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Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling
BBC Radio 5 Live
123 episodes
6 days ago

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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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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True Crime
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Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling
87. The Kentucky Book Heist

Iain looks at a case involving a group of hapless university students who try to pull off a multi-million-dollar heist.

Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling is available twice a week on BBC Sounds. Subscribe now so you never miss an episode. Email us at lauraandiain@bbc.co.uk

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6 days ago
45 minutes

Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling
86. The Nuremberg Foundling

Laura is in her element this week, digging into a 200-year-old mystery involving a young German boy with a seriously intriguing backstory.

Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling is available twice a week on BBC Sounds. Subscribe now so you never miss an episode. Email us at lauraandiain@bbc.co.uk

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1 week ago
33 minutes

Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling
85. The Monkshood Murderer

This week, Iain looks at an historic poisoning case in Wimbledon. When Percy Malcolm dies in his bed at Blenheim House boarding school, his teachers and fellow pupils are horrified. But his headmaster thinks he knows what happened – and he thinks he witnessed it happening…

Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling is available twice a week on BBC Sounds. Subscribe now so you never miss an episode. Email us at lauraandiain@bbc.co.uk.

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2 weeks ago
49 minutes

Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling
84. The Texas Flapper Bandit

We’re back! To kick things off after our summer break, Laura is digging into the story of Rebecca Bradley, a woman who earned herself the moniker of “Texas Flapper Bandit” after a rather unusual bank heist.

Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling is available twice a week on BBC Sounds. Subscribe now so you never miss an episode. Email us at lauraandiain@bbc.co.uk.

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3 weeks ago
42 minutes

Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling
MYW Mailbag: Bluetooth Crimes & Bug Heists!

Laura and Iain dive into the mailbag to uncover a £50k bug heist, a Bluetooth inspired podcast obsession, and a listener traumatised by Shrek!

Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling is available twice a week on BBC Sounds. Subscribe now so you never miss an episode.

Email us at lauraandiain@bbc.co.uk.

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1 month ago
16 minutes

Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling
83. Murder on the Brighton Express

Iain takes a look at a 1881 murder case on a moving train. When 22-year-old Percy Lefroy arrives at Preston Park station, covered in blood, the police jump into action to find his attackers. But, as their investigation unfolds, Percy's story keeps changing. And soon the police realise that things are not what they seem.

Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling is available twice a week on BBC Sounds. Subscribe now so you never miss an episode. Email us at lauraandiain@bbc.co.uk.

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2 months ago
36 minutes

Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling
MYW: Cornwall’s Murderous Love Triangle

Iain tells the story of an 1844 love triangle that ended with the infamous murder of Charlotte Dymond; the girl with the green dress.

Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling is available twice a week on BBC Sounds. Subscribe now so you never miss an episode. Email us at lauraandiain@bbc.co.uk.

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2 months ago
20 minutes

Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling
82. The Jedi Heist

In 1983, a college freshman in Kansas stole some coveted Return of the Jedi movie reels at gunpoint.

Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling is available twice a week on BBC Sounds. Subscribe now so you never miss an episode. Email us at lauraandiain@bbc.co.uk.

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2 months ago
40 minutes

Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling
MYW: Essex’s Range Rover Case

Laura takes a look at a shocking triple murder case that took place on a countryside road in Essex in 1995.

Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling is available twice a week on BBC Sounds. Subscribe now so you never miss an episode. Email us at lauraandiain@bbc.co.uk.

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2 months ago
22 minutes

Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling
81. The Farmhouse Murders

Iain tells the chilling story of Belle Gunness – a prolific American serial killer whose own death is surrounded in mystery.

Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling is available twice a week on BBC Sounds. Subscribe now so you never miss an episode. Email us at lauraandiain@bbc.co.uk.

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2 months ago
35 minutes

Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling
MYW Mailbag: A Ransom Note Has Arrived...!

A ransom note has arrived at the Murder They Wrote HQ. Plus, DB Cooper theories – and a very upright dog.

Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling is available twice a week on BBC Sounds. Subscribe now so you never miss an episode. Email us at lauraandiain@bbc.co.uk.

