A Terrifying Kidnap : Episode 478

In Newport, South Wales, Martin Podmore met a woman at a party - nothing unusual there, and the two got on well. But it was the beginning of an encounter that would take a deeply disturbing turn when ...

7 Sep 27min

In this bonus episode, I chat with top crime reporter, Martin Brunt.Martin spent 36 years at Sky News and built such a reputation for contacts that, during the 2006 Ipswich serial murders, a police pr...

5 Sep 52min

When you move into a small flat in a new town, just how much can you really know about your neighbours?Melanie Sturton had only recently left home to work and study when she moved into a flat in Aberd...

3 Sep 27min

Minutes before taking his own life, Michael Ryan looked back on the devastation he had caused in Hungerford. He had killed 16 people and injured 15 others. Then he told the police negotiator: “I wish ...

31 Aug 42min

Note: This epiosde was originally released in August 2023.Detectives believed they had identified the murderer, and when they entered the bedroom of 18-year-old Danyal Hussein in south-east London, th...

29 Aug 23min

Carol Morgan was a much-loved wife and mother whose life was brutally taken inside the family shop. What initially appeared to be a shocking and senseless murder would go on to raise questions that re...

27 Aug 27min

Jordan Sinnott was a young professional footballer whose life changed forever after a night out with friends.What began as an ordinary evening ended in a violent confrontation, leaving Jordan seriousl...

24 Aug 25min

Note: This epiosde was originally released in October 2024.Vikki Thompson lived in a village near Oxford with her husband Jonathan, two young children and the family dog, Daisy. At about 4pm one Satur...

22 Aug 29min