S6 Ep6: The Lethal Lodger, And The Lost Landlord

The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast

We are off back to 2015 and down to the city of Swansea, in South Wales, for a tale of greed, lies, deception, and senseless murder for gain this time around on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast.
Senseless murder indeed.
The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events that some listeners may find disturbing and/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/)
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• Last Train To Trancentral - The KLF
• Kool Thing - Sonic Youth

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Sources/References/Further Reading

• Swansea landlord killer David Ellis guilty of murder - BBC News
• Man denies Swansea landlord Alec Warburton murder - BBC News
• Tenant accused of Swansea landlord murder had 'rent issues' - BBC News
• Swansea landlord's skull 'hit from behind', trial hears - BBC News
• Swansea landlord 'asked for sexual favours', murder trial told - BBC News
• Lodger who brutally murdered his landlord with a hammer is jailed for life - Wales Online
• Lodger found guilty of murdering his landlord in brutal hammer attack - Wales Online
• Murder investigation appeal made to North Wales tourists - North Wales Live (dailypost.co.uk)
• Gwynedd man guilty of murdering his landlord - North Wales Live (dailypost.co.uk)
• Body found in Conwy is missing landlord Alec Warburton - North Wales Live (dailypost.co.uk)
• David Ellis found guilty of murdering Pembroke Dock man Alec Warburton | Western Telegraph
• David Craig Ellis, 41, was found guilty in Alec Warburton murder trail. | West Wales Chronicle : News for Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion, Swansea and Beyond
• Criminal sentence - David Craig Ellis - Swansea Crown Court - Mr Justice Knowles Kt (thelawpages.com)
• Man accused of landlord's murder was 'cunning, manipulative and deceitful', jury told - Wales Online
• 'Hammer used with considerable force' in attack on landlord, jury told - Wales Online
• Murder accused tells court he attacked landlord in bid to avoid sex act - Wales Online
• Man who attacked his landlord with a hammer admits he 'lost control' - but denies murder - Wales Online
• Jury in Alec Warburton murder trial sent home at end of first day of deliberations - Wales Online
• Jury sent home for second day in trial of man who denies murder of his former landlord - Wales Online
• A house where a tenant murdered his landlord with a hammer has been sold at auction - Wales Online
• Blood splashes found in room of a tenant accused of murdering his landlord, jury told - Wales Online
• Welsh murder suspect still on-the-run after sighting in Belfast - BelfastTelegraph.co.uk
• Self defence 'an issue' in murder case of Swansea landlord Alec Warburton - Wales Online
• Police appeal for man 'key to the case' as they investigate the disappearance of Swansea 59-year-old Alec Warburton - Wales Online
• Police continue to appeal for information in connection with disappearance of Alec Warburton - Wales Online
• Man who went on run in Ireland after murdering landlord in Wales gets 26-year jail sentence (irishexaminer.com)
• Tenant 'murdered landlord with a hammer and dumped body before fleeing to Ireland' | AberdareOnline
• Swansea landlord killer 'lost control' after sexual advances - BBC News
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