Encore: The Missing Mona Lisa
We’re travelling back through the MTW archives to bring you Iain’s episode about the OTHER Louvre heist. Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling is available twice a week on BBC Sounds...
22 Des 202542min
99. The Heineken Kidnapping
Get ready for Iain’s distinctly non-Chrismassy Christmas episode. This week, we’re looking at the 1983 kidnapping of Freddy Heineken and his chauffeur Ab Doderer.Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore ...
15 Des 202545min
98. The Dandelion Poisoner
The infamous tale of Herbert Rowse Armstrong, a 20th-century solicitor accused of murdering not only a professional rival – but also… his own wife.Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirli...
8 Des 202537min
97. The Eiffel Tower Conman
Laura looks at the life of Victor Lustig, an ambitious 1920s conman who ‘sold’ both the Eiffel Tower and Tower Bridge to gullible businessmen. Plus, he built a fake ‘money printing machine’ AND he swi...
1 Des 202547min
96. The Tommy Ball Shooting
It’s November 1923 when a young Aston Villa player is shot to death by his neighbour. Iain looks at what happened between Tommy Ball and George Stagg and explores why their dispute turned deadly.Murde...
24 Nov 202542min
95. The Mám Trasna Murders
In August 1882, a remote community in West Ireland is thrown into turmoil by a brutal massacre – followed by a shocking miscarriage of justice.Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling i...
17 Nov 202533min
94. The Bootleg King, Part 2
In this second part of this case, Iain tracks George Remus’ dramatic downfall and explains the circumstances that led to the brutal murder of his wife Imogene.Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and...
10 Nov 202535min
93. The Bootleg King, Part 1
In the first half of a two-part case, Iain introduces us to one of history’s most successful bootleggers. A man so rich that he lit his cigarettes with £100 bills.
3 Nov 202537min
