On July 3rd, 2022, a man was found tortured to death in the hallway of his home in Mossley, Greater Manchester. The crime scene had been cleaned. His CCTV hard drive was missing. And his ex-wife had been speaking to the man behind it all…
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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:
Skeptic by Wicked Cinema
Just A Dream by CJ0
Misery Loves Company by CJ0
The Only One In The Room by CJ Oliver
Arcadia by Cody Martin
Beat The System by Cody Martin
Leviathan by Cody Martin
Demogorgan by Cody Martin
Far From Home by Cody Martin
Firewall by Cody Martin
Forbidden Wing by Cody Martin
Loaves & Fish by Cody Martin
Outer Rim by Cody Martin
Rhosphere by Cody Martin
Tempest by Falls
Ancient Ground by Moments
Race Against Time by Moments
High Anxiety by Phillip Mount
The Investigator by Third Age
After The Fall by Wicked Cinema
A Most UnusualDiscovery by Wicked Cinema
Crooked Man by Wicked Cinema
Disappearance by Wicked Cinema
Out Of Time by Wicked Cinema
Rag Doll by Wicked Cinema
The Rite by Wicked Cinema
Vanished by Wicked Cinema
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GREATER MANCHESTER POLICE / CPS
https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2019/august/married-couple-charged-for-money-laundering-after-spending-over-100k-in-five-years-on-luxury-holidays-and-cars/?src=ilaw
https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2023/march/gmps-wanted-murder-suspect-arrested-in-suriname/
https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/R-v-John-Belfield-Sentencing.pdf
https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2023/february/three-people-sentenced-to-a-total-of-62-years-for-their-involvementin-thomas-campbells-death-in-july-2022/
https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2025/july/man-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-after-being-found-guilty-of-murder/
https://www.cps.gov.uk/north-west/news/guilty-killer-who-tortured-and-murdered-man-fleeing-country-and-texting-co
ONLINE
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/live-updates-thomas-campbell-murder-31982062
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/everything-jury-heard-week-john-31949701
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2kjj3e7vko
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/dishevelled-gaunt-defeatedthe-mug-shot-31989549
https://www.theoldhamtimes.co.uk/news/23477763.doorbell-footage-mossley-murder-suspect-released-police-appeal/
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-manchester-64739365
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-manchester-68527880
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