Strange But True Crime

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• The Care Home Conspiracy 02.07.2026 34мин

  Rita thinks Amberley Care Home will be a temporary place to rest and recover before returning home. But the 83-year-old is being targeted by the very people trusted to look after her.When care home manager Jamiel Slaney-Summers discovers Rita has no will, she sees an opportunity. With the help of care home owners Graham and Lyn Walker, a fake will is drawn up - one that will help them seize Rita’s house, savings, and estate. But they haven’t counted on Verna, Rita’s fiercely loyal cousin. She knows something is wrong and she is determined to put a stop to it.For tickets to our live show in Sheffield go to crossedwires.live/fringeGet in touch with us behaveyourself@bbc.co.ukPresenter: Rima Ahmed Guest: Josh Sandiford Produced by Luke de Costa Researcher: Bethan Davies Social Media: Fede Marilotti Executive Producer: Luke Eldridge Commissioning Editors: Gareth Hydes and Alistair MiskinDive 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.
• What Happened to Ghost? 24.06.2026 33мин

  Sophie Zaherali’s XL Bully, named Ghost, escapes her home during a medical emergency. He is is tracked down by armed police and destroyed in the street. Sophie believes the police didn’t need to destroy her beloved family pet and takes her fight online. But who is to blame?For tickets to our live show in Sheffield go to crossedwires.live/fringe.Get in touch with us behaveyourself@bbc.co.ukPresenter: Rima Ahmed Guest: Chloe Aslett Produced by Luke de Costa Researcher: Bethan Davies Social Media: Fede Marilotti Executive Producer: Luke Eldridge Commissioning Editors: Gareth Hydes and Alistair MiskinDive 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.
• Spoonful of Shards 17.06.2026 32мин

  A vexed farmer wages war on a major supermarket, threatening innocent families with a deadly game of Russian roulette. He hides shrapnel in jars of baby food and places the jars back on supermarket shelves. Detectives race against time to intercept the contaminated food and unmask the culprit.For tickets to our live show in Sheffield go to crossedwires.live/fringeGet in touch with us behaveyourself@bbc.co.uk.Presenter: Rima Ahmed Guest: Luke de Costa Produced by Luke de Costa Researcher: Bethan Davies Social Media: Fede Marilotti Executive Producer: Luke Eldridge Commissioning Editors: Gareth Hydes and Alistair MiskinDive 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.
• The Great Twitter Hack 10.06.2026 34мин

  Young hackers infiltrate the social media accounts of the world’s biggest celebrities and spark internet-wide chaos. This is the story of the 2020 Twitter hack.For tickets to our live show in Sheffield go to crossedwires.live/fringe.Get in touch with us behaveyourself@bbc.co.uk.Presenter: Rima Ahmed Guest: Joe Tidy Producer: Luke de Costa Researcher: Bethan Davies Social Media: Fede Marilotti Executive Producer: Luke Eldridge Commissioning Editors: Gareth Hydes and Alistair Miskin
• An announcement 09.06.2026 1мин

  Rima has some exciting news! For tickets, go to crossedwires.live/fringe.Get in touch with the show at behaveyourself@bbc.co.ukPresenter: Rima Ahmed. Produced by Luke de Costa. Researcher: Bethan Davies. Social Media: Fede Marilotti. Executive Producer: Luke Eldridge. Commissioning Editors: Gareth Hydes and Alistair Miskin.
• Sorry, We Missed You 11.02.2026 33мин

  A criminal gang in Cardiff set up an elaborate scheme to import cannabis from the United States.When their insider is arrested, the gang leader has to scramble to keep his illegal operation alive.Get in touch at behaveyourself@bbc.co.ukPresenter: Rima Ahmed. Reporter: Matt Murray. Produced by Luke de Costa. Researcher: Bethan Davies. Social Media: Fede Marilotti. Online Producer: Rachael Smith. Executive Producer: Luke Eldridge. Commissioning Editors: Gareth Hydes and Alistair Miskin.
• The Stream Thief 04.02.2026 21мин

