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12: Episode 12 - The Witness and The Warmonger Feb 09, 2021

Show notes

This week's story is the second part of the story about two friends, Ben and Andrei, who grew up in a small town in Poland in the 1930's. Despite a definite divide in their wealth and status, the two boys were good friends. And then in 1939, the Russian army marched into their town and started a chain of events that would pit neighbour against neighbour, religion against religion...and friend against friend. During the war, Ben and Andrei fled their hometown under very different circumstances and reasons. But over half a century, these two old friends would be brought together once again...one a witness and one a warmonger.
Voices: Narrator: SuZe Andrei Sawoniuk: Shane Huby
Ivan Bagley: Stewart Gibson
Fedora Zan: SuZe Sound Effects: Zapsplat.com YouTube Sound Effects
Myinstants.com Music by: Possession by Purple Planet
All music used under an Attribution License - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ All media outtakes have been sourced via open media and are readily available via an internet search.
Sources:

World War II Criminals in Belarusian Internet Mass-Media: The Cases of Anthony Sawoniuk and Vladimir Katriuk - https://belarusjournal.com/sites/default/files/Laputska_2016.pdf
Nazi War Crimes: War Crimes Trials - https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/war-crimes-trials
The European Arrest Warrant is being used in an unexpected way - http://eureferendum2.blogspot.com/2007/11/european-arrest-warrant-is-being-used.html
Jewish News: 18th April 2019 - We Deserve to be Told More About War Crimes by Jon Silverman - https://issuu.com/jewishnewsuk/docs/1102
The trial of Andrei Sawoniuk: Holocaust testimony under cross-examination by David Hirsh - https://research.gold.ac.uk/id/eprint/1988/1/SOC_Hirsh_2001a.pdf
Life for Nazi 'lord' who murdered Jews and then escaped to Britain - https://www.theguardian.com/uk/1999/apr/02/2
Nazi collaborator `relished tyranny’ - https://www.independent.co.uk/news/nazi-collaborator-relished-tyranny-1072835.html
Soviet Union Invades Poland - 1939 | Today In History | 17 Sept 17 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gH-NhdOjD_U
Soviet Union invades Poland - https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/soviet-union-invades-poland
World War II - https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/world-war-ii-history
Russia Invaded Winston Churchill's Broadcast on the Soviet German War June 22 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXQP3mxG0hU
The Warrior and Witness - https://jewishjournal.com/old_stories/1615/
Churchill’s victory speech and Red Arrows flypast - VE Day 75 - BBC - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_G8YYuk2Zk
The End of WWII and the Division of Europe - https://europe.unc.edu/the-end-of-wwii-and-the-division-of-europe/
Simon Wiesenthal - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9loFfD9ZXNo
About Simon Wiesenthal - https://www.wiesenthal.com/about/about-simon-wiesenthal/
How the net closed around Sawoniuk - https://www.theguardian.com/world/1999/apr/02/warcrimes.germany
Belarus: British Jury in War Crimes Trial History - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qu9mRqQ5BuM
Life for Nazi 'lord' who murdered Jews and then escaped to Britain - https://www.theguardian.com/uk/1999/apr/02/2
Nazi's hired killer who lay low for 50 years - https://www.independent.co.uk/news/nazi-s-hired-killer-who-lay-low-for-50-years-1084566.html
I am not a monster, claims war crimes defendantI am not a monster, claims war crimes defendant - https://www.theguardian.com/uk/1999/mar/23/2

11: Episode 11 - The Route of Death Feb 02, 2021

Show notes

Despite there being a clear ethnic and religious division within the town of Domachevo, Poland, which was common in Eastern Europe, there was a true sense of community spirit within the town. Neighbour really did help neighbour. This community spirit was never more embodied than in the friendship between Ben and Andrei. From polar opposites of the town's wealth divide, this didn't stop the two friends playing together every day. But, marching towards them was a force that would pit neighbour against neighbour, religion against religion and...friend against friend.
Voices:
Narrator - SuZe
Sawoniuk - Shane Huby

Sound Effects: Zapsplat.com
Youtube Sound Effects
Music by: Possession by Purple Planet
All music used under an Attribution License - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

