Crimewatch File: A murderer's Game

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  • čas přidán 26. 08. 2024
  • A Crimewatch file on the case of Michael Sams who was caught by his ex-wife as she watched Crimewatch. He killed Julie Dart, a Leeds prostitute, her body was found near the East Coast mainline in Grantham, Lincolnshire. He also abducted Birmingham estate agent Stephanie Slater, she was kept in a garage in Sutton on Trent near Newark.
    Stephanie died earlier this year from cancer.
    I know Andy has uploaded many episodes from 1995, I am currently looking through tapes to see if I have the missing ones. I have a few more Crimewatch files to add so all is not lost.
    Also a shout out to Andy Gibson who has got a Crimewatch group going on facebook, please join it would be good to get some quality discussion going.
    Once again thanks for all your kind comments - they make it all worthwhile, currently, from episode 1 to 105 we are only missing two, ironically one of which features the above case.

Komentáře • 769

  • @larajhilton
    @larajhilton Před 2 lety +114

    Bring back Crime Watch in this format. It’s brilliant. No showbiz, no razzmatazz, no pumped up music. Just like this!

    • @johnkearney1853
      @johnkearney1853 Před rokem

      They won’t, because most crime now is committed by..erm 🤯😅

    • @CARLIN4737
      @CARLIN4737 Před 6 měsíci +1

      No Rav?

    • @Devghost
      @Devghost Před 6 měsíci +1

      Get into a Time Machine then.

    • @cerkitbreaker
      @cerkitbreaker Před 3 měsíci +4

      American here. British TV is f’ing great.

    • @janeclarkson8471
      @janeclarkson8471 Před 26 dny

      I agree with you. I've always mirrored what you say. NO-ONE DOES CRIME WATCH OR CRIME DOCUMENTARIES, AS WE DO! They never need to overdramatised or OTT interviews with overplayed fake tears, where everyone looks made-up perfectly for the camera. Always making them feel fake. We have REAL characters, top notch characterisations, and the real nitty gritty stuff. All uninterrupted facts, good police work, no dramatics. Yes, BRING BACK CRIMEWATCH IN THE EXACT SAME FORMAT. Why change what works fine.

  • @lorraineforster8164
    @lorraineforster8164 Před měsícem +6

    This is the most realist and best acted Crime Watch I have ever seen. Congratulations to the makers.

    • @janeclarkson8471
      @janeclarkson8471 Před 26 dny +1

      Yes and terrifying. I wonder how his current wife coped with the truth. What unbelievable and atrocious acts this vile little man did. Sociopath and Psycho too.

  • @jujulionesselsa1416
    @jujulionesselsa1416 Před 2 měsíci +5

    When sweet Stephanie asked her family to look after her cat bless her beautiful heart ♥ 😢 And when i saw her on tv happily hugging her beloved cat i wept tears of joy.

  • @hadynwills3677
    @hadynwills3677 Před 2 lety +71

    Nice to watch a crime program that doesn't recap every five minutes like we'll thick or forgetful .

    • @noongourfain
      @noongourfain Před 8 měsíci +2

      Or tuning in halfway, having just flipped through 100 channels.
      I agree with you.

    • @MorrisPV
      @MorrisPV Před 8 měsíci +6

      That's down to no advert breaks on BBC television...

    • @CARLIN4737
      @CARLIN4737 Před 6 měsíci +1

      Can you repeat that please?

    • @francesmcmillan7596
      @francesmcmillan7596 Před 2 měsíci +1

      Exactly!! That's the formula that American programs use.

  • @mytartanbahrain
    @mytartanbahrain Před rokem +111

    Very tragic that Stephanie Slater died from cancer at only 50 years old. This is what trauma can do to the immune system. So utterly heartbreaking.

    • @ileanamuntean7338
      @ileanamuntean7338 Před rokem +16

      Yes, she was a kind, lovely human being.

    • @jackroberts9812
      @jackroberts9812 Před rokem +12

      @@ileanamuntean7338 I so agree

    • @f32440i
      @f32440i Před rokem +7

      OK doctor!

    • @cynthiatolman326
      @cynthiatolman326 Před rokem +18

      Sadly, I heard she actually had found a wonderful partner and was maybe coming to a place of real peace. Whether she'd have gotten cancer or not, no one can say, but PTSD does take its toll on our bodies so it's not an out of place comment.

    • @sarahjoines9343
      @sarahjoines9343 Před rokem +10

      Very sad did not know she died

  • @mrkipling2201
    @mrkipling2201 Před 3 lety +68

    What a brave bloke the estate agent man was. Even though he was being watched by the police, the listening device lost connection and anything could have happened. Especially when dealing with a psychopath like that who has already murdered one person. Heroism of the highest order.

    • @2icelollys1goat
      @2icelollys1goat Před rokem +17

      And.... he and his firm put forward a huge ransom

    • @DisabledPrepper
      @DisabledPrepper Před rokem +11

      He should have been awarded a braver medal for that!

    • @noongourfain
      @noongourfain Před 8 měsíci +5

      Great guy.
      In the documentary made 20 years later Julie, his wife, is STILL crying when she talks about the ordeal. You can tell she loves him!

    • @Music-oi2nf
      @Music-oi2nf Před 7 měsíci +1

      @@noongourfain stop posting such boring comments, thanks.

    • @janeclarkson8471
      @janeclarkson8471 Před 26 dny

      Don't read them or give us some of your own scintillating prose. People here are reacting to a massive trauma in people's lives. Nothing boring there but tragedy of an atrocious kind.

  • @davewhitehead8601
    @davewhitehead8601 Před rokem +17

    This is simply the best Crimewatch File. I remember seeing it on first transmission and have seen it some 15 times since. The production is excellent and those who made it can be suitably proud. One of the Top 3 Crimewatch Files.

