The Pingle Bridge Murders / Janice & Connie Sheridan / Kevin Cotterell

In January 1999, 79-year-old Constance “Connie” Sheridan and her 56-year-old daughter Janice were found murdered inside their secluded home near Upwell, Norfolk. Surrounded by the dogs they loved, the mother and daughter had lived quietly, until a brutal double murder led the police into the world of dog shows, fingerprints, forensic evidence, and a pale car seen near Pingle Bridge…

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This episode was researched and written by Eileen Macfarlane.

Script editing, additional writing, illustrations and production direction by Rosanna Fitton.

Audio editing by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot Productions.

Narration, additional audio editing and mixing, and script editing by Benjamin Fitton.

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MUSIC: 

Longing For You by Moments 

Road To Nowhere by Caleb Etheridge 

The Last Straw by CJ Oliver 

Charlie by Cody Martin 

Comeback by Cody Martin 

Defender Trials by Cody Martin 

Earn It by Cody Martin 

Far From Home by Cody Martin 

Firewall by Cody Martin 

Forbidden Wing by Cody Martin 

Loaves & Fish Cody Martin 

Pull The Plug by Cody Martin 

Relativity by Cody Martin 

Seeking Answers by Cody Martin 

Dungeons & Dragons by Cody Martin 

Jun by Kevin Graham 

Confession by Lone Canyon 

Rex by Colossus 

St Mary by Chelsea McGough And Stephen Keech 

The Space Between by Chelsea McGough 

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BRITISH NEWSPAPER ARCHIVES

21st May 1999 - Peterborough Evening Telegraph

5th Jun 1999 - Peterborough Evening Telegraph

15th Apr 1999 - Peterborough Evening Telegraph

26th Mar 1999 - Peterborough Evening Telegraph

14th Feb 1999 - Sunday Express

4th Apr 2000 - Peterborough Evening Telegraph

4th Apr 2000 - Peterborough Evening Telegraph

20th Apr 2000 - Peterborough Evening Telegraph

4th Apr 2000 - Peterborough Evening Telegraph

5th Jun 1999 - Peterborough Evening Telegraph

1st Jun 1999 - Thanet Times

21st May 1999 - Lynn Advertiser

28th Apr 1999 - Fenland Citizen

28th Apr 1999 - Halifax Evening Courier

27th Apr 1999 - Lynn Advertiser

26th Apr 1999 - Peterborough Evening Telegraph

21st Apr 1999 - Fenland Citizen

15th Apr 1999 - Peterborough Evening Telegraph

9th Apr 1999 - Peterborough Evening Telegraph

7th Apr 1999 - Peterborough Evening Telegraph

31st Mar 1999 - Fenland Citizen

29th Mar 1999 - Peterborough Evening Telegraph

26th Mar 1999 - Peterborough Evening Telegraph

24th Mar 1999 - Peterborough Evening Telegraph

18th Mar 1999 - West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser

17th Mar 1999 - Fenland Citizen

15th Mar 1999 - Nottingham Evening Post

13th Mar 1999 - Peterborough Evening Telegraph

13th Mar 1999 - Shropshire Star

13th Mar 1999 - Birmingham Mail

12th Mar 1999 - Peterborough Evening Telegraph

10th Mar 1999 - Fenland Citizen

10th Mar 1999 - Peterborough Evening Telegraph

9th Mar 1999 - Peterborough Evening Telegraph

3rd Mar 1999 - Fenland Citizen

26th Feb 1999 - Peterborough Evening Telegraph

24th Feb 1999 - Fenland Citizen

23rd Feb 1999 - Peterborough Evening Telegraph

19th Feb 1999 - Peterborough Evening Telegraph

17th Feb 1999 - Fenland Citizen

14th Feb 1999 - Sunday Express

12th Feb 1999 - Peterborough Evening Telegraph

12th Feb 1999 - Lynn Advertiser

10th Feb 1999 - Fenland Citizen

6th Feb 1999 - Peterborough Evening Telegraph

3rd Feb 1999 - Fenland Citizen

29th Jan 1999 - Lynn Advertiser

27th Jan 1999 - Fenland Citizen

20th Jan 1999 - Peterborough Evening Telegraph

20th Jan 1999 - Fenland Citizen

15th Jan 1999 - Peterborough Evening Telegraph

15th Jan 1999 - Lynn Advertiser

15th Jan 1999 - Birmingham Daily Post

15th Jan 1999 - Western Daily Press

14th Jan 1999 - Peterborough Evening Telegraph

14th Jan 1999 - Aberdeen Evening Express

14th Jan 1999 - Sandwell Evening Mail

13th Jan 1999 - Peterborough Evening Telegraph

13th Jan 1999 - Fenland Citizen

13th Jan 1999 - Liverpool Daily Post

12th Jan 1999 - Peterborough Evening Telegraph

12th Jan 1999 - Aberdeen Press and Journal

12th Jan 1999 - Daily Express

12th Jan 1999 - The Scotsman

12th Jan 1999 - Daily Mirror

12th Jan 1999 - Cambridge Daily News

12th Jan 1999 - Sandwell Evening Mail

12th Jan 1999 - Lincolnshire Echo

12th Jan 1999 - South Wales Daily Post

26th Oct 2001 - Peterborough Evening Telegraph

2nd Jun 2000 - Peterborough Evening Telegraph

9th May 2000 - Peterborough Evening Telegraph

8th Apr 2000 - Peterborough Evening Telegraph

5th Apr 2000 - Peterborough Evening Telegraph

4th Apr 2000 - Dundee Courier

4th Apr 2000 - Belfast Telegraph

4th Apr 2000 - Peterborough Evening Telegraph

4th Apr 2000 - Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer

4th Apr 2000 - Wolverhampton Express and Star

3rd Apr 2000 - Peterborough Evening Telegraph

3rd Apr 2000 - Edinburgh Evening News

3rd Apr 2000 - Shropshire Star

9th Nov 1999 - Peterborough Evening Telegraph

9th Nov 1999 - Lynn Advertiser

25th Aug 1999 - Fenland Citizen

24th Aug 1999 - Lynn Advertiser

23rd Aug 1999 - Peterborough Evening Telegraph

28th Jul 1999 - Fenland Citizen

7th Jul 1999 - Fenland Citizen

2nd Jul 1999 - Lynn Advertiser

9th Jun 1999 - Fenland Citizen

5th May 1999 - Fenland Citizen

4th May 1999 - Peterborough Evening Telegraph

4th May 1999 - Thanet Times

4th May 1999 - Cambridge Daily News

29th Apr 1999 - Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer

29th Apr 1999 - Birmingham Daily Post

28th Apr 1999 - Wolverhampton Express and Star

28th Apr 1999 - Daily Mirror

28th Apr 1999 - Derby Daily Telegraph

28th Apr 1999 - Lincolnshire Echo

NEWSPAPER ARCHIVES

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-guardian/194976235/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/evening-standard/194976757/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-telegraph/194976766/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-express/194976777/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-independent/194976784/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/evening-standard/194976804/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/western-daily-press/194976819/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/south-wales-evening-post/194976841/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-independent/194976593/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-independent/194976600/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/thanet-times/194976620/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/thanet-times/194976629/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/thanet-times/194976647/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/south-wales-argus/194976659/

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https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-mirror/194976680/

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https://www.newspapers.com/article/evening-gazette-clacton-ed/195043487/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/hull-daily-mail/195043495/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/lincolnshire-echo/195043506/

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https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-birmingham-post/195043518/

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https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-telegraph/194975919/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-northern-echo-north-yorkshire-ed/194975926/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/swindon-advertiser/194975934/

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https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-independent/195043733/

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