In 2023, four children were picked up by a man that they considered to be a grandfather figure. He took them to a coffee shop and then out for dinner. But this wasn't a kind gesture... he was keeping the children away from something that would break their hearts and change their lives forever. And he was responsible. This is REAL. To join me on Patreon, please see here, thank you: https://patreon.com/REALtruecrimepodcast To find REAL LIVES - see the links here: https://linktr.ee/realtruecrimepodcast For the Gofundme for the Bashford children, see here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/funds-for-chloe-and-joshs-4-children Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, we look at another double murder that happened within Brian and Susan's friendship group - could the same person have killed 4 people? And we hear from Dean's brother, whose got some incredible information... Could this lead Ray a step closer to figuring out who killed Brian and Susan? This is REAL. To Contact Ray directly: Priceys797@hotmail.com To join the Facebook Group and see the full list of people on the appeal, please see here: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=122094334305114335&set=a.122094334389114335 If you'd like to join my Patreon to get exclusive benefits and extra content, you can do so here for just £2 per month, thank you: https://patreon.com/REALtruecrimepodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With a bombshell dropped for Ray, he is adamant he won't let it deter him from getting justice for the man he believed was his Dad. In this episode, we go further into Ray's investigation and discover that not everything is as it seems.... This is REAL. To support the show, you can join Patreon for £2 per month, thank you: https://patreon.com/REALtruecrimepodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Brian Price and Susan Tetrault were murdered in their beds at Susan's flat in London in 1986. The case has been cold for almost 40 years... until now... Ray Price, Brian's son has started his own investigation - and we've been invited along. And what he has started to uncover is shocking... This is REAL. If you'd like to support the show, please see here, thank you: https://patreon.com/REALtruecrimepodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In 2007, the body of 55-year-old Danny Rex Harris was discovered in his bedroom in his apartment in Memphis, Tennessee. He had lay undiscovered for over two months. Two arrests and convictions were made, but now one woman, an everyday citizen who works in finance, came across the case and noticed something was very very wrong. In this episode, we are joined by Stephanie Tinsley, a first time investigator who is gathering evidence that she believes, means that the wrong person is in jail for Danny's murder. This is REAL. If you'd like to support the show, you can do do by joining my Patreon here, thank you: https://www.patreon.com/c/REALtruecrimepodcast To find out more about this case, you can listen to Stephanie's investigative podcast by searching 'Everything They Missed' wherever you get your podcasts, or by visiting the website here: https://www.everythingtheymissed.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

British woman Sarm Heslop went missing from her boyfriends yacht in March 2021. They yacht was moored in Franks Bay, in the Virgin Islands, 200ft from the shore. The details surrounding Sarm's case are laid out in this episode by two of her friends who are part of a group of people who loved Sarm, and won't rest until they have answers. This is REAL. If you'd like to join REAL's Patreon, you can do so here, thank you: https://www.patreon.com/c/REALtruecrimepodcast To find out more about the #findsarm campaign, please see here: https://findsarm.com/ To follow them on social media, see here: https://www.instagram.com/findsarm/ https://www.facebook.com/MissingSarmHeslop https://www.tiktok.com/@findsarm_ To donate to their GoFundMe to help for the search for Sarm, see here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/findsarm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In April 2024, a family of three were preparing to have dinner, when the unthinkable happened. The only child in the house, 14-year-old Scarlett Vickers, collapsed, she had been stabbed in the heart. Her father Simon caused her injury but he said it was an accident. Scarlett died from her injuries. In this episode, we go through the evidence and hear what the jury decided. This is REAL. If you'd like to support the show, you can do so here, thank you: https://www.patreon.com/c/REALtruecrimepodcast If you'd like to listen to my new series 'REAL LIVES', you can find the links here: https://linktr.ee/realtruecrimepodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In July 2022, 27-year-old Shaye Groves fatally stabbed her boyfriend, 25-year-old Frankie Fitzgerald, in a violent and ruthless act of betrayal. What began as a relationship turned into a twisted collision of obsession, manipulation, and deceit. As the police investigation progressed, they discovered that Groves’s had a fascination with true crime and serial killers and they were left asking if her true crime obsession led to Frankie's murder. This is REAL. https://www.patreon.com/c/REALtruecrimepodcast If you need help or support with domestic abuse please get in touch with the following organisations: https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/ - UK https://mankind.org.uk/ - Support for male victims https://safelives.org.uk/ - UK https://www.victimsupportni.com/help-for-victims/domestic-violence/ - Northern Ireland https://mapni.co.uk/ - Northern Ireland for men https://sdvs.ie/ - Ireland https://www.mensaid.ie/ - Ireland for men https://www.lifewire.org/ - USA https://www.thehotline.org/resources/men-can-be-victims-of-abuse-too/ - USA for men https://www.rizeup.com.au/ - Australia https://mensline.org.au/family-violence/ - Australia Addiction services: https://www.turning-point.co.uk/find-a-local-service - UK https://www.asam.org/ - USA https://www.turningpoint.org.au/ - Australia https://info.health.nz/mental-health/alcohol-and-drug-services - New Zealand https://www.hse.ie/eng/services/list/5/addiction/ - Ireland Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