  • @Woodman-Spare-that-tree
    @Woodman-Spare-that-tree Před 3 lety +35

    It was the ex wife who caught him. Well done to her! Otherwise the police would still be looking.

    • @chasey2327
      @chasey2327 Před rokem

      totally - coppers come across as being pretty useless tbh!

  • @simonmorris4226
    @simonmorris4226 Před 4 lety +113

    So many heroes. From Stephanie through her boss, the bobbies who pursued her rescue relentlessly and Sams ex wife who had the courage to name him. Hundreds of heroes. One vile coward.

    • @manfredwilliams9762
      @manfredwilliams9762 Před 4 lety +1

      Nobody says 'bobbies'. You must be a copper.

    • @manfredwilliams9762
      @manfredwilliams9762 Před 4 lety +2

      @Angharad Er, no actually, we don't. That word stopped being used years ago. Unless you're over 75, upper middle class and living in the home counties. Which I imagine you are.

    • @simonmorris4226
      @simonmorris4226 Před 4 lety +14

      @@manfredwilliams9762 I beg to differ. 58, a Midlander and proud of it and I am best described as educated working class. Bearing in mind I live not all that far from Sir Robert Peels estate who founded the modern police force quite a lot of us still call them bobbies. Copper is an Americanism from the Italian capperae, to capture!

    • @manfredwilliams9762
      @manfredwilliams9762 Před 4 lety

      @@simonmorris4226 Well, I am 63, also a Midlander and also working class, albeit an uneducated member. I somehow suspect that you are mixing in rather more rarefied circles than wot I am, innit? The word 'bobby' implies a certain affection and chumminess with a group of people who are generally, although not exclusively, disliked and distrusted by the very same class from which you appear to originate. And yes, I am aware that 'copper' was originally an Americanism, however, it is now very widely used to describe a policeman in my part of the world; indeed I cannot remember the last time I heard anybody say 'bobby'. Incidentally, I don't suppose for a moment, that you yourself could in any way be connected to the police force, however tenuously?

    • @manfredwilliams9762
      @manfredwilliams9762 Před 4 lety

      @Angharad You're right there, Angharad!

  • @ileanamuntean7338
    @ileanamuntean7338 Před rokem +25

    Stephanie Slater was a beautiful, kind and innocent human being. The psychological shock however, was too much and it probably triggered the cancer she died of aged 50.

  • @yuelingchu4361
    @yuelingchu4361 Před rokem +27

    Her boss was a decent and brave man. Couldn't be more opposite to the perpetrator. Well done.

  • @fevkin
    @fevkin Před 5 lety +116

    I love these Crimewatch files too, notwithstanding the terrible tragedies they relate. I can't stand the over-sensationalied stuff and the slower pace of these old cases makes them far more watchable

    • @debb4809
      @debb4809 Před 3 lety +13

      @JIJI Exactly what I was about to say. Some modern documentaries are rendered unwatchable because of that. Jump scare music crashes and all 🎶🎧🙄

    • @johnsmith-rs2vk
      @johnsmith-rs2vk Před 2 lety +3

      Well said .

    • @generichuman2044
      @generichuman2044 Před 2 lety +6

      @@debb4809 modern documentaries tend to repeat the same 5 minutes of film over and over again, whilst cramming in 20 minutes of adverts. Then they bring in an expert with no involvement in the case to talk about what we can learn from the killers choice of breakfast.
      I enjoy true crime but the modern stuff is tasteless and lacking any real substance. People make videos that feel almost like a praising biography of the monster they are discussing. They make it sound cool to harm people in unimaginable ways to give undeserved fame to societies deplorables.

    • @debb4809
      @debb4809 Před 2 lety +3

      @@generichuman2044 I totally agree.

    • @jackroberts9812
      @jackroberts9812 Před rokem +4

      I watch all the crime watch episodes including the files

  • @Romanplaystation
    @Romanplaystation Před 5 lety +175

    Even though I've seen this particular CW File maybe four or five times now over the years, and am familiar with all the details of the case, I still find it absolutely gripping telly. One can only hope current crime doc producers will one day return to this 'all fact, no-frills' style one day. No dramatic and/or ominous music cues. No flashy editing. No repeated scenes, details or dialogues. All the unnecessary style over substance that we see too often in modern crime docs.
    Just found your channel and want to say cheers for the uploads. 'Futureisgosub' was my only previous resource for old CW eps and now I have two more (You and Andy JS) to get through over the next week or two. Keep em coming, chief.

    • @PetroicaRodinogaster264
      @PetroicaRodinogaster264 Před 4 lety +18

      Roman plays. you and I are in total agreement with each other on every point you mention. They over dramatise something which is so dramatic already. The repetition of facts and the dreadful music is a big bug bear of mine. These are so much better.

    • @JosephKulik2016
      @JosephKulik2016 Před 4 lety +8

      Dear Roman: After 25 years as a True Crime fan, I have come to the conclusion that most True Crime videos are directed at the Soap Opera fans in the audience who are merely disguised as True Crime fans. These pitiful creatures particularly like the endless crying and blubbering that comes from the family members of the murder victim who also inevitably proclaim what a wonderful person their loved one was. Generally, the typical Soap Opera fan in the True Crime audience seems to feast on the misery in other people's lives. You can easily confirm what I am saying by perusing the comments on a few YT True Crime videos. Since Soap Opera fans are so prevalent in the True Crime audience, True Crime producers give these pitiful creatures what they want to the decided disadvantage of REAL True Crime fans like you and me. ... jkulik919@gmail.com

    • @camille5603
      @camille5603 Před 4 lety +9

      I have to completely agree with you. For the past 4 day's i've been watching nothing but these on this channel. 25+ years old these are and are a true thriller to watch and so well done. This is what British TV should be all about!

    • @skinnykarlos710
      @skinnykarlos710 Před 4 lety +18

      I agree with you. This is why I, an Aussie, much prefer U.K (& our own) true crime documentaries. The U.S efforts tend to be just like their citizens, loud and difficult to stomach.

