In May 2012, a man named Mick Philpott stepped up to the mic, at a small pub tucked away in a corner of Derby, England.

Wearing a fedora and sunglasses, Mick picked up the microphone and waited for a few beats before belting out the legendary lyrics, "We're caught in a trap. I can't walk out."

As Mick's wife giggled at the back of the pub, Mick poured himself into the Elvis song "Suspicious Minds" apparently unable to read the room.

In the fairly tight-knit town, (where Mick was practically known by everyone), the seemingly harmless karaoke gig held a dark irony.

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Sources:
999 call transcript
Mick Philpott press conference
AUDIO: Derby House Fire 999 Call - Capital East Midlands
BBC NEWS 1 : Police Press Conference
BBC NEWS 2: FUNERAL
Derby fire deaths: Man and woman being questioned - BBC News
Derby fire deaths: Mick Philpott 'watched wife having sex' - BBC News
Child fire deaths: Michael Philpott 'hit mistress' - BBC News
Derby fire deaths: Mother 'tried to take own life' - BBC News
Derby fire deaths: Father 'physically abusive to ex-girlfriend' - BBC News
Derby fire deaths: Mick Philpott 'said former mistress was evil' - BBC News
Derby fire deaths: How police uncovered Mick Philpott's lies - BBC News
Death blaze dad Mick Philpott 'laughed and joked' - BBC News
Mick Philpott: the violent control freak who treated women as his slaves | Crime | The Guardian
Mick and Mairead Philpott convicted of manslaughter over Derby house fire | Crime | The Guardian
Derby fire: the Philpott children who died | Crime | The Guardian
Mick Philpott jailed for life – judge's sentencing remarks in full | UK news | The Guardian.
Derby house fire trial: Mick Philpott told wife 'they've got nothing on me' | UK news | The Guardian
Where is Mick Philpott's wife Mairead now? | The US Sun
Philpott child killer Paul Mosley recalled to prison - Derbyshire Live
Ten years on from Derby's darkest day - the Philpott fire - Derbyshire Live
Derby house fire: Mick Philpott 'started fire which killed six kids to frame ex-girlfriend Lisa Willis' - Mirror Online
Mick Philpott described as "wicked" by Ann Widdecombe in TV documentary - Mirror Online
Body language experts reveal how they knew child-killer Mick Philpott was lying about his guilt - Mirror Online
Mick Philpott was on bail for violent road rage incident_Mirror Online
Mick Philpott: Evil dad of 15 who never washed and alternated wife and mistress
Derby house fire: Mick Philpott 'started fire which killed six kids to frame ex-girlfriend Lisa Willis' - Mirror Online
"Mick started to punch out into thin air": Murder accused 'angry when police didn't arrest his ex'
Derby house fire killer Mick Philpott's children finally have headstones put on their graves - Mirror Online
"I'm a disgrace": Mairead Philpott felt “ashamed” after threesome hours before deadly house fire
Philpott trial: 'Shameless' Mick and Mairead epitomised the Jeremy Kyle generation - Mirror Online
Mick Philpott described as "wicked" by Ann Widdecombe in TV documentary - Mirror Online
Derby house fire trial - Latest news updates, Verdict reaction, Pictures, Video - Mirror Online
Derby house fire trial: Mairead Philpott "can't rule out" possibility that husband started blaze - Mirror Online
Mick Philpott's behaviour described by top cop as 'most astonishing he had seen in 30 years'
Philpott trial: Jury in Derby house fire deaths case retires to consider its verdicts - Mirror Online
House blaze 'rehearsed': Parents accused of six kids' deaths 'a...