Podcast Episodes

The Trunk Murders

Season 2 Episode 9

On Friday, May 6, 1927, a large black trunk was abandoned in the luggage office at Charing Cross station in London. The trunk sat amongst the other abandoned luggage in the stifling heat until Monday…

Published on 8 years, 1 month ago

Thornbury Double Murder / Stephen Farrow

Season 2 Episode 8

Stephen Farrow was born in 1964. He was the black sheep of the family... 

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This episode was researched and written by Rosanna Fitton. 

Illustrations and production dir…

Published on 8 years, 2 months ago

Nowhere Left To Turn / The Murder Of Bijan Ebrahimi

Season 2 Episode 7

Bijan Ebrahimi lived on the ground floor in a four-storey block of flats located on Capgrave Crescent in Bristol. Bijan, a shy man and an Iranian immigrant, suffered from health problems that left hi…

Published on 8 years, 2 months ago

Snatched / Alan Hopkinson

Season 2 Episode 6

Alan Hopkinson is a former member of Mensa with an IQ of 159. He was a computer programmer and had served in the Royal Air Force. At the time of his arrest, he was middle-aged with salt and pepper ha…

Published on 8 years, 3 months ago

Killer Furries / Christopher Monks & Shaun Skarnes

Episode 1

In 2009, Christopher Monks persuaded a boyfriend he met through an internet chat room to kill his parents in return for a disturbing reward...

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This episode was resea…

Published on 8 years, 3 months ago

Killing An Author / The Murder Of Helen Bailey - Part 2

Season 2 Episode 5

WARNING: THIS IS PART TWO OF A TWO-PART STORY. PLEASE LISTEN TO 'SEASON 2 - EPISODE 4' FOR MORE DETAILS ON THIS CASE. 

During April 2016, Helen Bailey, a successful author, disappeared. She allegedly …

Published on 8 years, 3 months ago

Killing An Author / The Murder Of Helen Bailey - Part 1

Season 2 Episode 4

Ian Stewart lived on Baldock Road in Royston with his fiancée, successful author Helen Bailey. The couple shared their home with Ian's two sons, from a previous marriage, and Helen's beloved miniatur…

Published on 8 years, 4 months ago

Killing Spree In Peterborough / Joanna Dennehy

Season 2 Episode 3

Over ten days in 2013, Joanna Dennehy went on a sadistic killing spree. She murdered three men and left two others fighting for their lives...

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This episode was resea…

Published on 8 years, 4 months ago

The Stone Frog & The Skeleton / Leigh Ann Sabine

Season 2 Episode 2

On Tuesday, November 24, 2015, Michelle James and an acquaintance were clearing out a communal garden in Beddau, Wales, after a neighbour, Leigh Sabine, had passed away. Before she had died, Leigh, w…

Published on 8 years, 5 months ago

The Beast Of Birkenshaw / Peter Manuel

Season 2 Episode 1

On May 12, 1958, 31-year-old Peter Manuel went to trial at Glasgow High Court for the murder of eight people. So desperate were people to get a seat on the public benches for the trial of the infamou…

Published on 8 years, 5 months ago