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“In the simplest of terms, assisted by her husband, she starved him to death, thereby securing for herself and her family the windfall she craved” - Oliver Saxby QC, Reading Crown Court, January 2020
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Court documents and information from the following news organisations were referenced in this episode: THE TELEGRAPH, THE TIMES, STANDARD, THE GUARDIAN, DAILY GAZETTE / ESSEX COUNTY STANDARD, METRO, BBC NEWS, THE INDEPENDENT, BANBURY GUARDIAN, THE SUN, OXFORD MAIL, DAILY MAIL, SKY NEWS, YORKSHIRE POST, PRESS AND JOURNAL, ITV NEWS, NEWS AND STAR WITH CUMBERLAND NEWS, EXPRESS DIGEST, BIRMINGHAM MAIL & THE MIRROR.
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REFERENCES:
COURT DOCUMENTS
[2021] R -V- LYNDA RICKARD, WAYNE RICKARD, SHANDA ROBINSON, DENISE NEAL
CPS / THAMES VALLEY POLICE
https://www.thamesvalley.police.uk/news/thames-valley/news/2021/may/31-05-2021/lynda-rickard-sentenced-for-murder-and-fraud-offences--south-newington-oxfordshire/
https://www.cps.gov.uk/thames-and-chiltern/news/carer-found-guilty-starving-vulnerable-landlord-death
DIGITAL ARTICLES
THE TELEGRAPH
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/01/23/couple-starved-live-in-landlord-death-inherit-slice-35m-estate/
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/05/28/woman-found-guilty-starving-millionaire-landowner-death/
THE TIMES
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/couple-accused-of-killing-farmer-to-get-their-hands-on-his-millions-vdh9n937q
STANDARD
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/reading-crown-court-oxfordshire-justice-american-banbury-b937804.html
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/thames-valley-police-oxfordshire-american-justice-reading-crown-court-b938269.html
THE GUARDIAN
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/jan/23/oxfordshire-couple-starved-man-to-death-for-windfall-court-hears
DAILY GAZETTE / ESSEX COUNTY STANDARD
https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/national/18182993.vulnerable-man-starved-death-tenants-found-foul-cell-court-told/
https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/national/19335915.woman-guilty-starvation-murder-bid-inherit-slice-3-5m-fortune/
https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/national/19342594.life-sentence-woman-3-5-million-forged-will-murder/
METRO
https://metro.co.uk/2020/01/23/couple-starved-landlord-death-claim-share-3500000-estate-12112030/
https://metro.co.uk/2021/04/15/couple-starved-millionaire-landlord-to-death-to-steal-his-fortune-14417873/
https://metro.co.uk/2021/06/02/lynda-rickard-woman-jailed-for-starving-landlord-to-death-to-steal-fortune-14694306/
https://metro.co.uk/video/lynda-rickard-calls-111-man-starves-death-2431931/
BBC NEWS
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-47609426
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-47709992?intlink_from_url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/localnews/2640729-oxford/0&
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-51204096
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-51237075
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-51282297
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-56735947
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-56749077
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-56772863
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-56816264
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-56908919
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-56926853
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-57024455
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-57055860
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-57071355
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-51297285
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-57186328
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-57316940
THE INDEPENDENT
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/james-anthony-sootheran-death-lynda-rickard-wayne-court-inheritance-oxfordshire-a9299026.html
BANBURY GUARDIAN
https://www.banburyguardian.co.uk/news/banbury-couple-charged-murder-over-south-newington-malnourishment-death-699512
https://www.banburyguardian.co.uk/news/four-charged-fraud-offences-over-south-newington-murder-697778
https://www.banburyguardian.co.uk/news/people/banbury-woman-guilty-of-murder-after-depriving-her-landlord-of-food-drink-and-medical-care-3254123
https://www.banburyguardian.co.uk/news/people/banbury-woman-who-starved-her-millionaire-landlord-to-death-is-jailed-for-murder-3257513
https://www.banburyguardian.co.uk/news/crime/family-pays-tribute-to-murdered-banbury-area-man-anthony-sootheran-3260595
THE SUN
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/10808239/couple-accused-starving-landlord-2m-fortune/
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/14647777/couple-starved-landlord-death-steal-fortune-forging-will/
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/14665876/millionaire-dead-chocolate-doughnut-mcdonalds/
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/15098562/woman-guilty-of-starving-millionaire/
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/15103381/fraudster-murdered-millionaire-landowner-starving-to-inherit-fortune/
