Murder Most British

Ep 43 – The Livestream Lie – The Murder of Natalie McNally

“In a home in Northern Ireland, a camera was turned on — but what it showed wasn’t the truth.” In 2022, concern began to grow around the disappearance of a young pregnant woman. Messages had stopped. Contact had faded. And those closest to her were left trying to understand what had changed — and when. At the centre of it was Stephen McCullagh — a local YouTuber who, at first, appeared to account for his movements in an unusual way. A livestream. A visible presence. A digital alibi that seemed, on the surface, to place him somewhere else entirely. But as investigators began to examine timelines more closely, the sequence of events no longer aligned as cleanly as it first appeared. The livestream itself became part of the enquiry — not as confirmation, but as something to be tested, questioned, and ultimately dismantled. What followed was a case built on reconstruction: of movements, of digital evidence, and of a narrative that had been carefully put forward — but could not withstand scrutiny. This week, the Archive examines a crime shaped by deception in the digital age — where presence could be manufactured, and where the truth had to be uncovered frame by frame. Some alibis are built to be seen. Others are built to mislead. Join our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/murdermostbritishpodcast [https://www.patreon.com/murdermostbritishpodcast]      Links to our socials and Discord! https://linktr.ee/MurderMostBritish [https://linktr.ee/MurderMostBritish]    SOURCES Belfast Telegraph - Natalie McNally killer posed as journalist and called Policing Board MLA in bid to obtain information on murder probe https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sunday-life/news/natalie-mcnally-killer-posed-as-journalist-and-called-policing-board-mla-in-bid-to-obtain-information-on-murder-probe/a/144698071.html [https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sunday-life/news/natalie-mcnally-killer-posed-as-journalist-and-called-policing-board-mla-in-bid-to-obtain-information-on-murder-probe/a/144698071.html] Belfast Telegraph - ‘Target on his back’: Stephen McCullagh being held on Maghaberry Prison’s hospital wing over fears of revenge attack https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sunday-life/target-on-his-back-stephen-mccullagh-being-held-on-maghaberry-prisons-hospital-wing-over-fears-of-revenge-attack/a/144491942.html [https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sunday-life/target-on-his-back-stephen-mccullagh-being-held-on-maghaberry-prisons-hospital-wing-over-fears-of-revenge-attack/a/144491942.html] Irish Independent - From nerd to cold killer: colleague of murderer Stephen McCullagh reveals chilling transformation of monster he thought he knew https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/crime/from-nerd-to-cold-killer-colleague-of-murderer-stephen-mccullagh-reveals-chilling-transformation-of-monster-he-thought-he-knew/a206542404.html [https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/crime/from-nerd-to-cold-killer-colleague-of-murderer-stephen-mccullagh-reveals-chilling-transformation-of-monster-he-thought-he-knew/a206542404.html] ITV NEWS - Natalie McNally partner Stephen McCullagh guilty of murder: Timeline of events https://www.itv.com/news/utv/2026-03-23/from-dating-app-to-cold-blooded-murder [https://www.itv.com/news/utv/2026-03-23/from-dating-app-to-cold-blooded-murder?utm_source=chatgpt.com] ITV NEWS - Jury finds Stephen McCullagh guilty of murdering Natalie McNally https://www.itv.com/news/utv/2026-03-23/jury-in-natalie-mcnally-murder-trial-retires-to-consider-verdict [https://www.itv.com/news/utv/2026-03-23/jury-in-natalie-mcnally-murder-trial-retires-to-consider-verdict?utm_source=chatgpt.com] ITV NEWS - Killer Stephen McCullagh ‘very manipulative, very cold and calculated’ https://www.itv.com/news/utv/2026-03-23/star-witness-who-helped-unpick-murderers-conspiracy [https://www.itv.com/news/utv/2026-03-23/star-witness-who-helped-unpick-murderers-conspiracy?utm_source=chatgpt.com] ITV NEWS - Natalie McNally’s brothers pay tribute to strength of parents after guilty verdict https://www.itv.com/news/utv/2026-03-23/natalie-mcnally-brothers-pay-tribute-to-strength-of-parents-after-guilty-verdict [https://www.itv.com/news/utv/2026-03-23/natalie-mcnally-brothers-pay-tribute-to-strength-of-parents-after-guilty-verdict?utm_source=chatgpt.com] ITV NEWS - Prosecution in Natalie McNally murder trial tells jury Stephen McCullagh ‘lied and lied again’ https://www.itv.com/news/utv/2026-03-18/he-lied-and-lied-again-prosecution-delivers-closing-statement-in-murder-trial [https://www.itv.com/news/utv/2026-03-18/he-lied-and-lied-again-prosecution-delivers-closing-statement-in-murder-trial?utm_source=chatgpt.com] ITV NEWS - Evidence in Natalie McNally murder trial points to ‘some other killer’ https://www.itv.com/news/utv/2026-03-19/murder-trial-told-evidence-points-to-some-other-killer [https://www.itv.com/news/utv/2026-03-19/murder-trial-told-evidence-points-to-some-other-killer?utm_source=chatgpt.com] ITV NEWS - Natalie McNally considered