On a quiet street in Tewkesbury, a secret remained hidden for over two decades. In March 2021, the police uncovered one of the most disturbing cases of prolonged abuse in modern UK history. Inside a neglected home, officers found a woman who had effectively vanished from society, malnourished, isolated, and living in conditions described as inhuman…
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This episode was written by Rosanna Fitton. Research by Benjamin Fitton.
Illustrations and production direction by Rosanna Fitton.
Audio editing by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot Productions.
Narration, additional audio editing and mixing, and script editing by Benjamin Fitton.
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MUSIC:
The Space Between by Chelsea McGough
Pursuit Of Wonder by Caleb Etheridge
Road To Nowhere by Caleb Etheridge
Lord Of The Dead by CJ0
The Recovery by CJ0
Revenant by Clark + Walker
Beat The System by Cody Martin
Dragonsilk by Cody Martin
Every Life Matters by Cody Martin
Final Moments by Cody Martin
Firewall by Cody Martin
Sabotage by Cody Martin
Lights Out by Tru Genesis
Life's Mystery by Moments
Onward by Chelsea McGough
Harboring by Salon Dijon
REFERENCES:
GLOUCESTERSHIRE POLICE
https://www.gloucestershire.police.uk/news/gloucestershire/2026/january/tewkesbury-woman-found-guilty-of-modern-day-slavery-offences/
https://www.gloucestershire.police.uk/news/gloucestershire/2026/march/tewkesbury-woman-jailed-for-13-years-for-modern-day-slavery-offences/
BBC NEWS
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c78v36g4pnno
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgkj148p7no
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/clyve7vn7m7t
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/clyve7vn7m7t?page=2
GUARDIAN
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jan/21/woman-imprisoned-and-forced-to-work-for-tewkesbury-mother-for-more-than-25-years
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/12/carer-of-enslaved-woman-describes-road-to-recovery-amanda-wixon-tewkesbury
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/video/2026/mar/12/police-bodycam-footage-amanda-wixon-questioned-video
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/mar/12/amanda-wixon-jailed-woman-victim-imprisoned-25-years-speaks-out
MIRROR
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/breaking-mum-10-kept-woman-36591022
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/mum-who-kept-woman-slave-36592009
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/inside-filthy-prison-cell-room-36593038
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/breaking-neighbour-says-woman-who-36595617
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/horrific-life-slave-locked-brit-36592228
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/woman-who-kept-house-slave-36599989
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/i-neighbours-brit-mum-who-36604103
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/evil-mum-10-forced-family-36608050
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/woman-kept-slave-brit-mum-36743398
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/mum-10-who-kept-woman-36855425.amp
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https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/i-neighbours-brit-mum-who-36854418
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/i-visited-house-horrors-brit-36853038
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/woman-kept-house-slaves-powerful-36857285
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/mum-tens-chilling-lie-before-36859181
DAILY MAIL
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/video/news/video-3590957/Woman-kept-slave-home-25-years-arrested.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/video/news/video-3591195/VIDEO-Inside-mouldy-damp-25-year-prison-room.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15638795/Scratch-card-addict-kept-vulnerable-woman-house-slave-25-years-jailed-13-years.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/crime-desk/article-15639547/All-want-outside-walk-dog-no-one-talk-harrowing-notes-sent-slavery-victim-beaten-starved-locked-squalor-25-years.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/video/video/video-3591133/Mother-10-guilty-keeping-house-slave-25-years.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/video/news/video-3618585/cares-slavery-victim-reveals-extent-horror.html
ITV
https://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/2026-01-21/gloucestershire-mother-found-guilty-after-holding-woman-hostage-for-25-years
https://www.itv.com/watch/news/mother-of-10-found-guilty-of-keeping-house-slave-for-25-years/9bm67j6
https://www.itv.com/watch/news/mother-of-10-found-guilty-of-keeping-house-slave-for-25-years/zszthnj
https://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/2026-03-12/mother-who-imprisoned-beat-and-abused-vulnerable-woman-for-25-years-jailed
https://www.itv.com/watch/news/woman-found-guilty-of-keeping-house-slave-sentenced-to-13-years-in-prison/svmz0fl
https://www.itv.com/news/2026-03-12/foster-mother-of-woman-kept-as-slave-says-victim-still-terrified
LIVERPOOL ECHO
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/mum-10-kept-woman-slave-33276672
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/woman-guilty-keeping-house-slave-33278906
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/woman-kept-slave-mum-10-33286266
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/woman-who-kept-vulnerable-girl-33579791
EXPRESS
https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2161015/monster-mum-held-woman-captive
https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2161126/shocking-video-shows-squalid-prison-woman-kept-as-slave-tewkesbury
https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2181434/amanda-wixon-woman-kept-slave
DAILY STAR
https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/mum-10-kept-woman-slave-36591233
https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/mum-10-three-words-woman-36592692
https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/breaking-neighbour-mum-who-kept-36595587
https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/hellish-life-slave-trapped-mum-36599726
https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/mum-10-kept-toothless-slave-36855475
https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/teen-who-went-sleepover-never-36858196
SKY NEWS
https://news.sky.com/video/woman-found-guilty-of-keeping-slave-for-25-years-13497276
https://news.sky.com/story/mother-of-10-kept-woman-as-house-slave-for-more-than-25-years-13497243
https://news.sky.com/story/mother-who-held-woman-captive-as-a-slave-for-25-years-jailed-13518465
https://news.sky.com/video/amanda-wixon-sentenced-to-jail-for-modern-slavery-13518648
https://news.sky.com/video/police-say-modern-slavery-case-one-of-the-worst-ever-seen-13518759
GLOUCESTERSHIRE LIVE
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https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/gloucester-news/gloucestershire-mum-ten-held-woman-10769424
https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/gloucester-news/police-list-catalogue-unimaginably-cruel-10769758
https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/gloucester-news/pictured-squalid-tewkesbury-house-horrors-10769803
https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/gloucester-news/chilling-video-tewkesbury-horror-house-10772672
https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/gloucester-news/neighbour-horrified-gloucestershire-mums-house-10771821
https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/regional-news/gloucestershire-mum-nicknamed-the-witch-10863601
https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/gloucester-news/tewkesbury-wixon-slave-jailed-sentence-10863440.amp
https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/gloucester-news/slave-abused-tewkesbury-mum-amanda-10863198