    • @ceejay6882
      @ceejay6882 Před 4 lety +13

      The pans, flashes, chyron graphics, hollywood gossip style narration, and brief cardboard cutout soundbites from witnesses/victims is what makes the US crime shows so awful.

  • @daviddrysdale2746
    @daviddrysdale2746 Před 5 lety +46

    This is quite frankly my daily go to channel on CZcams, i now live in Melbourne, Australia and this provides me with my nostalgic UK fix! Thanks Redcard! Its also great reading all the warm and polite comments 🙌🏾

    • @oliverbingham9742
      @oliverbingham9742 Před 2 lety +1

      Same here David. Live on Mornington peninsula

    • @daviddrysdale2746
      @daviddrysdale2746 Před 2 lety

      @@oliverbingham9742 great spot Oliver! I just spent two weeks in Mount Martha. Fabulous part of VIC 👌🏾👌🏾 are you originally from the UK pal?

    • @oliverbingham9742
      @oliverbingham9742 Před 2 lety

      @@daviddrysdale2746 yes mate from Nottingham! We’re not far from mr Martha. Our favourite beach to go to! 👍🍻

    • @daviddrysdale2746
      @daviddrysdale2746 Před 2 lety

      @@oliverbingham9742 It’s top notch there!

    • @larajhilton
      @larajhilton Před 2 lety +1

      Such a nice comment. My daily routine too. ☺️

  • @coccinelle80
    @coccinelle80 Před 5 lety +104

    Rest in peace beautiful Stephanie, God bless her courage and resilience. What an unjust tragedy that she passed away so young, and that monster who killed Julie and terrorized them both is still alive. I hope he is being abused in prison every day.

    • @treasurehunteruk9718
      @treasurehunteruk9718 Před 4 lety +11

      Jill Saward was another one who died last year. Never got over her ordeal.

    • @thomasbarnes1498
      @thomasbarnes1498 Před 4 lety +2

      Sadly Sams will be in PC AKA the numbers.

    • @treasurehunteruk9718
      @treasurehunteruk9718 Před 4 lety +2

      @@thomasbarnes1498 Eh?

    • @thomasbarnes1498
      @thomasbarnes1498 Před 4 lety +5

      @@treasurehunteruk9718 PC = protective custody. In England PC is known as rule 43 so because of that it's known as the nubers...

    • @IwasBlueb4
      @IwasBlueb4 Před 3 lety +2

      coccinelle80 What a horrible thing to say.....He was caring with Stephanie.....Im sure he had no intention of terrorizing her ... and with Julie, he very prob panicked.

  • @mrkipling2201
    @mrkipling2201 Před 3 lety +15

    Giving Julie Dart’s family false hope in regards to asking for a ransom for her safe return was disgusting as well. She was probably already dead when the policewoman was waiting at Birmingham new street station with the money. Total psycho. Playing games with people’s lives, the police and the victims families obviously made him feel important. Shows how much of a sad and insignificant little man he was.

  • @carolineclancy7989
    @carolineclancy7989 Před 4 lety +20

    Great episode really interesting. I wish crimewatch did these detailed episodes still. It brings the story alive with its details and reenactments.

  • @davedogge2280
    @davedogge2280 Před rokem +7

    Stephanie Slater the 1991 kidnap (and rape) victim that survived this ordeal sadly died of cancer 31 August 2017, aged 50. It's March 2023 now and Michael Sams who is still in prison aged 81 still lives.

  • @smch6416
    @smch6416 Před 3 lety +19

    I remember this case so vividly and I've also seen a documentary with stephanie herself. What she went through during her time with him is truly horrendous, she is an incredibly strong woman. I can't even begin to imagine how she felt.

  • @BlytheWorld1972
    @BlytheWorld1972 Před 5 lety +63

    This channel has really made my year i love watching the old crimes i love watching the reconstructions and all the cases long forgotten for its time this show really was fantastic its even better to see the episodes in great q also the updates . Thanks Redcard74

    • @bensavage4575
      @bensavage4575 Před 5 lety +5

      Isn't it striking too of what a moron Samms was? It's like a crime special from Royston Vasey,

    • @lunamakesfilms
      @lunamakesfilms Před 4 lety +1

      My Dad was in this episode at 2:26

    • @AK-gb5kh
      @AK-gb5kh Před 2 lety +1

      Shame people died though.

  • @janeclarkson8471
    @janeclarkson8471 Před 26 dny +1

    I was realising what great powers of observation Stephanie had. I remember this case. I live about 5 miles away and know this area. This programme was excellent. Sorry to hear Stephanie died at 50. The terrible trauma took its toll. R. I. P Stephanie and Julie 🙏🏻 Excellent team work with the police and the other contributors.

  • @BlytheWorld1972
    @BlytheWorld1972 Před 5 lety +42

    this is a superb crimewatch special featuring some of the real people and locations its amazing to watch .

  • @CatLowe50
    @CatLowe50 Před 5 lety +110

    It goes without saying that Stephanie's ordeal was unimaginably terrifying. But hats off to Kevin Watts - honestly, by the time he got to the drop off point I was almost watching through my fingers.

    • @kosovaisalbania3720
      @kosovaisalbania3720 Před 4 lety +8

      Cat L I shit my self. Even though i like to think I’m a tough guy fearless guy. I still thought i could of not done that!😏

    • @jennyrayman2505
      @jennyrayman2505 Před 3 lety +1

      Loool. So was i.

    • @dazauto1400
      @dazauto1400 Před 2 lety +5

      If he hadn't have done it he knew pretty much Stephanie, would be killed. Very brave man.

  • @koogle5410
    @koogle5410 Před 4 lety +92

    Blinking heck! My boss wouldn’t pour me a coffee!!! Let alone understake a bloody horror treasure hunt in the cold n dark! .. fair play that fella!!

