The Man Who Touched Muscles

About this episode

The episode explores the disturbing tale of Purple Aki, a figure of urban legend in North West England whose fetish led to tragic consequences.

He was for many years a folk devil, almost an apparition, whispered about in playgrounds and used as a threat by parents, in the North West of England anyway, to make their chldren behave - 'Purple Aki's gonna get you'. He became an almost Bogeyman, and around the North West of the UK, he has an almost legendary status. But - he was very, very real, and this time around on the Enthusiast, I bring you the tale of a strange individual who had a fetish that you, when you hear about it, would almost make you smirk. Until I tell you, that it was a fetish that led to the loss of at least one life. The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, including descriptions of skin colour, and including accounts of racial slurs, that some listeners may find disturbing or distressing, so discretion is advised whilst listening in.   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/ )   STONE – Autonomy Doves – Snowden The True Crime Enthusiast's Fundraiser For Macmillan Cancer Support   References - available upon…

People in this episode

Host: Always True Crime

Topics covered

• true crime
• fetish
• North West England
• legend
• crime details

Keywords

• Purple Aki
• true crime
• fetish
• North West England
• urban legend
• crime
• disturbing details

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