All media outtakes have been sourced via open media and are readily available via an internet search.
Sources:

World War II Criminals in Belarusian Internet Mass-Media: The Cases of Anthony Sawoniuk and Vladimir Katriuk - https://belarusjournal.com/sites/default/files/Laputska_2016.pdf
Nazi War Crimes: War Crimes Trials - https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/war-crimes-trials
The European Arrest Warrant is being used in an unexpected way - http://eureferendum2.blogspot.com/2007/11/european-arrest-warrant-is-being-used.html
Jewish News: 18th April 2019 - We Deserve to be Told More About War Crimes by Jon Silverman - https://issuu.com/jewishnewsuk/docs/1102
The trial of Andrei Sawoniuk: Holocaust testimony under cross-examination by David Hirsh - https://research.gold.ac.uk/id/eprint/1988/1/SOC_Hirsh_2001a.pdf
Life for Nazi 'lord' who murdered Jews and then escaped to Britain - https://www.theguardian.com/uk/1999/apr/02/2
Nazi collaborator `relished tyranny’ - https://www.independent.co.uk/news/nazi-collaborator-relished-tyranny-1072835.html
Soviet Union Invades Poland - 1939 | Today In History | 17 Sept 17 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gH-NhdOjD_U
Soviet Union invades Poland - https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/soviet-union-invades-poland
World War II - https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/world-war-ii-history
Russia Invaded Winston Churchill's Broadcast on the Soviet German War June 22 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXQP3mxG0hU
The Warrior and Witness - https://jewishjournal.com/old_stories/1615/
Churchill’s victory speech and Red Arrows flypast - VE Day 75 - BBC - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_G8YYuk2Zk
The End of WWII and the Division of Europe - https://europe.unc.edu/the-end-of-wwii-and-the-division-of-europe/
Simon Wiesenthal - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9loFfD9ZXNo
About Simon Wiesenthal - https://www.wiesenthal.com/about/about-simon-wiesenthal/
How the net closed around Sawoniuk - https://www.theguardian.com/world/1999/apr/02/warcrimes.germany
Belarus: British Jury in War Crimes Trial History - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qu9mRqQ5BuM
Life for Nazi 'lord' who murdered Jews and then escaped to Britain - https://www.theguardian.com/uk/1999/apr/02/2
Nazi's hired killer who lay low for 50 years - https://www.independent.co.uk/news/nazi-s-hired-killer-who-lay-low-for-50-years-1084566.html
I am not a monster, claims war crimes defendantI am not a monster, claims war crimes defendant - https://www.theguardian.com/uk/1999/mar/23/2

10: Episode 10 - Sticks & Stones Jan 26, 2021

Show notes

Nicole 'Coco' Fox-Fenton from Ireland was a bubbly, lively young lady. She'd made a new group of friends and started going clubbing with them. At first, they had fun. But soon, the girls turned on Coco and turned her life into a living hell, which would have devastating consequences, but ultimately go on to be the genesis for a campaign to try change a relic of a law in Ireland...
Voices:

Narrator – SuZe
Dara Quigley – Anonymous Irish friend
President Michael Higgins – Stewart Gibson
Sound Effects:

Zapsplat.com
Youtube Sound Effects
Music:

Possession by Purple Planet
All music used under an Attribution License - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

All media outtakes have been sourced via open media and are readily available via an internet search.
Sources:

