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Delve into the dark heart of Glasgow, a city with history steeped in mystery and violence. A Dark City takes you behind the headlines to explore the city's most notorious murders - stories that shocked the nation, shattered communities and left scars that still linger. From cold blooded killers to infamous gangland slayings, we uncover the chilling details, the victims stories and the impact on Glasgow's streets.
Unknown Host hosts A Dark City, a history show with 39 episodes published.
£126 million on paper. About £118,649.50 in assets the Crown can actually seize. That single gap tells you almost everything about how modern organised crime works, and why so many “big wins” still leave the real money m
A luxury Audi abandoned on Boydstone Road. Hazard lights flashing. Doors left wide. A man bleeding out on the pavement, trying to catch the eye of a passing police patrol. Omar Sadiq’s death looks, at first glance, like
A family can be a refuge, but in Glasgow’s underworld it can also be a transmission belt. We follow the Welsh family, a name that never became a documentary title, never chased the spotlight, and still ran alongside the
Two of the most wanted men in Scotland vanish on the other side of the world, and the only “official” conclusion is a careful line from police: it might have happened, and they cannot rule it out. We pick up the trail of
A quiet Glasgow stairwell. A heavy thud overhead. Three knocks meant as a lifeline. Then a man steps out of a bedroom doorway, close enough to touch, and walks past without a word. Minutes later, Marion Gilchrist is foun
Send us Fan Mail A feud can start with ego, territory, and fear, but it only lasts decades when the stakes are bigger than pride. We follow the brutal, sprawling war between Paul Ferris, a young enforcer raised in Glasgo
Send us Fan Mail A bank safe in central Glasgow is opened on a Monday morning and it is simply empty. No smashed counters, no injured staff, no dramatic shootout, just a silence where a king’s ransom used to be. We dig i
Send us Fan Mail A bank safe in central Glasgow is opened on a Monday morning and it is simply empty. No smashed counters, no injured staff, no dramatic shootout, just a silence where a king’s ransom used to be. We dig i
Send us Fan Mail A front door that should be locked sits slightly open, and a family’s ordinary Tuesday in the Gorbals becomes a nightmare that still echoes through Glasgow’s true crime history. We retell the murder of 1
Send us Fan Mail A front door that should be locked sits slightly open, and a family’s ordinary Tuesday in the Gorbals becomes a nightmare that still echoes through Glasgow’s true crime history. We retell the murder of 1
Send us Fan Mail Six murders, years of rumours, and a two-word warning that still chills Glasgow: “Be aware”. We take you back to the 1990s, when women working the city’s streets began sharing whispers about dangerous cl
Send us Fan Mail Six murders, years of rumours, and a two-word warning that still chills Glasgow: “Be aware”. We take you back to the 1990s, when women working the city’s streets began sharing whispers about dangerous cl
Send us Fan Mail A city can look familiar in daylight and still keep secrets in its parks after dark. We head to Glasgow Green in the late 1950s, where a short run of attacks leaves three men dead and one young survivor
Send us Fan Mail A pub car park should be the last place a peace-maker dies, yet that’s exactly where Thomas “Tam” Cameron is gunned down in Bishopbriggs after trying to settle a debt that isn’t even his. We walk you thr
Send us Fan Mail A white van screeches into a Milton street as the sun drops over Glasgow. Kids are still outside. Seconds later, a shotgun is raised and John McGregor is shot dead. That brutal moment in 2021 is the cent
Send us Fan Mail A Saturday morning routine should not end in a national tragedy, yet that is exactly what happens in Clydebank when 15-year-old Paige Doherty sets off for work and never arrives. We walk through who Paig
Send us Fan Mail A red light in Maryhill. A silver BMW waiting in traffic. A masked man steps out of a black Ford S-Max and fires six shots before disappearing into side streets. That’s the opening moment we can’t shake,
Send us Fan Mail Eight murders in one square mile. No convictions. And a trail of families left with nothing but rumours, court transcripts, and the sickening sense that everyone knows more than they will ever say. We ta
Send us Fan Mail Nine shots tear through a quiet street in Airdrie, and a man known as a gentle giant is left dead on his own doorstep. We walk through the murder of Gary Moore, a devoted dad and gym owner who built a re
Send us Fan Mail A gang turns up at a Glasgow tenement and demands £10 a week for “UDA protection”. Hours later, Hector Smith is dead on his living room floor, shot at point-blank range after refusing to be threatened. W
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A Dark City is hosted by Unknown Host. The show is categorised under history (society) and has published 39 episodes.
A Dark City has published 39 episodes.
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