  Stephen Woodward builds a million-pound business selling access to illegally streamed TV channels. He’s digitally savvy, however, it’s not long before he starts leaving the police clues about his cyber crimes.Get in touch at behaveyourself@bbc.co.ukPresenter: Rima Ahmed. Produced by Luke de Costa. Researcher: Bethan Davies. Social Media: Fede Marilotti. Online Producer: Rachael Smith. Executive Producer: Luke Eldridge. Commissioning Editors: Gareth Hydes and Alistair Miskin.
• It's All Gravy, Baby 28.01.2026 31мин

  Michelle Mills and her ex-Royal Marine lover, Geraint Berry, want to continue their romantic affair. The lovers plot how to remove Michelle’s husband, Christopher, from the picture and cover their tracks.Get in touch at behaveyourself@bbc.co.ukPresenter: Rima Ahmed Reporter: Meleri Williams Produced by Luke de Costa Researcher: Bethan Davies Social Media: Fede Marilotti Online Producer: Lee Macaulay Executive Producer: Luke Eldridge Commissioning Editors: Gareth Hydes and Alistair Miskin
• No Crime for Old Men 21.01.2026 29мин

  Gary Hardy, Ronald Knowles and Steven Houston are approaching pension age, but they refuse to settle into their retirement years. Instead, they combine their skills and hatch a deadly plan to make and supply deadly weapons to British gangs. But after a life of crime, is this one job too many for the old boys?Get in touch at behaveyourself@bbc.co.ukPresenter: Rima Ahmed Reporter: Jeremy Ball Produced by Luke de Costa Researcher: Bethan Davies Social Media: Fede Marilotti Online Producer: Lee Macaulay Executive Producer: Luke Eldridge Commissioning Editors: Gareth Hydes and Alistair Miskin
• Baby Barter 14.01.2026 26мин

  Herbert Smith, the ‘Handcuff King’, and his girlfriend, Lottie Roberts, are circus performers who secretly buy and sell babies for profit in Edwardian Britain. But they’ll need more than a disappearing act to fight the families who come after them.Get in touch at behaveyourself@bbc.co.ukPresenter: Rima Ahmed Reporter: Richard Tisdale Produced by Luke de Costa Researcher: Bethan Davies Social Media: Fede Marilotti Online Producer: Lee Macaulay Executive Producer: Luke Eldridge Commissioning Editors: Gareth Hydes and Alistair Miskin
• My Criminal Romance 07.01.2026 33мин

  HMP Kirkham Prison governor Kerri Pegg and drug dealing gang boss Anthony Saunderson strike up a dangerous relationship.If they're found out, it will have life changing consequences for Pegg.Get in touch at behaveyourself@bbc.co.uk.Presenter: Rima Ahmed. Reporter: Mat Trewern. Produced by Luke de Costa. Researcher: Bethan Davies. Social Media: Fede Marilotti. Online Producer: Rachael Smith. Executive Producer: Luke Eldridge. Commissioning Editors: Gareth Hydes and Alistair Miskin.
• Bonus: Pick up a penguin 24.12.2025 13мин

  Former zoo worker Bradley Tomes hatches a plan to steal and sell Humboldt penguins Patrick and Penny from South Lakes Safari Zoo in Cumbria.Get in touch at behaveyourself@bbc.co.uk.Presenter: Rima Ahmed. Produced by Luke de Costa. Researcher: Bethan Davies. Social Media: Fede Marilotti. Online Producer: Rachael Smith. Executive Producer: Luke Eldridge. Commissioning Editors: Gareth Hydes and Alistair Miskin.
• Poo Dunnit? 17.12.2025 34мин

  Criminal mastermind, James ‘Jimmy’ Sheen, steals a world famous golden toilet worth £4.8m from Blenheim Palace. But who’s going to take it off his hands?Get in touch at behaveyourself@bbc.co.ukPresenter: Rima Ahmed Reporter: Clodagh Stenson Produced by Luke de Costa Researcher: Bethan Davies Social Media: Fede Marilotti Online Producer: Lee Macaulay Executive Producer: Luke Eldridge Commissioning Editors: Gareth Hydes and Alistair Miskin
• The Cannabis Martyr 10.12.2025 30мин

