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Welcome to On The Case. From the team that brought you the chart-topping, award-winning series The Trial, On The Case is the home for the Daily Mail’s stellar crime reporting beyond the courtroom… now in audio for the very first time.
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The Hong Kong Killer (opens the original)
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Warning: some listeners may find the details of graphic violence in this programme distressing. On the 31st floor of an upmarket block of flats in Hong Kong's energetic Wanchai district, British banker Rurik Jutting brutally killed two Indonesian women in what would become known as one of the city's most notorious killings. Over the space of a few drug- and alcohol-fuelled days, he tortured and killed Sumarti Ningsih, and Seneng Mujiasih before calling the police to let them know what he had don
Hammer Horror (opens the original)
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The notorious Chillenden murders stay long in the memory; Dr. Lin Russell and her six-year-old daughter Megan bludgeoned to death with a hammer. Her other daughter, nine-year-old Josie Russell, survived the attack, but with severe brain injuries. Michael Stone was given three life sentences for the attack but has maintained his innocence for three decades. The case still attracts controversy - lack of any real DNA evidence, a conviction that relied heavily on prison cell testimonies, the theory
A Catholic Conspiracy? (opens the original)
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Opus Dei, the highly secretive Catholic sect started by the Spanish priest Josemaría Escrivá in the 1920s has its tentacles spread all over the world. They claim it is a deeply religious order that helps ordinary people “love God and serve others through work well done, carried out with honesty and integrity”. Claims against the group accuse it of child grooming, human trafficking, and psychological and emotional control – claims Opus Dei categorically denies. The Crime Desk went undercover into
Getting Away With Murder (opens the original)
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Martine Vik Magnussen's body was found hidden under rubble in the basement of a block of flats in Great Portland Street, Marylebone, London, on 16 March 2008. She had been raped and murdered and died as the result of strangulation. Farouk Abdulhak, her one-time friend and who she was last seen with on the night of her death, is the son of billionaire and one of Yemen's wealthiest men Shaher Abdulhak. He is the only suspect in the case. In our inaugural episode, host Alex Matthews is joined by Pi
Coming soon... On The Case (opens the original)
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Launching on Thursday 9th July. On The Case is back with a new, weekly podcast which investigates the real stories behind the crimes that made the headlines. Hosted by the editor of The Crime Desk, Alex Matthews. For early, ad-free access to every episode of On The Case as well as all our other incredible true crime shows, subscribe to The Crime Desk now. Visit thecrimedesk.com to become a member today. Click here to sign up to The Crime Desk's weekly newsletter . It's free and packed with exclu
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