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The Taxi Driver Who Hunted Women | John Worboys

5/19/202640 min

Hit subscribe so you don't miss any updates. Check out our Patreon for bonus weekly episodes and access to live recordings, plus monthly newsletters! ⁠⁠Click here to join The infamous ‘Black Cab Rapist’ has been told he’s still a high risk to women and must remain locked up in the most dangerous category of prisoners. John Warboys victims, including Boris Johnson’s wife Carrie, welcomed the decision saying it was a huge relief but she continued to criticise the police for still not taking attacks against women seriously. Warboys reign of preying on single women late at night in his London black taxi is the subject of the new ITV drama Believe Me which reveals the misogynistic attitude of police officers who failed to link the attacks despite obvious clues. In this podcast episode, Martin Frizell and Professor David Wilson analyse Warboys’s background, his MO, the police failings and the shocking statistics that show attacks on women in cabs has tripled in the last three years!Sent from my iPhone Produced by Podcast House This episode is sponsored by the TRUE CRIME channel, where you can tune-in daily for a multitude of true crime documentaries that explore some of the nation’s most chilling cases. The TRUE CRIME channel is available on Sky 146, Freely 37, Freeview 67, Freesat 135, Virgin 148. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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  1. Martin Frizell· Host0:01

    Get the ice cream, love.

  2. Speaker 20:02

    Big freezer? [freezer door opening] Oh, it's stuck.

  3. Martin Frizell· Host0:06

    [ice cream machine whirring] It's five a piece.

  4. Speaker 20:10

    Some things are really best not to put off, like defrosting the freezer, or, if you're a landlord, sending a copy of the new government information sheet to your existing tenants. You must do this by the 31st of May or risk a fine. Make sure you're up to date with the new laws. Find the information sheet at gov.uk/rentingischanging.

  5. Martin Frizell· Host0:29

    He's the black cab rapist, one of Britain's most prolific sexual offenders. He's been denied parole, but are women still safe? [suspenseful music] Hello, and welcome to this episode of This Much Is True Crime with me, Martin Frizell, and Emeritus Professor of Criminology, David Wilson.

  6. David Wilson· Host1:16

    I do like the full title. Thank you for using it, Martin.

  7. Martin Frizell· Host1:19

    Can I just say, as we're recording this, uh, on a Monday in May, I've got a jumper on- [laughs] ... 'cause it's so cold outside.

  8. David Wilson· Host1:27

    Well, I'm wearing a shirt with a T-shirt. I

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