breaking up with murder accused days before she was killed, court hears https://www.itv.com/news/utv/2026-03-13/natalie-mcnally-considered-breaking-up-with-murder-accused-court-hears [https://www.itv.com/news/utv/2026-03-13/natalie-mcnally-considered-breaking-up-with-murder-accused-court-hears?utm_source=chatgpt.com] ITV NEWS - Natalie McNally murder accused made ‘no comment’ response over 80 times to police https://www.itv.com/news/utv/2026-03-02/murder-accused-denies-killing-natalie-mcnally-and-tells-court-her-ex-was-abusive [https://www.itv.com/news/utv/2026-03-02/murder-accused-denies-killing-natalie-mcnally-and-tells-court-her-ex-was-abusive?utm_source=chatgpt.com] ITV NEWS - Natalie McNally: Chilling footage from UTV shows killer at victim’s vigil https://www.itv.com/news/utv/2026-03-27/killer-at-large-chilling-footage-shows-murderer-at-natalie-mcnallys-vigil [https://www.itv.com/news/utv/2026-03-27/killer-at-large-chilling-footage-shows-murderer-at-natalie-mcnallys-vigil?utm_source=chatgpt.com] BBC News - Man released after Natalie McNally found dead in Lurgan https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-64036113 [https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-64036113?utm_source=chatgpt.com] BBC News - Natalie McNally: Police revisit Lurgan murder scene https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-64200914 [https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-64200914?utm_source=chatgpt.com] BBC News - Natalie McNally: Suspect seen in victim’s street on night of Lurgan stabbing https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-64069346 [https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-64069346?utm_source=chatgpt.com] BBC News - Murder accused’s tearful 999 call was an act, prosecution claims https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2d1jp8d7ryo [https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2d1jp8d7ryo] BBC News - Pathologist says Natalie McNally endured prolonged assault https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0q3l33nwp1o [https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0q3l33nwp1o] BBC News - Evidence gaming broadcast was pre-recorded, murder trial hears https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj6dx390y3zo [https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj6dx390y3zo] BBC News - Family comforted murder accused after Natalie McNally’s death https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj9883njdnmo [https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj9883njdnmo] BBC News - Murder accused was ‘inconsolable’ the night Natalie McNally was killed, friend says https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1w55rjq720o [https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1w55rjq720o] RTÉ - Jury sworn in at Natalie McNally murder trial https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2026/0216/1559885-natalie-mcnally/https://www.rte.ie/news/ulster/2026/0216/1558769-stephen-mccullagh-court/ [https://www.rte.ie/news/ulster/2026/0216/1558769-stephen-mccullagh-court/]  RTÉ - Murder trial told ex-partner was harassing McNally https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2026/0302/1561198-natalie-mcnally/https://www.rte.ie/news/regional/2026/0302/1561221-stephen-mccullagh-trial/ [https://www.rte.ie/news/regional/2026/0302/1561221-stephen-mccullagh-trial/]  RTÉ - Ex-partner of McNally murder accused says he assaulted her https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2026/0306/1561949-stephen-mccullagh/https://www.rte.ie/news/ulster/2026/0306/1561993-stephen-mccullagh-court/ [https://www.rte.ie/news/ulster/2026/0306/1561993-stephen-mccullagh-court/]  RTÉ - ‘You killed her,’ says Natalie McNally’s ex-partner in court https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2026/0309/1562443-natalie-mcnally/https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0309/1562456-natalie-mcnally-court/ [https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0309/1562456-natalie-mcnally-court/]  RTÉ - Jury shown police interview with man accused of murdering McNally https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2026/0313/1563285-natalie-mcnally/https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2026/0313/1563324-natalie-mcnally-court/ [https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2026/0313/1563324-natalie-mcnally-court/]  The Guardian - A live stream lie unravelled: how Stephen McCullagh tried to get away with pregnant girlfriend’s murder https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/mar/23/stephen-mccullagh-livestream-lies-natalie-mcnally-murder [https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/mar/23/stephen-mccullagh-livestream-lies-natalie-mcnally-murder?utm_source=chatgpt.com] The Guardian - Man who used false gaming alibi found guilty of Natalie McNally’s murder https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/mar/23/man-false-gaming-alibi-found-guilty-natalie-mcnally-murder [https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/mar/23/man-false-gaming-alibi-found-guilty-natalie-mcnally-murder?utm_source=chatgpt.com] The