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 moreThe Trupti Patel Case: When "Expert" Evidence Goes Wrong
Trupti Patel lost three babies to sudden infant death. Then she was accused of murdering them. In 2003, this British pharmacist stood trial at Reading Crown Court, her fate resting on testimony from Professor Sir Roy Meadow - the same expert whose flawed evidence had helped convict Sally Clark. But when Trupti's 80-year-old grandmother travelled from India to testify about five infant deaths in her own family, the case began to unravel. This episode examines the dangerous theory known as Meadow's Law, the systematic failures in investigating sudden infant deaths, and how one trial helped expose a pattern of wrongful accusations against grieving mothers…
Read moreMona Tinsley: The Murder That Changed British Law
In January 1937, ten-year-old Mona Tinsley vanished in Nottinghamshire. Her body was found six months later in a river. This vintage true crime case changed British law, making murder convictions possible without a body. Discover the historic investigation and forensic evidence that redefined criminal justice…
Read moreBurke and Hare (Part 2)
After Burke's arrest, confessions revealed 16 murders. Yet only Burke faced execution. The trial captivated Britain with systematic murders by suffocation. Hanged before 25,000, his body was dissected. But the anatomist who orchestrated the sales escaped justice. This historic true crime case led directly to the Anatomy Act of 1832… (Part 2 of 2).
Read moreBurke and Hare (Part 1)
In 1828, the poorest residents of Edinburgh vanished. Their bodies were sold to anatomists. When Margaret Docherty's body was found hidden in straw, it revealed that Burke and Hare, two Irish immigrants, had become serial killers. This historic true crime case exposed how Edinburgh's medical school created a market for fresh corpses… (Part 1 of 2).
Read moreA Frenzied Attack at Oakhanger Common / Mary & Benjamin Mitchell
A labourer in his mid-forties contacts the police to report that he has killed someone with a hatchet. He refuses legal representation, insisting he is responsible. So why does a jury hesitate to convict him of murder, and how can a judge describe the defendant's actions as understandable?...
Read moreThe Line Between Violence and Intent / Sarah & Jonathan Wicks
A 999 call came in from a man who said that his wife was unresponsive on the floor. He told the call handler that she had fallen and her lips were blue. The man was assured that help was on the way, and in a voice choked with emotion, he was heard saying: "Come on. No, no, you can't die, not over a fucking argument"...
Read moreRomance Fraudster / Kerry Gray
The UK has the third-highest number of dating app users in the world. Over 11 million people in the UK are currently looking for romance online. While there have been many stories of couples who found love over the internet, there are others that end in something worse than heartbreak…
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 moreSeverance / Neil Hopper
A man was rushed to the hospital after feeling unwell during a family camping trip. The medics' battle to save his life was all the more desperate because he was one of their colleagues…
Read moreNightmare on Elm Road / Louis Price / Kirsty Carless
Staffordshire police officers were dispatched to an address following a 999 call on Christmas Day. In a distressed state, the caller said, "My stepdaughter just turned up at my house, and she is alleging that she stabbed her boyfriend, and he is dead. She is in my kitchen at the moment, talking to her mother.” When the operator asked for details about the caller’s stepdaughter and her boyfriend, the man replied, “They have got quite a history, so it’s going to be on your file somewhere”...
Read moreThe Moors Murders - Part 6
The recent confessions of Myra Hindley and Ian Brady aided Detective Chief Superintendent Peter Topping in narrowing down a renewed search of Saddleworth Moor. Just as Greater Manchester CID came under fire for what was believed to be a waste of time and resources, they made a discovery… (Part 6 of 6).
Read moreThe Moors Murders - Part 5
Two decades after Ian Brady and Myra Hindley were convicted of killing three children and burying two of them on Saddleworth Moor, Ian Brady made a confession that reopened the case… (Part 5 of 6).
Read moreThe Moors Murders - Part 4
Ian Brady and Myra Hindley became the most hated people in Britain after they were committed for trial following the discovery of the bodies of several children on Saddleworth Moor. Many were furious that the crimes were uncovered too late for the couple to face the ultimate punishment, but the families of their victims just hoped that justice would finally be served… (Part 4 of 6).
Read moreThe Moors Murders - Part 3
Ian Brady and Myra Hindley were arrested following the murder of Edward Evans. During the investigation, the police uncovered incriminating evidence that linked the pair to the disappearance of several missing children. Investigators spent days exhaustively searching Saddleworth Moor for the remains of the dearly missed youngsters. On the final day of the search, an officer stumbled upon a makeshift grave… (Part 3 of 6).
Read moreThe Moors Murders - Part 2
Between 1963 and 1965, four children vanished from Manchester without a trace. Despite unprecedented inquiries by multiple constabularies, there seemed to be no witnesses and no suspects. Investigators had run out of leads until a seemingly unrelated report came in… (Part 2 of 6).
Read moreThe Moors Murders - Part 1
A young girl walked down familiar streets, careful not to scuff her shiny, new shoes on the cobblestones. Her thoughts were on the night ahead, jiving to the latest hits with other people her age at the dance. She wouldn’t make it there, and her name would become synonymous with one of the most notorious crime sprees in British history… (Part 1 of 6).
Read moreREPLAY - The Death Of Stuart Lubbock In Michael Barrymore's Pool (Full Series)
This is a case that would obsess the British media for decades to come. Furthermore, the circumstances of Stuart’s death still remain a mystery to this day. The only people who knew what happened and could make sense of the tragedy, where a father of two young children had lost his life, were those individuals who attended the party that night. Frustratingly, the accounts they have given of Stuart’s final hours are a puzzle that has yet to be pieced together in any coherent way…
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 moreNo Time Limit On Justice / Louisa Dunne / Ryland Headley
Forensic techniques are constantly advancing, and over the past 50 years, they have evolved to the point that even the smallest amount of evidence can provide a breakthrough in what would have been an unsolvable case. In 2025, those scientific advancements led to the oldest cold case murder conviction in British history…
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