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Strange But True Crime

Dive into a world of bizarre crimes with brazen criminals that will leave you scratching your head for answers.

Local Radio,21 episodes

Episodes

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Baby Barter
A showbiz couple devise a grim money-making scheme.
26 mins
My Criminal Romance
Two unlikely characters cross paths in prison, changing their lives forever.
07 Jan 2026,33 mins
Bonus: Pick up a penguin
A former zoo worker hatches a plan to steal and sell Humboldt penguins Patrick and Penny.
24 Dec 2025,13 mins
Poo Dunnit?
A career criminal risks it all for the ultimate payday.
17 Dec 2025,34 mins
The Cannabis Martyr
A man from Liverpool battles authorities for the right to keep his cannabis café open.
10 Dec 2025,31 mins
Crossbow at the Castle
A masked man hatches a dangerous plan to harm a British Royal.
03 Dec 2025,30 mins
Body of Proof
NHS surgeon Neil Hopper is hailed as a hero however, he hides a dark secret.
26 Nov 2025,29 mins,
The Bitcoin Bandit
James Parker stumbles upon a cryptocurrency glitch to make 'free' money, at a cost.
19 Nov 2025,32 mins
Act of Tree-son
An innocent farmer is accused of a heinous crime.
12 Nov 2025,32 mins,
Death Pledge
A conspiracy theory group spirals out of control.
05 Nov 2025,33 mins
Danger, High Voltage
Workmen re-connecting derelict buildings to the UK power grid spark suspicion.
25 Jun 2025,31 mins
The Sausage Factory Hitman
A man living in Fakenham, Norfolk is warned a hitman has been hired to kill him.
11 Jun 2025,27 mins,
Strangers on the Beach
A small Welsh community start spying on some interesting but suspicious visitors.
04 Jun 2025,31 mins
The Swiss Art Heist
An audacious heist kicks off an International manhunt for £3m worth of treasure.
28 May 2025,33 mins
Unmasking a Fugitive
Arthur Knight is in a Scottish hospital talking to police who are looking for a fugitive.
21 May 2025,34 mins
The Great British Takeoff
Social media sleuths try to track down a local 'dine-and-dash' family from South Wales.
14 May 2025,30 mins
Missing in Action
'Army medic' Tanya Nasir lands a prestigious nursing job, but all is not as it seems.
07 May 2025,31 mins
The Treasure Traitors
Local metal detectorists become entangled in a plot to sell buried treasure.
30 Apr 2025,36 mins
Dr Nope
A man is visited by a nurse who sends his life into freefall.
23 Apr 2025,40 mins
The Man with the Golden Hun
A whirlwind romance with an ‘MI6 spy’ takes a sinister turn.
23 Apr 2025,33 mins
Trailer
Dive into a world of bizarre crimes that will leave you scratching your head for answers.
15 Apr 2025,1 min