DESCRIPTION:
The weather was still warm at 2:30 am, and unusually, a married local couple decided it was a good time to go for a scenic stroll past the mansion and gardens in Valentines Park. They walked down Cranbrook Road until the pair reached the junction opposite Cranbrook Rise — that’s where they saw something that didn’t seem right amongst the large white houses that lined the street. The couple noticed someone lying awkwardly on a grey brick driveway. The woman was covered in blood and struggling to breathe…
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This episode was researched and written by Eileen Macfarlane.
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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MUSIC:
Haunted by Stephen Keech
Sussex by Stephen Keech
Mighty Hand by Stephen Keech
Fractured Light by Stephen Keech
Templar by Wicked Cinema
Disappearance by Wicked Cinema
St Mary by Chelsea McGough And Stephen Keech
Harboring by Salon Dijon
End of an Era by Salon Dijon
Distances by Salon Dijon
Am I Dreaming by Moments
Shadows by Marcus Huber
AI Fine by Marcus Huber
Venture Calls by Lincoln Davis
Spooked by JShirts
Strangers by Craig Allen Fravel
Wolgrim by Cody Martin
Call of Kingship by Cody Martin
The Diary by CJ0
Layers by Caleb Etheridge
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REFERENCES:
CPS / JUDICIARY / PROBATION DOCUMENTS
https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/McSweeney-v-REX-judgment.pdf
https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/R-v-Jordan-McSweeney-141222.pdf
https://www.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/hmiprobation/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2023/01/FINAL-JM-report-HMI-Probation.pdf
https://www.cps.gov.uk/london-north/news/man-jailed-life-over-murder-zara-aleena
NEWSBANK
Evening Standard: Web Edition Articles (London, England), June 26, 2022
Ilford Recorder (England), June 27, 2022
MyLondon (England), June 27, 2022
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Ilford Recorder (England), June 28, 2022
MyLondon (England), June 28, 2022
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MyLondon (England), June 29, 2022
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MyLondon (England), July 1, 2022
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MyLondon (England), July 2, 2022
Ilford Recorder (England), July 3, 2022
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Ilford Recorder (England), July 6, 2022
Ilford Recorder (England), July 7, 2022
Evening Standard: Web Edition Articles (London, England), October 19, 2022
Ilford Recorder (England), October 27, 2022
Evening Standard: Web Edition Articles (London, England), November 18, 2022
MyLondon (England), November 18, 2022
MyLondon (England), November 19, 2022
Ilford Recorder (England), November 24, 2022
Evening Standard: Web Edition Articles (London, England), December 14, 2022
MyLondon (England), December 14, 2022
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Ilford Recorder (England), December 22, 2022
MyLondon (England), January 6, 2023
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MyLondon (England), January 24, 2023
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MyLondon (England), January 26, 2023
Evening Standard: Web Edition Articles (London, England), February 23, 2023
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MyLondon (England), February 24, 2023
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MyLondon (England), May 2, 2023
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MyLondon (England), June 25, 2023
Ilford Recorder (England), June 26, 2023
Evening Standard: Web Edition Articles (London, England), August 21, 2023
MyLondon (England), August 21, 2023
Evening Standard: Web Edition Articles (London, England), August 31, 2023
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Ilford Recorder (England), November 3, 2023
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Evening Standard: Web Edition Articles (London, England), November 7, 2023
ONLINE ARTICLES
https://www.mylondon.news/news/east-london-news/zara-aleena-ilford-murder-victims-24349034
https://www.mylondon.news/news/east-london-news/zara-aleenas-heartbreaking-family-victim-25752722
https://www.mylondon.news/news/east-london-news/redbridge-assault-live-woman-critical-24325633
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/jun/29/man-charged-with-of-zara-aleena-in-london-street-jordan-mcsweeney-
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/jun/29/zara-aleena-family-tribute-beloved-human-joy-to-all
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/jan/14/a-thief-came-into-our-family-and-took-the-heart-out-of-it-the-killing-of-zara-aleena
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/murder-investigation-woman-dies-head-injuries-ilford-attack-london-crime-b1008479.html
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/zara-aleena-kings-speech-sentencing-changes-jordan-mcsweeney-b1118839.html
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/zara-aleena-murder-how-case-solved-metropolitan-police-jordan-mcsweeney-b1047253.html
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-63970290
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/uk-63922196
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-63956133
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-63599799
https://www.romfordrecorder.co.uk/news/23495349.prison-worker-arrested-kissing-zara-aleenas-killer/
https://www.romfordrecorder.co.uk/news/23979201.forensics-catching-killer-tell-story-zara-aleena/
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10972905/Jordan-McSweeney-appears-Old-Bailey-charged-murdering-Zara-Aleena.html
https://inews.co.uk/opinion/cant-save-niece-zara-aleena-fighting-victims-2118100
https://www.bracknellnews.co.uk/news/20259240.inquest-told-zara-aleena-died-head-neck-injuries/
https://www.londonworld.com/news/crime/ilford-murder-woman-death-attack-cranbrook-road-3746114
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/19026433/ilford-murder-zara-aleena-killed-neighbour/
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/man-arrested-after-woman-killed-in-stranger-attack-in-ilford-g2kn82cwz