BINDON, JOHN: Real Crime TV -
In November 1978 violence erupted in a villains’ drinking den beneath London’s Putney bridge. The body of gangsta Johnny Darke was dragged out with nine stab wounds to the back, chest and throat. Dart’s killer was on the run but could not hide for long: millions knew his face. Real Crime [with Mark Austin] s2e6: Starring John Bindon, ITV 2002
Vicky Hodge began to discover a side to Bindon she’d only seen on screen. ibid.
He was invited to David Bowie’s Christmas Eve party in 1973. ibid.
It was on the Caribbean island of Mustique in 1975 … Princess Margaret was in the company of a man she believed was an actor. ibid.
Bindon showed genuine acting ability but could not conceal his dark side for long. ibid.
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BIRCHWOOD, GEORGE & PAUL CRYNE: Police Tapes: Who Killed Sharon Birchwood? TV -
The killing of Sharon Birchwood was one of the most complex investigations ever undertaken by Surrey police. A woman with no enemies and no criminal connections brutally murdered in her own home in a seemingly professional manner. Susanna Reid, Police Tapes: Who Killed Sharon Birchwood, ITV 2018
Sharon’s ex-husband George had discovered her body and called 999. He came in voluntarily for questioning. ibid.
The police were becoming convinced that George was more involved than he was letting on. ibid.
Paul Cryne’s DNA matched the only DNA found on the tape used to bind Sharon’s face, hands and legs during her murder. ibid.
Each sentenced to life with a minimum of 32 years in prison. ibid.
BIRD, DERRICK: Evil Up Close TV - The Cumbrian Murders: The Untold Story TV - Tim Shaw on Guns TV - Britain’s Most Evil Killers TV -
He began a killing spree by first targeting a blood brother. Evil Up Close: Derrick Bird: Massacre in the Lakes, CI 2012
Bird’s isolation extended to his hobbies. ibid.
It’s impossible to say which one of the issues haunting Derrick Bird would trigger the events of June 2nd 2010. ibid.
Two hours of murderous mayhem is about to begin. ibid.
He began shooting at anyone walking the streets of Cumbria. ibid.
He had placed the rifle to his head and pulled the trigger. ibid.
In a few short hours twelve people died and many more were left fighting for their lives. The Cumbrian Murders: the Untold Story, ID 2013
He was shooting randomly at strangers but also seemingly intent on settling old scores. ibid.
On 2nd June 2010 Derek Bird, a fifty-two-year-old taxi driver, drove through the country lanes and villages of West Cumbria on a killing spree that would leave eleven people dead. Tim Shaw on Guns, 2010
June 2010, Cumbria in the north-west of England: The peaceful community of Whitehaven was about to be shattered by the murderous rampage of one man: Over the course of one day Derrick Bird would kill twelve people and injure eleven more. The callous killer only stopped when he had run out of ammunition, finally turning the gun on himself as the police were closing in. Britain’s Most Evil Killers s3e7: Derrick Bird, Sky Crime 2019
Bird’s passion for guns continued into adulthood. ibid.
BIRNIE, DAVID & CATHERINE: Australian Families of Crime TV - Paul B Kidd - Catherine Birnie - Murder Uncovered TV -
David and Catherine Bernie are without doubt the most violent couple in Australia’s history. Deadly predators who abduct, rape, torture and brutally murder women. Australian Families of Crime s1e4, Nine Network 2010
David Birnie met the women who would become his partner in crime – Catherine Harrison – when they were children growing up in the 1950s. ibid.
Moorhouse Street, Perth, 20 October 1986: the Birnies put a sinister plan into action ... The rapes and murders are about to become more frequent, the product of sick fantasies dating back to the Bernies’ teenage years. ibid.
2005: David Birnie hanged himself in his cell. ibid.
Catherine Birnie is still behind bars. ibid.
Catherine was corresponding with other infamous female killers. ibid.
She never really had a chance from the word go. Her mother died when she was ten months old. Paul B Kidd, author Australia’s Serial Killers
Because I wanted to see how strong I was within my inner self. I didn’t feel a thing. It was like I expected. I was prepared to follow him to the end of the earth and do anything to see that his desires were satisfied. She was a female. Females hurt and destroy males. Catherine Birnie
David and Catherine Birnie were kindred spirits. Their relationship borne of evil. A husband and wife killing machine, the terrifying likes of which we hadn’t seen before or since. Their hunting ground was Perth, innocent women their prey. Murder Uncovered s1e1: The Kate Moir Story I II, Sky Witness 2018
Kate relives how she was moments from death … On 9th November 1986 David and Catherine Birnie abducted Kate. ibid.
‘I know I shouldn’t have gone with David but there’s nothing I wouldn’t do for him.’ ibid. Catherine
‘He goes to work; I jumped out the window.’ ibid. Kate
So were more women taken by the Birnies? ibid.
David Birnie hanged himself. ibid.
BIRO, DAVID: Killer Kids TV -
‘I’ve got two murders. I’ve just walked in, my daughter and son-in-law are here and they’re down in the basement and they’re dead.’ Killer Kids s4e4: Assassin & The Matrix Kid, 911 call, Bio 2015
David’s Biro’s behaviour began to get worse … an ever increasing penchant for violence … David brags to the police about committing the murders. ibid.