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Murder Most British

Murder Most British

Written by: Rachel & Zach
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A British-American couple unearths haunting murders from across the United Kingdom, Ireland, and neighbouring islands — one file at a time. Deep dives, dark humour, and cases that linger long after the verdict. Welcome to Murder Most British.

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  • Ep 41 - Blood in the Valley - The Clydach Murders

    Ep 41 - Blood in the Valley - The Clydach Murders
    May 6 2026
    “In a quiet Welsh village, four lives were taken in a single night — and nothing would ever feel ordinary again.” In June 1999, the village of Clydach awoke to unimaginable horror. Inside a family home, Mandy Power, her two young daughters, and her elderly mother were found brutally murdered. The violence was concentrated, personal, and devastating — leaving a small community reeling and the rest of Wales in shock. As detectives began piecing together the timeline, the case became larger than one house — drawing intense scrutiny, fierce debate, and years of argument over what mattered most: the evidence, the narrative, and what a jury could be asked to accept. This week, the Archive examines one of Wales’s most significant modern cases — tracing the night itself, the investigation that followed, and the questions that never fully stop circulating around it. Some crimes fracture a community. The Archive remembers the fault lines — and what was built across them. Join our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/murdermostbritishpodcast Links to our socials and Discord! https://linktr.ee/MurderMostBritish SOURCES — ORDERED BY SOURCE HIERARCHY COURT OF APPEAL 2005 - REGINA -v DAVID GEORGE MORRIS https://www.bailii.org/cgi-bin/format.cgi?doc=/ew/cases/EWCA/Crim/2005/1246.html&query=(Morris.)+AND+(R)+AND+(v)+AND+(2005) ICO, 11 Apr 2024, IC-259405-LON8 - Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) Decision notice https://ico.org.uk/media2/migrated/decision-notices/4029182/ic-259405-l0n8.pdf ICO, 7 Jul 2023, IC-209640-X6N8 - Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) Decision notice https://ico.org.uk/media2/migrated/decision-notices/4025845/ic-209640-x6n8.pdf South Wales Police Statement - Clydach Murders https://www.south-wales.police.uk/news/south-wales/news/2021/january/south-wales-police-statement---clydach-murders/ South Wales Police — response to BBC Wales documentary (9 Nov 2020) https://www.south-wales.police.uk/news/south-wales/news/2020/south-wales-police-response-to-the-bbc-wales-clydach-murders-documentary/ The Observer / Guardian — “The valley of death” (4 Jul 1999) https://www.theguardian.com/uk/1999/jul/04/theobserver.uknews1 The Independent — “Man ‘massacred family of four after sexual rebuff’” (23 Apr 2002) https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/man-massacred-family-of-four-after-sexual-rebuff-9211280.html The Independent — “Collapse of juror halts family ‘massacre’ trial” (24 Apr 2002) https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/collapse-of-juror-halts-family-massacre-trial-9146047.html The Guardian — “Ex-police officer tells of death of lesbian lover” (7/8 May 2002) https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2002/may/08/sarahhall The Guardian — “Life for three generation murderer” (28 Jun 2002) https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2002/jun/29/ukcrime.sarahhall The Independent — “Life for killer who beat family of four to death in fit of jealous rage” (29 Jun 2002) https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/life-for-killer-who-beat-family-of-four-to-death-in-fit-of-jealous-rage-182076.html The Guardian — “Conviction quashed in case of four murders” (4 May 2005) https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2005/may/04/ukcrime.helencarter The Independent — “Man convicted of murder did not get fair trial due to lawyer’s conflict of interest” (4 May 2005) https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/man-convicted-of-murder-did-not-get-fair-trial-due-to-lawyer-s-conflict-of-interest-495031.html The Guardian — “Four life terms for family killer after seven-year legal battle” (17/18 Aug 2006) https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2006/aug/18/ukcrime.martinwainwright The Independent — “Former builder guilty of family ‘massacre’” (17 Aug 2006) https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/former-builder-guilty-of-family-massacre-412304.html The Independent — “Man who murdered three generations of a family gets life” (18 Aug 2006) https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/man-who-murdered-three-generations-of-a-family-gets-life-412386.html The Independent — “Police speak to ‘new witnesses’ over brutal murder of family after TV documentary” (11 Nov 2020) https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/clydach-murders-mandy-power-documentary-new-witnesses-b1721208.html ITV Wales — “Police commission independent forensic review of Clydach Murders evidence” (19 Jan 2021) https://www.itv.com/news/wales/2021-01-19/police-commission-independent-forensic-review-of-clydach-murders-evidence ITV Wales — “Man convicted of the Clydach murders David Morris has died in prison” (20/23 Aug 2021) https://www.itv.com/news/wales/2021-08-20/man-convicted-of-the-clydach-murders-has-died-in-prison-it-has-been-announced The Guardian — “Clydach murders: police review claims sock links Dai Morris to scene” (18 Oct 2021) https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/oct/18/...
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  • Ep 40 - The Secret in Derryraghan - The Murder of Gerry McGinley

