash and Dash: This tea cake definitely ain't vegan

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2018 13:17


Look, it's a school night, and when we record on a school night we always go a bit nuts. So, apologies for the particularly morbid humour, but when you've been teaching teenagers all day this is a natural side effect. It's the case of Leonarda Cianculli, as voted by our patrons. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Episode 60: Babes in the Wood

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2018 78:23


It's an accidental Babes in the Wood special. The bad news is that means we're talking about child murder. The good news is, you get it all in one hit so if that's not something you're into listening about, this might be episode to avoid. You can also find out why it's so easy to get sick days round our way. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Slash and Dash: I'm Cumming

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2018 16:12


Cumming in your ears, its a mini-episode voted for by you, you filthy minded people! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Episode 59: Patrick Miller & The Murder of Sadie Hartley

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2018 57:35


Welcome back S'laughter supporters! Get back in the swing of things with two gruesome tales of crimes concealed... one with concrete and one by simply flushing it away. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Slash and Dash: As long as it's not an adult, it's fine.

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2018 21:57


Lucy and Emma are back talking about the Gensee River Killer, Arthur Shawcross. It's as unpleasant as it sounds. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Episode 58: Robert Mone and Arthur Furguson

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2018 53:23


In this week's episode it's Scottish heavy with Lucy's tale of Robert Mone, who committed a series of crimes, some involving his cell mate and lover Thomas McColloch, and then even when they're put away for good, the public are still not safe from the name Mone. Emma brings us tale on con-man Arthur Furguson, as well as bonus story of an extra conman, Stanley Lowe. We're taking a break of a few weeks but we'll be back in September so enjoy, and please continue to rate, review and subscribe and listen to the back catalogue! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Slash and Dash: Tea can fix your problems but not your head injury.

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2018 15:24


This week's minisode based on the Patreon listener vote! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Episode 58: Margery Freeman and David Jaggers

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2018 57:46


This week we learn that Tudor times were full of sexy wife-swapping fun and that Emma still isn't over the Unabomber. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Slash and Dash: Grandma's Demise

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2018 13:29


You voted for Grandma's Demise which is the murderer Walter de Giusti who murdered the grandmother of famous Argentinian pianist and singer Fito Paez. And, more Love Island. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Episode 57: Sabina and Ursula Eriksson and George Joseph Smith

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2018 73:18


This week Emma and Lucy discuss the unexplained case of the Eriksson twins, and the theories that have been suggested to explain their behaviour. Emma tells the story of Gorge Joseph Smith and the brides in the bath. Thanks to those of you who have written some lovely reviews, we really appreciate your support! Don't forget, you can check us out on Facebook, Twitter and you can support the podcast financially for as little as $1 a month on patreon at www.patreon.com/slaughterthepodcast See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Slash and Dash: If she's Barbie then I'm princess Jasmine.

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2018 22:45


You voted for the Ken and Barbie killers from Ontario, Canada. To vote next time, don't forget to check out our patreon! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Episode 56: Sarah Jane Harvey & Vincent Tabak

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2018 47:57


This week Emma tells the story of a cupboard that was less the gateway to Narnia and more the gateway to a murder investigation and Lucy shows off her questionable geography skills (apologies to all Scandinavian countries affected by this episode). See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Slash and Dash: This isn't Scotland? Well, then I'll make it Scotland!

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2018 17:10


Lewis Hutchinson was a mad Scottish bastard... anyone surprised by that? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Episode 55: John Martin Scripps and Judith Phillips

Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2018 48:29


This week Lucy tells the tale of the DEFINITELY BRITISH John Scripps who committed murders in Asia, and Emma tells the tale of another cunning woman who really stitched up a husband and wife. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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