DESCRIPTION:
Julia Beal was under the impression that her daughter was on a residential school trip in Cumbria. When she learned that wasn't the case and no one had seen her since March 6th, Fiona’s mother reported her daughter missing. A high-risk missing persons inquiry was launched. According to colleagues, Fiona Beal had been going through a tough time, and they were worried she would do something drastic…
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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, additional audio editing, script editing, and production direction by Benjamin Fitton.
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MUSIC:
The Choice Is Yours by Moments
Unfolding by Alice in Winter
Bamburgh by Stephen Keech
Handmaids Escape by CJ Oliver
Far From Home by Cody Martin
Strangers by Craig Allen Fravel
VHS by Falls
Gravity by Caleb Etheridge
The Plot Thickens by Joshua Spacht
Spooked by jshirts
Venturers Call by Lincoln Davis
Endless Night by Moments
Race Against Time by Moments
Unexpected Turn by Moments
Night Watch by Third Age
Onward by Chelsea McGough
Sussex by Stephen Keech
Distances by Salon Dijon
Driven To The Edge by Salon Dijon
Dead Ends by Wicked Cinema
Vanished by Wicked Cinema
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REFERENCES:
COURT DOUCMENTS / NORTHANTS POLICE
https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Rex-v-Fiona-Beal-Sentencing-Remarks-300524.pdf
https://www.northants.police.uk/news/northants/news/in-court/2024/may/Fiona-Beal-sentenced-to-life-for-murder/
https://www.northants.police.uk/news/northants/news/in-court/2024/may/Statement-from-mother-of-Nick-Billingham/
https://www.northants.police.uk/news/northants/news/in-court/2024/may/statement-by-detective-sergeant-spencer-bailey/
NEWSBANK
Daily Mirror, The: Web Edition Articles (London, England), March 21, 2022
Daily Telegraph, The/The Sunday Telegraph: Web Edition Articles (London, England), March 21, 2022
Evening Standard: Web Edition Articles (London, England), March 21, 2022
Guardian, The: Web Edition Articles (London, England), March 21, 2022
MailOnline (London, England), March 21, 2022
Evening Standard: Web Edition Articles (London, England), March 22, 2022
Express, The (London, England), March 22, 2022
Independent, The/The Independent on Sunday: Web Edition Articles (London, England), March 22, 2022
Northampton Chronicle and Echo (England), March 22, 2022
Evening Standard: Web Edition Articles (London, England), March 26, 2022
MailOnline (London, England), March 26, 2022
Northampton Chronicle and Echo (England), March 26, 2022
Daily Mirror, The: Web Edition Articles (London, England), March 30, 2022
Evening Standard: Web Edition Articles (London, England), March 30, 2022
Birmingham Mail: Web Edition Articles (England), April 6, 2022
Birmingham Mail (England), April 8, 2022
Northampton Chronicle and Echo (England), April 19, 2022
Evening Standard: Web Edition Articles (London, England), August 12, 2022
Daily Mirror, The: Web Edition Articles (London, England), March 13, 2023
Daily Telegraph, The/The Sunday Telegraph: Web Edition Articles (London, England), March 13, 2023
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Express, The/The Express on Sunday: Web Edition Articles (London, England), March 13, 2023
Independent, The/The Independent on Sunday: Web Edition Articles (London, England), March 13, 2023
LancsLive (England), March 13, 2023
MailOnline (London, England), March 13, 2023
Northampton Chronicle and Echo (England), March 13, 2023
Sun, The: Web Edition Articles (London, England), March 13, 2023
Times, The: Web Edition Articles (London, England), March 13, 2023
Westmorland Gazette, The (Kendal, England), March 13, 2023
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Daily Mirror, The (London, England), March 14, 2023
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Mail, The (Barrow, England), March 14, 2023
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Daily Mirror, The: Web Edition Articles (London, England), March 15, 2023
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MyLondon (England), March 16, 2023
Daily Mirror, The (London, England), March 15, 2023
Northampton Chronicle and Echo (England), March 15, 2023
Northamptonshire Telegraph (England), March 15, 2023
Sun, The (London, England), March 15, 2023
Daily Mirror, The (London, England), March 16, 2023
Northampton Chronicle and Echo (England), March 16, 2023
Daily Mirror, The (London, England), March 17, 2023
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Independent, The/The Independent on Sunday: Web Edition Articles (London, England), March 20, 2023
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Northampton Chronicle and Echo (England), March 20, 2023
Daily Mirror, The: Web Edition Articles (London, England), March 21, 2023
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Northampton Chronicle and Echo (England), March 22, 2023
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MailOnline (London, England), March 24, 2023
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Mail, The (Barrow, England), March 30, 2023
Daily Mirror, The: Web Edition Articles (London, England), April 28, 2023
Evening Standard: Web Edition Articles (London, England), April 28, 2023
Times, The: Web Edition Articles (London, England), April 28, 2023
Times, The (London, England), April 29, 2023
Northampton Chronicle and Echo (England), May 2, 2023
Daily Mirror, The: Web Edition Articles (London, England), May 9, 2023
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Times, The (London, England), May 10, 2023
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Northampton Chronicle and Echo (England), May 15, 2023
Express, The (London, England), May 16, 2023
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Northampton Chronicle and Echo (England), June 6, 2023
Northampton Chronicle and Echo (England), June 7, 2023
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Northampton Chronicle and Echo (England), June 16, 2023
Northampton Chronicle and Echo (England), June 22, 2023
Shropshire Star (England), June 23, 2023
Express, The (London, England), April 20, 2024
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Northampton Chronicle and Echo (England), April 17, 2024
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Express, The/The Express on Sunday: Web Edition Articles (London, England), April 22, 2024
Times, The (London, England), April 23, 2024
Daily Mirror, The: Web Edition Articles (London, England), April 26, 2024
Daily Telegraph, The/The Sunday Telegraph: Web Edition Articles (London, England), April 26, 2024
Evening Standard: Web Edition Articles (London, England), April 26, 2024
MailOnline (London, England), April 26, 2024
Banbury Guardian (England), April 27, 2024
Daily Star: Web Edition Articles (England), April 27, 2024
Daily Telegraph, The (London, England), April 27, 2024
MailOnline (London, England), April 28, 2024
Daily Mirror, The: Web Edition Articles (London, England), May 29, 2024
Independent, The/The Independent on Sunday: Web Edition Articles (London, England), May 29, 2024
Daily Mirror, The (London, England), May 30, 2024
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Express, The/The Express on Sunday: Web Edition Articles (London, England), May 30, 2024
Guardian, The (London, England), May 30, 2024
Independent, The/The Independent on Sunday: Web Edition Articles (London, England), May 30, 2024
MailOnline (London, England), May 30, 2024
Daily Mirror, The (London, England), May 31, 2024
ONLINE SOURCES
https://www.nnjournal.co.uk/p/friday-brief-fiona-beals-confession
https://www.nnjournal.co.uk/p/im-not-a-total-monster-i-know-what
https://www.highborranslodges.com/
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-northamptonshire-68846713