104. The Sock in the Snow

A ransom note has arrived at the Murder They Wrote HQ. Plus, DB Cooper theories – and a very upright dog.Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling is available twice a week on BBC Sounds...

10 Jul 202513min

Barbara Mackle was your average university student. Until she was snatched in the middle of the night and forced, by her kidnappers, to hide out in the most terrifying place imaginable.Murder They Wro...

7 Jul 202542min

Listener Julie has sent in a famous Coventry case involving a very unhappy marriage and a chilling murder. Plus, Iain explains the legend of Lady Godiva.Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain ...

3 Jul 202516min

Iain dives into the life and crimes of Soapy Smith, a 19th-century con artist who earned his nickname by mastering the art of ‘The Soap Game’. Hear about how Soapy went from a small-time crook to the ...

30 Jun 202540min

Laura heads to the Isle of Man to investigate a 159-year-old unexplained murder involving a horse-drawn cart. And Iain tells a story about a famous Manx witch… with an unexpected ending.Murder They Wr...

26 Jun 202518min

Three friends are exploring an abandoned mineshaft in Wales when they stumble upon a human skull. As the police arrive to search the area, they continue to make a number of gruesome discoveries. And t...

23 Jun 202538min

From jam-filled Yorkshire puddings to famous dogs and unexpected trouser mishaps, the Murder You Wrote Mailbag delivers again.Plus, Laura and Iain need your help cooking up the ultimate true crime-the...

19 Jun 202519min

When a prison riot breaks out inside Scotland’s Peterhead Prison, two officers are taken hostage and the SAS are secretly called in. But the truth of what happened wouldn’t come out for years...This i...

16 Jun 202536min