S12E04 | The Murder of Juliet Callaghan (Swinton, Greater Manchester, 1966)

S12E04 | The Murder of Juliet Callaghan (Swinton, Greater Manchester, 1966)

In this episode, I tell the story of Juliet Callaghan, a 12-year-old girl killed in Swinton, Greater Manchester, in March 1966.


Juliet was attacked and killed by a 16-year-old boy called Gordon Wheeler while walking home from school one Friday afternoon.


It took just ten days for the police to catch the teenage killer who had stabbed Juliet over 50 times during the frenzied attack.


Wheeler was found guilty of manslaughter by reason of diminished responsibility in July 1966. Mr Justice Cusack ordered him to be detained at Broadmoor Hospital indefinitely.


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Intro music:⁣

David John Brady - 'Throw Down the Gauntlet'⁣

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References:⁣

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