Episodes 26
Avg. Duration 37m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 5.0 (2)
Since Jan 2025
Latest Episode May 2026

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Caught Up in Crime tells the stories of ordinary people who find themselves in extraordinary situations. From historical tales of family intrigue to contemporary accounts from victims, witnesses and perpetrators - the series takes listeners right to the heart of the crime. Hosted by Tom Clarke. New episodes weekly.

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The Road to the Bench

May 04, 2026 36m

Tom visits Reading Magistrates Court with his old university friend Sian. In the dock are those accused of drug dealing, shoplifting, jumping bail and a whole range of other crimes and…

The Snowball

Mar 24, 2026 35m

Kevin Sanders is nearing the end of his sentence at the notorious Lewisburg federal penitentiary in Pennsylvania. He's been in prison for nearly 10 years, but he is quiet and nonviolent, and doesn't…

BONUS EPISODE: The Real Ripper

Mar 10, 2026 14m Bonus

*IMPORTANT NOTE: This episode follows on from THE KILLER ON THE WATER. If you haven't listened to that one yet, please check it out first!* In this special Bonus Episode, Sarah Bax Horton puts…

The Killer on the Water

Feb 24, 2026 39m

London, 1888. The city is gripped by fear as Jack the Ripper roams the streets of Whitechapel. But there's another madman on the loose, and the River Thames is his playground. The identity of The…

Watching Them Die

Feb 03, 2026 36m

Bill Kimberlin is not your standard criminal psychologist. For more than 20 years he has visited inmates on Death Row in his home state of Ohio, and across the US. What started as a project to…

BONUS EPISODE - Mary's Necklace

Dec 23, 2025 12m Bonus

*IMPORTANT NOTE: This episode follows on from WHO KILLED MRS HOOD? If you haven't listened to that one yet, please check it out first! In this special Bonus Episode, we focus on the crucial piece of…

Who Killed Mrs Hood?

Dec 16, 2025 40m

In September 1900 a woman's body was discovered on the beach in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She had been strangled with a bootlace. The police had no idea who she was, but they established she had been…

Avenging Emily: Catching the Gorilla Killer

Nov 25, 2025 39m

Emily Patterson was the last victim of one of North America's first known serial killers. But she was also a loving mother to two small boys, a pillar of her local community in Canada, and the long…

Stealing From Hitler

Oct 22, 2025 39m

In 1998, author and historian Susan Ronald was in a bank vault in Zurich, Switzerland checking the assets of an elusive billionnaire for a huge investment project. There she stumbled upon evidence of…

BONUS EPISODE - Interview with Stuart Blues from British Murders

Sep 30, 2025 30m Bonus

In this special bonus episode, Tom chats to Stuart Blues, host of the phenomenally successful podcast - British Murders. With more than 500 episodes and 9 million downloads in the last five years it…

S2E6 The Death of Innocence

Sep 08, 2025 32m

Just before 5pm on 27 November 2000, ten-year old Damilola Taylor was walking home from Peckham Library in Southeast London when he was attacked with a glass bottle. He was found in a stairwell at…

S2E5 The Twelve

Sep 01, 2025 35m

For most of us, serving on a jury is the closest we will ever come to being Caught Up in Crime. For centuries, those accused of the most serious crimes have had the right to be heard by twelve…

S2E4 The TikTok PI

Aug 25, 2025 35m

Nathan is both your typical, traditional private investigator, and its modern 21st Century equivalent rolled into one. On the one hand he fits the mould perfectly: A former police detective with a…

S2E3 An Axe to Grind

Aug 18, 2025 36m

In 2018, Joanna Laiscell was fired from her position in the finance department at the Hartford Schools District after 24 years of service. The official reason for her dismisaal was insurance fraud,…

S2E2 Chesham Chronicles

Aug 12, 2025 38m

Have you ever thought about the historical crimes in YOUR town? Eleanor Phillips has lived in my home town of Chesham all her life, and in her retirement she has become one of its foremost historians…

S2E1 Murder Wheel

Aug 04, 2025 32m

For Mary O'Kane and her friends, murder never seems to be far away... Throughout their lives, their get-togethers have been dominated by talk of the latest serial killings or celebrity homicides.…

Caught Up in Crime - SERIES 2 Trailer

Jul 09, 2025 1m Trailer

SERIES 2 is coming! **Launch date - Tuesday 5th August** Caught Up in Crime tells the stories of ordinary people who find themselves in extraordinary situations. From historical tales of family…

BONUS EPISODE: Breaking the Law? Trump and the fight for the US judiciary

Apr 30, 2025 21m Bonus

In this special bonus episode, Tom talks to legendary US civil rights attorney, Michael Sussman. The US judiciary is under pressure like never before. Messrs Trump, Vance and Musk have the knives out…

BONUS EPISODE: The Crime Beat

Apr 01, 2025 34m Bonus

In this special bonus episode, journalist Lauren Potts chats to Tom about death knocks, stolen Bakewell tarts, and her deep-dive investigation into two missing schoolboys that was read by more than a…

S1E6 Hand of Fate

Feb 18, 2025 42m

There's a house in Northampton that looks much like any other. But this house is unique. It is at the centre of a project to eliminate homelessness for prison leavers. A place that offers hope to men…

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Caught Up In Crime has published 26 episodes since January 2025, covering topics in History, True Crime.

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