Episode #272 | 5.5.26
Ian Watkins from Lostprophets: A Nu Metal Monster in the So-Called “Monster Mansion”
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In this episode
The story about Ian Watkins of Lostprophets might be the most disturbing I’ve come across in all my music history research. It involves the abuse of children and a monstrous abuse of power and fame. It also takes place in, among other places, an aptly named prison called “The Monster Mansion”, and like most great stories, it involves an unlikely hero and a twisted sort of justice. This episode will shock you.
Sources
Peaches Geldof investigated over tweet naming mothers in Ian Watkins case (The Guardian)
Peaches Geldof apologizes for tweeting names in Ian Watkins case (BBC)
EPA-1684-Ethical Challenges Posed by Baby and Toddler Sexual Abuse; ‘the Lost Prophets’ Singer Ian Watkins (Cambridge University Press)
Case No: 63CA1726112 Sentencing Remarks (Judiciary.uk)
Ian Watkins prison life revealed as disgraced star was ‘dead man walking’ before killing (Manchester Evening News)
I saw Lostprophets paedo Ian Watkins in Monster Mansion and he looked totally different (Mirror)
Dean pedo rocker Ian Watkins hinted at sick crimes in resurfaced 2010 interview (News.com.au)
Heinous crimes and nursery rhymes: Inside HMP Wakefield (BBC)
The caged misery of Britan’s real ‘Hannibal the Cannibal’ (The Guardian)
Ian Watkins’ full appalling story from famous rock star to being killed in ‘Monster Mansion’ prison (Manchester Evening News)
Paedophile singer Ian Watkins dies in prison attack as two men arrested (BBC)
No Train Home: Remembering Ian Watkins, Dead Pedophile Rock Star (Vice)
What happened to Lostprohets? Lives of south Wales band members after Ian Watkins’ conviction (Wales Online)
Credits
Hosted by Jake Brennan.
Written by Jake Brennan.
Copy edited by James Sullivan.
Mixed by Colin Fleming.
Produced in partnership with the Exactly Right Network and iHeartPodcasts.
DISGRACELAND theme song, “Crenshaw Space Boogie,” written and produced by Jake Brennan. Performed by Jake Brennan, Bryce Kanzer, Jay Cannava, and Evan Kenney. Mixed and engineered by Adam Taylor.
*illustrations by Avi Spivak @avispivak