Strange But True Crime Podcast
Dive into a world of bizarre crimes with brazen criminals that will leave you scratching your head for answers.
Dive into a world of bizarre crimes with brazen criminals that will leave you scratching your head for answers.
Rima Ahmed explores audacious heists, secret drugs bunkers and stolen identities with reporters who have lived and breathed these criminal cases.
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Presenter: Rima Ahmed.
Written and produced by Luke de Costa.
Online Producer: Rachael Smith.
Executive Producer: Luke Eldridge.
Commissioning Editors: Gareth Hydes and Alistair Miskin.
Episodes to download
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My Criminal Romance
Last Wednesday
Two unlikely characters cross paths in prison, changing their lives forever.
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Bonus: Pick up a penguin
Christmas Eve 2025
A former zoo worker hatches a plan to steal and sell Humboldt penguins Patrick and Penny.
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The Cannabis Martyr
Wed 10 Dec 2025
A man from Liverpool battles authorities for the right to keep his cannabis café open.
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Crossbow at the Castle
Wed 3 Dec 2025
A masked man hatches a dangerous plan to harm a British Royal.
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Body of Proof
Wed 26 Nov 2025
NHS surgeon Neil Hopper is hailed as a hero however, he hides a dark secret.
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The Bitcoin Bandit
Wed 19 Nov 2025
James Parker stumbles upon a cryptocurrency glitch to make 'free' money, at a cost.
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Danger, High Voltage
Wed 25 Jun 2025
Workmen re-connecting derelict buildings to the UK power grid spark suspicion.
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The Sausage Factory Hitman
Wed 11 Jun 2025
A man living in Fakenham, Norfolk is warned a hitman has been hired to kill him.
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Strangers on the Beach
Wed 4 Jun 2025
A small Welsh community start spying on some interesting but suspicious visitors.
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The Swiss Art Heist
Wed 28 May 2025
An audacious heist kicks off an International manhunt for £3m worth of treasure.
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Unmasking a Fugitive
Wed 21 May 2025
Arthur Knight is in a Scottish hospital talking to police who are looking for a fugitive.
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The Great British Takeoff
Wed 14 May 2025
Social media sleuths try to track down a local 'dine-and-dash' family from South Wales.
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Missing in Action
Wed 7 May 2025
'Army medic' Tanya Nasir lands a prestigious nursing job, but all is not as it seems.
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The Treasure Traitors
Wed 30 Apr 2025
Local metal detectorists become entangled in a plot to sell buried treasure.
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The Man with the Golden Hun
Wed 23 Apr 2025
A whirlwind romance with an ‘MI6 spy’ takes a sinister turn.
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Trailer
Tue 15 Apr 2025
Dive into a world of bizarre crimes that will leave you scratching your head for answers.
