Blood Ties Podcast

A Wansell family brunch is never deathly dull. Blood Ties is a weekly true crime podcast.

  • 31 minutes 10 seconds
    S13 Ep 22: Hannibal the Cannibal

    Geoffrey and Molly Wansell confront Britain’s most chilling killer, Robert Maudsley, the man the tabloids dubbed Hannibal the Cannibal. Locked away in a glass cell beneath Wakefield Prison, Maudsley has spent decades in near-total isolation after a string of murders so brutal they shocked even hardened detectives. But who is the man behind the monster?


    With Geoffrey’s trademark precision and Molly’s probing curiosity, Blood Ties digs into Maudsley’s tragic childhood, his descent into violence, and the media myth that turned him into a British bogeyman. Was he born evil or made by a system that failed him?


    This is Blood Ties at its most provocative: a gripping, fearless look at one of Britain’s darkest souls and the uncomfortable truths that lie behind the nickname Hannibal the Cannibal.


    CREDITS: 

    Presenters: Geoffrey and Molly Wansell

    Producer: Peter Shevlin https://pod60.com/

    Artwork: George Leigh

    Music: Dan Wansell


    CONTACT: 

    Twitter: @BloodTies_Pod

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    12 November 2025, 6:02 am
  • 25 minutes 42 seconds
    S13 Ep21: Devil in Disguise

    Gregory Vincent Greene was a man of contradictions, charming yet cold, generous yet ruthless. Behind the façade of an ordinary life lay secrets that would unravel a family and shock a community. In this gripping new episode of Blood Ties, Geoffrey and Molly Wansell peel back the layers of a complex life and a chilling crime. With their trademark mix of forensic storytelling and psychological insight, they explore how Greene’s charisma concealed darkness, and how the people who loved him were drawn into a web of lies, fear, and betrayal.


    CREDITS: 

    Presenters: Geoffrey and Molly Wansell

    Producer: Peter Shevlin https://pod60.com/

    Artwork: George Leigh

    Music: Dan Wansell


    CONTACT: 

    Twitter: @BloodTies_Pod

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    10 November 2025, 6:02 am
  • 26 minutes 18 seconds
    S13 Ep20: The Shankill Butchers

    In the heart of Belfast during the height of the Troubles, a brutal gang prowled the night, abducting, torturing, and killing innocent Catholics in a reign of terror that would shock even hardened police officers. Known as The Shankill Butchers, this group of loyalist paramilitaries turned the streets into hunting grounds, leaving a city already divided by politics and religion gripped by fear. In this episode of Blood Ties, Geoffrey and Molly Wansell uncover how one man, Lenny Murphy, led a gang whose sadistic killings blurred the line between political violence and pure psychopathy. 


    CREDITS: 

    Presenters: Geoffrey and Molly Wansell

    Producer: Peter Shevlin https://pod60.com/

    Artwork: George Leigh

    Music: Dan Wansell


    CONTACT: 

    Twitter: @BloodTies_Pod

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    5 November 2025, 6:02 am
  • 31 minutes 23 seconds
    S13 Ep19: The Curry Killer

    Geoffrey Wansell uncovers the shocking story of Lakhvir Singh, a woman whose passion turned to poison. When her lover began a new relationship, jealousy consumed her. In an act as chilling as it was calculated, she laced his curry with a rare poison — aconite — earning her the nickname “The Curry Killer.” Was this a crime of love, rage, or revenge? Geoffrey discusses the case with Molly to unravel how desire, betrayal, and heartbreak led to one of Britain’s most extraordinary murder cases.


    CREDITS: 

    Presenters: Geoffrey and Molly Wansell

    Producer: Peter Shevlin https://pod60.com/

    Artwork: George Leigh

    Music: Dan Wansell


    CONTACT: 

    Twitter: @BloodTies_Pod

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    3 November 2025, 6:02 am
  • 31 minutes 50 seconds
    S13 Ep18: The Teacup Poisoner

    He was just fourteen when he started killing — a schoolboy with a chemistry set and a deadly obsession. Graham Young, known to history as The Teacup Poisoner, was the embodiment of evil hiding behind a polite English smile. In this episode of Blood Ties, Molly and Geoffrey uncover the chilling story of how a quiet teenager turned into one of Britain’s most sadistic murderers — poisoning friends, family, and colleagues with clinical precision.


    This is the twisted tale of intellect, arrogance, and pure malevolence — a crime that shocked a nation.


    CREDITS: 

    Presenters: Geoffrey and Molly Wansell

    Producer: Peter Shevlin https://pod60.com/

    Artwork: George Leigh

    Music: Dan Wansell


    CONTACT: 

    Twitter: @BloodTies_Pod

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    29 October 2025, 6:02 am
  • 32 minutes 42 seconds
    S13 Ep17: The Greatest Criminal

    In this gripping episode of Blood Ties, Geoffrey and Molly Wansell delve into the chilling case of Catherine Wilson — the so-called “Victorian Poisoner.” A trusted nurse who turned her patients’ trust into a death sentence, Wilson used poison to line her pockets, leaving a trail of mysterious deaths behind. The Wansells unravel how a woman meant to heal became Britain’s last woman publicly hanged, executed outside Newgate in 1862. With their trademark mix of intrigue and insight, they expose the hypocrisy, greed, and horror lurking beneath Victorian respectability. It’s a story of betrayal, cold calculation — and the darkest side of human nature.


