Terrifying & True | Castlerock Double Murder (1991): Staged as a Suicide Pact
Podcast: Weekly Spooky | Scary Stories for HalloweenPublished On: Mon Mar 09 2026
Description: Lesley Howell and Trevor Buchanan were found dead in a car in Castlerock, Northern Ireland, in May 1991. The scene suggested a suicide pact; a confession nearly 18 years later exposed a double murder. Terrifying & True follows Colin Howell and Hazel Stewart, the affair behind the killings, the staged garage scene, and the convictions that overturned the accepted account. This true crime episode examines how deception survived inside a close religious community and how investigators revisited the evidence. What happens when the story told about two deaths protects the people responsible?Bonus episodes & support: https://weeklyspooky.com/joinMore scary stories: https://weeklyspooky.com/Story submissions: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com
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