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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Images from ‘Murder at Bury Interchange / Shirley Leach / Ian O'Callaghan’.
1 - Shirley Leach
2 - The toilet cubicle where the attack took place
3 - An e-fit of the attacker
4 - Ian O'Callaghan in later life pic.twitter.com/IMN5xAwUXX
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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
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