My new podcast 'REAL LIVES' is out now. From Naomi Channell, TV producer, journalist, and host of the hit true crime podcast REAL, comes a brand-new series that proves the most extraordinary stories aren’t always about crime… they’re about life. In REAL LIVES, Naomi sits down with people whose experiences are stranger, wilder, and more moving than fiction. From a victim of a bigamist to a Dunblane survivor, the UK’s first commercial surrogate to a woman jilted at the altar, and even a death doula who helps people face the end — these are stories of resilience, heartbreak, survival, and reinvention. Twisting, gripping, and deeply human, REAL LIVES invites you into the moments that changed everything. These aren’t just stories. They’re real lives. Links: Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/5ZtFpIJJYtHgPbXQzl93JP?si=65d47856b957419f Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/real-lives/id1841973610 Amazon Music - https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/019a9ad0-6af9-424d-b060-1cd8cae1d9d9/real-lives To support the show, you can do so here, thank you: https://www.patreon.com/c/REALtruecrimepodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In 2011, three student's from the North Port High School in Florida, died in separate incidents over the space of 9 weeks. Marcus Freeman, Wesley McKinley and Brittany Palumbo were all bright, young and loved students, who loss impacted the whole community. As well as being students at the same school, they also had another thing in common: they'd all been hypnotised by their school principle, George Kenney. Investigators had a complex case in front of them - did the hypnosis they receive have anything to do with their deaths? This is REAL. If you'd like to support the show, you can do so here: https://buymeacoffee.com/podcast4justice If you need support, please see the links below to organisations that can help: https://www.mind.org.uk/ - Mental health & Identity support https://www.spuk.org.uk/ - Suicide Prevention UK https://www.samaritans.org/ - The Samaritans https://988lifeline.org/ - Suicide Prevention USA https://www.suicidepreventionaust.org/ - Suicide Prevention Australia https://www.pieta.ie/ - Suicide Prevention Ireland Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

