The Murder of 'Harry Potter' Actor Rob Knox

*Be sure to check out the BIG announcement we have right at the top of the episode* To those who knew him, Rob Knox was a big ol' teddy bear. Don't let his large physique and rugby training fool you - Rob wasn't one to resort to violence. He was, however, always willing to stand up for others. A fun-loving prankster often described as "cheeky," Rob was a natural performer. His confidence and talent landed him acting jobs including his biggest of all - a character in the "Harry Potter" franchise. Sadly, Rob never got to see his work on the big screen. Just days after he completed filming, 18-year-old Rob Knox was murdered.   Episode Sources: The Rob Knox Foundation https://www.robknox.org/ “(K)Nox: The Rob Knox Story” dir. Aaron Truss, BBC Select https://therokuchannel.roku.com/detai... “Teenager dies in south London stabbing” by Kevin Dowling, The Times, May 24, 2008 https://www.thetimes.com/article/b51a... “Actor's Killer Smirks As He's Jailed For Life” Sky News, Mar. 5, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/201411071... “Potter film actor killed in fight” BBC News Channel, May 24, 2008 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/en... “Harry Potter film actor stabbed to death” by Lee Glendinning and agencies, The Guardian, May 24, 2008 https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2008/m... “Harry Potter actor killed in Sidcup knife attack” by Ben Leach, The Telegraph, May 24, 2008 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukne... “Harry Potter Actor's Murder: Man In Court” Sky News, May 27, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/200902122... “SIDCUP: Man to stand trial for murder of Harry Potter actor Rob Knox” This Is Local London, Feb. 6, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/201106040... “Potter actor's parents' anguish” BBC News Channel, Mar. 4, 2009 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/en... “Karl Bishop guilty of killing Harry Potter actor Robert Knox” by Lucy Bannerman, The Times, Mar. 5, 2009 https://www.thetimes.com/article/1f17... “Life term for Potter actor killer” BBC News Channel, Mar. 5, 2009 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/en... “Actor accused showed 'no remorse’” BBC News Channel, Feb. 20, 2009 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/en... “Family of murdered Robert Knox speak out” by David Brown, The Times, May 26, 2008 https://www.thetimes.com/article/954e... “Potter actor’s courage ‘cost him his life’” by Anna-Louise Taylor, BBC News, Mar. 4, 2009 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/79... “Potter accused 'harassed woman’” BBC News, Feb. 19, 2009 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/en... “Killer’s History of Violence and Crime” New Shopper, Mar. 4, 2009 https://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/41... “Catastrophic errors by police allowed Karl Bishop free on the streets to murder Harry Potter actor Rob Knox” by Richard Edwards, The Telegraph, Mar. 4, 2009 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukne...   Join our Patreon!   / horrorwoodpodcast     Send us an email: [email protected]   Creeptastic theme music by: Nicholas Davio - nicholasdavio.com, @mr.nick.davio, @huron_coast