Guardian - Man accused of Natalie McNally’s murder beat previous partner, court told https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/mar/06/man-accused-of-natalie-mcnallys-beat-previous-partner-court-told [https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/mar/06/man-accused-of-natalie-mcnallys-beat-previous-partner-court-told?utm_source=chatgpt.com] Irish News - Natalie McNally: Murder accused’s YouTube channel gains thousands of new subscribers following charge https://www.irishnews.com/news/northernirelandnews/2023/02/06/news/natalie_mcnally_murder_accused_s_youtube_channel_gains_thousands_of_new_subscribers_following_charge-3041105/https://www.irishnews.com/news/northern-ireland/natalie-mcnally-murder-accuseds-youtube-channel-gains-thousands-of-new-subscribers-following-charge-CS2WZ73YQRE27OH7HJJSCTHVAU/ [https://www.irishnews.com/news/northern-ireland/natalie-mcnally-murder-accuseds-youtube-channel-gains-thousands-of-new-subscribers-following-charge-CS2WZ73YQRE27OH7HJJSCTHVAU/]  Irish Independent - Digital forensic analyst tells trial murder accused’s ‘live stream alibi’ was pre-recorded days before Natalie McNally was killed https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/digital-forensic-analyst-tells-trial-murder-accuseds-live-stream-alibi-was-pre-recorded-days-before-natalie-mcnally-was-killed/a1330357963.htmlhttps://www.independent.ie/irish-news/digital-forensic-analyst-tells-trial-murder-accuseds-live-stream-alibi-was-pre-recorded-days-before-natalie-mcnally-was-killed/a954312861.html [https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/digital-forensic-analyst-tells-trial-murder-accuseds-live-stream-alibi-was-pre-recorded-days-before-natalie-mcnally-was-killed/a954312861.html]  Irish Independent - Natalie McNally’s ex-boyfriend arrested last week ‘over threats to kill woman’, court hears https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/natalie-mcnallys-ex-boyfriend-arrested-last-week-over-threats-to-kill-woman-court-hears/a1930609969.htmlhttps://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/natalie-mcnallys-ex-boyfriend-arrested-last-week-over-threats-to-kill-woman-court-hears/a/140398856.html [https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/natalie-mcnallys-ex-boyfriend-arrested-last-week-over-threats-to-kill-woman-court-hears/a/140398856.html]  Irish Legal News - Murder trial to continue despite barristers’ strike https://www.irishlegal.com/articles/murder-trial-to-continue-despite-barristers-strike [https://www.irishlegal.com/articles/murder-trial-to-continue-despite-barristers-strike?utm_source=chatgpt.com] Wikipedia - Murder of Natalie McNally https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Natalie_McNally [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Natalie_McNally]

Ep 42 - The Devil’s Daughter - Sharon Carr

“In Camberley, a young woman left a nightclub and disappeared into the dark. By morning, her body had been found near a cemetery path — and the truth, when it finally emerged, seemed almost impossible to believe.” In 1992, 18-year-old Katie Rackliff was found murdered near Farnborough. The attack was so violent, so extreme, that police believed they were hunting a man. But years later, the investigation led somewhere no one had expected. To a schoolgirl. Sharon Carr was just twelve years old when Katie was killed. What followed became one of the most disturbing stories in modern British crime — not only because of the brutality of the murder, but because of what it forced people to confront about childhood, violence, intent, and capability. This week, the Archive examines the killing of Katie Rackliff — and the long shadow cast by the girl who would become known as The Devil’s Daughter. Some cases are frightening for their cruelty. Others for their impossibility. This one was both. Join our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/murdermostbritishpodcast [https://www.patreon.com/murdermostbritishpodcast]    Links to our socials and Discord! https://linktr.ee/MurderMostBritish [https://linktr.ee/MurderMostBritish]   SOURCES R (Carr) v Secretary of State for Justice [2020] EWHC 487 (Admin) https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Admin/2020/487.html [https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Admin/2020/487.html]  ICO, 9 Feb 2023, IC-194913-C6X3 — Freedom of Information Act 2000 Decision Notice https://ico.org.uk/media2/migrated/decision-notices/4024151/ic-194913-c6x3.pdf [https://ico.org.uk/media2/migrated/decision-notices/4024151/ic-194913-c6x3.pdf?utm_source=chatgpt.com] The Times — “Woman of 19 Stabbed to Death” (8 Jun 1992) https://archive.org/stream/NewsUK1992UKEnglish/Jun%2008%201992%2C%20The%20Times%2C%20%2364353%2C%20UK%20%28en%29_djvu.txt [https://archive.org/stream/NewsUK1992UKEnglish/Jun%2008%201992%2C%20The%20Times%2C%20%2364353%2C%20UK%20%28en%29_djvu.txt?utm_source=chatgpt.com] The Independent — “Murder charge girl’s chilling ‘diary of death’” (27 Feb 1997) https://www.independent.co.uk/news/murder-charge-girl-s-chilling-diary-of-death-1280819.html [https://www.independent.co.uk/news/murder-charge-girl-s-chilling-diary-of-death-1280819.