    Ep 40 - The Secret in Derryraghan - The Murder of Gerry McGinley
    Apr 29 2026
    “Near the border, a man vanished — and the story left behind began to shift.” In August 2000, Gerry McGinley disappeared from his home. At first, there was an explanation: he had left suddenly, afraid that someone was trying to set him up. But Gerry’s absence did not settle into an ordinary missing person case. The longer he remained gone, the more questions gathered around the life he had left behind — a strained marriage, private loyalties, old suspicions, and people whose accounts did not sit easily together. As police began to follow the threads, the case moved between Northern Ireland and the Republic, drawing in family, business connections, and a story that became harder to believe the closer it was examined. This week, the Archive examines the disappearance and murder of Gerry McGinley — a case shaped by secrecy, suspicion, and the uneasy spaces between what was said, what was hidden, and what could finally be proved. Some people disappear into distance. Others are made to disappear by those closest to them. Join our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/murdermostbritishpodcast Links to our socials and Discord! https://linktr.ee/MurderMostBritish SOURCES The Queen v Julie McGinley and Michael Monaghan https://www.judiciaryni.uk/files/judiciaryni/decisions/Queen%20v%20Julie%20McGinley%20and%20Michael%20Monaghan.pdf Court of Appeal Judgment https://www.judiciaryni.uk/files/judiciaryni/decisions/R%20v%20McGinley%20and%20Another.pdf The Guardian - Businessman murdered by wife and lover, court told https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2002/sep/17/rosiecowan The Guardian - Sex secrets of killer widow https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2002/dec/08/theobserver.uknews1 Irish Independent - McGinley had a conviction for raping a Garda's wife https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/mcginley-had-a-conviction-for-raping-a-gardas-wife/26249088.html Irish Independent - Body in woods may be link in sex triangle trial mystery https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/body-in-woods-may-be-link-in-sex-triangle-trial-mystery/26082464.html Irish Independent - A sorry tale of sex, blackmail and death https://www.independent.ie/opinion/analysis/a-sorry-tale-of-sex-blackmail-and-death/26249059.html Irish Independent - Lovers 'killed husband to keep their affair secret' https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/lovers-killed-husband-to-keep-their-affair-secret/26034814.html BBC News - Lovers guilty of murdering husband http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/2540273.stm BBC News - Killers 'must serve 15 years' http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/2752413.stm BBC News - Killers refused appeal to Lords http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/6126302.stm The Irish Examiner - Murdered businessman buried - three years later https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-30091959.html The Guardian - 'Black widow' in fresh fight to clear name https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2007/dec/09/ukcrime.society Fermanagh Herald - Woman who murdered husband starts new life https://fermanaghherald.com/2015/09/woman-who-murdered-husband-starts-new-life/ Belfast Telegraph - Husband killer Julie McGinley lives cushy double life with former BBC producer https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sunday-life/news/husband-killer-julie-mcginley-lives-cushy-double-life-with-former-bbc-producer/a/118607591.html Belfast Telegraph - Black Widow killer sets up love nest on prison day release https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/black-widow-killer-sets-up-love-nest-on-prison-day-release/a/118622564.html Belfast Telegraph - Northern Ireland woman who had husband beaten to death now running dog-minding business - Julie McGinley now living in Belfast https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sunday-life/news/northern-ireland-woman-who-had-husband-beaten-to-death-now-running-dog-minding-business-julie-mcginley-now-living-in-belfast/a/114995433.html Belfast Telegraph - Video: 'Black Widow' killer Julie McGinley released from prison https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/video/video-black-widow-killer-julie-mcginley-released-from-prison/a/118095122.html The Irish Times - Murder trial hears love notes found in van https://www.irishtimes.com/news/murder-trial-hears-love-notes-found-in-van-1.1097415 The Irish Times - Wife was suspect within fortnight after man disappeared, court told https://www.irishtimes.com/news/wife-was-suspect-within-fortnight-after-man-disappeared-court-told-1.1097546 The Irish Times - Blunt-force trauma caused death https://www.irishtimes.com/news/blunt-force-trauma-caused-death-1.1210307 The Irish Examiner - 'Lovers murdered husband' court told https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-30068466.html The Irish Examiner - Wife and lover guilty of murdering husband https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-30079230.html Irish Independent - Murder case evidence plea from lawyer https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/murder-case-evidence-plea-from-lawyer/26091554.html
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    51 mins
  • Ep 39 - The Meon Hill Murder of Charles Walton (w/ Fauna Blakewell)

