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37 year old nurse Lisa Skidmore wasn’t feeling very well so didn't go to work and stayed home.

Lisa’s mum Margaret decided to head to Lisa’s house on her way to the shops to see how she was as they lived very close to each other. She let herself into Lisa house just like she has so many times before on this ordinary day. But there was nothing ordinary about this day.

Not long before, 55 year old Leroy Campbell had climbed into Lisa’s first floor bedroom using a ladder. Unbeknown to Lisa, three days earlier whilst wandering the local area, looking for someone to attack, he had clocked that Lisa lived alone and had identified her as someone he would attack.  And this morning was the day he chose to carry out his attack...

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Sources
https://www.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/hmiprobation/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2018/09/HMI-Probation-Independent-Review-LC-Final-.pdf
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-birmingham-48709283
https://juliebindel.substack.com/p/when-convicted-sexual-predator-leroy
https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/lisa-skidmore-leroy-campbell-prison-probation-service-a8533151.html
https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/lisaskidmoremagicmoments?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR2Nkz_SNFCCykYyi5UJo8IMirieoa_NBSmyX74cgD5wPqkQe0E7e2L2P14_aem_AfmbPy_sNT4XNVM8y80KwYtaf5fWXxFehRntF3X6irRMZRVyyd6oMAkBcfIq1UvCW3nV7dZ9nRKOABYKmqwiJYJT
https://www.expressandstar.com/news/local-hubs/wolverhampton/bilston/2019/04/10/murder-victims-family-pay-for-disney-trips/
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/jun/21/police-probation-failings-contributed-lisa-skidmore-murder-inquest-finds
https://metro.co.uk/2019/06/11/serial-rapist-murdered-nurse-freed-excellent-progress-prison-9898968/
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/you/article-7058565/Why-monster-free-kill-Lisa-Skidmore.html
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Politics-Edge-Memoir-Rory-Stewart/dp/1787332713

When the knock at the door came shortly after midnight, Carol & Keith Slater initially tried to ignore the noise, assuming it was just kids messing around or maybe someone at the wrong address.

But as the knocking continued, Carol told Keith he should pop down and see who was at the door in case it was related to their two young children who were staying with Grandparents that night. It might be the police, maybe there had been an accident.

Minutes later, Keith was dead - at just 33 years old - and so many lives changed forever. 

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Sources
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/dec/05/experience-i-was-a-murder-suspect-for-18-years
https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/crime/suspect-in-murder-case-freed-on-bail-1939045
https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/man-denies-any-involvement-1988-1411801
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPHtp9Zn5bY
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/humber/6336343.stm
https://www.facebook.com/100063572408552/posts/2001351636774993/
https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/hull-east-yorkshire-news/murderer-martin-brown-admits-not-105951

It was late - almost midnight - by a quarry near the forest.

The police had arrived as a car had been reported for driving in an erratic manner. The woman was clearly very uncomfortable and didn't want the officers to look inside the two suitcases.

The bodycam is startling as an officer opens one of the bags. There is an audible sharp exhale of breath when what he is looking at hits home. The officer says in both horror and astonishment: "What the f***."

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Sources
https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/gloucester-news/full-story-body-suitcase-murder-5373890
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/may/04/gareeca-gordon-jailed-life-murdering-phoenix-netts-dismembering-body
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9540891/Woman-murdered-housemate-28-womens-refuge-demanding-sex-her.html
https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/phoenix-netts-killer-sentenced-after-20519173
https://foi.west-midlands.police.uk/murder-of-pheonix-netts-934a-23/
https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/family-release-new-pictures-phoenix-20524226
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-56832573

Lauren Jeska was a fell runner.

As a transgender athlete, she had been asked to provide evidence of hormone levels after historical complaints to UK Athletics that she had an unfair advantage competing in women’s events because she had been born a man.

The policy of the governing body required the athlete to take a blood test, but she took exception to this and feared being unable to compete.

Lauren saw this as an attack on her life and decided to take drastic action.

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Writing Credit: Megan Grant. See Megan's work on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/megathachristie/?igshid=MmIzYWVlNDQ5Yg%3D%3D

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Sources
https://www.bristolbearsrugby.com/news/bris-legends-interviews-ralph-knibbs/
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=qyGzDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA168&dq=Lauren+jeska&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjKttbz26CFAxVuVEEAHQKIDtwQ6AF6BAgEEAI#v=onepage&q=Lauren%20jeska&f=false
https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/live-updates-champion-runner-lauren-12738157
https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/female-athlete-who-tried-murder-11925181
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/mar/17/jailed-transgender-fell-runner-thought-uk-athletics-was-trying-to-kill-her
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-39266777
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/mar/14/champion-runner-lauren-jeska-jailed-for-attempted-of-uk-athletics-official-ralph-knibbs
https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/01/27/trans-prisoners-scotland-uk/
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https://yougov.co.uk/politics/articles/39443-transgender-prisoners-what-do-britons-think-should
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/insideout/northwest/series11/week5_manchester_second_city.shtml
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https://www.alexander-stadium.co.uk
https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/bristol-rugby-star-ralph-knibbs-9198

Lorraine Cox had returned to her home in Exeter to catch up with her family and friends. After a great night out with lots of fun and laughter, Lorraine walked home through the centre of City. But over the next few days, Lorraine seemed to be acting very strangely and it soon became very apparent why.

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Sources
https://vocal.media/criminal/what-actually-happened-to-lorraine-cox
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/partner-murdered-woman-shares-heartbreak-23871153
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-devon-55666623
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-devon-56653435
https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/lorraine-cox-murder-trial-told-5062737
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/partner-murdered-woman-shares-heartbreak-23871153
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-devon-56379374
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/apr/07/lorraine-cox-murder-azam-mangori-sentenced-exeter
https://www.exmouthjournal.co.uk/news/crime/20300551.pair-jailed-vigilante-attack-kebab-shop-worker/

John Warrington was interested in making money and had built up a portfolio of several commercial premises and two houses. But when market conditions took a turn for the worse, he was soon in massive debt and his life was spiralling out of control. He needed urgent results before he lost everything.

John's solution was to write a crime thriller - sure, an unusual choice. When the publishers weren't interested and time was running out before he lost everything, he decided to roll the dice one last time by using the storyline of the novel in his real life...

Writing Credit:
Chris Wood
You can buy Chris's second book, 'Death in the Theatre' here: https://www.amazon.com/Death-Theatre-Chris-Wood/dp/1399009117

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