Murderer turned Hero

John Crilly, a man described by the police, politicians and the media as a hero, helped stop a terror attack on London Bridge that took place in 2019. The attacker had already stabbed and killed two people and wounded three others with two kitchen knives. The terrorist, Usman Khan, was also wearing a fake suicide belt - but John who used a fire extinguisher to stop Khan before the police arrived and shot him dead - didn’t know it was fake. John was attending a offender rehabilitation conference having recently been released from prison, after serving 13 years of as life sentence for murder.Support the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Om Podcasten

Award Winning Second Chance is a podcast series that explores the theme of second chance. It raises the questions who deserves a second chance, who decides who gets a second chance and what a second chance actually means. On this podcast we speak to people from all walks of life about their experiences, some who have been given a second chance in life, some who might be considered to be beyond deserving a second chance. The host of the podcast series is Raphael Rowe, host of the critically acclaimed series ‘Inside the World's Toughest Prisons’ on Netflix. He is also a former correspondent for the world's longest running BBC TV current affairs show Panorama the BBC Radio 4 Today programme as well as a regular contributor on The One Show and Sunday Morning Live on BBC One. In 1988, aged 20, he was sentenced to life imprisonment for a murder and robbery he did not commit. In July 2000, after 12 years in prison, the Court of Appeal quashed his wrongful convictions and he was freed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.