    Ep 39 - The Meon Hill Murder of Charles Walton (w/ Fauna Blakewell)
    Apr 22 2026

    “In a Warwickshire field at the end of winter, an old man was found dead — and the story around him would grow darker with every retelling.”

    On 14 February 1945, 74-year-old farm labourer Charles Walton was discovered on Meon Hill, near the village of Lower Quinton. The violence was shocking for its setting: rural, familiar, close-knit.

    Wartime Britain was nearing victory abroad — yet in this quiet corner of England, a murder unfolded that would outlive generations. The case drew national attention, and among those brought in was famed detective Chief Inspector Robert Fabian.

    In the years that followed, rumours of witchcraft, ritual, and ancient grudges began to attach themselves to the case, sometimes obscuring the simpler question at its heart: who killed Charles Walton, and why?

    This week, joined by researcher, writer and pagan wise woman Fauna Blakewell, the Archive returns to Meon Hill — separating folklore from fact, tracing the enquiry, and examining how mystery grows where certainty never arrives.

    Some cases gather stories as the years pass. The Archive goes back to where it began.

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    Sources

    Book

    The Case that Foiled Fabian - Simon Reed https://www.amazon.co.uk/Case-that-Foiled-Fabian-Witchcraft/dp/0752493574

    Uncovering Warwickshire's sinister secret

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/coventry/features/weird-warwickshire/1945-witchcraft-murder.shtml

    Killing of Charles Walton

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Walton_(murder_victim)

    Weird Warwickshire

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/coventry/content/articles/2006/06/26/weird_witchcraft_murder_feature.shtml

    Murder in Long Compton

    https://www.ourwarwickshire.org.uk/content/article/murder-long-compton

    Ritual Murder in Rural England: The Strange Case of Charles Walton

    https://cvltnation.com/ritual-murder-rural-england-strange-case-charles-walton/

    The "Witchcraft" Murder Mystery

    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/167907737

    The Law Society Gazette - Bewitched by murders https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/analysis/bewitched-by-murders/2568.article

    VICE - The Unsolved ‘Witchcraft’ Murder That Shocked Britain https://www.vice.com/en/article/charles-walton-murder-victim/

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