Season 4 - Episode 35

DESCRIPTION:

When the internet and social media evolved, it created another method through which stalkers could intimidate their victims. In 2012 stalking laws were introduced in England and Wales which included cyberstalking. For some victims it was too little too late, they had already lost their lives. 

*** LISTENER CAUTION IS ADVISED AS THIS EPISODE CONTAINS ADULT THEMES AND DESCRIPTIONS THAT SOME LISTENERS MAY FIND DISTRESSING *** 

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COURT DOCUMENTS and information from the following news organisations were referenced in this episode: TELEGRAPH, BBC NEWS, ITV NEWS, BIRMINGHAM MAIL, SUTTON & CROYDON GUARDIAN, MIRROR, METRO, DAILY MAIL and THE SUN.

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MUSIC: 

The Ten Names by I Think I Can Help You

The Six Realms by I Think I Can Help You

The Bardo by I Think I Can Help You

Deep Space by Audionautix

The Three Elements by I Think I Can Help You

The Four Masks by I Think I Can Help You

The Hungry Ghost by I Think I Can Help You

Themes From Frost by Rest You Sleeping Giant

What Fades by Rest You Sleeping Giant

Old Tape Loops by Rest You Sleeping Giant

The Temple of The Mind by I Think I Can Help You

All music used under an Attribution License - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

REFERENCES:

DIGITAL ARTICLES

TELEGRAPH

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/9041971/Facebook-stalker-murdered-ex-girlfriend.html

BBC NEWS

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-16913667

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-17294314

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20482930

ITV NEWS

https://www.itv.com/news/story/2012-03-08/new-stalking-laws-on-international-womens-day/

BIRMINGHAM MAIL

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/uk-news/brixton-facebook-stalker-clifford-mills-178352

SUTTON & CROYDON GUARDIAN

https://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/8839588.croydon-woman-murdered-in-brixton-named-by-police/

https://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/8838671.man-charged-with-brixton-hill-murder/

https://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/8841101.croydon-gran-found-stabbed-to-death-in-brixton-hill-flat/

https://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/8856220.man-charged-with-murder-of-croydon-woman-lorna-smith-in-brixton-hill-in-court/

https://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/9168114.brixton-hill-man-to-stand-trial-accused-of-stabbing-his-ex/

https://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/9505393.voice-in-head-called-stan-made-man-murder-ex-court-hears/

https://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/9513115.jilted-ex-boyfriend-found-guilty-of-shirley-grandmothers-murder/

https://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/9514432.man-who-killed-former-girlfriend-from-shirley-jailed-for-21-years/

https://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/9599772.gran-killer-will-not-stand-trial-for-sex-assault/

https://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/10786431.daughter-warns-of-social-networking-dangers-after-mums-murder/

MIRROR

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/stalking-criminal-offence-says-david-755708

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/real-life-stories/womans-jealous-ex-posed-as-a-friend-1139151

METRO

https://metro.co.uk/2012/01/27/old-bailey-hears-jealous-ex-clifford-mills-cut-lovers-throat-in-facebook-stalking-case-298928/

https://metro.co.uk/2012/11/25/stalking-made-criminal-offence-with-a-five-year-jail-term-545342/

DAILY MAIL

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2097584/New-stalking-law-introduced-immediately-stop-harassment-turning-murder-MPs-warn.html

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2238471/Stalkers-face-years-jail-harass-imprisoned-months.html

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2488429/Britains-Darkest-Taboos-My-mother-murdered-stalker-ex-boyfriend.html

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4439130/Most-killers-stalk-victims-social-media-murder.html

THE SUN

https://www.thesun.co.uk/archives/news/350088/facebook-stalker-murdered-ex/

https://www.thesun.co.uk/archives/politics/285405/stalkers-face-5yrs-jail-with-new-law/

https://www.thesun.co.uk/archives/politics/434004/stalking-to-be-new-crime-as-pm-told-to-ban-wolf-whistle-too/

CPS / PRISON & PROBATION OMBUDSMAN

https://www.cps.gov.uk/legal-guidance/stalking-and-harassment

https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/ppo-prod-storage-1g9rkhjhkjmgw/uploads/2019/03/O025-18-Death-of-Mr-Clifford-Mills-in-hospital-Belmarsh-03-05-2018-NC-51-60-55.pdf 

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