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Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling BBC Radio 5 Live
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- True Crime
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4.1 • 596 Ratings
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Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling love true crime - in fact, they're a little bit obsessed. And now they want to share that obsession with you.
Join Laura and Iain as they dive deep into some of the world's most jaw-dropping crime stories. Expect murder, mayhem, blackmail, betrayal, and more.
Each week, the pair choose a new crime and divulge all the details you're dying to know. They unpick the crucial moments and get to the heart of the whodunnit - all while making each other laugh along the way.
Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling is available weekly on BBC Sounds. Subscribe now so you never miss an episode!
If you would like to send us a message, email lauraandiain@bbc.co.uk and join the conversation using the hashtag #MTWPod
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S1.33: The Sherlock Holmes Heist
This week, Iain looks at the unbelievable true story of a bank heist that was inspired by Arthur Conan Doyle’s ‘Sherlock Holmes: The Red Headed League’. This story includes an outlandish break-in, an intercepted radio frequency, and even a potential royal scandal.
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S1.32: The Prince of Poyais
This week, Iain tells the story of Gregor MacGregor, a 19th-century trickster who took con artistry to a whole new level. In 1820, Gregor invented his own country – complete with a national flag and even a currency – and managed to convince hundreds of British people to uproot their lives and move thousands of miles away, under the false pretence of a prosperous new life in South America.
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S1.31: The French Impressionist
This week, Laura looks at perhaps one of the most unbelievable cases we’ve covered yet. When a missing boy from Texas turns up halfway around the world, no one can quite understand what happened to him. But, once the story starts to unravel, the answer is more shocking than we could have ever imagined…
Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling is available weekly on BBC Sounds. Subscribe now so you never miss an episode. Email us at lauraandiain@bbc.co.uk.
Details of help and support with addiction and child abuse are available at bbc.co.uk/actionline. -
S1.30: Gentlemen, This Is A Robbery
This week, we’re in Boston, where Iain is digging into the mysterious circumstances surrounding the Isabella Gardner heist.
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S1.29: The Wicked Crimes of Jolly Jane
Laura looks at the crimes of ‘Jolly’ Jane Toppan, the woman believed to be America’s first female serial killer.
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S1.28: The Harvey’s Casino Bombing
This week, Iain looks at an extortion plot involving a homemade bomb, a confusing ransom note and an unusual father-son dynamic.
Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling is available weekly on BBC Sounds. Subscribe now so you never miss an episode. Email us at lauraandiain@bbc.co.uk.
Details of help and support with domestic abuse, gambling addiction and some other issues raised in today’s episode are available at bbc.co.uk/actionline.
Customer Reviews
Can’t stop listing
Just wanted to say thank you for making my journeys go so much quicker, I travel every weekend to see my partner 180miles round trip I have just found your podcast and I am addicted.
Had to leave a 5 star review, can’t wait for more, keep up the good work guys.
Awful beyond belief
Terrible if you had listened with the intent of wanting to get into a good show.
Long flight ahead
Started listening on a long flight from Ireland to Australia… class!