On a quiet March evening in London, Sarah Everard set out on a familiar walk home but she never arrived back. What followed would expose unsettling truths about trust, authority, and the dangers that hide in plain sight.
In this episode, we trace the final steps of Sarah's journey and the investigation that shook the nation - while asking what her story reveals about women's safety on our nations streets and the law enforcement that are entrusted with keeping us safe.
Resources
BBC Documentary: Sarah Everard: The Search for Justice
YouTube: Truly Criminal - A Watershed Moment: The Case of Sarah Everard
YouTube: Channel 4 News - Sarah Everard handcuffed and falsely arrested before she was murdered, court told
YouTube: BBC News - New CCTV footage released in Sarah Everard case - BBC News
Podcast: RedHanded - Episode 330 - Sarah Everard: The Betrayal
Links
Sarah Everard - Victim Impact Statements
Amazon Link - Safety Spray
Instagram Profile - Izzy Vine
Intro music by Logan Nickleson:
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In 1996, 9-year-old Amber Hagerman was abducted while riding her bike in Arlington, Texas. Her disappearance shocked the nation and her mother's fight for justice led to the creation of the USA's AMBER Alert system, now credited with saving over a thousand children.
This episode unpacks the haunting details of Amber's final moments, the community's search and how an important legacy was born from a tragedy.
Resources
YouTube: FOX 7 Austin - AMBER Alert namesake Amber Hagerman's murder remained unsolved | FOX 7 Austin
YouTube: WFAA - After Amber: A WFAA documentary
Podcast: Voices for Justice - Amber Hagerman
Podcast: ATTWD - E427 Chiropractic Adjustments for the Soul and Could-Be-Me Shadow Men
Blog: missingkids.org/blog/2021/still-searching-for-ambers-killer
Intro music by Logan Nickleson:
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In this episode, we unravel the tragic murder of 16-year-old Brianna Ghey, whose life was cut short in February 2023 in a premeditated attack by two teenagers.
We explore the chilling details of the case, the disturbing motivations behind it and the broader societal questions it raises about violence, anonymity, and the vulnerabilities of youth.
Resources
Podcast: Daily Mail: The Trial: Brianna Ghey
YouTube: ITV - Brianna: A Mother's Story | Full Documentary
YouTube: ITV Real Life Stories - Brianna: A Mother's Story | Powerful and emotional true story
YouTube: The Telegraph - Brianna Ghey murder: Moment teenage killers Scarlett Jenkinson and Eddie Ratcliffe arrested
Intro music by Logan Nickleson:
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In this episode, we dive into the chilling tale of Sherri Papini, a California mother whose 2016 disappearance sparked a nationwide frenzy. Found weeks later battered and branded, Sherri claims that she had been abducted by two masked women. Her story gripped the media, ignited fear and drew sympathy from millions.
But as investigators pulled at the threads, the narrative began to unravel and the truth behind her disappearance was stranger than anyone imagined.
Resources:
Video - ABC10 (YouTube): Sherri Papini Interrogation by Shata Co. Sherrif's detectives | Raw video
Podcast - ATWWD: E341 Conversations with Fake Allison and Cast Iron Skeletons
Podcast - Morbid: The Suspicious Kidnapping of Sherri Papini
Podcast - Hoax
Intro music by Logan Nickleson:
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In this episode, we dive deep into the baffling and bizarre disappearance of Bryce Laspisa, whose abondoned car was found near California's Castaic Lake after a series of unexplained events.
This episode unravels the eerie timeline of Bryce's final movements and the haunting questions that remain unanswered.
Resources:
Podcast (YouTube) - Trace Evidence Podcast: 043 The Bizarre Disappearance of Bryce Laspisa
Podcast - Morbid: The Mysterious Disappearance of Bryce Laspisa
Podcast - Voices for Justice: Bryce Laspisa
Podcast - ATWWD: E126 Summer Camp at the Occult Vault and A Flintstone Motorcade
Intro music by Logan Nickleson:
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In our debut episode, we explore the case that defies belief - a story of unimaginable violence, and a woman who lived to tell it. Set in a quiet coastal town, this crime shattered assumptions about safety, survival and the limits of human resilience.
We follow the journey of someone who faced the unthinkable and emerged not just alive, but determined to speak out. Alison’s experience sparked national outrage, set a national precendent in police procedure and a reckoning with the way society repsonds to violence against women.
Resources:
Documentary - Alison (2016)
Podcast - Morbid: The Attempted Murder of Alison Botha
Podcast - ATWWD: E414 Flying Foopengerkles and The Art of Yapping
Intro music by Logan Nickleson:
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Introducing: Hidden in Plain Sight, a new UK True Crime Podcast.
With episodes released every Friday, we take a deep dive into the cases that have shaped society and focus on those that are - quite literally - hiding in plain sight.
Theme music by Logan Nickleson:
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