Episode 259 - Richard Huckle: Britain's Worst Paedophile

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In October of 2019, prison officers at HMP Full Sutton in West Yorkshire discovered the body of a prisoner who'd been subjected to 89 minutes of torture before being strangled to death by another inmate. <br><br>The victim was 33-year-old Richard Huckle. <br><br>Dubbed by the media as "The Gap Year Paedophile", Huckle was serving a life sentence for carrying out a 9-year-long, systematic campaign of abuse against some of the world's poorest children. <br><br>Huckle documented his atrocities on the dark web, authored a how-to-guide for paedophiles, and contributed to one of the largest nonce-networks ever discovered. <br><br>This is the story of Richard Huckle and the incredible officers who brought him down.<br><br><strong>Become a patron:</strong><br><a href="https://www.patreon.com/redhanded">Patreon</a><br><br><strong>Order a copy of the book here (US &amp; Canada):</strong><br><a href="https://www.wellesleybooks.com/book/9780762473793">Order on Wellesley Books</a><br><a 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href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/06/01/britains-worst-paedophile-who-targeted-poverty-stricken-children/">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/06/01/britains-worst-paedophile-who-targeted-poverty-stricken-children/</a><br><a href="https://news.sky.com/story/1705161/huckle-tried-to-cash-in-on-child-abuse-pics">https://news.sky.com/story/1705161/huckle-tried-to-cash-in-on-child-abuse-pics</a><br><a href="https://www.kentlive.news/news/kent-news/gruesome-details-revealed-over-death-3436632">https://www.kentlive.news/news/kent-news/gruesome-details-revealed-over-death-3436632</a><br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWgruUf1NNk">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWgruUf1NNk</a><br><a href="https://dailyuknews.com/uk-news/prisoner-found-guilty-of-murdering-britains-worst-paedophile/">https://dailyuknews.com/uk-news/prisoner-found-guilty-of-murdering-britains-worst-paedophile/</a><br><a href="https://www.kentlive.news/news/kent-news/psychopath-who-raped-murdered-richard-4733739">https://www.kentlive.news/news/kent-news/psychopath-who-raped-murdered-richard-4733739</a><br><a href="https://www.kentlive.news/news/kent-news/prisoner-who-killed-kents-most-4715058">https://www.kentlive.news/news/kent-news/prisoner-who-killed-kents-most-4715058</a><br><a href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/10141515/richard-huckle-murder-making-of-britains-worst-paedophile/">https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/10141515/richard-huckle-murder-making-of-britains-worst-paedophile/</a><br><a href="https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/innocentlooking-schoolboy-turned-britains-worst-paedophile/news-story/e7ef359a22d22f5afb5125adf9f0b87e">https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/innocentlooking-schoolboy-turned-britains-worst-paedophile/news-story/e7ef359a22d22f5afb5125adf9f0b87e</a><br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zVGsKIM2_Y">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zVGsKIM2_Y</a><br><a 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