When Christine Rawle met her husband Ian, he took her and her three children on as his own. He had money, a home and he was infatuated with her - but their relationship was toxic. Despite this, the couple headed into their retirement, making each others lives miserable. Until a summer's day in August 2022, their relationship finally ended... but the jury had to decide if Ian had been murdered, or had Christine acted in self-defence? This is REAL. If you'd like to support the show, you can do so here, thank you: https://buymeacoffee.com/podcast4justice If you'd like to support the show, you can do so here, thank you: https://buymeacoffee.com/podcast4justice If you need help or support with domestic abuse please get in touch with the following organisations: https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/ - UK https://mankind.org.uk/ - Support for male victims https://safelives.org.uk/ - UK https://www.victimsupportni.com/help-for-victims/domestic-violence/ - Northern Ireland https://mapni.co.uk/ - Northern Ireland for men https://sdvs.ie/ - Ireland https://www.mensaid.ie/ - Ireland for men https://www.lifewire.org/ - USA https://www.thehotline.org/resources/men-can-be-victims-of-abuse-too/ - USA for men https://www.rizeup.com.au/ - Australia https://mensline.org.au/family-violence/ - Australia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kristil Krug was a mother of three, wife and exceptional scientist. So when her ex-partner started stalking her online, she reported it to the police. The family stepped up their security, her husband installed cameras around their house and they hired a private investigator. But on the 14th of December, the stalking would end for good. Kristil was found murdered in the family home. But when the police tracked the IP addresses of the stalkers emails, the investigation went in a completely different direction. This is REAL. If you'd like to support the show by joining the REAL Patreon, you can do so here, thank you so much: https://patreon.com/REALtruecrimepodcast Stalking Support: https://www.suzylamplugh.org/ - UK https://www.stopstalkingnowfoundation.org/ - Australia https://www.stalkinginireland.ie/stalking - Ireland https://www.victimsupport.org.nz/contact-us/our-contact-details - New Zealand https://www.stalkingawareness.org/ - America Support for domestic violence: The Domestic Homicide Project https://www.vkpp.org.uk/vkpp-work/domestic-homicide-project Reference for advice on leaving an abusive relationship:  https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/i-am-planning-to-leave-my-abuser/ If you need help or support with domestic abuse please get in touch with the following organisations: https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/ - UK https://mankind.org.uk/ - Support for male victims  https://safelives.org.uk/ - UK https://www.victimsupportni.com/help-for-victims/domestic-violence/ - Northern Ireland https://mapni.co.uk/ - Northern Ireland for men  https://sdvs.ie/ - Ireland https://www.mensaid.ie/ - Ireland for men  https://www.lifewire.org/ - USA https://www.thehotline.org/resources/men-can-be-victims-of-abuse-too/ - USA for men  https://www.rizeup.com.au/ - Australia https://mensline.org.au/family-violence/ - Australia  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In August 2007, emergency service workers arrived at a home in Florida to find seven-year-old Adrianna Hutto in a critical condition. It looked as though she had drowned in the families pool. But Adrianna's six-year-old brother had a different version of events. In this episode, we are joined by N Leigh Hunt, journalist and host of the 'In Esto' podcast, which offers a deep dive into the evidence surrounding this case. And there is one important question - should the testimony of a small child be enough to lock someone away for life? This is REAL. If you'd like to support the show you can do so here, thank you: https://buymeacoffee.com/podcast4justice To listen to 'In Esto' you can find the links here: www.inestopodcast.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In 2009, Stephen Griffith's was studying serial killers as part of his criminology PHD. But when a caretaker from Stephen's block of flats was routinely reviewing CCTV from the past weekend, what he saw was straight out of a horror movie. This would open a case that this 'intelligent student', was actually a secret serial killer. This is REAL. If you'd like to support the show, you can do so here, thank you: https://buymeacoffee.com/podcast4justice Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

When 15-yer-old Carol met 29-year-old Harry Jarvis, she had no idea how depraved her future husband would be. Though she was just a child when they met and within a few years, they'd be married with a growing family. But when Harry met a woman called Rita, he decided that Carol was in the way. He moved his mistress into their garden shed and plotted to get rid of his wife, once and for all. This is REAL. If you'd like to support the show, you can do so here, thank you: https://buymeacoffee.com/podcast4justice CrimeCon Manchester is on Sat 27th September and the promo code 'REAL10' gets 10% discount on all tickets. https://www.crimecon.co.uk/manchester-2025 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

