The discovery of a child’s torso in the Thames leaves detectives with almost no clues to his identity. An international investigation begins, uncovering increasingly disturbing possibilities…
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This episode was researched and written by Eileen Macfarlane.
Script editing, additional writing, illustrations and production direction by Rosanna Fitton.
Audio editing by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot Productions.
Narration, additional audio editing and mixing, additional writing, and script editing by Benjamin Fitton.
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MUSIC:
Unexpected Turn by Moments
Breath Of Caelus by Cody Martin
Rhosphere by Cody Martin
Race Against Time by Moments
Stars Align by Moments
The Forgotten Kingdom by Moments
Until My Last Breath by Moments
Reactor by Wicked Cinema
Rogue Asset by Wicked Cinema
Sceptic by Wicked Cinema
System Failure by Wicked Cinema
The Curse by Wicked Cinema
The Lantern by Wicked Cinema
The Rite by Wicked Cinema
The Ritual by Wicked Cinema
REFERENCES:
NEWSBANK
Daily Mail (London, England), September 24, 2001
Evening Standard (London, England), September 28, 2001
Evening Standard (London, England), October 16, 2001
Daily Mail (London, England), December 8, 2001
Evening Standard (London, England), December 18, 2001
Evening Standard (London, England), December 21, 2001
Mail on Sunday, The (London, England), January 27, 2002
Evening Standard (London, England), January 28, 2002
Daily Mail (London, England), April 20, 2002
Evening Standard (London, England), May 24, 2002
Daily Mail (London, England), July 10, 2002
Evening Standard (London, England), July 10, 2002
Evening Standard (London, England), July 11, 2002
Evening Standard (London, England), September 20, 2002
Mail on Sunday, The (London, England), October 20, 2002
Evening Standard (London, England), January 13, 2003
Evening Standard (London, England), July 2, 2003
Daily Mail (London, England), July 30, 2003
Daily Mail (London, England), October 16, 2003
Evening Standard (London, England), October 16, 2003
Evening Standard (London, England), August 13, 2004
Daily Mail (London, England), March 29, 2011
Evening Standard (London, England), February 8, 2013
MyLondon (England), March 18, 2019
MyLondon (England), February 8, 2020
Daily Star: Web Edition Articles (England), September 21, 2021
Evening Standard: Web Edition Articles (London, England), September 21, 2021
MailOnline (London, England), March 6, 2026
MyLondon (England), March 13, 2026
ONLINE
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2003/aug/07/forensicscience
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-58415046
https://www.jstor.org/stable/23820335?seq=1
https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2002/jan/29/2
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/1780990.stm
https://edition.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/europe/04/19/mandela.muti/index.html
https://www.britannica.com/science/sangoma
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/1788452.stm
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2002/apr/19/nelsonmandela
https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2002/jun/02/ukcrime.paulharris
https://www.thetimes.com/travel/destinations/africa-travel/south-africa/focus-on-the-trail-of-the-voodoo-child-fxvrm52q23l
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/3926371.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/3871473.stm
https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2004/jul/26/ukcrime
https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2003/oct/17/ukcrime.owenbowcott
https://davidjamessmith.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Thames-Torso-May-19-2002.pdf
https://www.thetimes.com/travel/destinations/africa-travel/south-africa/focus-on-the-trail-of-the-voodoo-child-fxvrm52q23l
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-21365961
BOOKS
The Boy in the River by Richard Hoskins
Shallow Graves: My life as a Forensic Scientist on Britain's Biggest Cases by Ray Fysh