S1 Ep12: Raoul Moat, the police hating murderer on the run

Devils in the Dark

True Crime, Comedy

4 • 835 Ratings

🗓️ 2 May 2022

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

Helen Anderson and Danni Howard take a look at the case of Raoul Moat, the murderer on the run that had the UK glued to their TV screens. After getting out of prison, Raoul took his hatred of the police to a whole new level, murdering two innocent men and seriously injuring his ex-girlfriend before turning the gun on himself. Expect a terrifying meat head of a man, a vendetta against the police, serious ‘roid rage, and football star Gazza turning up to save the day with a fishing rod and a chicken dinner…

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00:00 - Introduction

06:06 - Where Raoul’s story begins

11:35 - Raoul’s girlfriend, Samantha

14:29 - Raoul goes to prison

16:55 - Samantha’s new boyfriend, Christopher Brown

21:40 - Raoul’s Plan

22:28 - Raoul gets out of prison

23:35 - The murder of Christopher Brown

27:01 - Raoul’s letters

31:00 - Raoul calls 999

32:35 - The shooting of PC David Rathband

33:59 - Raoul goes on the run

42:18 - Gazza to the rescue

42:22 - The last ditch attempt to catch Raoul alive

45:37 - Raoul commits suicide

49:13 - Outro

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If you have been affected by any of the themes in this week’s episode please consider contacting the following resources:

The Samaritans helpline: 116 123

Refuge domestic abuse helpline: 0808 2000 247 (live chat is also available at https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/Contact-us *times apply)

Safeline domestic abuse helpline: 01926 402 498

Safeline national male survivor helpline: 0808 800 5005

Transcript

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0:00.0	Welcome to Devils in the Dark with me Helen Anderson.
0:03.2	And me, Danny Howard.
0:04.6	We're two best friends entering the world of true crime.
0:07.6	I'll be sharing the stories of some of the worst and most horrific murder cases in history
0:12.2	with the help of professional criminologists.
0:14.7	And we're taking you along for the ride.
0:17.8	In this episode, we're looking into the deadliest and strangest shootout of British history.
0:23.4	It's Raal Mote.
0:35.6	I really love our intro music.
0:37.6	I do. Every time I hear it, I love it more. It's a little bit like hillbilly. I really love our intro music.
0:38.6	I do.
0:40.2	Every time I hear it, I love it more.
0:42.2	It's a little bit like hillbilly, isn't it?
0:43.4	Yeah, a rockerbilly.
0:44.9	It's just enough.
0:47.7	But like, it's kind of sexy.
0:48.2	Yeah.
0:53.6	It's like sexy horror train.
0:57.9	Yeah, except why can't we sing it?
0:59.9	You're an actual singer in a band.
1:01.3	Give me a chance.
1:02.8	I reckon I could next time. I would say that I have grade five music theory and I can cite sing, you know, at, well, I could cite sing at a grade six level yeah I can't
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