    • @kosovaisalbania3720
      @kosovaisalbania3720 Před 4 lety +5

      Koogle A 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣🤣🤣😂👍👍👍👍

    • @kosovaisalbania3720
      @kosovaisalbania3720 Před 4 lety +4

      😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂ffsk mate 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣🤣👐😂

    • @noongourfain
      @noongourfain Před 3 lety +4

      Yes he is a hero. I often wonder how he and his wife and family are doing?

    • @SecretSquirrelFun
      @SecretSquirrelFun Před 3 lety +1

      Ha ha ha 🐿

    • @worstxb1playertylerteehc635
      @worstxb1playertylerteehc635 Před 3 lety +2

      True that. Most bosses : ... ''Put Steph's Job in the Paper, we going to need someone to cover for her now she's gone''.

  • @retrorambles517
    @retrorambles517 Před 4 lety +62

    You don't get well made quality shows like this anymore

    • @aaarrrggghhhh
      @aaarrrggghhhh Před 4 lety +5

      It's only going to get worse now the BBC have sacked hundreds of people to make their programmes more 'yoof' friendly.

    • @sirandrelefaedelinoge
      @sirandrelefaedelinoge Před 4 lety +2

      @@aaarrrggghhhh Does that mean "snowflake friendly"...?

    • @sarahdrenth1540
      @sarahdrenth1540 Před 4 lety +6

      Isn't it brilliantly done? Sends shivers down my spine - I could be there! But not over dramatically. Thoroughly enthralling

    • @stevechristie2569
      @stevechristie2569 Před 3 lety

      @@sarahdrenth1540 Miss Drenth are you under 40?

  • @carmt7328
    @carmt7328 Před 5 lety +35

    Omg that guy from the estate agents how brave was he doing that in an evening and bloody fog in a remote area no way could I do that in them conditions.

    • @jennyrayman2505
      @jennyrayman2505 Před 3 lety +2

      I was petrified just watching the reconstruction...."it was just me alone with him", he said 😭+ unbeknown to him he had lost radio contact with police. So he was pitch dark middle nowhere in total fog. So horror movie.🕸🕷🕷 very brave. I would not hace done it.

  • @jrgboy
    @jrgboy Před 4 lety +14

    It was wonderful that Stephanie had a photograph memory & she could describe the car journey & things inside where she was held in graphic detail although she was blindfolded

  • @non-stickderich7112
    @non-stickderich7112 Před 5 lety +67

    My ex-girlfriend worked with Michael Sams in prison. She said he was one of the few prisoners who really creeped her out.

    • @TheOne-fe8wk
      @TheOne-fe8wk Před 5 lety +3

      david wacko haha nice name Dave. U most certainly sound like a wacko

    • @lunamakesfilms
      @lunamakesfilms Před 4 lety +8

      My Dad acted in this episode at 2:26

    • @immytweed4607
      @immytweed4607 Před 4 lety +1

      Sam's is my big brother he's innocent set up by the cops

    • @nipperparr6709
      @nipperparr6709 Před 4 lety +10

      @@immytweed4607 don't believe you

    • @shelllavin6988
      @shelllavin6988 Před 4 lety +2

      Immy Tweed you would say that

  • @thechatteringmagpie
    @thechatteringmagpie Před 5 lety +42

    Without doubt in my opinion, this is one of the best episodes made.

    • @meggriffin94
      @meggriffin94 Před 2 lety

      I thought this one was quite dull, some of the others were made better. That's not to diminish the real life situation.

    • @BossySwan
      @BossySwan Před 11 měsíci

      @@meggriffin94shut up meg

  • @dazauto1400
    @dazauto1400 Před 5 lety +42

    The tv movie about this case Beyond Fear 1997 is superb with Sylvester McCoy as Sams & Gina McKee as Stephanie Slater. Ive got it on dvd and i might upload it.

    • @rubytuesday5412
      @rubytuesday5412 Před 5 lety +13

      Daz Auto~ Yes please!

    • @pcbhaddicted
      @pcbhaddicted Před 5 lety +10

      That would be great yes as I’ve never seen it.

    • @pcbhaddicted
      @pcbhaddicted Před 5 lety +11

      That would be great if you uploaded the film as I’ve not seen it or never knew there was a film about it.

    • @mcfcguvnors
      @mcfcguvnors Před 4 lety

      upload to brandnewtube if you are uk based google remove everything not created from uk accounts

    • @stevechristie2569
      @stevechristie2569 Před 3 lety

      Tell us when you do DAZ AUTO

  • @dropperknot
    @dropperknot Před rokem +4

    Wonderfully told, impeccably acted, better than any Hollywood film.

  • @dutchdutch7381
    @dutchdutch7381 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Thank you for uploading this and without ads! You are a legend!

  • @futureisgosub
    @futureisgosub Před 5 lety +25

    Another I'd never thought I'd see again, thank you so much

  • @swiftlydoesit8480
    @swiftlydoesit8480 Před 5 lety +51

    RIP Julie and Stephanie.

    • @mattwhitley8781
      @mattwhitley8781 Před 4 lety

      Stephanie lived or am I missing something?

    • @carolinemcgovern8059
      @carolinemcgovern8059 Před 4 lety +12

      @@mattwhitley8781 Stephanie RIP did survive this. She went on to lead a life well lived and died of Cancer a few years ago.

  • @MM0SDK
    @MM0SDK Před 5 lety +73

    Sad news for anyone that doesn't already know. Stephanie Slater passed away last year at the age of just 50 after her battle with cancer. Such a sad story, some people are just dealt a bad hand with life. RIP Stephanie Slater and of course Julie Dart.

    • @meganperreault5191
      @meganperreault5191 Před 5 lety +3

      A Crimewatch file on the case of Michael Sams who was caught by his ex-wife as she watched Crimewatch. A Crimewatch file,ex-wife as she watched Crimewatch.

