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    Introducing...Crime Junkie - MURDERED: JonBenet Ramsay


    The morning after Christmas Day 1996, six-year-old JonBenét Ramsey was reported missing... only for her body to be discovered hours later in her family’s home. Nearly three decades later, the questions remain: What really happened that night? Who is responsible for her death? And why has this case gone unsolved for so long? For years, Ashley Flowers vowed never to cover this infamous case – unless she could hear directly from the Ramsey family. In this episode, Ashley Flowers and Brit Prawat explore the chilling details of JonBenét’s case, the infamous ransom note, and the lingering theories surrounding the investigation. With exclusive insights from JonBenét’s father, John Ramsey, this is a story you won’t want to miss. Listen to the full episode here.


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  • When Donald Trump declared victory in the US presidential election, he told an adoring crowd that "a star is born". He was referring to Elon Musk.


    After months of reporting on the billionaire's use of private investigators, Alexi asks whether the insights he gained from that investigation reveal how Musk will operate in his new political era, and what that means for everything in his orbit.


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    Reported and produced by: Alexi Mostrous, Gary Marshall, Matt Russell & Patricia Clarke


    Sound design: Bart Warshaw


    Original Music: Tom Kinsella


    Podcast artwork: Jon Hill 


    Executive producer: Basia Cummings


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  • To his surprise, Alexi finds himself speaking to a local reporter at the Gold Coast Bulletin in Australia. It’s not where he thought the story would take him but it reveals a new case involving Elon and his spies. 


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    Reporter: Alexi Mostrous


    Producer: Gary Marshall


    Original Music & Sound design: Tom Kinsella


    Podcast artwork: Jon Hill 


    Executive producer: Ceri Thomas


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  • When Martin Tripp worked at Tesla, he took the advice of his boss Elon Musk - if you discover a problem, tell me about it. But when Martin shares his concerns, his world begins to spiral out of control. 


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    Reporter: Alexi Mostrous


    Producer: Gary Marshall


    Original Music & Sound design: Tom Kinsella


    Podcast artwork: Jon Hill 


    Executive producer: Ceri Thomas


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  • In 2018, Vernon Unsworth is at the centre of a global news story. He plays a crucial role in rescuing a young football team who became trapped in a flooded cave system. Overnight, he is a hero. But there’s a darker side of his story that’s less well known. That’s where Elon Musk and his private investigators come in. 


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    Reporter: Alexi Mostrous


    Producer: Gary Marshall


    Original Music & Sound design: Tom Kinsella


    Podcast artwork: Jon Hill 


    Executive producer: Ceri Thomas


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  • Elon Musk is one of the most powerful men in the world. He's a billionaire, the founder of SpaceX, Tesla and more. To his followers, he's a hero; to his critics, a far-right rabble rouser. 


    But for someone so public, there’s one part of his life that’s less well known.


    Elon’s Spies investigates how this free-speech champion uses private investigators and surveillance to target everyone from whistleblowers at his companies, to online critics and people in his own life. 


    Episode 1 is available on Tuesday 8th October, with episodes releasing weekly. To get ad-free access and binge listen to all 3 episodes on Tuesday 8th October, subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts or Spotify or by becoming a Tortoise member.



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    Reporter: Alexi Mostrous


    Producer: Gary Marshall


    Original Music & Sound design: Tom Kinsella


    Podcast artwork: Jon Hill 


    Executive producer: Ceri Thomas


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  • A fifth woman comes forward with allegations against the author Neil Gaiman.


    Reporter: Paul Caruana Galizia and Rachel Johnson

    Producer: Matt Russell

    Additional reporting: Jess Swinburne

    Original music and sound design: Tom Kinsella

    Series editor: Matt Russell

    Editor: Jasper Corbett


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  • Almost a month since the investigation where two women came forward with allegations that the author Neil Gaiman sexually assaulted them - allegations he strenuously denied - more women have come forward. Including another woman made to sign a non-disclosure agreement.


