Top True Crime Podcasts

Wendy Sewell, a 32-year-old legal secretary, was murdered in the pretty town of Bakewell, in England's Peak District, in September 1973. A cemetery groundskeeper, 17-year-old Stephen Downing, quickly became the prime suspect. Despite having learning difficulties and a reading age of 11, he was arrested, questioned for nine hours without a lawyer present and eventually convinced to sign a confession full of words he did not understand.

Years later, local newspaper editor Don Hale started to campaign over Stephen's conviction, fighting for the case to be sent back to court. Using brand new interviews, Murder in the Graveyard provides a fresh insight into Wendy's murder, as members of the Bakewell community come forward to talk openly about a tragic case that today remains unsolved.

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On August 7th, 1985, five members of the Bamber family were brutally murdered in their Essex farmhouse—a crime that would grip the nation and divide public opinion for decades.

 What was first thought to be a tragic murder-suicide by Sheila Caffell, a young mother battling schizophrenia, soon turned into one of Britain’s most controversial convictions. The sole surviving family member, Jeremy Bamber, was found guilty of orchestrating the killings. Yet, to this day, he maintains his innocence—and the questions surrounding the case refuse to fade.

In this podcast, we reopen the file. Speaking to experts, authors, and voices from the Jeremy Bamber campaign, we re-examine the evidence, the investigation, and the enduring mystery at the heart of White House Farm

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What really happened in the early hours of that August morning?

 And could this be one of the greatest miscarriages of justice in British history?