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In the early hours of March 24, 2001, six people were asleep inside an upstairs flat in the Ayrshire town of Irvine when a fire suddenly tore through the building. Within minutes, their only escape route had been engulfed in flames, leaving those trapped inside with impossible decisions to make. By the time firefighters brought the blaze under control, three young women had lost their lives and a quiet Scottish neighbourhood had become the scene of one of the country's most shocking murder investigations.

As detectives searched for answers, they uncovered a disturbing trail of threats, intimidation and simmering resentment that pointed towards a local man with a growing obsession over his neighbours. What initially appeared to be a devastating house fire soon became something far more sinister, exposing the deadly consequences of hatred, vigilantism and a belief that one man could take justice into his own hands.

In this episode of British Murders with Stuart Blues, we examine the Andrew Affleck case, also known as the Irvine triple fire murders. We explore the lives of Carrie Marie Murray, Anna-Teraysa Murray and Amanda Cooper, the events that led to the fatal blaze on Sanderson Avenue, the remarkable survival of those who escaped, the police investigation, the evidence that secured Andrew Affleck's conviction, and the appeals that followed. Above all, we remember the three young women whose lives were stolen in an act of unimaginable violence that continues to cast a long shadow over Irvine more than two decades later.

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Welcome to the final episode - for now, anyway - of this special four-part series of the UK True Crime Podcast, where I explore the life and death of 19-year-old Ed Cornes. Today, we look at the inquest into Ed’s death, the Met Police referring themselves to the IOPC over their handling of the investigation, and I ask the question: where are we today?

If you have missed the other three episodes, 19 year old Ed Cornes had only just begun the next exciting chapter of his life when, in October 2021, he arrived at University College London with ambitions of becoming a barrister. But less than 48 hours later, those ambitions were cut tragically short when paramedics were called to a hotel in King's Cross, just half a mile from his university accommodation, where they found Ed dead.

At the time of his death, Ed was in the company of two men in their fifties - strangers he had met only a few hours earlier.

If you have any information at all that can help us find out any more about what happened to Ed, please contact in the strictest confidence:

1, Ed's family via Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/Da8cL06MHmq/
2, The Met Police: opthrupp@met.police.uk
3, Me: Adam@uktruecrime.com

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The murder of Sadie Hartley is a shocking story of jealousy, obsession and a carefully planned killing.

Sadie was a successful businesswoman from Lancashire who was attacked and murdered on her own doorstep. What followed was a complex investigation which uncovered a plot that had been developing for months. This episode looks at Sadie's life, the events that led to her murder, the investigation that followed and how police eventually uncovered the truth behind what had happened.

Above all, this is the story of a woman who was simply going about her life, completely unaware of the danger that was developing around her.

My next episode is released on Sunday, the final part of my four part series about the life and death of Ed Cornes. Please do join me for this.

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What if you heard voices constantly talking to you, referring to you in the second or third person? Talking about your personal habits, the TV programmes you watch, your choice of literature? Voices that are as real as anything else to you - but nobody else can hear them?

Then imagine if one day, those voices say to you, 'This is the time, you should kill that man'

I bring you in the first of a two-part story the terrifying and somewhat tragic account of one man who experienced just this - with horrific consequences....

The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, including descriptions of mental illness, 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/)

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Wednesday the 7th of October 1998, 40-year-old Wendy Upton of Lichfield went to her local Tesco’s to buy the basics, and vanished without a trace. For nine months, there was no trace of her; no sightings, no calls and her bank account wasn’t touched, her husband believed she had been murdered, but the Police held firm to their belief that she was missing, had fled, or had overdosed.

But what was the truth, and how did her killer subvert the investigation to his own need?

Seven time nominated at the True Crime Awards, Independent Podcast Awards and the British Podcast Awards, Murder Mile is one of the best UK / British true crime podcasts covering only 20 square miles of West London. It is researched, written and performed by Michael of Murder Mile UK True Crime Podcast with the main musical themes written and performed by Cult With No Name and additional music, as used under the Creative Commons License 4.0. A full listing of tracks used and a full transcript for each episode is listed here and a legal disclaimer.

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