About this episode

The episode covers the violent rampage of Raoul Moat and the subsequent manhunt that captivated the UK.

Rothbury, England, 2010: After being released from prison, Raoul Moat begins a violent rampage targeting his ex-girlfriend, her new partner and the police — leaving one man dead and a police officer permanently injured. What follows is one of the biggest manhunts in modern British history. For almost a week, armed police search the Northumberland countryside as Moat remains on the run, sending threatening letters and declaring war on the police. But as the search intensifies, something deeply unsettling begins happening: members of the public start treating a wanted killer like a folk hero. From the shootings that triggered the manhunt to the infamous arrival of Paul Gascoigne and the tense final stand-off in Rothbury, this is the full story of Raoul Moat — and how one violent fugitive became the centre of a nationwide spectacle. Resources: ⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/eleanornealeresources⁠⁠ Follow Outlore Podcast here: YouTube - ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@EleanorNeale⁠⁠ Insta - @outlorepodcast ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/outlorepodcast/?__d=16d⁠⁠ TikTok - @outlorepodcast ⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@outlorepodcast⁠⁠ Get to know me on my Personal Channel YouTube - @ellieneale1…

People in this episode

Host: Eleanor Neale

Topics covered

• true crime
• manhunt
• violence
• public perception
• law enforcement
• fugitive

Keywords

• Raoul Moat
• manhunt
• true crime
• Paul Gascoigne
• Rothbury
• Northumberland
• police
• violence
• fugitive

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Rothbury, Northumberland

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