    CREDITS: 

    Presenters: Geoffrey and Molly Wansell

    Producer: Peter Shevlin https://pod60.com/

    Artwork: George Leigh

    Music: Dan Wansell


    CONTACT: 

    Twitter: @BloodTies_Pod

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    27 October 2025, 6:02 am
  • 28 minutes 59 seconds
    S13 Ep16: The Golden State Killer

    He was the bogeyman of suburban America — a ghost who crept into homes, shattered lives, and vanished into the night. For decades, the Golden State Killer taunted police, leaving behind terrified families and a trail of violence that stretched across California. Rape, murder, stalking — his crimes were monstrous, his arrogance chilling. And yet, he lived quietly among us, a husband, a neighbour, a man who waved on his morning walk.


    In this gripping episode of Blood Ties, Geoffrey and Molly Wansell uncover how one of America’s most sadistic predators was finally unmasked — not by luck, but by science. It’s a story of obsession, fear, and justice, decades in the making. The Golden State Killer — humanity at its most horrifying.


    CREDITS: 

    Presenters: Geoffrey and Molly Wansell

    Producer: Peter Shevlin https://pod60.com/

    Artwork: George Leigh

    Music: Dan Wansell


    CONTACT: 

    Twitter: @BloodTies_Pod

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    22 October 2025, 5:02 am
  • 28 minutes 12 seconds
    S13 Ep15: The Selfish Predator

    He called himself a “psychopath with a conscience.” But behind the bravado, Mark Brown was a cold, calculating killer. In the quiet seaside town of St Leonards, Brown led a double life — father, partner, builder by day, and murderer by night. When two women vanished months apart, detectives uncovered a web of lies, manipulation, and chilling arrogance that shocked even the most seasoned investigators.


    Geoffrey and Molly expose the dark psychology of a man who believed he could outsmart everyone — this is not fiction. It’s a real-life horror story hiding in plain sight.


    CREDITS: 

    Presenters: Geoffrey and Molly Wansell

    Producer: Peter Shevlin https://pod60.com/

    Artwork: George Leigh

    Music: Dan Wansell


    CONTACT: 

    Twitter: @BloodTies_Pod

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    20 October 2025, 5:02 am
  • 27 minutes 32 seconds
    S13 Ep14: The Real Peaky Blinders

    Long before the hit TV series turned them into legends, the real Peaky Blinders ruled the backstreets of Birmingham. With swagger in their step, and blood on their hands — they were the original urban gangsters of Britain’s industrial age.


    In Blood Ties: The Real Peaky Blinders, we uncover the brutal truth behind the myth — the poverty, the power, and the violence that shaped a generation of men who became symbols of rebellion. We separate fact from fiction to reveal how a local street gang became an enduring piece of British folklore.


    CREDITS: 

    Presenters: Geoffrey and Molly Wansell

    Producer: Peter Shevlin https://pod60.com/

    Artwork: George Leigh

    Music: Dan Wansell


    CONTACT: 

    Twitter: @BloodTies_Pod

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    Email: [email protected] 

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    15 October 2025, 5:02 am
  • 34 minutes 10 seconds
    S13 Ep13: The Jilted Boyfriend

    Kyle Clifford turned up at their quiet Hertfordshire home like any other ex returning a few belongings — calm, deliberate, utterly convincing. Kyle Clifford wasn’t some impulsive man in a rage; he was calculated, chillingly controlled. He moved with purpose, carrying out his grim mission with military precision, showing no flicker of hesitation. This wasn’t chaos — it was cold, rehearsed determination. The sort of darkness that makes you question how well we ever really know the people closest to us.


    CREDITS: 

    Presenters: Geoffrey and Molly Wansell

    Producer: Peter Shevlin https://pod60.com/

    Artwork: George Leigh

    Music: Dan Wansell


    CONTACT: 

    Twitter: @BloodTies_Pod

    Instagram: bloodties_pod

    Email: [email protected] 

    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bloodtiespodcast

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    13 October 2025, 5:02 am
  • 37 minutes 10 seconds
    S13 Ep 12: The White House Farm Murders

    In Blood Ties, Geoffrey and Molly Wansell confront one of Britain’s darkest and most divisive crimes — the White House Farm murders. Six members of one family gunned down in cold blood, a nation horrified, and a son accused of orchestrating it all. Jeremy Bamber — charming, intelligent, and now serving a whole life sentence — maintains his innocence to this day. But is he a cold-blooded killer or the victim of a catastrophic miscarriage of justice? This is the story of betrayal, lies, and the shocking night that shattered the peace of an English farmhouse forever.


    CREDITS: 

    Presenters: Geoffrey and Molly Wansell

    Producer: Peter Shevlin https://pod60.com/

    Artwork: George Leigh

    Music: Dan Wansell


    CONTACT: 

    Twitter: @BloodTies_Pod

    Instagram: bloodties_pod

    Email: [email protected] 

    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bloodtiespodcast

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    8 October 2025, 5:02 am
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