Episode 193 - Deceit in Derby - Unraveling the Mystery Behind The Philpott Fire

In May 2012, a man named Mick Philpott stepped up to the mic, at a small pub tucked away in a corner of Derby, England.

Wearing a fedora and sunglasses, Mick picked up the microphone and waited for a few beats before belting out the legendary lyrics, "We're caught in a trap. I can't walk out."

As Mick's wife giggled at the back of the pub, Mick poured himself into the Elvis song "Suspicious Minds" apparently unable to read the room.

In the fairly tight-knit town, (where Mick was practically known by everyone), the seemingly harmless karaoke gig held a dark irony.

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Research & Writing:

G.M. Lewis

Editing:

Aiden Wolf

Sources:

999 call transcript

Mick Philpott press conference

AUDIO: Derby House Fire 999 Call - Capital East Midlands

BBC NEWS 1 : Police Press Conference

BBC NEWS 2: FUNERAL

Derby fire deaths: Man and woman being questioned - BBC News

Derby fire deaths: Mick Philpott 'watched wife having sex' - BBC News

Child fire deaths: Michael Philpott 'hit mistress' - BBC News

Derby fire deaths: Mother 'tried to take own life' - BBC News

Derby fire deaths: Father 'physically abusive to ex-girlfriend' - BBC News

Derby fire deaths: Mick Philpott 'said former mistress was evil' - BBC News

Derby fire deaths: How police uncovered Mick Philpott's lies - BBC News

Death blaze dad Mick Philpott 'laughed and joked' - BBC News

Mick Philpott: the violent control freak who treated women as his slaves | Crime | The Guardian

Mick and Mairead Philpott convicted of manslaughter over Derby house fire | Crime | The Guardian

Derby fire: the Philpott children who died | Crime | The Guardian

Mick Philpott jailed for life – judge's sentencing remarks in full | UK news | The Guardian.

Derby house fire trial: Mick Philpott told wife 'they've got nothing on me' | UK news | The Guardian

Where is Mick Philpott's wife Mairead now? | The US Sun

Philpott child killer Paul Mosley recalled to prison - Derbyshire Live

Ten years on from Derby's darkest day - the Philpott fire - Derbyshire Live

Derby house fire: Mick Philpott 'started fire which killed six kids to frame ex-girlfriend Lisa Willis' - Mirror Online

Mick Philpott described as "wicked" by Ann Widdecombe in TV documentary - Mirror Online

Body language experts reveal how they knew child-killer Mick Philpott was lying about his guilt - Mirror Online

Mick Philpott was on bail for violent road rage incident_Mirror Online

Mick Philpott: Evil dad of 15 who never washed and alternated wife and mistress

Derby house fire: Mick Philpott 'started fire which killed six kids to frame ex-girlfriend Lisa Willis' - Mirror Online

"Mick started to punch out into thin air": Murder accused 'angry when police didn't arrest his ex'

Derby house fire killer Mick Philpott's children finally have headstones put on their graves - Mirror Online

"I'm a disgrace": Mairead Philpott felt “ashamed” after threesome hours before deadly house fire

Philpott trial: 'Shameless' Mick and Mairead epitomised the Jeremy Kyle generation - Mirror Online

Mick Philpott described as "wicked" by Ann Widdecombe in TV documentary - Mirror Online

Derby house fire trial - Latest news updates, Verdict reaction, Pictures, Video - Mirror Online

Derby house fire trial: Mairead Philpott "can't rule out" possibility that husband started blaze - Mirror Online

Mick Philpott's behaviour described by top cop as 'most astonishing he had seen in 30 years'

Philpott trial: Jury in Derby house fire deaths case retires to consider its verdicts - Mirror Online

House blaze 'rehearsed': Parents accused of six kids' deaths 'acted out dramatic rescue weeks earlier'

Philpott trial: Police chief brands parents guilty of killing their six children "devious liars" - Mirror Online

"I can't believe this is happening": Dad accused of killing six kids in blaze shocked at arrest

Derby house fire trial: Mairead Philpott "can't rule out" possibility that husband started blaze - Mirror Online

The Man Who Would Stop at Nothing - The Mick Philpott Trial

The Derby Fire Secrets and Lies - The Philpott Case

Father Of 17 Killed 6 Of His Own Children | World’s Most Evil Killers

Shocking Case Of Parents Who Killed Their Children. Mick and Mairead Philpott

Mick Philpott: The Control Freak Who Lost Control

Philpott Children's Graves | TRUE CRIME | FAMOUS GRAVES | #21.

Mick Philpott 'made remark to his wife' as they were being secretly recorded in a prison van

Funeral of Philpott children killed in Derby house fire: Poignant tributes from family and friends | Daily Mail Online

Where is Mick Philpott now and why did he kill his children? – The Sun

Where is Mick Philpott's wife Mairead now? | The US Sun

The four signs that gave away guilt of sick child killers Mick and Mairead Philpott - from 'dry tears' to 'bowed head' | The Irish Sun

Mick Philpott was jailed for stab attack on ex girlfriend and her mother | London Evening Standard

Mick Philpott | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers

Emotional scenes at Philpott children's funeral | ITV News Central

Mairead Philpott doesn't know if Mick could have set the fire behind her back | ITV News Central

Murder Up North_Derby Housefire Part One and Part Two

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWpyW-56P4U

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7KYzF_Fvfw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prcbC5I01JQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBLEtpQdrnQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jw_4CbFCFck

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hY9rhrVzVk

Release date

Lydbog: 11. december 2023