Murder at Bury Interchange / Shirley Leach / Ian O'Callaghan

Darren Linton got off the number 469 bus at the Brewers Arms on Bell Lane and waved goodbye to his grandmother Shirley, who was still on board. They had arranged to meet up to go shopping that weekend, something they enjoyed doing together, especially if they came across a record store. Earlier that day, they had visited Darren’s mother, Beryl, who was in the hospital. On her journey home, Shirley had to get a connecting bus at the Interchange station in Bury, Greater Manchester. Sometime later, when that second bus pulled in at the station, there was no sign of Shirley… 

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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 and mixing, and script editing by Benjamin Fitton.

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MUSIC: 

Longing For You by Moments 

As I Dream by Moments 

Beyond The Bridge by Caleb Etheridge 

Blade Edge by Cody Martin 

Cain by Cody Martin 

Dragonsilk by Cody Martin 

Frontier by Cody Martin 

Harbinger by Cody Martin 

Loaves & Fish by Cody Martin 

Rhosphere by Cody Martin 

Sabotage by Cody Martin 

Snowdrift by Cody Martin 

Rising Sun by Colossus 

Count Backwards From 10 by Glasseyes 

Enigma by Hill 

Greaser by JB Good 

Fallen Sky by Moments 

Onward by Chelsea McGough 

Sleep by Stephen Keech 

Allied by Wicked Cinema 

Leatherface by Wicked Cinema 

No Escape by Wicked Cinema 

SOCIAL MEDIA: https://linktr.ee/TheyWalkAmongUs

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