The Missing

In every murder investigation, there's one key item that could bring a killer to justice. But finding it....and knowing what evidence it contains....well that's the challenge. Because the smoking gun could be anything. A bouquet of flowers...a Chinese meal...a mosquito. In this series we tell the remarkable true stories of how everyday items such as these have been the key to unlocking a criminal case. And we unpack the science - revealing the cutting edge techniques and the disciplines mastered over decades, which allow specialist forensic scientists to find this evidence. Hosted by the UK's most prominent forensic scientist Tracy Alexander. Smoking Gun is a What's The Story original series. The only place to listen to all episodes of Smoking Gun is on What's The Story Crime. Search for Whats The Story Crime in Apple Podcasts. Or, if you're on Spotify or any other platform, visit https://www.whatsthestorysounds.com/crime Email: info@whatsthestorysounds.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Who is Giovanni Di Stefano? It's a question his son Michael has been thinking about for most of his life. In this series, Michael wants to get to the truth - wherever that takes him. From one of the big names in Hollywood, to a life as a recording artist, a football club owner, a General in the Serbian army, and a lawyer to the biggest criminals in the world...there's a lot to unpack. Armed with Giovanni's hard-drive, containing the secrets to his extraordinary life, Michael embarks on a mission to discover who his dad really is. Could he be a fantasist, a cunning con-man, a wheeler-dealer, or perhaps, just possibly, an international spy? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On 11th May 1985, Bradford City FC were playing in the final match of the season. It was a day of celebration that saw 11,076 supporters at Bradford’s ground, Valley Parade, to see the club collect its first trophy for 56 years. But minutes before half time, smoke began rising from one of the stands. And within four minutes a fire engulfed one side of the ground, reaching a temperature of 900 degrees Celsius. 56 men, women and children were killed and 265 were injured. It was one of the most deadly fires in British history. And an inquiry found it had all started because of a dropped cigarette - a tragic accident. But to some, there is an alternative ending. They believe that the fire was no accident. That the facts are more sinister, that the fire has links to organised crime, a cover up and even the British government. Now, British journalist, presenter and filmmaker Mobeen Azhar embarks on a journey to find out what really happened that day. In this compelling eight-part series created by What’s The Story Sounds, Mobeen goes back to his place of birth in West Yorkshire to speak to survivors of the Bradford City Fire, to police officers, to witnesses and to those involved in the inquiry. And he uncovers a remarkable new claim which forces him to question everything he thought he knew about the incident. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With one squeeze of a trigger, or flash of a blade, the course of history can change forever.In this series - we tell the stories of assassinations throughout history, plotting the path of the killer and victim, step by step, until they meet. We examine the fall out, following the assassination of world leaders. We reveal how cultural icons were targeted, and why. And we unpack stories which you may never have heard about before.From What's the Story Sounds - and narrated by Jonathan Guy Lewis - Crosshairs is your weekly dose of crime and history, with new episodes every Thursday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mair Howells is one of Britain's spiking victims. In this podcast - she's on a mission to find out who is behind the attacks, why they do it, and what's being done to stop it.Talking to victims, psychologists, academics, doctors and the police - this series follows Mair's journey to understand a crime that is sweeping the country, and charts her campaign for better support and tougher controls.All episodes - March 11th Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.