At the start of the millennium, four young American men in America came up with an idea for a new tv show. Following in the footsteps of Jack Ass and Dirty Sanchez, shows that featured groups of men doing crazy and controversial stunts, they wanted to take this type of programming to the next level. Their show made millions of dollars in revenue and their DVD’s sold in the hundreds of thousands. But the physical and emotional damage this show inflicted on some of the most vulnerable members of society, was the real cost of this production. This is REAL.   If you'd like to support the show, you can do so here, thank you: https://buymeacoffee.com/podcast4justice If you'd like to get information on how you can help people experiencing homelessness, please see these support services for information: https://www.crisis.org.uk/ - UK https://www.focusireland.ie/ - Ireland https://simoncommunity.org/ - Northern Ireland https://streetsmartaustralia.org/ - Australia https://www.thepeoplesproject.org.nz/homelessness/ - New Zealand https://endhomelessness.org/ - America Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

(Please note in the first upload some listeners couldn't hear the 999 call - it's been re-uploaded so if you can't hear it, please remove the download and download again. Thank you so much) In the year 2000, the average minimum term prison sentence for murder in the UK was 13 years. Today it’s 21 years. But if someone hasn’t been rehabilitated, and they pose a risk to the public or themselves, guidelines say that they should remain in prison. In this episode, you'll hear about a man called Brian Whitelock, who killed not one, but two people…. And was then released, to kill a third. This is REAL. If you'd like to support the show, you can do so here, thank you: https://buymeacoffee.com/podcast4justice Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

When Jeremy Rickards met Maureen whilst on a work trip, he soon realised he had met his future wife. He took her daughter on as his own and gave them a life of luxury. But in 2024, Jeremy was reported missing by his daughter and the police looked at Maureen. Jeremy had been seen injured and bruised in the weeks leading up to his disappearance, but nothing could have prepared officers for what they were about to discover. This is REAL. If you'd like to support the show, you can do so here, thank you: https://buymeacoffee.com/podcast4justice If you need help or support with domestic abuse please get in touch with the following organisations: https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/ - UK https://mankind.org.uk/ - Support for male victims https://safelives.org.uk/ - UK https://www.victimsupportni.com/help-for-victims/domestic-violence/ - Northern Ireland https://mapni.co.uk/ - Northern Ireland for men https://sdvs.ie/ - Ireland https://www.mensaid.ie/ - Ireland for men https://www.lifewire.org/ - USA https://www.thehotline.org/resources/men-can-be-victims-of-abuse-too/ - USA for men https://www.rizeup.com.au/ - Australia https://mensline.org.au/family-violence/ - Australia To watch Richard Spencer's documentary 'My Wife, My Abuser' you can do so here: https://www.channel5.com/show/my-wife-my-abuser-the-secret-footage or here: https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/81927969 For information on CrimeCon Manchester, see here and use REAL10 for 10% off all tickets: https://www.crimecon.co.uk/manchester-2025 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Stace Don is a survivor. She survived the unimaginable and she is now on a mission to help others. In this episode, Stace shares her powerful story—one of pain, resilience, and ultimately, healing. With honesty and strength, she walks us through her journey of survival, the long path to reclaiming her voice, and her mission to help others who have experienced trauma. This is Real. Content Warning: This episode includes discussions of childhood sexual abuse, trauma, and recovery. Please take extra care whilst listening. If you'd like to support the show, you can do so here: https://buymeacoffee.com/podcast4justice To buy Stace's book, see here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/My-Girl-little-girl-never-ebook/dp/B0DSCFXZSD To read her blog, see here: https://thelifeofstacedon.wordpress.com/ Link to the Maggie Oliver Foundation: https://www.themaggieoliverfoundation.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In 2023, Megan Brailsford was subjected to some of the worst stalking the British police had ever seen. At one point, she was getting a call or text from her stalker every 4 seconds. But... then the stalker sent a message that revealed too much and the identity of the perpetrator floored everybody involved. This is Real. If you'd like to support the show, you can do so here: https://buymeacoffee.com/podcast4justice Stalking Support: https://www.suzylamplugh.org/ - UK https://www.stopstalkingnowfoundation.org/ - Australia https://www.stalkinginireland.ie/stalking - Ireland https://www.victimsupport.org.nz/contact-us/our-contact-details - New Zealand https://www.stalkingawareness.org/ - America Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices