WARNING: THIS IS PART TWO OF A TWO-PART STORY. PLEASE LISTEN TO SEASON 1 - EPISODE 11 FOR MORE DETAILS ON THIS CASE.
On May 11, 2012, in the early hours of the morning, a fire raged throughout a semi-detached house in Derby. The fire had spread so rapidly by the time firefighters arrived, the house was engulfed in flames. Six children died as a result. Those responsible for the fire were the children's parents and a family friend... (Part 2 of 2).
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This episode was researched and written by Benjamin Fitton.
Narration, audio editing and production direction also by Benjamin Fitton. Script editing, illustrations and production direction by Rosanna Fitton.
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MUSIC
When You Leave by Sergey Cheremisinov
Fog by Sergey Cheremisinov
Closer To You by Sergey Cheremisinov
Train by Sergey Cheremisinov
Waves by Sergey Cheremisinov
Tracks can be purchased here: https://sergeycheremisinov.bandcamp.com/album/charms
All music sourced from http://freemusicarchive.org and used under an Attribution License - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
MAIN REFERENCES
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mick_Philpott
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-21953842
https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2013/apr/02/mick-philpott-violent-control-freak
http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/life-deal-scale-s-just-terribly-tragic/story-16062505-detail/story.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allenton_house_fire
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/philpott-fire-trial-despite-the-boasts-life-behind-closed-doors-was-far-from-great-for-the-popular-8557293.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/philpott-fire-trial-guilty-of-manslaughter-but-circumstances-of-the-blaze-remain-largely-unknown-8557283.html
DOMESTIC ABUSE HELP
If you, or anyone you know, is suffering domestic abuse in the UK please visit http://www.nationaldomesticviolencehelpline.org.uk for guidance and next steps. For those based in the US, you can visit http://www.genesisshelter.org
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