{"podcast":{"title":"The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast","slug":"the-true-crime-enthusiast-podcast-397198","podcast_index_feed_id":397198,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/66e15b1a7fb05edbd0bc5b7d","website_url":"https://truecrimeenthusiast.wordpress.com/","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/66e15b1a7fb05edbd0bc5b7d/1780030398712-69bf6f75-c247-45ff-9058-3efecaa01a24.jpeg","author":"The True Crime Enthusiast","episode_count":337,"summary":"Welcome to The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, which started off life as a weekly written blog in 2016, and soon made the jump into a regular one man and his mic, matter of fact straight talking podcast. In it, the host Paul looks at and recounts in-depth true crime cases from the UK and worldwide - both solved or unsolved crimes, but more often than not the lesser known and obscure ones. Follow us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/TheTrueCrimeEnthusiast/) , Twitter (https://twitter.com/tc_enthusiast) , Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/truecrimeenthusiast/) Wordpress Blog (https://truecrimeenthusiast.wordpress.com) and contact us on truecrimeenthusiast@gmail.com. Also, you can support the show at Patreon for extra content and offers: The True Crime Enthusiast Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/thetruecrimeenthusiast) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-19T04:19:33.395659+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-true-crime-enthusiast-podcast-397198"},"episode":{"title":"The Man Who Touched Muscles","slug":"the-man-who-touched-muscles","published_at":"2026-04-05T02:13:51+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-true-crime-enthusiast-podcast-397198/the-man-who-touched-muscles","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-true-crime-enthusiast-podcast-397198","url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-true-crimeenthusiastpodcast/episodes/the-man-who-touched-muscles","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/66e15b1a7fb05edbd0bc5b7d/e/69d1c55f3a785fb94bb01e94/media.mp3","summary":"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 of 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 The True Crime Enthusiast's Fundraiser For Macmillan Cancer Support   References - available upon request.   Follow/Contact/Support The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast Facebook Facebook Discussion Group Twitter Instagram Youtube Website TTCE Merchandise Patreon Page   Remembering Gary. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"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 any…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4756,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-true-crime-enthusiast-podcast-397198/episodes/the-man-who-touched-muscles/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-true-crime-enthusiast-podcast-397198/the-man-who-touched-muscles.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}