Kitty Bradley hadn’t seen her elderly neighbours open the shop that morning. She knew they weren't abroad for Christmas as it was their most profitable period of the year. Uneasy, Kitty called the police and reported her concerns. She was right to do so because when officers forced their way into the property, they discovered one of the most troubling crime scenes Birmingham had ever seen…
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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:
Dark Night by Cody Martin
Nuclear Conception by Alice in Winter
The Diary by CJ0
Handmaids Escape by CJ Oliver
Altered Fate by Cody Martin
Beat The System by Cody Martin
Etheria by Cody Martin
Far From Home by Cody Martin
When Love Travels Like a Rumor by Hill
Endless Night by Moments
It Comes To This by Moments
Race Against Time by Moments
Unexpected Turn by Moments
What You’re Here For by Moments
Selha by Stephen Keech
Driven To The Edge by Salon Dijon
Harboring by Salon Dijon
The Quiet Dark by Moments
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NEWSBANK
Evening Mail (Birmingham, England), November 9, 1998
Evening Mail (Birmingham, England), December 23, 1998
People, The (London, England), July 25, 1999
Evening Mail (Birmingham, England), December 23, 1999
Evening Mail (Birmingham, England), December 22, 2001
Evening Mail (Birmingham, England), August 24, 2002
Evening Mail (Birmingham, England), November 10, 2003
Birmingham Mail (England), December 22, 2012
Birmingham Mail: Web Edition Articles (England), February 19, 2017
Birmingham Mail (England), February 20, 2017
Daily Mirror, The: Web Edition Articles (London, England), February 20, 2017
Birmingham Post, The (England), February 23, 2017
Birmingham Mail: Web Edition Articles (England), May 21, 2017
Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England), May 21, 2017
Express & Star (Wolverhampton, England), June 5, 2017
Birmingham Post, The (England), June 8, 2017
Birmingham Mail: Web Edition Articles (England), December 20, 2019
Birmingham Mail (England), December 27, 2019
Birmingham Mail: Web Edition Articles (England), November 22, 2020
Birmingham Mail: Web Edition Articles (England), October 17, 2021
Express & Star: Web Edition Articles (Wolverhampton, England), February 19, 2024
Express & Star (Wolverhampton, England), February 20, 2024
Birmingham Mail: Web Edition Articles (England), June 29, 2024
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