DESCRIPTION:
The Newborough family had gathered together at their home in Nuneaton. They had just finished their dinner, when 23-year-old Megan said she was going out to meet a “friend” from work. His name was Ross McCullam, and she described him as a gentleman. Her words were meant to reassure her family, to give the impression of a harmless, platonic encounter, since they had not met this “friend”. She waved her family goodbye as Megan climbed into her Citroen C3 and set off into the night…
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This episode was researched and written by Emily G. Thompson.
Edited by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot Productions.
Script editing, additional writing, illustrations and production direction by Rosanna Fitton
Narration, editing assistance, additional writing, and production direction by Benjamin Fitton.
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Unfolding by Alice In Winter
Insurgent by Wicked Cinema
St Mary by Chelsea McGough And Stephen Keech
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Sussex by Stephen Keech
Spooked by JShirts
I Dream In Three by JCar
Stygian by Hill
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REFERENCES:
COURT DOCUMENTS
https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/R-v-McCullam-Ross2023-EWCA-Crim-349.pdf
NEWSBANK
Coventry Telegraph: Web Edition Articles (England), August 9, 2021
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Coventry Telegraph: Web Edition Articles (England), August 11, 2021
MailOnline (London, England), August 11, 2021
MailOnline (London, England), October 1, 2021
Coventry Telegraph: Web Edition Articles (England), November 26, 2021
Leicester Mercury (England), March 5, 2022
Coventry Telegraph: Web Edition Articles (England), October 31, 2022
Birmingham Mail: Web Edition Articles (England), November 1, 2022
Coventry Telegraph: Web Edition Articles (England), November 1, 2022
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Daily Telegraph, The/The Sunday Telegraph: Web Edition Articles (London, England), November 1, 2022
MailOnline (London, England), November 1, 2022
Daily Mirror, The (London, England), November 3, 2022
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Coventry Telegraph: Web Edition Articles (England), November 4, 2022
MailOnline (London, England), November 4, 2022
Leicester Mercury (England), November 5, 2022
Coventry Telegraph: Web Edition Articles (England), November 7, 2022
Coventry Telegraph: Web Edition Articles (England), November 9, 2022
Leicester Mercury (England), November 12, 2022
Coventry Telegraph: Web Edition Articles (England), November 13, 2022
MailOnline (London, England), November 15, 2022
Coventry Telegraph: Web Edition Articles (England), November 22, 2022
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Daily Mirror, The: Web Edition Articles (London, England), December 16, 2022
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