  Gary Youds senses that cannabis drug legalisation is imminent and opens up a cannabis café in Liverpool. The law change doesn’t happen, so police shut it down. Gary goes to jail, however, he continues to fight for the right to keep his cannabis café open.Get in touch at behaveyourself@bbc.co.uk.Presenter: Rima Ahmed. Reporter: Mattha Busby. Produced by Luke de Costa. Researcher: Bethan Davies. Social Media: Fede Marilotti. Online Producer: Rachael Smith. Executive Producer: Luke Eldridge. Commissioning Editors: Gareth Hydes and Alistair Miskin.
• Crossbow at the Castle 03.12.2025 28мин

  Jaswant Chail wants to bring down ‘the empire’ and his first act is to harm a British Royal.Inspired by Star Wars and encouraged by his ‘girlfriend’, he puts his deadly plan into action.Get in touch at behaveyourself@bbc.co.uk.Presenter: Rima Ahmed. Reporter: Maria Zaccaro. Written and produced by Luke de Costa. Researcher: Bethan Davies. Social Media: Fede Marilotti. Online Producer: Rachael Smith. Executive Producer: Luke Eldridge. Commissioning Editors: Gareth Hydes and Alistair Miskin.This programme contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
• Body of Proof 26.11.2025 29мин

  NHS surgeon Neil Hopper was hailed as a hero when he returned to work after having both his legs amputated, however, he hides a dark secret.His secret? The damage to his legs was self-inflicted.Get in touch via email: behaveyourself@bbc.co.uk.Presenter: Rima Ahmed. Reporter: Tamsin Melville. Written and produced by Luke de Costa. Researcher: Bethan Davies. Social Media: Fede Marilotti. Online Producer: Rachael Smith. Executive Producer: Luke Eldridge. Commissioning Editors: Gareth Hydes and Alistair Miskin.Details of information and support with body image are available at bbc.co.uk/actionline.
• The Bitcoin Bandit 19.11.2025 32мин

  James Parker, from Blackpool in Lancashire stumbles upon a glitch on a cryptocurrency website that generates ‘free’ money.He makes himself a millionaire, at a cost.Wanna get in touch? Email us at behaveyourself@bbc.co.uk.Presenter: Rima Ahmed. Reporter: Jane Downs. Written and produced by Luke de Costa. Researcher: Bethan Davies. Social Media: Fede Marilotti. Online Producer: Rachael Smith. Executive Producer: Luke Eldridge. Commissioning Editors: Gareth Hydes and Alistair Miskin.
• Act of Tree-son 12.11.2025 32мин

  Farmer Walter Renwick finds himself in the eye of a social media storm after the famous Sycamore Gap tree is felled.The tree had stood along Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland until September 2023.Wanna get in touch? Email us at behaveyourself@bbc.co.ukPresenter: Rima Ahmed. Reporter: Jane Downs. Written and produced by Luke de Costa. Researcher: Bethan Davies. Social Media: Fede Marilotti. Online Producer: Rachael Smith. Executive Producer: Luke Eldridge. Commissioning Editors: Gareth Hydes and Alistair Miskin.
• Death Pledge 05.11.2025 33мин

  Mark Christopher lured followers into his 'anti-establishment cult’ by promising to save them money. The movement quickly took a sinister turn.Wanna get in touch? Email us at behaveyourself@bbc.co.uk.Presenter: Rima Ahmed. Reporter: Lewis Adams. Written and produced by Luke de Costa. Researcher: Bethan Davies. Social Media: Fede Marilotti. Online Producer: Rachael Smith. Executive Producer: Luke Eldridge. Commissioning Editors: Gareth Hydes and Alistair Miskin.
• Danger, High Voltage 24.06.2025 31мин

  A group of workmen dig up roads and pavements to re-connect derelict buildings to the UK power grid. Local residents soon suspect that all is not as it seems and what‘s discovered is greater than they could have imagined.Wanna get in touch? Email us at behaveyourself@bbc.co.ukPresenter: Rima Ahmed. Reporter: Jonny Humphries. Written and produced by Luke de Costa. Online Producer: Lee Macaulay. Executive producer: Luke Eldridge. Commissioning Editors: Gareth Hydes and Alistair Miskin.