'My beautiful Nicole (21) took her own life because of cruel bullies' - heartbroken mother - https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/my-beautiful-nicole-21-took-her-own-life-because-of-cruel-bullies-heartbroken-mother-36532622.html
Coco’s Law: ‘Huge bittersweet moment’ as legislation against online bullying signed into law - https://www.newstalk.com/news/cocos-law-online-bullying-1128089
Newstalk – 17th December 2020 - https://www.facebook.com/newstalkfm/posts/10160370875512907
Intersectional feminism: what it means and why it matters right now - https://www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2020/6/explainer-intersectional-feminism-what-it-means-and-why-it-matters
Pornography Site - https://www.rte.ie/radio/radioplayer/html5/#/radio1/21484562
Irishwoman who had her Facebook pictures stolen and used on porn site calls for new laws against cyber crime - https://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/irishwoman-who-facebook-pictures-stolen-13804995
Coco’s Story - https://www.alustforlife.com/videos/cocos-story
Politicians turn deaf ear to mother who lost child to suicide - https://www.irishtimes.com/news/social-affairs/politicians-turn-deaf-ear-to-mother-who-lost-child-to-suicide-1.3665585
Nicole Fox Fenlon’s mum gets government support for tough cyber bullying law - https://evoke.ie/2020/09/17/extra/nicole-fox-fenlons-mum-gets-government-support-for-tough-cyber-bullying-law
Coco's Law - https://www.dublinlive.ie/news/dublin-news/cocos-law-nicoles-tragic-story-19429323
Cyberbullying rates for Irish children among highest in EU – expert - https://www.irishtimes.com/news/education/cyberbullying-rates-for-irish-children-among-highest-in-eu-expert-1.4402258
Coco's Law - https://www.labour.ie/cocoslaw/
Mother 'absolutely devastated' over failure to name legislation 'Coco's Law' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6parrYHB6CU
'OVERWHELMING GRIEF' – https://www.thesun.ie/news/985924/mum-tells-of-heartbreak-of-daughter-who-took-her-own-life-after-nude-footage-allegedly-filmed-by-a-garda-leaked-online/.
'Dara wasn't a victim, she opened up my world' – https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/news/dara-wasnt-a-victim-she-opened-up-my-world-brother-of-tragic-activist-dara-quigley-pays-tribute-at-vigil-35709285.html
'Sleep well, starling' – https://www.thejournal.ie/dara-quigley-vigil-3387145-May2017/
'Deplorable and revolting' – https://www.thejournal.ie/dara-quigley-dail-3384651-May2017/
Garda who filmed tragic journalist Dara Quigley to avoid prosecution – https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/garda-who-filmed-tragic-journalist-dara-quigley-to-avoid-prosecution-37184945.html
Garda who shared video of mentally ill woman will not face charges – https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/garda-who-shared-video-of-mentally-ill-woman-will-not-face-charges-1.3588773
'I felt that I had no right to grieve for my daughter' – https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/i-felt-that-i-had-no-right-to-grieve-for-my-daughter-mother-of-tragic-woman-at-centre-of-garda-video-controversy-37392129.html
Garda Síochána Act 2005 – http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2005/act/20/section/62/enacted/en/html
Make revenge porn a criminal offence in Ireland - https://www.change.org/p/irish-justice-department-make-revenge-porn-a-criminal-offence-in-ireland?recruiter=false&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=psf_combo_share_initial&utm_term=petition_dashboard&recruited_by_id=d26ca6b0-293a-11eb-8940-8986c7b8fb9a
Petition to criminalize revenge pornography in Ireland goes viral – https://exbulletin.com/world/566378/
Reclaim the Night - https://www.facebook.com/RTNBelfast/videos/speaker-linda-hayden/214119886760167/
The Labour Party – https://twitter.com/labour/status/1329468804792020992

9: Episode 9...or an Aggravated Arson? Jan 19, 2021

Show notes

In last week's episode, we heard the tragic story of Martin Fletcher and what happened to 3 generations of his family on that fateful day in May 1985 at Bradford City Football Stadium. Martin often wondered why he survived when his family didn't, but a revelation from his mother some 9 years after the disaster, sent him on a 15-year-long hunt to find answers...and what he found was so explosive that he now knew why he'd been chosen to survive...so that he could share the truth.
Sound Effects:
zapsplat.com
SuZe
Voices Provided by: Narrator: SuZe
Music by: Possession by Purple Planet
All music used under an Attribution License - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Bradford City Anthem (The Good Citizens - Take Me Home) Bradford City Hymn - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDK9pGii1PI
The Doors - Light My Fire - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cq8k-ZbsXDI All media outtakes have been sourced via open media and are readily available via an internet search.
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8: Episode 8 - A Terrible Tragedy? Jan 12, 2021