    • @MM0SDK
      @MM0SDK Před 5 lety +8

      Well i gave up on the god idea some years ago. I'd rather concentrate my love for the people closest to me. A problem shared is a problem halved they say, so always talk to someone if you're struggling - as we surely all have struggles at some point in our lives.

    • @KenyanBunnie
      @KenyanBunnie Před 5 lety +1

      Mark Bartlett OMG. 😢

    • @nicholashudson1754
      @nicholashudson1754 Před 5 lety

      It just shows u the police don't work hard they shit piss adding around with petting crimes

    • @buttonmoon1978
      @buttonmoon1978 Před 5 lety +1

      @Sheila Mchgee I hope you are feeling a lot better now.

  • @ellymay1455
    @ellymay1455 Před 4 lety +29

    Omg. I’m dam sure my boss won’t do that if I got kidnapped how brave was he..I recon he should get a bravery award he wasn’t police or army he was just a family man who never in a million years did he think he would have to do anything like that in his life..

  • @gillraven-pipes4930
    @gillraven-pipes4930 Před 2 lety +8

    Am so glad that Stephanie was released unharmed what a brave soul she is. Terrible about Julie, RIP. Thank you, for an excellent programme.

  • @jenniferaitken3542
    @jenniferaitken3542 Před 4 lety +9

    Omg I can relive the 90s !! Off not well today so I'm going to binge watch as many episodes as I can haha loving the hair styles and clothes #memories

  • @daveb6075
    @daveb6075 Před 5 lety +127

    Get the kettle on luv I need to watch some old school crimewatch ☕️

    • @Kill--alllll---IDF
      @Kill--alllll---IDF Před 5 lety +4

      Old school rave too lol

    • @michelealexander955
      @michelealexander955 Před 5 lety +1

      Dave B a

    • @traceypace92
      @traceypace92 Před 5 lety

      Diks

    • @Taffy064
      @Taffy064 Před 4 lety +6

      Dave B.. Get the kettle on luv I need to watch some old school crimewatch.
      Dave B's missus... Do you wanna feature on the next crimewatch episode!

    • @martinmason5008
      @martinmason5008 Před 4 lety +1

      What an idiot looking at this for entertainment value. What's in store for you?

  • @kurtcobain9013
    @kurtcobain9013 Před 2 lety +5

    THIS IS FUCKING AMAZING !!!!! WHAT a time machine...big up Staphanie Slater n my fellow Birmingham squad !!!!

  • @Notmehimorthem
    @Notmehimorthem Před 4 lety +16

    It just amazes me how nasty and despicable some men can be

  • @thetruthwillsetyoufree7912

    Thank you so much for uploading all these . I've only just found your channel and this is the first one I've watched , pleased to say I can see im going to have plenty of material to watch for a good while. Thank you muchly. These used to scared the hell out of me when I was younger , maybe this is what started my love and passion for true crime .
    This was incredible to follow . So please Stephanie made it , glad the pos was finally caught .

    • @ajs41
      @ajs41 Před 3 lety +1

      Crimewatch playlist I've set up recently: czcams.com/play/PL6oCQqv2KW6XFBwE-nkjXxdh7qk80jlhC.html

  • @giuseppenero110
    @giuseppenero110 Před 4 lety +68

    Only in Britain can somebody be sentenced to 4 life terms and still be eligible for release...wtf?!

    • @mattthewanderer5029
      @mattthewanderer5029 Před 4 lety +18

      Yep, a guy who threw acid in his ex's face got sentenced to life, minimum sentence 7years! Only in the UK could life and seven years be part of the same sentence!

    • @davidc3839
      @davidc3839 Před 3 lety +15

      Only in America did they execute children up until 2002. That puts it on a par with Iran. America has a murder rate of 5 per 100,000 people, opposed to Britain's 1/100.000. There must be something America is doing wrong - apart from trying to tell the world how to behave..

    • @giarose4063
      @giarose4063 Před 3 lety +1

      @@davidc3839 Absolutely, at least we know what humanity is.. There aren't addicts around every corner or racism is pre Dr Martin Luther King Jr.!

    • @CaptainMorganxxx
      @CaptainMorganxxx Před 3 lety +1

      @@davidc3839 Yes its called MULTICULTURE

    • @koogle5410
      @koogle5410 Před 3 lety +6

      actually its the whole of Europe due to ECHR, terminal prison sentences are illegal but after brexit we can make our own laws again.. so you are wrong sorry.

  • @FLOSSYTREADWELL
    @FLOSSYTREADWELL Před 5 lety +38

    Such a shame Stephanie died so young, especially as he's still alive. I hope the rest of her years were fulfilled.

    • @MsVanorak
      @MsVanorak Před 2 lety

      well he had had a leg amputated from cancer and he raped her - so he murdered two!

  • @StewSpaull
    @StewSpaull Před 5 lety +19

    Wow. I just checked into CZcams and found that this was your latest upload. I'd forgotten all about this particular one, but now, I remember it vividly. I think John Grillo - a fine character actor - played Sams. Might try to watch a bit of it now!

    • @ianbousfield5007
      @ianbousfield5007 Před 5 lety +4

      John grillo had a hilarious role in blackadder 2 as a leech doctor

    • @meskbren
      @meskbren Před 5 lety +3

      ​@@ianbousfield5007 That is amazing! He gives an excellent performance here. Sometimes contemptible and sometimes sympathetic.

    • @clause4x
      @clause4x Před 5 lety +2

      He played Wilf in the BBC sitcom Three up Two Down with Michael Elphick and Angela Thotne

    • @ianbousfield5007
      @ianbousfield5007 Před 5 lety +1

      I remember him in that.Wilf was a failed actor if i recall correctly

    • @dazauto1400
      @dazauto1400 Před 5 lety +1

      He also played House Master Mr Goodyear in Scum 1979.

