Spelade
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In June 1910 Detective Chief Inspector Walter Dew of Scotland Yard landed the biggest case of his career. Cora Crippen, a failed music hall singer, had gone missing several months prior and her friends were concerned. Her husband said she died while visiting family abroad but inconsistencies in his story made Detective Dew doubt his story. His suspicions were confirmed after a thorough search of the Crippens’ coal cellar revealed a horrifying discovery. What ensued was one of the greatest manhunts in British history, testing the detective’s wits as the whole world was consumed by the question “What happened to Cora Crippen?” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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When the body of 3-year-old Saville Kent was found with his throat cut at his home in Wiltshire, local magistrates appealed for a detective from London to solve the case. In 1860, Inspector Jonathan Whicher was Scotland Yard’s star detective, making him the natural choice for the job. But by the time he arrived on the scene, much of the evidence had either been removed or destroyed. And Wiltshire police had already arrested a suspect. The only problem was, Inspector Whicher was not at all convinced they had the right person. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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In February 2011, police on patrol in Blackheath, London, spot a burning car half-hidden up a quiet lane. When the fire is put out and they’re able to investigate, they discover the burned body of a young man in the boot. With no way to identify him from the charred remains, they set about tracing the vehicle registration and find it belongs to a young man called Gagandip Singh. Gagandip told his family he went to a party the night before, but he didn’t come home and hasn’t been seen since. Is the body in the car the missing Gagandip? Or has he committed a terrible crime and fled the scene? DCI Damian Allain knows that the next 24 hours will be crucial to finding the killer. What they uncover is a chilling tale of a love triangle, a honey-trap, and a plot for revenge taken too far. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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In the 1980s, London was rocked by a wave of violent armed robberies. One of the most daring was the raid on the Brink’s Mat security warehouse in Hounslow. It was also the most lucrative by far, netting the thieves a cool £26 million in gold bullion, and leaving in its trail a wake of violence and death. An elite unit was tasked with bringing the gang to justice, Scotland Yard’s Flying Squad. From the outset, Flying Squad officers suspected the robbers had inside help. But which of the guards was responsible, and how to prove it? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