Show notes

Martin Fletcher, 12 and his brother Andrew, 11 were with their family to see their favourite football team, Bradford City play their final match before being moved up into the 2nd division of football. It was expected to be a momentous day, and it was...but for all the wrong reasons. What happened that day had devastating consequences for the Fletcher family and many, many other families. These consequences sent one of the Fletcher family on a 15 year long quest for answers.
Sound Effects:
zapsplat.com
SuZe
Voices Provided by: Narrator: SuZe
Martin Fletcher: Anonymous
John Fletcher: Anonymous
Uncle Peter: TH
Susan Fletcher: SuZe
“Gates are Locked” Female Voice: SuZe
“Get Everyone onto the Pitch” Male Voice: TH
Music by:
Possession by Purple Planet
All music used under an Attribution License - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Bradford City Anthem (The Good Citizens - Take Me Home) Bradford City Hymn - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDK9pGii1PI

All media outtakes have been sourced via open media and are readily available via an internet search.
Sources:

7: Episode 7 - Red Flags Dec 22, 2020

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A girl is sitting at Boston Logan Airport waiting for a flight home for to surprise her family for Christmas. She's a nervous flyer and wasn't looking forward to the flight. But, the flight was delayed. Very delayed. The passengers were told the delay was due to heavy traffic because of the holidays. And this just added to her anxiety. However, when the flight finally arrived at its' destination she, along with all the other passengers on board, would discover the real reason the flight was delayed...and the horror that they had narrowly missed.
Sound Effects:
zapsplat.com YouTube Sound Effects
Voices Provided by:
Narrator: SuZe
Music by:
Possession by Purple Planet
All music used under an Attribution License - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ All media outtakes have been sourced via open media and are readily available via an internet search.
Sources:

6: Episode 6 - A Needle in a Haystack Dec 15, 2020

Show notes

Sweethearts, Jay Cook and Tanya Van Cuylenborg from Saanich, BC, Canada go on a work trip to Seattle. It was supposed to be fun. It turned out to be anything but. Their families and the police spend years searching for resolution...but it took a highly questionable, almost laughable suggestion that would bring about answers...
Sound Effects:
zapsplat.com
Voices Provided by:
Narrator: SuZe
I Bloodline Detectives: Jay Cook and Tanya Van Cuylenborg Murders
Music by:
Possession by Purple Planet
All music used under an Attribution License - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

All media outtakes have been sourced via open media and are readily available via an internet search.
Sources:

5: Episode 5 - The Dawn of a New Era Dec 08, 2020

Show notes

Dawn Hamilton has gone missing in Rosedale, Maryland whilst playing with friends at a park. The only witnesses are two young boys. Their testimony and composite sketch led to the arrest and conviction of the suspect...but this also led one man into a fight for his life.
Voices:
Narrator: SuZe
Sound Effects by:
zapsplat.com
Documentary: Bloodsworth: An Innocent Man (2015) produced by Lovelymachine
Music by:
Possession by Purple Planet
All music used under an Attribution License - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

An Innocent Man ~ Billy Joel acoustic guitar cover by larosity
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4: Episode 4 - The Stutter Dec 01, 2020

Show notes

In a sleepy, suburban village in the middle of England, a young girl goes missing; Lynda Mann. She is found the next morning, dead. Her murder would go unsolved for many years....until a local Doctor made a mistake in an experiment he was conducting....
Sound Effects: zapsplat.com
Voices Provided by: Narrator: SuZe
Documentary: Code of a Killer
Music by:

Possession by Purple Planet
All music used under an Attribution License - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

All media outtakes have been sourced via open media and are readily available via an internet search.
Sources:

3: Episode 3 - A Deal with the Devil Nov 24, 2020

Show notes

9-year-old Shawn Hornbeck went out for a ride on his bike one Sunday...and never came home. His family searched; the Police searched; the FBI searched, but he had vanished without a trace. Four years later, another boy was reported missing...a boy that happened to look an awful lot like Shawn Hornbeck...was there a connection? Hmmm.....you'll have to listen to find out!
Voices: Narrator: SuZe Young Shawn: Ethan Gann
Music:
Possession by Purple Planet
All music used under an Attribution License - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
All media outtakes have been sourced via open media and are readily available via an internet search.

Sources:

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