About this episode

This episode examines the murder of Scott Gilhooly, a landlord in Essex, and the subsequent investigation and trial.

Scott Gilhooly was a well-known and popular landlord in Essex who lost his life after trying to help someone in need. His kindness was repaid with an act of shocking violence that left his family, friends and the local community devastated. In this episode, I examine the events that led to Scott's murder, the police investigation, the trial and the heartbreaking victim impact statements that showed the lasting impact of his loss. I release episodes of the UK True Crime podcast every Tuesday and Friday, so please do join me again on Tuesday for the next episode. Support me at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/UKTrueCrime Watch my YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@Adam-uktruecrime/videos Get All The News First - Subscribe To My Newsletter https://uktruecrime.com Join UK True Crime Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrime Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Adam

Topics covered

• murder
• investigation
• trial
• victim impact
• community response

Keywords

• Scott Gilhooly
• murder
• Essex
• police investigation
• victim impact statements

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Patreon, YouTube Channel, UK True Crime, Facebook Group

Places: Essex

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