John Frederick Perry had been through a messy divorce and now found himself living alone with his cat, Katie, in the village of Higher Kinnerton in North Wales. John had saved up some money and decided to treat himself to a three week holiday to Manila in the Philippines. On his travels, he met a young woman who he went on to marry.
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Jennifer and June Gibbons were twins. They would shut themselves away in their bedroom, not coming down for meals, and even when they did they would barely acknowledge their family. All this changed in the summer of 1981, but...
From a very early age, identical twins, Jennifer and June Gibbons were insular. They created their own secret language and refused to talk to anyone else. Following a conviction for burglary and arson, during their late teens, they were both sent to Broadmoor psychiatric hospital.
This selective muteness would leave them trapped in the secure...
In 2009, Christopher Monks persuaded a boyfriend, he met through an internet chat room, to kill his parents in return for a disturbing reward.
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WARNING: THIS IS PART TWO OF A TWO-PART STORY. PLEASE LISTEN TO SEASON 2 - EPISODE 4 FOR MORE DETAILS ON THIS CASE. During April 2016 Helen Bailey, a successful author, disappeared. She allegedly left a note, found by her husband to be, asking that no one contact her as she needed some time alone. Over the following weeks and months, appeals were made by Helen’s friends and family in the hope someone might have spotted her. *** LISTENER CAUTION IS ADVISED AS THIS EPISODE CONTAINS ADULT THEMES AND DESCRIPTIONS THAT SOME LISTENERS MAY FIND DISTRESSING ***
Ian Stewart lived on Baldock Road in Royston with his finance, successful author Helen Bailey. The couple shared their home with Ian's two sons, from a previous marriage, and Helen's beloved miniature dachshund called Boris. Ian and Helen had planned their wedding for September 2016, but in April of that year, Helen disappeared. A note left, that looked to be written by Helen, requested that no one contact her as she needed some time alone. Over the next few months, appeals for her whereabouts were made by her family and friends along with most national newspapers, but no one could answer the question, Where is Helen Bailey? *** LISTENER CAUTION IS ADVISED AS THIS EPISODE CONTAINS ADULT THEMES AND DESCRIPTIONS THAT SOME LISTENERS MAY FIND DISTRESSING ***
Over ten days in 2013 Joanna Dennehy went on a sadistic killing spree. She murdered three men and left two others fighting for their lives. *** LISTENER CAUTION IS ADVISED AS THIS EPISODE CONTAINS ADULT THEMES AND DESCRIPTIONS THAT SOME LISTENERS MAY FIND DISTRESSING ***