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com] The Independent — “I was born to be a killer. Every night I see the Devil in my dreams” (26 Mar 1997) https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/i-was-born-to-be-a-killer-every-night-i-see-the-devil-in-my-dreams-1275032.html [https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/i-was-born-to-be-a-killer-every-night-i-see-the-devil-in-my-dreams-1275032.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com] The Independent — “The girl who killed aged 12” (26 Mar 1997) https://www.independent.co.uk/news/the-girl-who-killed-aged-12-1275008.html [https://www.independent.co.uk/news/the-girl-who-killed-aged-12-1275008.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com] The Independent — “Britain’s youngest female murderer ‘makes bid for release’” (27 Sept 2022) https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/britain-youngest-female-murderer-parole-release-b2176083.html [https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/britain-youngest-female-murderer-parole-release-b2176083.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com] The Times — conviction/sentencing coverage (26 Mar 1997) https://archive.org/stream/NewsUK1997UKEnglish/Mar%2026%201997%2C%20The%20Times%2C%20%2365847%2C%20UK%20%28en%29_djvu.txt [https://archive.org/stream/NewsUK1997UKEnglish/Mar%2026%201997%2C%20The%20Times%2C%20%2365847%2C%20UK%20%28en%29_djvu.txt?utm_source=chatgpt.com] SurreyLive — “Katie killer set to fight murder conviction” (21 Oct 2003) https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/local-news/katie-killer-set-fight-murder-4853422 [https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/local-news/katie-killer-set-fight-murder-4853422]   LBC — “Britain’s youngest female murderer who stabbed stranger at age 12 learns fate” (3 Aug 2023) https://www.lbc.co.uk/article/devils-daughter-britains-youngest-female-murderer-stabbed-stranger-parole-board-DWzdFb_2/ [https://www.lbc.co.uk/article/devils-daughter-britains-youngest-female-murderer-stabbed-stranger-parole-board-DWzdFb_2/?utm_source=chatgpt.com] Daily Mirror — “‘Devil’s Daughter’ who killed woman at age 12 won’t be freed as she’s ‘still violent’” (9 Aug 2023) https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/devils-daughter-who-killed-woman-30664584 [https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/devils-daughter-who-killed-woman-30664584] Double murderer aged 15: Girl given life sentence https://www.standard.co.uk/hp/front/double-murderer-aged-15-girl-given-life-sentence-6511078.html [https://www.standard.co.uk/hp/front/double-murderer-aged-15-girl-given-life-sentence-6511078.html]  Wikipedia — Sharon Carr https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharon_Carr [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharon_Carr?utm_source=chatgpt.com] Sunday Mirror — DEVIL'S DAUGHTER TO WED THE MUM KILLER https://www.thefreelibrary.com/DEVIL%27S+DAUGHTER+TO+WED+THE+MUM+KILLER%3B+Murderers+fall+in+love+in...-a075419576 [https://www.thefreelibrary.com/DEVIL%27S+DAUGHTER+TO+WED+THE+MUM+KILLER%3B+Murderers+fall+in+love+in...-a075419576]  PASSION KILLERS; Cons cancel wedding after hearing of each other's evil. https://www.thefreelibrary.com/PASSION+KILLERS%3B+Cons+cancel+wedding+after+hearing+of+each+other's...-a077740168 [https://www.thefreelibrary.com/PASSION+KILLERS%3B+Cons+cancel+wedding+after+hearing+of+each+other]  Jo Frost On Britain's Killer Kids- Sharon Carr - Documentary - Prime Video. Amazon.  Crimewatch UK Episode 17/09/1992

Ep 41 - Blood in the Valley - The Clydach Murders

“In a quiet Welsh village, four lives were taken in a single night — and nothing would ever feel ordinary again.” In June 1999, the village of Clydach awoke to unimaginable horror. Inside a family home, Mandy Power, her two young daughters, and her elderly mother were found brutally murdered. The violence was concentrated, personal, and devastating — leaving a small community reeling and the rest of Wales in shock. As detectives began piecing together the timeline, the case became larger than one house — drawing intense scrutiny, fierce debate, and years of argument over what mattered most: the evidence, the narrative, and what a jury could be asked to accept. This week, the Archive examines one of Wales’s most significant modern cases — tracing the night itself, the investigation that followed, and the questions that never fully stop circulating around it. Some crimes fracture a community. The Archive remembers the fault lines — and what was built across them. Join our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/murdermostbritishpodcast  [https://www.patreon.com/murdermostbritishpodcast] Links to our socials and Discord! https://linktr.ee/MurderMostBritish  [https://linktr.ee/MurderMostBritish]   SOURCES — ORDERED BY SOURCE HIERARCHY COURT OF APPEAL 2005 - REGINA -v DAVID GEORGE MORRIS https://www.bailii.org/cgi-bin/format.cgi?doc=/ew/cases/EWCA/Crim/2005/1246.html&query=(Morris.)+AND+(R)+AND+(v)+AND+(2005) [https://www.bailii.org/cgi-bin/format.cgi?doc=/ew/cases/EWCA/Crim/2005/1246.html&query=(Morris.)