OXFORD MAIL
https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/17509774.banbury-pair-charged-murder-extensive-investigation/
https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/17509774.banbury-pair-charged-murder-extensive-investigation/
https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/17514620.murder-accused-given-trial-date---four-due-court-connection/
https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/17527970.fraud-charges-death-james-anthony-sootheran/
https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/17592099.four-charged-fraud-connection-banbury-murder-appear-court/
https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/18182362.banbury-couple-starved-man-death-share-3-5m-estate/
https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/18186233.james-anthony-sootheran-murder-trial-day-2/
https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/national/18182683.carer-starved-vulnerable-man-death-inherit-part-3-5m-estate/
https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/19233250.james-sootheran-couple-starved-live-in-landlord-death-court-hears/
https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/19235221.millionaire-landlord-found-starved-death-foul-unhygienic-cell-court-hears/
https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/19238707.starved-landlord-kept-daughter-murder-accused-court-told/
https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/19300198.sootheran-murder-trial-accused-couple-put-wall-silence-court-heard/
https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/national/19335915.woman-guilty-starvation-murder-bid-inherit-slice-3-5m-fortune/
https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/19335935.woman-convicted-murder-sootheran-trial/
https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/national/19342594.life-sentence-woman-3-5-million-forged-will-murder/
https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/19343623.banbury-woman-sentenced-life-imprisonment-murdering-millionaire-landlord/
DAILY MAIL
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7920753/Husband-wife-starved-live-landlord-death-court-hears.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7925861/Couple-starved-live-landlord-death-left-food-corpse-doctor-find.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9467453/Carer-husband-deny-murder-accused-starving-17st-live-landlord-59-death.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9470127/Carer-husband-starved-17-stone-live-landlord-59-death-court-hears.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9475689/Millionaire-landlord-held-captive-starved-death-carer-wanted-slice-estate.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9479369/Millionaires-daughter-turned-away-carer-fathers-starved-body-trial-hears.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9513035/Horrified-doctor-body-grossly-millionaire-patient-59-doughnut.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9630141/Carer-62-guilty-starving-live-landlord-death-bid-inherit-1-5m-estate.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9640765/Carer-62-starved-live-landlord-death-jailed-28-years.html
SKY NEWS
https://news.sky.com/story/married-couple-who-starved-landlord-were-eyeing-windfall-court-hears-11916034
https://news.sky.com/story/woman-who-forged-will-and-starved-millionaire-to-death-to-inherit-slice-of-his-estate-jailed-for-life-12322603
YORKSHIRE POST
https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/crime/woman-starved-wealthy-landowner-to-death-in-bid-to-inherit-slice-of-ps35m-fortune-from-forged-will-3254178
PRESS AND JOURNAL
https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/news/uk/3193399/life-sentence-for-woman-in-3-5-million-forged-will-murder/
ITV NEWS
https://www.itv.com/news/meridian/2021-05-28/woman-found-guilty-of-starving-man-to-death-to-inherit-part-of-35m-fortune
https://www.itv.com/news/meridian/2021-06-01/carer-who-starved-landlord-to-death-to-inherit-his-fortune-is-jailed
NEWS AND STAR WITH CUMBERLAND NEWS
https://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/national/18182993.vulnerable-man-starved-death-tenants-found-foul-cell-court-told/
https://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/national/18182683.carer-starved-vulnerable-man-death-inherit-part-3-5m-estate/
https://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/national/19335915.woman-guilty-starvation-murder-bid-inherit-slice-3-5m-fortune/
https://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/national/19342594.life-sentence-woman-3-5-million-forged-will-murder/
EXPRESS DIGEST
https://expressdigest.com/couple-starved-live-in-landlord-to-death-for-inheritance/ - Couple ‘starved live-in landlord to death for inheritance’
BIRMINGHAM MAIL
https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/vulnerable-landlord-allegedly-starved-death-17621714
THE MIRROR
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/couple-starved-man-death-could-21345286
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/millionaire-landlord-starved-death-after-23918676
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/carer-who-starved-vulnerable-man-24206292
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/carer-who-starved-millionaire-death-24230705
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