Show Notes
The UK Midlands is a region steeped in history and folklore, from the ancient Kingdom of Mercia to the birthplace of Shakespeare. But on a freezing, misty day in December 1993, a peaceful village right off the M1 motorway became the backdrop for a living nightmare.
While driving past a dirty station wagon parked on a grassy verge near Junction 20, a local witness noticed a passenger sitting bolt upright in the backseat wearing a jet-black dress. It was a sight that made her blood run cold; she knew with absolute certainty that the woman was already dead.
What followed was a massive police hunt for a transient predator who used England’s motorways to hide in plain sight, Alun Kyte, the Midlands Ripper.
Join Jen and Cam as they discuss 'Monster on the M1: The Murders of Samo Paull & Tracey Turner.'
Our team:
Listener Discretion by Edward October
Research & Writing by Lauretta Allen
Executive Producers Nico & Jesse of The Inky Pawprint
Sources:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7_M0eU6pVk&t=7s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1hGFRvWqyo
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https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-48254878
https://crimeimmemorial.com/2024/09/15/yvonne-coley/
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https://www.the-independent.com/news/uk/crime/janine-downes-death-police-appeal-b1796190.html
https://crimeimmemorial.com/2024/10/15/gail-whitehouse/
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-shropshire-12297341
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/uk-news/unsolved-murder-revisited-after-34-31844795
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https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-65556070
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match=1&terms=Alun%20Kyte
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https://www.newspapers.com/image/808440223/?match=1&terms=Alun%20Kyte
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https://www.newspapers.com/image/866507468/?match=8&terms=Samo%20Paull
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murdered_sex_workers_in_the_United_Kingdom
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