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In this episode, I tell the story of Lewis Daynes and Breck Bednar.
On the morning of February 17, 2014, 18-year-old Lewis Daynes murdered 14-year-old Breck Bednar by stabbing him in the neck.
Breck met Lewis online and was lured to his flat the previous evening.
Lewis Daynes was handed a life sentence with a minimum term of 25 years on January 12, 2015, by Mrs Justice Cox at Chelmsford Crown Court.
Lorin LaFave, Breck's mum, founded a charity in 2014 in response to the tragic loss of her son. You can find out more about 'The Breck Foundation' here:
Intro music:
David John Brady - 'Throw Down the Gauntlet'
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References:
Breck Bednar friend: “Murderer told me he’d killed him.”(2016, January 22). BBC News. Retrieved April 4, 2023, from https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-35364026
Breck Bednar murder: Body photos “circulated by killer.”(2014, December 1). BBC News. Retrieved April 4, 2023, from https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-30273692
Breck Bednar murder: Killer “contacts victim’s mother.”(2016, January 27). BBC News. Retrieved April 4, 2023, from https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-essex-35413240
Breck Bednar murder: Lewis Daynes sentenced to life in prison. (2015, January 12). BBC News. Retrieved April 4, 2023, from https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-30786021
Breck Bednar stabbing: Dead teenager “arranged internet meeting.”(2014, February 19). BBC News. Retrieved April 4, 2023, from https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-26263788
Breck Bednar stabbing: Lewis Daynes admits boy’s murder. (2014, November 25). BBC News. Retrieved April 4, 2023, from https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-30193056
Daynes, L. (2016, January 26). Open Letter from Lewis Daynes. Blogspot. Retrieved April 4, 2023, from http://lewisdaynes-open-letter.blogspot.com/
Halliday, J. (2015, January 12). Teenager who killed Breck Bednar in ‘sadistic’ attack jailed for life. The Guardian. Retrieved April 4, 2023, from https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/jan/12/lewis-daynes-stabbed-breck-bednar-essex-sentenced-chelmsford-crown-court
IAmNeil. (2019, February 4). The Murder of 14 year old Breck Bednar - The murderer’s call to 999 after the incident (UNCOVERED)[Video]. YouTube. Retrieved April 4, 2023, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1z_2Q6COmI
IPCC: Grooming reports to police “need better handling.”(2015, November 23). BBC News. Retrieved April 4, 2023, from https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-34896103
Meaney, S. (2020, November 20). Are the worst monsters no longer hiding in the dark?TP Times. Retrieved April 4, 2023, from https://tptimesnews.wordpress.com/2020/11/20/are-the-worst-monsters-no-longer-hiding-in-the-dark/
Murder victim Breck Bednar’s family “taunted online.”(2019, February 18). BBC News. Retrieved April 4, 2023, from https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-47283872
“Sadistic” online killer Lewis Daynes arrested over rape claims. (2015, January 12). BBC News. Retrieved April 4, 2023, from https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-30776738
Smith, J. (2015, January 12). Breck Bednar murder: How Lewis Daynes manipulated his victim. BBC News. Retrieved April 4, 2023, from https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-30730807
Surrey Police payout for Breck Bednar’s parents. (2016, March 13). BBC News. Retrieved April 4, 2023, from https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-35797349