+AND+(R)+AND+(v)+AND+(2005)]  ICO, 11 Apr 2024, IC-259405-LON8 - Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) Decision notice https://ico.org.uk/media2/migrated/decision-notices/4029182/ic-259405-l0n8.pdf [https://ico.org.uk/media2/migrated/decision-notices/4029182/ic-259405-l0n8.pdf]  ICO, 7 Jul 2023, IC-209640-X6N8 - Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) Decision notice https://ico.org.uk/media2/migrated/decision-notices/4025845/ic-209640-x6n8.pdf [https://ico.org.uk/media2/migrated/decision-notices/4025845/ic-209640-x6n8.pdf]   South Wales Police Statement - Clydach Murders https://www.south-wales.police.uk/news/south-wales/news/2021/january/south-wales-police-statement---clydach-murders/ [https://www.south-wales.police.uk/news/south-wales/news/2021/january/south-wales-police-statement---clydach-murders/]  South Wales Police — response to BBC Wales documentary (9 Nov 2020) https://www.south-wales.police.uk/news/south-wales/news/2020/south-wales-police-response-to-the-bbc-wales-clydach-murders-documentary/ [https://www.south-wales.police.uk/news/south-wales/news/2020/south-wales-police-response-to-the-bbc-wales-clydach-murders-documentary/]  The Observer / Guardian — “The valley of death” (4 Jul 1999) https://www.theguardian.com/uk/1999/jul/04/theobserver.uknews1 [https://www.theguardian.com/uk/1999/jul/04/theobserver.uknews1]  The Independent — “Man ‘massacred family of four after sexual rebuff’” (23 Apr 2002) https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/man-massacred-family-of-four-after-sexual-rebuff-9211280.html [https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/man-massacred-family-of-four-after-sexual-rebuff-9211280.html]  The Independent — “Collapse of juror halts family ‘massacre’ trial” (24 Apr 2002) https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/collapse-of-juror-halts-family-massacre-trial-9146047.html [https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/collapse-of-juror-halts-family-massacre-trial-9146047.html]  The Guardian — “Ex-police officer tells of death of lesbian lover” (7/8 May 2002) https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2002/may/08/sarahhall [https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2002/may/08/sarahhall]  The Guardian — “Life for three generation murderer” (28 Jun 2002) https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2002/jun/29/ukcrime.sarahhall [https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2002/jun/29/ukcrime.sarahhall]  The Independent — “Life for killer who beat family of four to death in fit of jealous rage” (29 Jun 2002) https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/life-for-killer-who-beat-family-of-four-to-death-in-fit-of-jealous-rage-182076.html [https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/life-for-killer-who-beat-family-of-four-to-death-in-fit-of-jealous-rage-182076.html]  The Guardian — “Conviction quashed in case of four murders” (4 May 2005) https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2005/may/04/ukcrime.helencarter [https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2005/may/04/ukcrime.helencarter]  The Independent — “Man convicted of murder did not get fair trial due to lawyer’s conflict of interest” (4 May 2005) https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/man-convicted-of-murder-did-not-get-fair-trial-due-to-lawyer-s-conflict-of-interest-495031.html [https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/man-convicted-of-murder-did-not-get-fair-trial-due-to-lawyer-s-conflict-of-interest-495031.html]  The Guardian — “Four life terms for family killer after seven-year legal battle” (17/18 Aug 2006) https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2006/aug/18/ukcrime.martinwainwright [https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2006/aug/18/ukcrime.martinwainwright]  The Independent — “Former builder guilty of family ‘massacre’” (17 Aug 2006) https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/former-builder-guilty-of-family-massacre-412304.html [https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/former-builder-guilty-of-family-massacre-412304.html]  The Independent — “Man who murdered three generations of a family gets life” (18 Aug 2006) https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/man-who-murdered-three-generations-of-a-family-gets-life-412386.html [https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/man-who-murdered-three-generations-of-a-family-gets-life-412386.html]  The Independent — “Police speak to ‘new witnesses’ over brutal murder of family after TV documentary” (11 Nov 2020) https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/clydach-murders-mandy-power-documentary-new-witnesses-b1721208.html [https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/clydach-murders-mandy-power-documentary-new-witnesses-b1721208.html]  ITV Wales — “Police commission independent forensic review of Clydach Murders evidence” (19 Jan 2021) https://www.itv.com/news/wales/2021-01-19/police-commission-independent-forensic-review-of-clydach-murders-evidence [https://www.itv.com/news/wales/2021-01-19/police-commission-independent-forensic-review-of-clydach-murders-evidence]  