The Body On Corstorphine Hill (Part 1)

Series 5 of The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast begins with an opening tale of tragedy from 2013, and the actions of a very disturbed individual indeed. The episode this week contains descriptions of crimes and events that some listeners may find disturbing or upsetting, so discretion is advised whilst listening. 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/) Show Sponsors: Beer 52 (https://www.beer52.com/truecrime) Playlist Tracks: Space Truckin' - Deep Purple Ocean Pie - Shed Seven References/Further Reading: https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/killer-who-chopped-mothers-head-9603873 https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/crime/killer-who-beheaded-mother-sent-20791458 https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/friend-claims-james-dunleavy-murdered-3040157 https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/crime/sadistic-killer-james-dunleavys-ex-gilfriend-3099120 https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/james-dunleavy-killers-ex-tells-3100474 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-25776991 https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/james-dunleavy-killer-beheaded-mum-4984928 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-30814617 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-25776991 https://www.scotsman.com/news-2-15012/corstorphine-hill-murder-accused-denies-killing-1-3269646 https://www.scotsman.com/news-2-15012/corstorphine-hill-trial-no-emotion-from-accused-1-3266752 https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/courts/man-found-guilty-in-edinburgh-of-beheading-his-mother-1.1659553 https://www.irishmirror.ie/news/ex-lover-monster-james-dunleavy-revevals-3100273 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-25747553 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-25654808 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-25671269 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-25682912 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-25728209 https://www.thejournal.ie/dunleavy-murder-1263158-Jan2014/ https://www.thejournal.ie/scottish-police-name-claddagh-ring-murder-victim-arrest-man-984872-Jul2013/ https://www.thejournal.ie/police-scotland-murdered-woman-981084-Jul2013/ https://www.thejournal.ie/edinburgh-murder-irish-977957-Jul2013/ https://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/crime/case-phyllis-dunleavy-solved-irish-2041542 https://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/crime/james-dunleavy-snr-insists-son-3053201 https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/medical-secretary-who-stole-prescription-pads-was-addicted-to-sleeping-tablets-after-gruesome-killing-of-her-mother-court-hears-37533064.html https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/13166261.killer-son-demands-move-to-jail-from-hospital/ https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/i-was-last-to-see-her-alive-but-i-didnt-kill-my-mother-says-son-dlxtns2cxgv?--xx-meta=denied_for_visit=1&experiment_id=PW_001&experiment_variant_id=PW_001_0&visit_number=1&visit_remaining=0&visit_used=0 Follow/Contact/Support The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/TheTrueCrimeEnthusiast/) Facebook Discussion Group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/1973169242968995/) Twitter (https://twitter.com/@tc_enthusiast) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/truecrimeenthusiast/) Website (https://thetruecrimeenthusiast.co.uk/) TTCE Merchandise (https://www.tshirtstudio.com/marketplace/the-true-crime-enthusiast-podcast-merch) Patreon Page (https://www.patreon.com/thetruecrimeenthusiast) Remembering Philomena (Phyllis) Dunleavy