  • @ianbousfield5007
    @ianbousfield5007 Před 5 lety +97

    In 1995 Michael sams tried to throttle a female probation worker in his cell.He got another 8 years on his sentence .RIP poor julie and stephanie

    • @pam9470
      @pam9470 Před 3 lety +1

      Sadly, Stephanie died in 2017 of cancer.

    • @mrkipling2201
      @mrkipling2201 Před 3 lety

      @dennytango same here. Not kill him but leave him with injuries that would make him wish he were dead.

  • @HelloSmileMore
    @HelloSmileMore Před 4 lety +4

    Did enjoy this case file. Better than any other series. Thanks for the upload of this series.

  • @nicky29031977
    @nicky29031977 Před 5 lety +97

    R.I.P Stephanie slater. She died last year of cancer.

  • @annamarielewis7078
    @annamarielewis7078 Před 3 lety +5

    I’ve given up Facebook and Netflix because all I watch now is CZcams and Crime Watch. Always than you for uploading.💜

  • @petersielski4591
    @petersielski4591 Před 19 dny

    crimewatch..this is one of your very best offerings...thankyou...so very much...please bring back crimewatch...your amazingly soooooo professional...in all you do....RESPECT

  • @ianbousfield5007
    @ianbousfield5007 Před 5 lety +52

    49:46 What a great stroke of luck that Sams stopped outside the home of a car paint sprayer who could identify the make and colour of the car

    • @ei4kc
      @ei4kc Před 5 lety

      lol funny detail

    • @Aluminata
      @Aluminata Před 5 lety +5

      Serendipity. 😁

    • @ei4kc
      @ei4kc Před 5 lety

      hi Ian bousfeild are you the trombone player

    • @ianbousfield5007
      @ianbousfield5007 Před 5 lety

      No mate.That's not me.

    • @KenyanBunnie
      @KenyanBunnie Před 4 lety +3

      Yes. There are a few that happened this way. I remember one was a little kid, like 11 years old or something, but he remembered every detail of this certain car involved in a crime. He loved cars.

  • @40BALOU
    @40BALOU Před 4 lety +7

    I would have not minded paying for a TV licence in those days, very good programs.

  • @ileanamuntean7338
    @ileanamuntean7338 Před rokem +6

    Sams was evil beyond comprehension, he had reasonably paid work and skills that can attract a high income. He was not fond of luxury and, as far as I know, had no expensive vices such as gambling or drugs to feed. Pure evil, malice and cowardice. It's very annoying that he is still alive while lovely Stephanie is dead. He even published an article saying that pensioners are better off in prison than outside.

  • @slinkiegirl2001
    @slinkiegirl2001 Před 2 lety +10

    rip stephanie slater she passed in 2017, poor girl she never got over what happened to her

  • @ruthbashford3176
    @ruthbashford3176 Před 3 lety +5

    This is absolutely fascinating, if it was a film you'd think it was far fetched.

  • @davedogge2280
    @davedogge2280 Před 5 lety +27

    Early 1990s people ! sickos, weirdos, victims and police. The entire thing is just a horror story. The pressure on that Estate Agent Kevin Watts who had to put up the ransom money and had to do the drop off must have been off the scale, a brave and considerate man. Things that pass you by as a kid and then you examine them later on in life and it makes me shudder.

    • @davedogge2280
      @davedogge2280 Před 2 lety

      @@gpotroast8031 oh they were worse !

    • @tosspot1305
      @tosspot1305 Před rokem +8

      Not just the 90s mate. There have been monsters for millenia and will continue to be for the existence of Humans

  • @lyndaburn6428
    @lyndaburn6428 Před 5 lety +19

    Perfect! Settling down before bed with a cuppa. Thanks so much redcard

  • @scathatch
    @scathatch Před rokem +5

    What a remarkable woman Stephanie Slater was. Yes. Trauma, such severe trauma, but trauma of any kind , even stress is well known to affect our immune systems

  • @KenyanBunnie
    @KenyanBunnie Před 5 lety +17

    It all felt like a Hercule Poirot mystery!

  • @eddieedwards5668
    @eddieedwards5668 Před 5 lety +23

    Cheers Redcard74, always reliable and consistent, good evening all of you very cold crimewatchers......🌫🌫🌫🌧🌧❄❄❄🌊💧💧💧☃️☃️⛄

    • @sarahreid3467
      @sarahreid3467 Před 5 lety

      Good evening to you too Eddie...

    • @joshuaedwards1248
      @joshuaedwards1248 Před 5 lety

      @@sarahreid3467 Good morning, to you, hope all is well....

    • @sarahreid3467
      @sarahreid3467 Před 5 lety

      @@joshuaedwards1248 Good morning to you Joshua

    • @joshuaedwards1248
      @joshuaedwards1248 Před 5 lety

      @@sarahreid3467 here's hoping all is well, haven't been online much, has redcard 74 been posting much videos of recent, as I haven't seen much?.....🤔🤔🤔

    • @sarahreid3467
      @sarahreid3467 Před 5 lety

      @@joshuaedwards1248 Me either, I have been very busy but hope to find something new soon. Redcard74 is the most reliable source for me though. I hope you find something good.

  • @Wally-H
    @Wally-H Před 4 lety +16

    Fantastic piece of programme making that has stood the test of time well. Unfortunately, later after this programme was made, Stephanie Slater admitted that Sams had raped her on the first night she was captive. It is therefore highly likely he also raped Julie Dart. Sams later, in response to the rape allegation, tried to claim Slater had consensual sex with him. The fact he made this claim rather than outright denying they had sex is highly suggestive Slater was telling the truth. She said she didn't admit he raped her during the intial investigation and trial because she wanted to spare her mother the pain. She was a truly brave woman.

