Strange But True Crime

Strange But True Crime

Hosted by Rima Ahmed · BBC Local Radio

4.5from 176 ratings

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21Podcast AuthorityScore out of 100 · How it is scored
40
Episodes
40
Transcribed
176
Ratings
Weekly
Cadence
2025
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About Strange But True Crime

Dive into a world of bizarre true crimes with brazen criminals that will leave you scratching your head for answers. Rima Ahmed explores audacious heists, secret drugs bunkers and stolen identities with reporters who have lived and breathed these true crime cases. Wanna get in touch? Email us at behaveyourself@bbc.co.uk (mailto:behaveyourself@bbc.co.uk) Presenter: Rima Ahmed Producer: Luke de Costa Video Producer: Fede Marilotti Researcher: Bethan Davies Executive Producer: Luke Eldridge Commissioning Editors: Gareth Hydes and Alistair Miskin

Publisher
BBC Local Radio
Category
true crime
Language
en
Explicit
No
First episode
16 Apr 2025
Latest episode
23 Sept 2026
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Latest episodes

40 of 40 episodes have a transcript.

  1. 23 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Liar, Liar

  2. 16 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

    The Leeds Hospital Bomb Plot

  3. 9 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Poison Pen

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Liar, Liar

Published 23 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Why did Samantha Cooks want to become Carrie Jade? What is she hiding? For two and a half years, Samantha Cooks has been hiding her true identity, pretending she's Carrie Jade. Kat's research has revealed that since her school days, she was known to be a compulsive liar, attention-seeking. But she's also experienced tragedy. Let's turn back the clock even further because there is more to her story. Samantha Cooks went to university at 19. She was training in York to be an occupational therapist. While at uni, she became pregnant in her first year, had a baby and still in the first year, only a few months old, her baby unfortunately died. […]

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  • Katherine Denkinson
  • Emma Glasby
  • Marc Waddington
  • Shannen Headley
  • Philippa Goymer

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Apple Podcasts (US)
4.4 / 5
8 ratings
Spotify
4.5 / 5
168 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 21 / 100

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Engagement
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Rima Ahmed host the show. Published by BBC Local Radio.

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