The Tragic Case Of Natalie McNally 💔 It was nearly Christmas, 2022, in Lurgan, Northen Ireland. Natalie McNally was expecting a baby with boyfriend Stephen McCullagh He was a live streamer that went by the name of VoteSaxon07 But he had a terrifying plan. CCTV captured Stephen making his way to her house dressed in all black. He entered her home and committed a crime too brutal to comprehend. When police questioned him at the crime scene he pretended to have just found her, and said he had an alibi.. he had been live streaming. But this was all a set up. Although the police were convinced at first, he was soon arrested for the crime. He was found guilty at his trial and given a minimum of 31 years in prison.. True crime story true crime storytime #crime #crimetok #crimestory #truecrime true crime cases

- He's killing her during this live stream. - 'Cause I won't post a mission if I don't get this bitch to die. - It was nearly Christmas 2022 in Logan, Northern Ireland. Natalie McNally was just 32 years old. She was a lovely, gentle woman who loved animals and her family. And she was in good spirits this Christmas because she was hiding an exciting secret. She was pregnant. She was expecting a little baby boy and she knew that this was the last Christmas before her bundle of joy arrived. She'd met her boyfriend Steven McCulloch that year on Bumble and the relationship was moving pretty fast. Things were about to take a terrifying turn on the evening of the 18th of December. 'Cause boyfriend Steven was a regular live streamer. He went by the name Vote Saxon 07. And his fans knew him as this gamer. He also did like nostalgia-based content, GTA, that kind of thing. On that particular evening, he hosted a live stream titled Violent Night. See, Steven was acting like a loving boyfriend on the surface and also a fun comfort content creator. But he was about to do something that absolutely defies belief. Just hours before Natalie had been enjoying a lovely Sunday dinner at her parents house. She'd watched the World Cup final with them and she'd been chatting away to Steven on text and everything seemed normal. She had no idea of his sick plan. She drove back to her house and parked up at 7 p.m. as a man approached her home. In dark clothing and gloves, concealing his face. It was Steven. Now from what we know, he entered Natalie's home. He seemed to have made his way into the property without forcing entry. That could mean she opened the door and he ambushed her. That could mean he knew that she kept the door open maybe. He then brutally stabbed, strangled and beat her to death. His pregnant girlfriend and he did that. And the tragic truth is you are more likely to get murdered by your partner when you're pregnant. He did this all while he had a pre-recorded live stream broadcasting as an alibi. Chillingly in the so-called live stream, he was killing a woman on a GTA mission. During that live stream, he then callously left Natalie's body bleeding out on the floor and made his way home. He truly planned this meticulously. He'd pre-recorded himself telling the chat that he was having technical difficulties so he couldn't actually respond to their live messages. We know he did that because he was miles away not monitoring the chat, murdering his girlfriend. He then sent texts to Natalie's phone after killing her to try and act innocent, to try and act like he was trying to get hold of her. 24 hours later, he then went back to the crime scene to fake finding Natalie's body, called 999 from Natalie's house in absolute tears. And this is why I say to people, do not be fooled by any emergency phone call. People can be very convincing when their freedom is on the line. He wailed on the phone explaining that he'd found his girlfriend dead, said there's blood everywhere and he even took the time to explain to police that he thought maybe an abusive ex had killed her. He was arrested at the scene but police actually released him when they heard about his live stream alibi. It was convincing enough to even fool the experienced officers for a while. He pretended to be the grieving boyfriend for weeks on end. He visited her grave, he spoke out about how devastated he was that he couldn't keep the act up for long. The weirdly left chilling Easter eggs on that live stream, things like actually mentioning Natalie's name and also flashing up a James Bond no time to die poster. Police found CCTV of Stephen leaving Natalie's home on the night of the murder despite claiming that he was at home. He was found guilty at his trial and given a minimum of 31 years in prison. For more cases like this, I do post deep dives on both my podcasts, the Born Investigation and my new video based podcast, Serving Crime.