EP 07: The Man In Black - Peter Moore Artwork

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EP 07: The Man In Black - Peter Moore

January 28, 2026 • Homocidal Tendency A Queer True Crime Independent Podcast

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"I wanted to know what it felt like to kill someone."

In the winter of 1995, the quiet coast of North Wales became the set of a real-life slasher movie. Four men were brutally murdered in four months. The killer wasn’t a drifter or a gangster—he was a respected local businessman.

Peter Moore was the soft-spoken owner of the Focus Cinema, a man known for his love of teddy bear sweaters and his devotion to his late mother.

But when the sun went down, the "Teddy Bear" vanished. In his place was "The Man in Black"—a leather-clad predator who prowled the A55 Expressway in a white van, hunting for victims to satisfy a dark obsession he had watched on screen for years.

In this episode, we dive into the twisted mind of Britain’s "most dangerous man," exploring how a fixation on
Friday the 13th
bled into reality, the "Jason" defense that stunned a courtroom, and the eerie, decaying cinema where he hid his secrets.

📼 In This Episode:

The Villain: Peter Moore, the "Jekyll and Hyde" of North Wales who kept a shrine to his mother in one house and a Nazi bunker in the other.

The Movie: How Moore treated his crimes like a film production, from the "costume" to the "director's commentary" confession.

The Victims: Remembering Henry Roberts, Edward Carthy, Keith Mersh, and Tony Davies.

The Twist: The "Jason" Defense—did Moore invent a fictional doppelgänger based on Jason Voorhees to take the fall?

The Locations: An urban explorer’s look at the rotting Focus Cinema in Bagillt and the desolate "Triangle of Terror" along the A55.

📍 The Locations (Check our Instagram for the Map):

Bagillt: The Focus Cinema (The Lair)

Pensarn Beach: The Dunes (The final murder site)

Clocaenog Forest: The burial site

The A55 Expressway: The "Hunting Ground"

🔪 Horror Tropes Discussed:

The "Evil Twin" / Doppelgänger Defense.

The "Slasher" archetype (The Man in Black).

Friday the 13th
(Jason Voorhees).

🔗 Connect With Us:

Instagram: @HomocidalTendency –
Head there now to see the "Triangle of Terror" map, the photos of the cinema

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Question of the Week: Peter Moore blamed "Jason" for the murders. In the battle of Slasher Villains, is Jason Voorhees actually the scariest, or did Moore pick the wrong idol? Let us know in the comments!

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Host: Matt

Genre: Queer True Crime

Disclaimer: This episode contains detailed descriptions of violence and murder. Listener discretion is advised.

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