UK True Crime

UK True Crime


The Female Arsonist Killer: Episode 09

January 10, 2017

We head to Prestatyn, on the north coast of Wales, for this edition of the weekly UK True Crime Podcast.  We examine the events of 2012 leading to the deaths of five people - including three young children - in an horrendous arson attack.  The culprit was Melanie Smith, their neightbour in the flat downstairs.


We look at the troubled history of Melanie Smith and the events that shaped her life leading to her horrendous crime. We also assess the devastation caused to so many people by her actions.