    Reporter: Paul Caruana Galizia and Rachel Johnson

    Producer: Katie Gunning and Matt Russell

    Additional reporting: Jess Swinburne

    Original music and sound design: Tom Kinsella

    Series editor: Matt Russell

    Editor: Jasper Corbett


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  • The second woman to allege Neil Gaiman sexually assaulted her first met him as an 18-year-old fan. They began a consensual sexual relationship two years later. She alleges he was abusive and once penetrated her without her consent. He strenuously denies any unlawful behaviour and maintains all their sex was consensual.


    Reporter: Paul Caruana Galizia and Rachel Johnson

    Producer: Katie Gunning

    Additional reporting: Jess Swinburne

    Original music and sound design: Tom Kinsella

    Series editor: Matt Russell

    Editor: Jasper Corbett


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  • New Zealand police tell the former nanny there isn’t enough evidence to actively pursue her sexual assault complaint against Neil Gaiman. He says he offered himself up for an interview with the police. But the facts may indicate otherwise.


    Clip: 1968 interview with Neil Gaiman - BBC 

    Clip: Big Bang Theory, series 11, episode 21 - CBS/Warner Bros

    Clip: Newsnight - BBC 

    Clip: William Morrow 2014

    Clip: Politics and Prose bookstore 2013

    Reporter: Paul Caruana Galizia and Rachel Johnson

    Producer: Katie Gunning

    Additional reporting: Jess Swinburne

    Original music and sound design: Tom Kinsella

    Series editor: Matt Russell

    Editor: Jasper Corbett


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  • The former nanny who alleges Neil Gaiman sexually assaulted her shares her WhatsApp messages with him. The messages appear friendly and affectionate. He says they’re evidence that she consented to sex with him. But is there another way of reading them?


    Reporter: Paul Caruana Galizia and Rachel Johnson

    Producer: Katie Gunning

    Additional reporting: Jess Swinburne

    Original music and sound design: Tom Kinsella

    Series editor: Matt Russell

    Editor: Jasper Corbett


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  • Neil Gaiman is one of the world’s most successful authors. And one of the most loved. His works have been adapted for film, TV and the stage. Now two women, a former nanny and a fan, allege he sexually assaulted and abused them while they were in consensual relationships with him. He strenuously denies all the allegations.


    Clip: The Sandman trailer - DDC comics / Netflix 

    Clip: The Ocean at the End of the Lane trailer - National theatre 

    Clip: The Simpsons - Disney

    Reporter: Paul Caruana Galizia and Rachel Johnson

    Producer: Katie Gunning

    Additional reporting: Jess Swinburne

    Original music and sound design: Tom Kinsella

    Series editor: Matt Russell

    Editor: Jasper Corbett


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  • After years of failed attempts, an expert flies over from America to help guide the parents on how to get their children back. But getting them home is not the end of the journey, for anyone caught up in Anne’s web.


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    Reporter: Grace Hughes-Hallett


    Producer: Gary Marshall


    Additional reporting and production: Imogen Harper


    Sound design and original composition: Tom Kinsella


    Theme music: Far Gone (Don’t Leave) by Pictish Trail


    Podcast artwork: Lola Williams


    Commissioning editor: Basia Cummings


    Executive producer: Ceri Thomas


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  • What motivated Anne in her work with the young women and did she believe what she was leading them to believe? In the search for answers, Grace turns to one of the only people who has heard Anne’s side of the story directly from her.


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    Reporter: Grace Hughes-Hallett


    Producer: Gary Marshall


    Additional reporting and production: Imogen Harper


    Sound design and original composition: Tom Kinsella


    Theme music: Far Gone (Don’t Leave) by Pictish Trail


    Podcast artwork: Lola Williams


    Commissioning editor: Basia Cummings


    Executive producer: Ceri Thomas


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  • As Huey’s dependence on Anne grows, she becomes increasingly isolated from the outside world. Until, after a series of events over the summer of 2014, the police turn up and start to investigate. 


