S8 Ep32: The Spectre Of The East Lancs Road

A look at the unsolved comes this time around on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, where we look at a trilogy of accounts which span six years, from the late 1980's to the mid 1990's, and two police forces. All separated by the East Lancs Road... The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, involving  descriptions of injury detail, that some listeners may find disturbing and or distressing, so discretion is advised whilst listening. 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/) Playlist Tracks Deadletter - Binge Two Door Cinema Club - Are We Ready? The True Crime Enthusiast's Fundraiser For Macmillan Cancer Support References Assorted articles available on the British Newspaper Archive Crimewatch Uk December 1988 - Linda Donaldson (Begins at 15:10) Crimewatch UK March 1991 - Maria Christina Requena (Begins at 30:40) Crimewatch UK April 1995 - Julie Finley (Begins at 02:05) Crimewatch UK November 1995 - Julie Finley Re-appeal (Begins at 36:12) https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/east-lancs-ripper-murdered-mutilated-15421495 http://www.unsolved-murders.co.uk/murder-content.php?key=1574&termRef=Linda%20Donaldson https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/1988-east-lancs-ripper-brutally-14120049 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-manchester-45899248 https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/east-lancs-ripper-linda-donaldson-15292013 https://www.missingandmurdered.co.uk/post/suzanne-donaldson-unsolved-murder-1988 https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/cold-case-appeal-for-horrific-unsolved-murder-of-sex-worker-30-years-on_uk_5bc8563ee4b0d38b587542f5 https://www.wigantoday.net/news/crime/aps50000-reward-to-help-catch-killer-of-mutilated-prostitute-557440 https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/jr4mj1/the_murder_of_linda_donaldson_1988/?rdt=48855 https://thetruecrimepagepodcast.blogspot.com/2019/12/the-east-lancs-ripper.html https://thetruecrimepagepodcast.blogspot.com/2020/02/east-lancs-ripper-part-2.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murdered_sex_workers_in_the_United_Kingdom http://nyenquirer.uk/halliwell-north-west-clusters/ http://www.unsolved-murders.co.uk/murder-content.php?key=1551&termRef=Maria%20Requina http://nyenquirer.uk/christopher-halliwell-the-secret-murders-2/ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/the-prostitute-murder-mysteries-1987042.html https://reasonedcrimechronicle.com/another-unsolved-murder-from-the-land-of-the-beatles-linda-donaldson-1988/ https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1705300/Liverpool-mum-desperate-answers-julie-finley-christopher-halliwell-murder https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/fresh-hope-killer-woman-23-21574358 https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/killer-who-left-naked-womans-21239424 https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/family-murder-victim-julie-finley-7569149 http://www.unsolved-murders.co.uk/murder-content.php?key=1550&termRef=Julie%20Finley https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/liverpool-murder-victim-julie-finleys-3366664 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tl7XuJ0aM1o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSQl7C2wolg https://www.itv.com/news/granada/2013-10-30/cold-case-the-girl-who-was-thrown-away https://thetruecrimepagepodcast.blogspot.com/2020/04/the-julie-finley-murder-time-for-justice.html https://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/news/5239494.who-killed-julie/ https://www.websleuths.com/forums/threads/uk-christopher-halliwell-suspected-serial-killer.317314/page-8 https://crimestoppers-uk.org/ Follow/Contact/Support The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast Facebook Facebook Discussion Group Twitter Instagram Youtube Website TTCE Merchandise Patreon Page Remembering Linda, Maria, and Julie