ITV Wales — “Man convicted of the Clydach murders David Morris has died in prison” (20/23 Aug 2021) https://www.itv.com/news/wales/2021-08-20/man-convicted-of-the-clydach-murders-has-died-in-prison-it-has-been-announced [https://www.itv.com/news/wales/2021-08-20/man-convicted-of-the-clydach-murders-has-died-in-prison-it-has-been-announced]  The Guardian — “Clydach murders: police review claims sock links Dai Morris to scene” (18 Oct 2021) https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/oct/18/clydach-murders-police-review-claims-sock-links-dai-morris-to-scene [https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/oct/18/clydach-murders-police-review-claims-sock-links-dai-morris-to-scene]  ITV Wales — “Clydach Murders: Key forensic evidence found on sock during review” (19 Oct 2021) https://www.itv.com/news/wales/2021-10-18/key-forensic-evidence-found-on-sock-during-review-of-clydach-murders [https://www.itv.com/news/wales/2021-10-18/key-forensic-evidence-found-on-sock-during-review-of-clydach-murders]  The Independent — “Clydach murders: Blood-stained sock ‘supports’ conviction of Dai Morris for 1999 killings, police say” (19 Oct 2021) https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/blood-sock-david-dai-morris-clydach-b1940688.html [https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/blood-sock-david-dai-morris-clydach-b1940688.html]  Sky News - Clydach murders: Blood-stained sock links David Morris to scene of killings, police say https://news.sky.com/story/blood-stained-sock-links-man-convicted-of-clydach-murders-in-forensic-review-12437760 [https://news.sky.com/story/blood-stained-sock-links-man-convicted-of-clydach-murders-in-forensic-review-12437760]  ITV Wales — “Family call on supporters of Clydach murderer David Morris to accept his guilt” (9 Nov 2021) https://www.itv.com/news/wales/2021-11-09/family-call-on-supporters-of-clydach-murderer-to-accept-his-guilt [https://www.itv.com/news/wales/2021-11-09/family-call-on-supporters-of-clydach-murderer-to-accept-his-guilt]  Evening Standard / PA — “Family call on supporters of murderer to accept his guilt” (8 Nov 2021) https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/david-morris-south-wales-lewis-swansea-stephen-b965066.html [https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/david-morris-south-wales-lewis-swansea-stephen-b965066.html]  Sky News — “‘I became the devil’: Trauma of woman wrongly suspected of murdering an entire family in Clydach” (29 Jan 2022) https://news.sky.com/story/i-became-the-devil-trauma-of-woman-wrongly-suspected-of-murdering-an-entire-family-in-clydach-12527037 [https://news.sky.com/story/i-became-the-devil-trauma-of-woman-wrongly-suspected-of-murdering-an-entire-family-in-clydach-12527037]  ITV Wales — “Murder in The Valleys: The true story of the Clydach murders - Wales' biggest police investigation” (9 Feb 2022) https://www.itv.com/news/wales/2022-02-09/the-true-story-of-the-clydach-murders-wales-biggest-police-investigation [https://www.itv.com/news/wales/2022-02-09/the-true-story-of-the-clydach-murders-wales-biggest-police-investigation]  The Standard - Chain of lies led to Morris https://www.standard.co.uk/hp/front/chain-of-lies-led-to-morris-6310564.html [https://www.standard.co.uk/hp/front/chain-of-lies-led-to-morris-6310564.html]  The Observer / Guardian — “Who killed Mandy and her family?” (23 Nov 2003) https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2003/nov/23/ukcrime [https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2003/nov/23/ukcrime]  City Journal - Murder Most Foul https://www.city-journal.org/article/murder-most-foul [https://www.city-journal.org/article/murder-most-foul]  Documentary - The Clydach Murders: Beyond Reasonable Doubt - BBC Wales Investigates 2020

Ep 40 - The Secret in Derryraghan - The Murder of Gerry McGinley

“Near the border, a man vanished — and the story left behind began to shift.” In August 2000, Gerry McGinley disappeared from his home. At first, there was an explanation: he had left suddenly, afraid that someone was trying to set him up. But Gerry’s absence did not settle into an ordinary missing person case. The longer he remained gone, the more questions gathered around the life he had left behind — a strained marriage, private loyalties, old suspicions, and people whose accounts did not sit easily together. As police began to follow the threads, the case moved between Northern Ireland and the Republic, drawing in family, business connections, and a story that became harder to believe the closer it was examined. This week, the Archive examines the disappearance and murder of Gerry McGinley — a case shaped by secrecy, suspicion, and the uneasy spaces between what was said, what was hidden, and what could finally be proved. Some people disappear into distance. Others are made to disappear by those closest to them.   