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…
Read moreThe Men Next Door / Drugs, Coercive Control & Cases Mirroring the Pelicot Trial / Rodney Johnston
When Gisèle Pelicot waived her anonymity in 2024 and exposed her husband's crimes to the world, many assumed what happened in Mazan was an isolated case. It wasn’t. A 66-year-old carer from Norfolk subjected a woman to almost three decades of sexual exploitation. He operated in plain sight, using digital networks to recruit men, threatened his victim into silence, and recorded everything…
Read moreReverend Emyr Owen: The Minister’s Dark Secret
A minister was hiding a terrifying secret. For years, Reverend Emyr Owen was one of the most respected men in the Welsh Presbyterian community, a charismatic preacher trusted to lead funerals, conduct marriages, and guide his congregation through life’s darkest moments. But behind the pulpit, Owen harboured a dark obsession. When anonymous letters threatening local families, including a four-year-old child, led police to his door, a detective’s gut feeling uncovered something far more disturbing than poison pen letters…
Read moreConsent, Contraceptives & Controversy / Brian Huntley / Judge Arthur Myerson
In the judicial system, the role of a judge is to ensure a fair and impartial trial. They maintain order, guide the jury and rule on legal issues. Sometimes, judges go far beyond their function and perpetuate injustice by letting bias influence their decisions…
Read moreTrauma On Trial / Filip Jaskiewicz / Martyna Ogonowska
Shortly before 7:20 on a Sunday morning in the autumn of 2018, officers at Thorpe Wood police station in Peterborough received a call from a public pay phone nearby. A young woman on the other end of the line said that she was outside and needed to speak with them. She added, “I think I killed someone”...
Read moreStolen Possibility / Stuart Worby
A horrifying “pills-by-post” plot is only uncovered by chance after life-altering damage has been caused by the ultimate betrayal...
Read moreBlackout / Natalie Shotter / Mohamed Iidow
Two officers from the Metropolitan Police were already dealing with an incident when they were asked to come and assist an unconscious woman lying on a park bench. They refused, leaving her alone, a decision that would have devastating consequences...
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