He was for many years a folk devil, almost an apparition, whispered about in playgrounds and used as a threat by parents, in the North West of England anyway, to make their chldren behave - 'Purple Aki's gonna get you'. He became an almost Bogeyman, and around the North West ok the UK, he has an almost legendary status.

But - he was very, very real, and this time around on the Enthusiast, I bring you the tale of a strange individual who had a fetish that you, when you hear about it, would almost make you smirk.

Until I tell you, that it was a fetish that led to the loss of at least one life.

The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, including descriptions of skin colour, and including accounts of racial slurs, that some listeners may find disturbing or distressing, so discretion is advised whilst listening in.

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/)

• STONE – Autonomy
• Doves – Snowden

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Remembering Gary.

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I'm thrilled to today be sharing an episode with you from a sister True Crime podcast of the Enthusiast from the Always True Crime Network - Paranormia. Join host Elizabeth McCaffrey as she takes us back to the late 1970, and recounts the tale of one of the most terrifying and disturbing crime cases in American history.

The Vampire Of Sacramento.

New episodes of Paranormia are available each Wednesday, simply search for Paranormia wherever tyou get your podcasts from

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The Justice and Mental Health services in the UK are, as much as they are supposed to for the benefit of the patient concerned, supposed to act dilligently and communicatively in the best interests of the wider public too. One morning in October 2011, 58 year old grandmother of two Sally Hodkin was to find out, in the most tragic of ways, that sometimes, there are failings in these systems...

The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, including descriptions of injury detail, and descriptions of mental health delusions, that some listeners may find disturbing or distressing, so discretion is advised whilst listening in.

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/)

• Dad's Lost Tape – Static Horizon
• Gretel – Fire Blooming Trees

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References - Assorted articles available from the BBC, ITV News, Mental Health Law Online, The Guardian, London Evening Standard, The Times, News Shopper, Kent Online, Newspapers.Com

• External Report Into The Case Of Nicola Edgington - (05 October 2016): Associate Caring Solutions UK

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Remembering Marion, and Sally. Failings is dedicated to them, and their families and loved ones.

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