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June 24, 2024

Interview #58 | My Aunt and the Hitman: Wendy Cee Discusses Sharon Bi…

I welcome podcaster Wendy Cee to the show in this interview episode. In December 2007, Graham Birchwood orchestrated the murder of his wife, Sharon - Wendy's beloved aunt - by hiring a hitman named Paul Cryne. In this episode...

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June 20, 2024

S14E01 | Anne James (Walsall, West Midlands, 2018)

74-year-old Anne James had just returned from a quick shopping trip and was making soup at her home when a familiar face turned up at her door. Letting the man inside, Anne had no idea that within just a few …

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June 13, 2024

British Murders Unsolved | Episode 1: Claudia Lawrence (York, North Y…

35-year-old Claudia Lawrence last spoke to her mum on her mobile phone at around half 8 in the evening of March 18, 2009, shortly after phoning her dad. The following morning, she didn't turn up for her shift at the …

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June 6, 2024

S13E10 | The Murder of Megan Newborough (Coalville, Leicestershire, 2…

23-year-old Megan Newborough was captured on her family's Ring Video Doorbell getting into her car at 7.32 pm on Friday, August 6, 2021. Within an hour of that haunting footage, Megan was murdered by the very person she'd gon...

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May 23, 2024

S13E08 | The Murder of Susan Min (Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire…

When 29-year-old librarian Susan Min bumped into her ex-boyfriend around a year after they split up, she invited him to her house for a catch-up. She had no idea that doing so would lead to her death at the hands …

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May 16, 2024

S13E07 | The Murder of Cheryl Moss (Hornchurch, East London, 2006)

When 33-year-old nurse Cheryl Moss popped outside for a smoke break during one of her shifts, she had no idea that a teenager with murderous intentions was lurking in the grounds outside the hospital. What followed was a deva...

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May 9, 2024

S13E06 | The Murder of Lyndsey Vaux (Wigan, Greater Manchester, 2016)

When 30-year-old Lyndsey Vaux was rushed to hospital on the morning of May 22, 2016, she sadly died just an hour later. As the investigation into her death unfolded, detectives soon realised that Lyndsey had been subjected to...

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April 25, 2024

S13E04 | The Murder of Nicki Collingbourne (Letchworth, Hertfordshire…

After 26-year-old Nicki Collingbourne evicted her half-sister, 52-year-old Yvonne Caylor, from her flat, the pair's already tumultuous relationship worsened. Just seven months later, Nicki was found dead in her home. Caylor w...

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April 4, 2024

S13E01 | The Murder of Karena Bigg-Wither (Dogmersfield, Hampshire, 1…

When 26-year-old Karena Bigg-Wither offered 19-year-old Ian Haywood a place to stay one evening at her parents' luxury 17th-century cottage when they were out of the country, she did so out of the kindness of her heart. Confr...

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March 28, 2024

Alison, Maartje and Anne | Part 2: Monsters Since Childhood

When multiple women and children were raped in and around London's railway network during the early 1980s, detectives initially believed one man was responsible. They didn't realise that two men had committed the horrific act...

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March 21, 2024

Alison, Maartje and Anne | Part 1: Terror on the Tracks

When multiple women and children were raped in and around London's railway network during the early 1980s, detectives initially believed one man was responsible. They didn't realise that two men had committed the horrific act...

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March 7, 2024

S12E10 | The Murder of Jamie Lavis (Openshaw, Greater Manchester, 199…

When young Jamie Lavis vanished from his family home, the community rallied in a search effort. Little did anyone, including the police, know that the man spearheading the search was, in fact, the perpetrator responsible for ...

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Feb. 29, 2024

S12E09 | The Murder of Michael Beckwith (Harwich, Essex, 2016)

In this episode, I tell the story of Michael Beckwith, a 44-year-old man killed in Harwich, Essex, in July 2016. Michael was asked to meet up with 21-year-old Rebecca Ryan on July 31 to discuss their relationship, which had e...

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Feb. 8, 2024

S12E06 | The Murder of Joshua Hall (Cam, Gloucestershire, 2021)

In this episode, I tell the story of Joshua Hall, a 17-year-old boy killed in Cam, Gloucestershire, in April 2021. Joshua had agreed to meet fellow teenager, 15-year-old Harley Demmon, at Cam Sports Club to "sort out their di...

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Jan. 25, 2024

S12E04 | The Murder of Juliet Callaghan (Swinton, Greater Manchester,…

In this episode, I tell the story of Juliet Callaghan, a 12-year-old girl killed in Swinton, Greater Manchester, in March 1966. Juliet was attacked and killed by a 16-year-old boy called Gordon Wheeler while walking home from...

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