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    Reporter: Grace Hughes-Hallett


    Producer: Gary Marshall


    Additional reporting and production: Imogen Harper


    Sound design and original composition: Tom Kinsella


    Theme music: Far Gone (Don’t Leave) by Pictish Trail


    Podcast artwork: Lola Williams


    Commissioning editor: Basia Cummings


    Executive producer: Ceri Thomas


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  • After Huey cycled off into the distance, her mother had no idea what caused her to leave or why. She was in the dark about the extraordinary things Huey had come to believe about her own family. So she finds someone who can help track her down.


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    Written and reported by: Grace Hughes-Hallett & Gary Marshall


    Producer: Gary Marshall


    Additional reporting and production: Imogen Harper


    Sound design and original composition: Tom Kinsella


    Theme music: Far Gone (Don’t Leave) by Pictish Trail


    Podcast artwork: Lola Williams


    Commissioning editor: Basia Cummings


    Executive producer: Ceri Thomas


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  • Fipsi starts to question what really happened in the soft pink room, and how to help her friends who are still on their journeys with Anne Craig. But for one of them it’s already too late, as she makes a series of life altering decisions.


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    Written and reported by Grace Hughes-Hallett & Gary Marshall


    Producer: Gary Marshall


    Additional reporting and production: Imogen Harper


    Additional editing: Claudia Williams


    Sound design and original composition: Tom Kinsella


    Theme music: Far Gone (Don’t Leave) by Pictish Trail


    Podcast artwork: Lola Williams


    Commissioning editor: Basia Cummings


    Executive producer: Ceri Thomas


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  • A group of well-heeled young English women hear about an intriguing therapist figure, who describes herself as a ‘teacher of personal development’. One by one they start to visit her for sessions and, for some, it will lead to disastrous consequences. 


    This is episode 1 of 6 of Dangerous Memories. To binge-listen to all 6 episodes ad-free from today, subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.


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    Written and reported by Grace Hughes-Hallett & Gary Marshall


    Producer: Gary Marshall


    Additional reporting and production: Imogen Harper


    Additional editing: Claudia Williams


    Sound design and original composition: Tom Kinsella


    Theme music: Far Gone (Don’t Leave) by Pictish Trail


    Podcast artwork: Lola Williams


    Commissioning editor: Basia Cummings


    Executive producer: Ceri Thomas


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  • Introducing...Dangerous Memories


    When Sarah watched her 23 year old daughter cycle away from her in Chelsea - a well-off corner of London - she had no idea it would be the last time they’d see each other for 6 years. What would make a loving child from a life of privilege sever ties with friends and family, and disappear? 


    It turns out, Sarah wasn’t alone in losing a daughter. Something strange was happening to other young women, too.


    And they all had one thing in common: a kind of therapist figure - a woman they were all seeing and sharing their problems, their secrets, their fears with. But it took years for the truth of what was happening behind closed doors to emerge, and the extraordinary things this woman led them to believe.


    Dangerous Memories is the story of young women who wanted to be healed that became, for us, a story about the healer, and what we risk when we let someone else into our mind, and our memory.


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    Reporter: Grace Hughes-Hallett

    Producer: Gary Marshall

    Additional reporting and production: Imogen Harper

    Sound design and original composition: Tom Kinsella

    Theme music: Far Gone (Don’t Leave) by Pictish Trail

    Podcast artwork: Lola Williams

    Commissioning editor: Basia Cummings

    Executive producer: Ceri Thomas


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  • In the final episode of the series, is the 40-year game of cat-and-mouse nearly over?


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    Reporter: Chloe Hadjimatheou 

    Producer: Claudia Williams

    Editor: Jasper Corbett

    Narrative editor: Gary Marshall

    Additional production: Imy Harper

    Sound design: Hannah Varrall

    Original theme music: Tom Kinsella

    Original artwork: Jon Hill


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