  • @katemissfilanpurrmcdevitt

    Rest in peace Julie Dart and Stephanie Slater Xx😢😢

  • @mikh84
    @mikh84 Před 5 lety +15

    This has been an interesting evenings viewing.
    I remember watching this with my parents when it aired & the scene where Sams pulls out the knife in the bathroom & Stephanie screams scared me tonight as much as it did then🤐
    There was another documentary on this case made about 2000 part of a series called Manhunt & I think they used snippets of the reconstructions from this in it.

  • @P1mpMyBr1de
    @P1mpMyBr1de Před 3 lety +4

    This is one of the most interesting crime stories i've seen. It's my night off and i'm gripped 😃

  • @jeanneeber
    @jeanneeber Před 4 lety +6

    What a great show! Super interesting & an eduction in criminal psychology too!

  • @peterbustin2683
    @peterbustin2683 Před 4 lety +13

    Oh, I didnt know she had passed. Rest in peace, beautiful soul.

  • @treasurehunteruk9718
    @treasurehunteruk9718 Před 4 lety +7

    At least he was good to his word and released her. Lesley Whittle died after her kidnap and Suzy Lamplugh was never seen again.

  • @SHurd-rc2go
    @SHurd-rc2go Před 3 lety +4

    Sad story. But hats off to superb British acting, which make these programs so watchable.

  • @donnagpalk912
    @donnagpalk912 Před 4 lety +4

    First I've seen this here in the USA... I love it! Awesome. Thank you... 🐴

  • @kimdaffy4427
    @kimdaffy4427 Před měsícem

    Wow!!! This was FABULOUS!!!!
    Great format!!!!

  • @skygazer6898
    @skygazer6898 Před 3 lety +7

    RIP Stephanie and Julie. this individual should have hanged for his wicked crimes against these two ladies.

  • @mickduncan3564
    @mickduncan3564 Před 3 lety +5

    So no ones gonna mention the bit where the weird woman walks up and starts talking about hand signals, that bit cracks me up!!

  • @68halima
    @68halima Před 5 lety +30

    Wait - there's such a thing as a brick specialist?!

    • @LeviJamesRE
      @LeviJamesRE Před 4 lety +13

      There's all sorts... Look on the railway murders there's even a person who can tell types of rope I think they contact the manufacturer and can tell when and how it was made... Everything is always unique... Police amaze me because they really do look into every little bit of evidence no matter how small

    • @spac18
      @spac18 Před 4 lety +9

      If something exists, then there's multiple types of specialists about that thing's various aspects

    • @noongourfain
      @noongourfain Před 3 lety +1

      Millions upon millions of bricks in the world. Every one is unique. I bet they can tell exactly where in the world each one comes from. Bricks are beautiful. There are bricklaying contests, Olympic in nature....It takes no less than five years to become competent in laying them. And then there is The Masonic Order. The secretive organization that ran the world for so long.

    • @noongourfain
      @noongourfain Před 3 lety +1

      @Wal Leece I'm in America married to one. My husband didn't do an apprenticeship, he learned on the job. When some older guy at work saw his first firebox he said "Hey my main shit stain!" all day long. We don't call them brickies here. Just masons. I'm a sparkie. He always made 10X more then I did and no license required just a scaffolding safety class. I retired to keep house.

    • @noongourfain
      @noongourfain Před 3 lety

      @Wal Leece Oh lol

  • @grahamwatts8836
    @grahamwatts8836 Před 2 lety +8

    Very hard job being a policeman, this was a huge enquiry which ended with the detectives using good investigative techniques catching Mr Sams at his work premises.

  • @jul30ie
    @jul30ie Před 3 lety +7

    1:08:00 😂😂😂😂 I couldn’t stop laughing.
    They didn’t think it could be him as no one had ever mentioned that he had a limp before. Then ‘Tim’ says the best burglar he knows has no legs and then they decide it’s possibly him after all. Wtf 😂😂😂

  • @truthseeker444
    @truthseeker444 Před 4 lety +34

    Sams is still in jail, and not likely to ever be released, he is happy enough about that, as he thinks pensioners in jail are looked after better than pensioners who are free, sadly he is correct! Free food, heating, electric and pocket money, this is more than law abiding pensioners get.

    • @IwasBlueb4
      @IwasBlueb4 Před 3 lety +1

      Thats good.... But his wife must miss him a lot

    • @williamhoskins2300
      @williamhoskins2300 Před 3 lety +7

      Lucky he isn't in an American prison. He wouldn't be able to say that.

    • @kylieknight2365
      @kylieknight2365 Před 3 lety +2

      Don’t forget a roof over their heads

    • @valeriemacphail9180
      @valeriemacphail9180 Před 3 lety +9

      @Michele Marshall If we hadn't ripped them off for centuries, today we wouldn't have to be putting up with their presence here.

    • @notonyournelly5475
      @notonyournelly5475 Před 2 lety +5

      @Michele Marshall Which immigrants are you particularly talking about? I'm just interested

  • @shaneculkin7124
    @shaneculkin7124 Před 4 lety +3

    I rather enjoyed that.
    Puuuurfect for this rainy Saturday in n.y.c.
    Thank you for posting!!!!

  • @crumplezone1
    @crumplezone1 Před 5 lety +24

    We live 100 yards from the house where Steph was taken, RIP

    • @treasurehunteruk9718
      @treasurehunteruk9718 Před 4 lety +4

      I live close to where Jill Dando was killed and Suzy Lamplugh went missing.

    • @rubydawn1
      @rubydawn1 Před 4 lety +2

      when they showed the chips all wrapped up I was like we need a shop like that in Canda.

    • @treasurehunteruk9718
      @treasurehunteruk9718 Před 4 lety +2

      @@rubydawn1 Aye, there's nowt like fish n chips.

    • @thenewmodfather
      @thenewmodfather Před 3 lety

      I lived round the corner from the house

  • @mmaniaq8372
    @mmaniaq8372 Před 4 lety +2

    I just discovered this channel. Gonna be late tonight! Thanks for uploads.

