Many people dream of winning the lottery. In 2009, a convicted rapist from Milton Keynes did just that, scooping over £2.5M. But everything wasn't quite as it seemed. This week, on the UK True Crime podcast, I tell that story - of brutal violence, sexual assault and greed.
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Sources
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/oct/04/edward-putnam-fake-national-lottery-ticket
'Lotto conman Edward Putman raped me when I was just 17 and pregnant' - Mirror Online (https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mirror.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fuk-news%2Fmum-raped-lotto-conman-edward-20464298&data=04%7C01%7C%7C60ee511291344183e21608d8b00ad45c%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637452907838731272%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=TKoUMNI7NS8%2BtkNjyAelVjSEXA8UUhnaPEt%2FRJ%2Bo%2B2Y%3D&reserved=0)
National Lottery fraud trial: Accused 'found ticket in his van' - BBC News (https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fuk-england-beds-bucks-herts-49796508&data=04%7C01%7C%7C60ee511291344183e21608d8b00ad45c%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637452907838741267%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=5g2gLUwE2ddLwr3WSJPV7QT8j%2FNlpH4Mh2b%2Fly%2F%2Bw3M%3D&reserved=0)
Edward Putman guilty: Builder, 54, jailed for cashing in on fake Lottery ticket to claim £2.5m jackpot | London Evening Standard | Evening Standard (https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fcrime%2Fbuilder-54-convicted-of-cashing-in-on-fake-lottery-ticket-to-claim-ps2-5m-jackpot-a4254481.html&data=04%7C01%7C%7C60ee511291344183e21608d8b00ad45c%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637452907838741267%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=wYPXCClQKgpPFTaXVEj6RBL4yP0NupSgJ78mZAgPv%2BQ%3D&reserved=0)
Convicted rapist in alleged £2.5m Lotto con ‘savagely beat wife and burned kids’ rabbits' - Daily Star (https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailystar.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flatest-news%2Flottery-conman-edward-putman-convicted-17082316&data=04%7C01%7C%7C60ee511291344183e21608d8b00ad45c%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637452907838751263%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=QCDpEeTUHjjVi0RaIDKoonBqgapm1HCrqF3h7ml8V%2Bk%3D&reserved=0)
Lotto conman Edward Putman’s 'secret fiancée in hiding' after fraudster jailed - Mirror Online (https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mirror.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fuk-news%2Flotto-conman-edward-putmans-secret-20574905&data=04%7C01%7C%7C60ee511291344183e21608d8b00ad45c%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637452907838751263%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=ZQ6bvtHElcU7gd5f9G%2BLTGwCTZqtxSiB9ZthuSKy2nA%3D&reserved=0)
Friend claims rapist Edward Putman tricked friends with another 'fake' lottery win months before his jackpot (thescottishsun.co.uk) (https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thescottishsun.co.uk%2Fnews%2F607725%2Ffriend-claims-rapist-edward-putman-tricked-friends-with-another-fake-lottery-win-months-before-his-jackpot%2F&data=04%7C01%7C%7C60ee511291344183e21608d8b00ad45c%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637452907838751263%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=SzXcQjS9Rn3kN2Lty%2BWIVwi8QS%2Fao4QQpEmddNgkvR0%3D&reserved=0)
Secret life of lotto rapist | Express Yourself | Comment | Express.co.uk (https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.express.co.uk%2Fexpressyourself%2F335798%2FSecret-life-of-lotto-rapist&data=04%7C01%7C%7C60ee511291344183e21608d8b00ad45c%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637452907838761257%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=Cc%2F0Y9at3De1sIhdQEkrN5169%2B%2BLq7JQh8XNeDhGpew%3D&reserved=0)
Lotto rapist Edward Putman is planning to build a 30-bedroom hotel next to M25 motorway | Daily Mail Online (https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailymail.co.uk%2Fnews%2Farticle-2808290%2F5million-Lotto-rapist-planning-build-30-bedroom-hotel-one-Britain-s-busiest-motorways.html&data=04%7C01%7C%7C60ee511291344183e21608d8b00ad45c%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637452907838761257%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=gF3DLB%2BMHdZGSo3e9g0v1VndAVAvVO6rZjxcpdkwBHw%3D&reserved=0)
Convicted rapist who conned £2.5m from lottery cheat's £53k in legal aid | UK | News | Express.co.uk (https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.express.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fuk%2F1233670%2Fman-lottery-fraud-jailed-rape-legal-aid&data=04%7C01%7C%7C60ee511291344183e21608d8b00ad45c%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637452907838771252%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=njErHf4nGBIKYSRCIdI7DcjoX1JPL2H%2FKKOJKjwzZME%3D&reserved=0)
Lottery fraudster Edward Putman is appealing conviction | Watford Observer (https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.watfordobserver.co.uk%2Fnews%2F18260520.lottery-fraudster-edward-putman-appealing-conviction%2F&data=04%7C01%7C%7C60ee511291344183e21608d8b00ad45c%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637452907838771252%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=Wl5WbkAzAJ2vCTsdXThzrdarWIwbZ2dcnTUIseo0BW4%3D&reserved=0)
Jailed National Lottery conman blamed for 'driving his partner in crime to suicide' - Mirror Online (https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mirror.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fuk-news%2Fjailed-national-lottery-conman-blamed-20733236&data=04%7C01%7C%7C60ee511291344183e21608d8b00ad45c%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637452907838781245%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=OnUOMy9gmU9OC6t28k4IFxNKquLkpsd4LBVEdaOkQVI%3D&reserved=0)
I've had to tell my son his father Rdward Putman is the 4.5m Lottery rapist: (dailymail.co.uk) (https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailymail.co.uk%2Fnews%2Farticle-2163455%2Famp%2FIve-tell-son-father-Rdward-Putman-4-5m-Lottery-rapist.html&data=04%7C01%7C%7C60ee511291344183e21608d8b00ad45c%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637452907838781245%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=7bOhEwdYSE3m%2F5rT1lSE88Zw7MINBHzsmnXRe612f6Q%3D&reserved=0)
National Lottery conman Edward Putman’s secret fiancée has gone into hiding — with his stolen millions still missing – The Sun (https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/10128164/national-lottery-conman-edward-putmans-secret-fiancee-hiding-stolen-millions-missing/)
Edward Putman charged with fraudulently claiming £2.5m lottery payout | Daily Mail Online (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6154627/Edward-Putman-53-charged-fraudulently-claiming-2-5million-lottery-payout.html)
National Lottery winner conned his way to £2.5million on fake ticket using Camelot insider | Daily Mail Online (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7482159/National-Lottery-winner-conned-way-2-5million-fake-ticket-using-Camelot-insider.html)
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