Suicide Or Staged? / Lesley & Derek Potter

Suicide Or Staged? / Lesley & Derek Potter

On April 28, 2018, a woman nervously went to the police station to report a disturbing conversation she’d had with a co-worker a few days earlier. She was drinking with her friend's father — a man she believed had just lost his wife to suicide. As he consumed his first pint of the evening, the widower made a startling confession. However, it was less than a week before his partner's body was due to be cremated, and vital evidence would be lost forever…


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This episode was researched and written by Eileen Macfarlane.


Script editing, additional writing, illustrations and production direction by Rosanna Fitton


Narration, editing, additional writing, and production direction by Benjamin Fitton.


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