Legally Crimed

For our first episode of 2021 we are kicking it off with a listener suggestion: The mysterious case of the Eriksson Twins. Coincidentally captured on film, the Eriksson Twins ran onto the M6 motorway ...

4 Jan 202144min

In the early hours of Christmas Day in 1945, a devastating fire ripped through the home of the Sodder family. But the true number of fatalities remains a mystery - unanswered questions, unexplained ev...

28 Des 202045min

On Christmas Eve 2008, a man dressed as Santa Claus entered the Ortega family home, but not to deliver gifts. In the aftermath of a bitter divorce, total of nine people were brutally murdered after ...

21 Des 202039min

Christmas Day of 2010 took a gruesome turn when the body of 25-year-old Joanna Yeates was discovered. But her murder was not the only tragedy that took place. In the media frenzy that followed, Joanna...

14 Des 202038min

We're kicking off our Christmas and Crime series with the case of the 2007 Carnation murders. A festive family gathering on Christmas Eve 2007 quickly turned into one of the worst murder cases to have...

7 Des 202034min

In this week's episode Joanna and Megan are analysing the tragic events that lead to the death of Jdimtyai Damour on Black Friday in 2008. Through discussing the capitalist roots of Black Friday and i...

30 Nov 202056min

The topic of 'honour killings' has long been controversial. The legal definition is ill-defined due to the cultural and political implications surrounding honour killings. This week Joanna and Megan a...

23 Nov 202057min

In this episode, Joanna and Megan discuss a troubling side of the law, a legal tactic used by defendants and their legal teams to blame their deadly conduct on their victim's gender identity or sexual...

16 Nov 202040min