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2 months ago
13 minutes

Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling
80. The Barbara Mackle Kidnapping

Barbara Mackle was your average university student. Until she was snatched in the middle of the night and forced, by her kidnappers, to hide out in the most terrifying place imaginable.

Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling is available twice a week on BBC Sounds. Subscribe now so you never miss an episode. Email us at lauraandiain@bbc.co.uk.

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2 months ago
42 minutes

Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling
MYW: Coventry’s Last Public Execution

Listener Julie has sent in a famous Coventry case involving a very unhappy marriage and a chilling murder. Plus, Iain explains the legend of Lady Godiva.

Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling is available twice a week on BBC Sounds. Subscribe now so you never miss an episode. Email us at lauraandiain@bbc.co.uk.

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2 months ago
16 minutes

Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling
79. The Slippery Life of Soapy Smith

Iain dives into the life and crimes of Soapy Smith, a 19th-century con artist who earned his nickname by mastering the art of ‘The Soap Game’. Hear about how Soapy went from a small-time crook to the leader of a major criminal empire in America’s Wild West.

Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling is available twice a week on BBC Sounds. Subscribe now so you never miss an episode. Email us at lauraandiain@bbc.co.uk.

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3 months ago
40 minutes

Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling
MYW: The Isle of Man’s Missing Postie

Laura heads to the Isle of Man to investigate a 159-year-old unexplained murder involving a horse-drawn cart.

And Iain tells a story about a famous Manx witch… with an unexpected ending.

Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling is available twice a week on BBC Sounds. Subscribe now so you never miss an episode. Email us at lauraandiain@bbc.co.uk.

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3 months ago
18 minutes

Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling
78. The Chorus Girl Mystery

Three friends are exploring an abandoned mineshaft in Wales when they stumble upon a human skull. As the police arrive to search the area, they continue to make a number of gruesome discoveries. And they find something else: a diamond engagement ring.

Did these three young men just accidentally crack a 42-year-old cold case? Laura and Iain dig into the eerie 1919 disappearance of Mamie Stuart.

Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling is available twice a week on BBC Sounds. Subscribe now so you never miss an episode. Got a case or story for us? Email lauraandiain@bbc.co.uk.

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3 months ago
38 minutes

Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling
MYW Mailbag: Puddings, Poodles & Pulled-Down Pants!

From jam-filled Yorkshire puddings to famous dogs and unexpected trouser mishaps, the Murder You Wrote Mailbag delivers again.

Plus, Laura and Iain need your help cooking up the ultimate true crime-themed dinner party. Got a pun-filled course idea?

If you want a chance to be featured in our next mailbag episode, email us at lauraandiain@bbc.co.uk.

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3 months ago
19 minutes

Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling
77. Riot at the Hate Factory

When a prison riot breaks out inside Scotland’s Peterhead Prison, two officers are taken hostage and the SAS are secretly called in. But the truth of what happened wouldn’t come out for years...

This is the story of a brutal prison, a high-stakes rescue mission, and the man who survived it all.

For pictures of the destruction of D Block, see here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-41397881

Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling is available twice a week on BBC Sounds. Subscribe now so you never miss an episode. Got a case or story for us? Email lauraandiain@bbc.co.uk.

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3 months ago
36 minutes

Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling
MYW: Southampton’s Secret Sea Chest

Listener Cat sends Iain a case involving her husband’s distant family, taking him to Southampton 1924 when a 15-year-old family secret involving a hidden sea chest comes to light and shocks the authorities.

And Laura tells Iain a story about a cockerel and ‘torture’.

Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling is available twice a week on BBC Sounds. Subscribe now so you never miss an episode. Email us at lauraandiain@bbc.co.uk.

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3 months ago
24 minutes

Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling
76. A Fire in Room 66

A late-night fire tears through Room 66 at a hotel in Margate. One guest runs for help, another is pulled from the smoke, but it’s already too late. As investigators begin to piece together what happened that night, a different kind of story starts to emerge.

Laura and Iain dive into a case that rocked 1920s Britain, where the truth may have been lost in the flames.

Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling is available twice a week on BBC Sounds. Subscribe now so you never miss an episode. Got a case or story for us? Email lauraandiain@bbc.co.uk.

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3 months ago
32 minutes

Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling

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