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The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast

The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast

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Welcome to The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, which started off life as a weekly written blog in 2016, and has now made the jump into a regular one man and his mic, matter of fact straight talking podcast. In it, the host Paul looks at and recounts in-depth true crime cases from the UK and Ireland - both solved or unsolved crimes, but more often than not the lesser known and obscure ones.Follow us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/TheTrueCrimeEnthusiast/) , Twitter (https://twitter.com/tc_enthusiast) , Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/truecrimeenthusiast/) Wordpress Blog (https://truecrimeenthusiast.wordpress.com) and contact us ontruecrimeenthusiast@gmail.com.Also, you can support the show at Patreon for extra content and offers:The True Crime Enthusiast Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/thetruecrimeenthusiast)

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The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast
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Episodes
  • Lucy's Story - Part 3
    Jul 18 2025

    Concluding the sad tale of 13 year old Southampton girl Lucy McHugh - and would Stephen Nicholson be convicted of her rape and murder? We look at this, and developments in the case following here.


    One of the saddest tales I have covered.


    The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, involving a child and including descriptions of a sexual nature, 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/)


    • Elbow - Fly Boy Blue/Lunette
    • Robin Trower - Bridge Of Sighs


    The True Crime Enthusiast's Fundraiser For Macmillan Cancer Support


    • References - produced on request, available via assorted articles online from BBC News, The Guardian, Surrey Live.

    R-v-Nicholson-sentencing-remarks-1.pdf

    https://www.facebook.com/hantsandiownews/posts/your-flowers-will-be-removed-mother-of-lucy-mchugh-puts-on-facebook-and-names-wi/453720291882395/

    https://www.facebook.com/andrewmchugh


    Follow/Contact/Support The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast

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    The episode is dedicated to Lucy.

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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Lucy's Story - Part 2
    Jul 15 2025

    Continuing the opening Series 10 tale of The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast with the tragic case of 13 year old Southampton teenager Lucy McHugh, killed most brutally one July morning back in 2018. Police soon had a suspect, an arrest, and the investigation ultimately led to murder, rape and unlawful sexual conduct charges being raised against 24 year old Stephen Alan Nicholson, a lodger at Lucy's home.


    So, lets hear about his trial for these?


    The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, involving a child and including descriptions of a sexual nature, 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/)


    • The Charlatans - We Are Love
    • Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers - Fault Lines


    The True Crime Enthusiast's Fundraiser For Macmillan Cancer Support


    • References - produced on request, in full at tales end.


    Follow/Contact/Support The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast

    • Facebook
    • Facebook Discussion Group
    • Twitter
    • Instagram
    • Youtube
    • Website
    • TTCE Merchandise
    • Patreon Page


    The episode is dedicated to Lucy.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • Lucy's Story - Part 1
    Jul 10 2025


    The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast returns for Series 10 with a tale from back in 2018, a dive into the tragic case of 13 year old Southampton teenager Lucy McHugh, who set out to keep an appointment one warm July morning - and never returned.


    The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, involving a child and including descriptions of injury detail, 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/)


    • The Slow Day - I Can't Sleep
    • A Certain Ratio - The Big E


    The True Crime Enthusiast's Fundraiser For Macmillan Cancer Support


    • References - produced on request, in full at tales end.


    Follow/Contact/Support The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast

    • Facebook
    • Facebook Discussion Group
    • Twitter
    • Instagram
    • Youtube
    • Website
    • TTCE Merchandise
    • Patreon Page


    The episode is dedicated to Lucy.

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    1 hr and 9 mins
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Am working my way through the back catalogue of TCE podcasts, and finding them very interesting, carefully researched, and brilliantly presented. Most of the cases (almost exclusively from the UK) are not so well known, and Paul's style is very down-to-earth, but, crucially, respectful of the victims. He tells of their lives and stories as well as their demise.

Also. I agree with him about Crimewatch UK!

Interesting cases, brilliantly presented

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Love this podcast well researched and well presented some very interesting cases that are a little more obscure.Look forward to each episode

Great stories

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I've only just found this podcast and now cant stop listening very well done

brilliant well worth a listen

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I've listened to a lot of true crime podcasts and this is one of the best. great cases; well selected and curated, fantastic research, great format and presentation, no annoying fluff and filler.

one of the best true crime podcasts

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I really like the presenter and the way he sets out the show. No endless waffle, interesting and well researched material. I’ve listened to some cases which I’ve never heard about and this seems to be the norm. Just an incredibly good podcast and podcastor….well worth a listen. Oh the cat tinkles his bell in the back ground…

Absolutely excellent

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