Join Georgia as each week she talks you through important pieces of history that more people should know about or true crime cases that require more public attention – awareness and education are key!
113: The Marchioness Disaster
Aug 01, 2023
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In 1989, 130 people boarded small pleasure boat, Marchioness, for a party cruise down the Thames. Less than an hour later, 51 of these people would die after the boat was struck by a large dredger. 34 years on, and still there's not been justice for the victims, survivors or families of this disaster. Who was responsible?
112: CASE UPDATES: LISK suspect arrested, Tara Calico, Stephen Lawrence & more
Jul 28, 2023
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This week we're going to be looking at some updates in cases that I've covered in the past, including a massive update in the LISK/Gilgo Beach Killer: a suspect has been arrested.
111: Horrific medical research on HUMANS by US doctors | Guatemala Syphilis Study
Jul 17, 2023
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Starting in the 1940s, American researchers travelled down to Guatemala to conduct a number of experiments around STD research. They said they intended to find a post-exposure prophylaxis, but ended up deliberately infecting over 1000 Guatemalan people with STDs... and didn't cure over half of them. How was this allowed to happen?
110: MISSING without a trace: Where is Helen Frost?
Jul 14, 2023
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In 1970, 17 year old Helen Claire Frost had had a few rough months after being forced to give up her newborn baby girl. One day in October, she headed out for a 'quick walk' after inviting her sister along, who declined, and she never returned. In all these years there's never been a single clue, but someone must know what happened to Helen.
109: The Girl Who Came Back From the Dead | Anne Greene
Jul 03, 2023
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We're travelling back to 1650 today to learn about a 22 year old woman called Anne Greene who gave birth to a stillborn baby and was unjustly sent to the gallows... only to survive her own execution. How was this possible? Find out with me!
108: Adopted boy goes MISSING | Jaliek Rainwalker
Jun 30, 2023
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On 2nd November 2007, 12 year old Jaliek Rainwalker was reported as missing by his adoptive father, who said he must have runaway during the night. However in 2012 Jaliek's case was reclassified as a presumed homicide, and much suspicion has been cast on those closest to him.
107: The Bedgebury Forest Woman: UNIDENTIFIED since 1979
Jun 23, 2023
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In 1979, a horse rider in Bedgebury Forest, Kent, England, spotted the body of a woman in the bracken. What followed was an extensive murder investigation and one of the UK's most puzzling criminal cases, with a man going to trial 20 years later only to be found not guilty. Now in 2023, Jane Doe still has no identity and no justice.
106: Abducted by BIGFOOT? | Theresa Ann Bier
Jun 16, 2023
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In 1987, 16 year old Theresa Bier got picked up by a man called Russell 'Skip' Welch to go hunting for bigfoot in the North California mountains. And then she was never seen again. Skip would later say she was abducted by Bigfoot, but do we believe him?
105: Snatched off her bike in broad daylight | Amber Hagerman
Jun 09, 2023
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In January 1996, 9 year old Amber Hagerman was cycling around an abandoned parking lot when a man in a black van pulled up beside her, snatched her off the bike and threw her into his van. He sped away and days later Amber's body was found in a creek. He has never been identified.
102: The News of the World Hacking Scandal
Jun 05, 2023
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The News of the World phone hacking scandal was a controversy that came to light publicly in 2011 after employees of the newspaper were accused of engaging in phone hacking, police bribery, and exercising improper influence in the pursuit of stories for many years. How was this able to happen?