S1 Ep6: Tracie Andrews, the femme fatale killer who tricked the nation

Devils in the Dark

True Crime, Comedy

4 • 835 Ratings

🗓️ 21 March 2022

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Helen Anderson and Danni Howard travel back to just before the millennium to delve into the mind of Tracie Andrews, the femme fatale killer who tricked the nation. After murdering her partner Lee Harvey in a vicious and frenzied attack, she used her charm to lay blame on a ‘fat man with staring eyes’, promoting the police to launch a search for a man who never even existed. Expect arguments of volcanic proportion, enough charm to fool a press conference (almost), and an attack that could never be forgotten. Devils in The Dark contains graphic details of sexual assault and violence and is not intended for all audiences. Listener discretion is strongly advised.

00:00 - Introduction

05:31 - Where Tracie’s story begins

09:43 - Tracie the model

11:04 - Tracie Andrews meets Lee Harvey

15:10 - The murder of Lee Harvey

24:33 - The press conference

33:03 - Witness statements

38:46 - Tracie overdoses on pills

41:00 - The trial of Tracie Andrews

48:27 - 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

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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.
0:05.0	And me, Danny Howard.
0:06.5	In every episode, we're going to be turning back the clock
0:09.8	and looking at some of the worst murder cases in history.
0:12.9	In this episode, we're looking into the woman that fooled the nation.
0:19.0	It's Tracy Andrews.
0:35.4	Danny, how are you? I'm good, thank you. How are you?
0:37.7	All right. We've been up to. Not much. A bit of a rush to get here. Um, I'm good, thank you. How are you? I'm all right. What we've been up to? Not much.
0:45.3	A bit of a rush to get here. Um, I'm not wearing any pants and I feel like just now everybody knows. We're all in it together now. Yeah. I'm sorry. It's my fault. I was thought, I'll organise my day
0:51.6	well and I'm going to go to the gym first and then come here and do this.
0:57.7	And I packed two bras and no pants.
1:00.4	So I'm only wearing one bra, which is nice, but no pants.
1:03.9	And now you have to live with that.
1:05.2	And I was in your house of no pants.
1:07.0	I mean, I wouldn't have been any wiser if you hadn't told me.
1:10.5	So.
1:10.7	Well, problem shared.
1:11.9	Problem after.
1:12.9	Exactly.
1:13.6	I've started plane watching.
1:15.4	Like, I've got this app on my phone where I can watch where planes are going.
1:22.1	Flight tracker, it's called.
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