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I Wish I Had Stayed In Bed |The Hungerford Tragedy : Episode 340

UK True Crime Podcast·Always True Crime·2 September 2026·43 min

About this episode

Minutes before taking his own life, Michael Ryan looked back on the devastation he had caused in Hungerford. He had killed 16 people and injured 15 others. Then he told the police negotiator: “I wish I had stayed in bed.” In this episode, I look back at what happened that day, the people whose lives were changed forever, and the events that unfolded as a quiet town found itself at the centre of a tragedy that shocked the country. I also look at some of the lesser-known details of the case and the questions that remained long after the shooting had ended. I release new episodes of the UK True Crime podcast every Tuesday and Friday, so please join me for the next episode on Friday. Find out more about me, Adam Lloyd, & UK True Crimehttps://uktruecrime.com Support me at Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/UKTrueCrime Buy Me a Coffeehttps://buymeacoffee.com/uktruecrimepodcast Watch my YouTube Channelhttps://www.youtube.com/@Adam-uktruecrime/videos Join UK True Crime Facebook Grouphttps://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrime Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.