  • @leemadden887
    @leemadden887 Před 5 lety +7

    Why does Susan Oake, the woman being interviewed at the beginning and end, smile so much when talking about this horrible event?

    • @treasurehunteruk9718
      @treasurehunteruk9718 Před 4 lety +1

      Probably thinking about her pay cheque for doing the programme.

    • @aliray1868
      @aliray1868 Před 4 lety +2

      I don't think that she's happy about this. I think that she's just as sweet lady talking and sometimes people just smile a lot, it's in their nature. I wish I was a person like this

    • @hayleymorgan9278
      @hayleymorgan9278 Před 3 lety +3

      It's a way to mask trauma .

  • @ktmadison588
    @ktmadison588 Před 3 lety +3

    This man was going out with a member of my family who had to go into hiding. There's a picture of him sat around the table with my Gran and my Aunties.
    When he organised to have the ransom money dropped off, it was 20 metres behind my school.
    Small world.

  • @confuzedpenguin9974
    @confuzedpenguin9974 Před 4 lety +8

    Urghhh Paul Britton. Did more damage to Criminal psychology and profiling than any one in our history

    • @babsreynolds2911
      @babsreynolds2911 Před 4 lety +3

      Yeah he fucked up on the Rachel nickel case wrote a book and went on record saying these things about these three cases nickel /bisect and green chain walk rapes and said and wrote saying they weren't linked and when it was proved they were he said he had linked them and that it was the police's fault and they made him say it ,,be a man admit u fucked up, and don't be an arrogant prick,, someone should profile him arrogant ignorant narcissist.

    • @caffrey1967
      @caffrey1967 Před 3 lety +3

      the man you are looking for will be middle aged somewhere between 25 and 70 who likes knifes , unemployed local lad who has a history of violence but does his nans shopping ..... oh ok thx paul here's your £4,000

  • @richardgraham65
    @richardgraham65 Před 5 lety +8

    Wasn't Britton discredited in regards to Brady? I am sure he was involved in another serious case and he made a complete mess of it.

    • @ianbousfield5007
      @ianbousfield5007 Před 5 lety +4

      Britton cocked up the whole Rachel nickell case.Not only did it nearly convict an innocent man,it lead to a double murder in 1993 because Britton said the serial rapes and Rachels murder weren't connected .

  • @chrisjohn4605
    @chrisjohn4605 Před 2 lety +4

    Paul Britton, waxing lyrical and stating the obvious since 1978!

  • @CatLowe50
    @CatLowe50 Před 5 lety +5

    Thanks so much for all your hard work, past and future! I don't suppose you do have the complete Dec 94 episode?

  • @patriciaoreilly8907
    @patriciaoreilly8907 Před rokem +3

    I remember the whole country was waiting to hear this man' voice its was such a big story in the papers .

  • @spike197047
    @spike197047 Před 5 lety +6

    Thank you redcard. Yes, if you can give us a link to the Crimewatch group I would very much want to join the group. Thanks again

  • @dazuk1969
    @dazuk1969 Před 3 lety +4

    People who think they are clever never understand their are always those that are more clever than them. The police in this case...Sams is an evil wicked man and i hope he never sees the light of day again.

  • @Aluminata
    @Aluminata Před 5 lety +5

    The police should regularly remind him ; it is not the police he needs to convince - its a judge and jury.

  • @chasey2327
    @chasey2327 Před rokem +3

    why are so many coppers such divs? even the top man was saying 'i just could not believe it, i thought it was a wind up' after the arresting officers confirmed EVERYTHING stephanie had said about her abduction. pond life level of intellect.

  • @ianbousfield5007
    @ianbousfield5007 Před 4 lety +5

    Sadly julies mum ,lynn,died about 10 years after julie

  • @CaptainOveur69
    @CaptainOveur69 Před 5 lety +9

    thanks for this!!!! love the crimewatch files, do you have any more of the files?

  • @SarahPlattFanx
    @SarahPlattFanx Před 3 lety +2

    This caused me so much anxiety

  • @jayburgh
    @jayburgh Před 4 lety +12

    Michael Sams was played by actor John Grillo whom you may remember as the doctor Edmund Blackadder visits in the Blackadder the 2nd episode "Bells" and prescribes him a course of leeches to cure his infatuation for his man servant Bob.

    • @Basauri48970
      @Basauri48970 Před 3 lety +2

      He was fantastic here, top performance. On the other hand I couldn't stand the actress who played Stephanie.

    • @secretsquirrel5764
      @secretsquirrel5764 Před rokem +2

      @@Basauri48970 the casting and performances except by the Sams actor, are quite poor.

    • @scathatch
      @scathatch Před rokem

      The acting of Michael Sams was excellent. Really creepy.

    • @Compleme_Cunm
      @Compleme_Cunm Před 6 měsíci

      "I'd rather be a quack than a ducky"

  • @melmazing3993
    @melmazing3993 Před 5 lety +7

    Paul Britton is ultra creepy.

  • @chris8374
    @chris8374 Před 5 lety +2

    Thanks redcard been watching from the first episode you put on

  • @essejd
    @essejd Před 3 lety +1

    Thanks so very much for the upload 👍

  • @jackroberts9812
    @jackroberts9812 Před rokem +4

    Kevin your amazing risking your own life for Stephanie

    • @f32440i
      @f32440i Před rokem

      Probably the most boring man I've ever heard

  • @wildandbarefoot
    @wildandbarefoot Před 4 lety +8

    No bakewell tarts and Earl Grey were mentioned, or they'd have had Alan Bennett bang to rights.

  • @wongo79
    @wongo79 Před 2 lety +2

    It’s a shame this show isn’t still going

    • @deantown6601
      @deantown6601 Před rokem

      They scrapped it due to most they were seeking later on, were foreigners.