Join our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/murdermostbritishpodcast [https://www.patreon.com/murdermostbritishpodcast]  Links to our socials and Discord! https://linktr.ee/MurderMostBritish [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqblNPSU9nd002RDRjNHNocUlYaHlpQlFCOU93d3xBQ3Jtc0tuVjJaaWpDMG5ST0VIT1BBUEtiNzQxSmlqSzVrOEprZlFVaW12ZF96WWJpY0Qwa1gydlFlM1NIMFd3WDBiVFJ6RFE3NFJJVGNaczFPZUdFb1hlS2ZCc0EyMDdVSTQtSGl5NTdBM2oxNUk2d2ZZSmdUQQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Flinktr.ee%2FMurderMostBritish&v=RKckpepE7Sk]    SOURCES The Queen v Julie McGinley and Michael Monaghan https://www.judiciaryni.uk/files/judiciaryni/decisions/Queen%20v%20Julie%20McGinley%20and%20Michael%20Monaghan.pdf [https://www.judiciaryni.uk/files/judiciaryni/decisions/Queen%20v%20Julie%20McGinley%20and%20Michael%20Monaghan.pdf]  Court of Appeal Judgment https://www.judiciaryni.uk/files/judiciaryni/decisions/R%20v%20McGinley%20and%20Another.pdf [https://www.judiciaryni.uk/files/judiciaryni/decisions/R%20v%20McGinley%20and%20Another.pdf]  The Guardian - Businessman murdered by wife and lover, court told https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2002/sep/17/rosiecowan [https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2002/sep/17/rosiecowan]  The Guardian - Sex secrets of killer widow https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2002/dec/08/theobserver.uknews1 [https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2002/dec/08/theobserver.uknews1?utm_source=chatgpt.com] Irish Independent - McGinley had a conviction for raping a Garda's wife https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/mcginley-had-a-conviction-for-raping-a-gardas-wife/26249088.html [https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/mcginley-had-a-conviction-for-raping-a-gardas-wife/26249088.html]   Irish Independent - Body in woods may be link in sex triangle trial mystery https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/body-in-woods-may-be-link-in-sex-triangle-trial-mystery/26082464.html [https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/body-in-woods-may-be-link-in-sex-triangle-trial-mystery/26082464.html]   Irish Independent - A sorry tale of sex, blackmail and death https://www.independent.ie/opinion/analysis/a-sorry-tale-of-sex-blackmail-and-death/26249059.html [https://www.independent.ie/opinion/analysis/a-sorry-tale-of-sex-blackmail-and-death/26249059.html]  Irish Independent -  Lovers 'killed husband to keep their affair secret' https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/lovers-killed-husband-to-keep-their-affair-secret/26034814.html [https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/lovers-killed-husband-to-keep-their-affair-secret/26034814.html]  BBC News - Lovers guilty of murdering husband http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/2540273.stm [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/2540273.stm]  BBC News - Killers 'must serve 15 years' http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/2752413.stm [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/2752413.stm]  BBC News - Killers refused appeal to Lords http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/6126302.stm [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/6126302.stm]  The Irish Examiner - Murdered businessman buried - three years later https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-30091959.html [https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-30091959.html]  The Guardian - 'Black widow' in fresh fight to clear name https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2007/dec/09/ukcrime.society [https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2007/dec/09/ukcrime.society]  Fermanagh Herald - Woman who murdered husband starts new life https://fermanaghherald.com/2015/09/woman-who-murdered-husband-starts-new-life/ [https://fermanaghherald.com/2015/09/woman-who-murdered-husband-starts-new-life/]  Belfast Telegraph - Husband killer Julie McGinley lives cushy double life with former BBC producer https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sunday-life/news/husband-killer-julie-mcginley-lives-cushy-double-life-with-former-bbc-producer/a/118607591.html [https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sunday-life/news/husband-killer-julie-mcginley-lives-cushy-double-life-with-former-bbc-producer/a/118607591.html]  Belfast Telegraph - Black Widow killer sets up love nest on prison day release https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/black-widow-killer-sets-up-love-nest-on-prison-day-release/a/118622564.html [https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/black-widow-killer-sets-up-love-nest-on-prison-day-release/a/118622564.html]  Belfast Telegraph - Northern Ireland woman who had husband beaten to death now running dog-minding business - Julie McGinley now living in Belfast https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sunday-life/news/northern-ireland-woman-who-had-husband-beaten-to-death-now-running-dog-minding-business-julie-mcginley-now-living-in-belfast/a/114995433.html [https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sunday-life/news/northern-ireland-woman-who-had-husband-beaten-to-death-now-running-dog-minding-business-julie-mcginley-now-living-in-belfast/a/114995433.html]  Belfast Telegraph - Video: 'Black Widow' killer Julie McGinley released from