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Bible John: Creation of a Serial Killer

BBC Radio Scotlandwww.bbc.co.uk

Journalist Audrey Gillan digs back into the story of the Bible John murders, this time exploring the lives of the three victims, and uncovers a whole other story that she and everyone else had missed completely.

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8. Revelation

Shocking new details emerge which question much of what we thought we knew about the murder of Helen Puttock. Writer, Producer and Presenter Audrey Gillan Producer and Story Editor Jack Kibble-White Producers Elizabeth Clark and Victoria McArthur Additional Reporting by Marcello Mega Researchers Molly Higgins, Amanda Johnston and Anna Miles Sound Designer and Composer Joel Cox Editors Heather Kane-Darling and Iona Macritchie

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7. John Irvine McInnes

Audrey builds up a picture of Irvine McInnes and uncovers startling new information that may explain how he became connected to the scene of Helen’s murder. Writer, Producer and Presenter Audrey Gillan Producer and Story Editor Jack Kibble-White Producers Elizabeth Clark and Victoria McArthur Additional Reporting by Marcello Mega Researchers Molly Higgins, Amanda Johnston, Anna Miles and Fergus Smith Sound Designer and Composer Joel Cox Editors Heather Kane-Darling and Iona Macritchie...

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6. Joe Beattie

Audrey examines the ultimately doomed investigation into Helen Puttock’s murder. She tracks down some of those who worked on it, some who knew the man who ran it, and asks whether the hunt for the killer was destined to fail from the start. Writer, Producer and Presenter Audrey Gillan Producer and Story Editor Jack Kibble-White Producers Elizabeth Clark and Victoria McArthur Additional Reporting by Marcello Mega Researchers Molly Higgins, Amanda Johnston and Anna Miles Sound Designer and Compose...

Nov 09, 202249 min

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5. Helen Puttock

Audrey meets members of Helen’s family who and revisits her interview with Helen’s sister, Jean, the woman described by the press as the “only witness in the case”. Writer, Producer and Presenter Audrey Gillan Producer and Story Editor Jack Kibble-White Producers Elizabeth Clark and Victoria McArthur Additional Reporting by Marcello Mega Researchers Molly Higgins, Amanda Johnston, Anna Miles and Fergus Smith Sound Designer and Composer Joel Cox Editors Heather Kane-Darling and Iona Macritchie Ac...

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4. Pictures of Jemima

The family of Jemima Macdonald share memories of her life and death and Audrey meets one relative who believes they have a photograph of her standing next to her killer. Writer, Producer and Presenter Audrey Gillan Producer and Story Editor Jack Kibble-White Additional Reporting by Marcello Mega Producers Elizabeth Clark and Victoria McArthur Researchers Molly Higgins, Amanda Johnston, Anna Miles and Fergus Smith Sound Designer and Composer Joel Cox Editors Heather Kane-Darling and Iona Macritch...

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3. Jemima MacDonald

Working with her old friend Andrew O’Hagan, Audrey attempts to build a picture of Jemima’s life and piece together how the murder split the family apart. Writer, Producer and Presenter Audrey Gillan Producer and Story Editor Jack Kibble-White Producers Elizabeth Clark and Victoria McArthur Additional Reporting by Marcello Mega Researchers Molly Higgins, Amanda Johnston, Anna Miles and Fergus Smith Sound Designer and Composer Joel Cox Editors Heather Kane-Darling and Iona Macritchie The police no...

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1. Three Women

In 1996, she broke the news of a major development in the Bible John murder investigation. Now Audrey wants to tell the stories of the three women in a way never done before. Writer, Producer and Presenter Audrey Gillan Producer and Story Editor Jack Kibble-White Producers Elizabeth Clark and Victoria McArthur Additional Reporting by Marcello Mega Researchers Molly Higgins, Amanda Johnston, Anna Miles and Fergus Smith Sound Designer and Composer Joel Cox Editors Heather Kane-Darling and Iona Mac...

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