Lucky Boy

When Lucky Boy launched back in March, there was an important detail that didn't make it into the podcast, for legal reasons: the team had discovered that they weren’t the only people who had been investigating the allegations made by Gareth - the Metropolitan Police had been too.  Now, reporter Chloe Hadjimatheou has an update. Thank you for listening to Lucky Boy. You can listen to more of our investigations on Tortoise Investigates. [https://open.acast.com/networks/61ba16ddafe1fc001a418e0d/shows/688b423b811827610936a2c0/lnk.to/tortoiseinvestigates] Follow the feed to be the first to hear when we release brand-new investigations. To get all our investigations early and ad-free, subscribe to Observer+ on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. If you want to get in touch with us directly about a story, or tell us more about the stories you want to hear about contact hello@tortoisemedia.com  ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Sally Anne Bowen doesn’t want to speak about her relationship with Gareth, but it turns out there is a way of hearing her version of events. And after months of searching, Chloe gets a message from another ‘lucky boy’.  Thank you for listening to Lucky Boy. You can listen to more of our investigations on Tortoise Investigates. [https://open.acast.com/networks/61ba16ddafe1fc001a418e0d/shows/688b423b811827610936a2c0/lnk.to/tortoiseinvestigates] Follow the feed to be the first to hear when we release brand-new investigations. To get all our investigations early and ad-free, subscribe to Observer+ on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. If you want to get in touch with us directly about a story, or tell us more about the stories you want to hear about contact hello@tortoisemedia.com  Reported and produced by: Chloe Hadjimatheou and Gary Marshall Sound design: Hannah Varrall Podcast artwork: Lola Williams Executive producer: Basia Cummings ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Chloe hears from a former teacher who seems to support what Gareth believes - that there was a cover-up. And it’s still going on today. Thank you for listening to Lucky Boy. You can listen to more of our investigations on Tortoise Investigates. [https://open.acast.com/networks/61ba16ddafe1fc001a418e0d/shows/688b423b811827610936a2c0/lnk.to/tortoiseinvestigates] Follow the feed to be the first to hear when we release brand-new investigations. To get all our investigations early and ad-free, subscribe to Observer+ on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. If you want to get in touch with us directly about a story, or tell us more about the stories you want to hear about contact hello@tortoisemedia.com  Reported and produced by: Chloe Hadjimatheou and Gary Marshall Sound design: Hannah Varrall Podcast artwork: Lola Williams Executive producer: Basia Cummings ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Gareth is convinced that his memories are true and that there are plenty of witnesses who can corroborate his story, so why will no one help him?  Thank you for listening to Lucky Boy. You can listen to more of our investigations on Tortoise Investigates. [https://open.acast.com/networks/61ba16ddafe1fc001a418e0d/shows/688b423b811827610936a2c0/lnk.to/tortoiseinvestigates] Follow the feed to be the first to hear when we release brand-new investigations. To get all our investigations early and ad-free, subscribe to Observer+ on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. If you want to get in touch with us directly about a story, or tell us more about the stories you want to hear about contact hello@tortoisemedia.com  Reported and produced by: Chloe Hadjimatheou and Gary Marshall Sound design: Hannah Varrall Podcast artwork: Lola Williams Executive producer: Basia Cummings ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Gareth spent years believing he was a lucky boy. He was the 14-year-old who got the attention of the attractive young science teacher. Now, decades later, he wants the truth to come out about the damage it’s caused him. But his story is not straight forward.  Thank you for listening to Lucky Boy. You can listen to more of our investigations on Tortoise Investigates. [https://open.acast.com/networks/61ba16ddafe1fc001a418e0d/shows/688b423b811827610936a2c0/lnk.to/tortoiseinvestigates] Follow the feed to be the first to hear when we release brand-new investigations. To get all our investigations early and ad-free, subscribe to Observer+ on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. If you want to get in touch with us directly about a story, or tell us more about the stories you want to hear about contact hello@tortoisemedia.com  Reported and produced by: Chloe Hadjimatheou and Gary Marshall Sound design: Hannah Varrall Podcast artwork: Lola Williams Executive producer: Basia Cummings ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.