prison https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/video/video-black-widow-killer-julie-mcginley-released-from-prison/a/118095122.html [https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/video/video-black-widow-killer-julie-mcginley-released-from-prison/a/118095122.html]  The Irish Times - Murder trial hears love notes found in van https://www.irishtimes.com/news/murder-trial-hears-love-notes-found-in-van-1.1097415 [https://www.irishtimes.com/news/murder-trial-hears-love-notes-found-in-van-1.1097415]  The Irish Times - Wife was suspect within fortnight after man disappeared, court told https://www.irishtimes.com/news/wife-was-suspect-within-fortnight-after-man-disappeared-court-told-1.1097546 [https://www.irishtimes.com/news/wife-was-suspect-within-fortnight-after-man-disappeared-court-told-1.1097546]  The Irish Times - Blunt-force trauma caused death https://www.irishtimes.com/news/blunt-force-trauma-caused-death-1.1210307 [https://www.irishtimes.com/news/blunt-force-trauma-caused-death-1.1210307]  The Irish Examiner - 'Lovers murdered husband' court told https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-30068466.html [https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-30068466.html]  The Irish Examiner - Wife and lover guilty of murdering husband https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-30079230.html [https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-30079230.html]  Irish Independent -  Murder case evidence plea from lawyer https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/murder-case-evidence-plea-from-lawyer/26091554.html [https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/murder-case-evidence-plea-from-lawyer/26091554.html]

Ep 39 - The Meon Hill Murder of Charles Walton (w/ Fauna Blakewell)

“In a Warwickshire field at the end of winter, an old man was found dead — and the story around him would grow darker with every retelling.” On 14 February 1945, 74-year-old farm labourer Charles Walton was discovered on Meon Hill, near the village of Lower Quinton. The violence was shocking for its setting: rural, familiar, close-knit. Wartime Britain was nearing victory abroad — yet in this quiet corner of England, a murder unfolded that would outlive generations. The case drew national attention, and among those brought in was famed detective Chief Inspector Robert Fabian. In the years that followed, rumours of witchcraft, ritual, and ancient grudges began to attach themselves to the case, sometimes obscuring the simpler question at its heart: who killed Charles Walton, and why? This week, joined by researcher, writer and pagan wise woman Fauna Blakewell, the Archive returns to Meon Hill — separating folklore from fact, tracing the enquiry, and examining how mystery grows where certainty never arrives. Some cases gather stories as the years pass. The Archive goes back to where it began.   Join our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/murdermostbritishpodcast [https://www.patreon.com/murdermostbritishpodcast]   Links to our socials and Discord! https://linktr.ee/MurderMostBritish [https://linktr.ee/MurderMostBritish] Fauna Blakewell, Echoes from the loam links! https://linktr.ee/Echoesfromtheloam [https://linktr.ee/Echoesfromtheloam]  Sources   Book The Case that Foiled Fabian - Simon Reed https://www.amazon.co.uk/Case-that-Foiled-Fabian-Witchcraft/dp/0752493574 [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Case-that-Foiled-Fabian-Witchcraft/dp/0752493574]  Uncovering Warwickshire's sinister secret https://www.bbc.co.uk/coventry/features/weird-warwickshire/1945-witchcraft-murder.shtml [https://www.bbc.co.uk/coventry/features/weird-warwickshire/1945-witchcraft-murder.shtml]  Killing of Charles Walton https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Walton_(murder_victim) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Walton_(murder_victim)]  Weird Warwickshire https://www.bbc.co.uk/coventry/content/articles/2006/06/26/weird_witchcraft_murder_feature.shtml [https://www.bbc.co.uk/coventry/content/articles/2006/06/26/weird_witchcraft_murder_feature.shtml]  Murder in Long Compton https://www.ourwarwickshire.org.uk/content/article/murder-long-compton [https://www.ourwarwickshire.org.uk/content/article/murder-long-compton?utm_source=chatgpt.com] Ritual Murder in Rural England: The Strange Case of Charles Walton https://cvltnation.com/ritual-murder-rural-england-strange-case-charles-walton/ [https://cvltnation.com/ritual-murder-rural-england-strange-case-charles-walton/?utm_source=chatgpt.com] The "Witchcraft" Murder Mystery https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/167907737 [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/167907737]  The Law Society Gazette - Bewitched by murders https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/analysis/bewitched-by-murders/2568.article [https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/analysis/bewitched-by-murders/2568.article]  VICE - The Unsolved ‘Witchcraft’ Murder That Shocked Britain  https://www.vice.com/en/article/charles-walton-murder-victim/ [https://www.vice.com/en/article/charles-walton-murder-victim/]