Testimony - A True Crime Podcast

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Testimony is a true crime podcast from Laudable, looking back at tragic and chilling cases, including unsolved murders, unidentified remains and brutal attacks. Journalists guide us through the story, speaking to experts, police, campaigners, and those who knew the victims to uncover what happened in each of these fascinating cases.

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“Judge, jury, and executioner”: how a plotting pair brutally murdered “ordinary dad” Liam Smith

It was a brutal plot that resulted in the horrendous death of a dearly loved father, Liam Smith. The 38-year-old electrician was shot dead and doused in acid yards from his home in Wigan in November last year. The murder had been planned for 10 months. Couple Michael Hillier and Rachel Fulstow were once united on their plan to murder Smith as part of what they saw as “vigilante justice” - but the plotting pair soon turned on each other, placing the blame on another in court. In this episode of T...

Sep 14, 2023•21 min

"He hung me up on a wall naked for millions to see": how Stephen Bear made a mockery of the 'revenge porn' trial

If Stephen Bear was aiming for theatre during his trial, the former reality TV star instead delivered farce and pantomime. But it was no laughing matter: the Celebrity Big Brother winner was sent to prison for 21 months in March following his conviction on revenge porn charges in December last year. Bear uploaded a video of him having sex with Love Island star Georgia Harrison without her consent on OnlyFans and WhatsApp. He was charged with two counts of disclosing private sexual photographs or...

May 22, 2023•36 min

“The most brutal murder I’ve come across”: the killing of Thomas Campbell

It was a brutal murder that shocked Manchester: torture, betrayal, killers likened to “creatures” and “a kind of cancer”. In the summer of 2022, Thomas Campbell was attacked in a professionally planned operation, lasting hours, and left for dead. He succumbed to his injuries after being stabbed, punched, kicked, and strangled. Andrew Bardsley followed this case as it played out in court, and he describes it as “the most brutal murder I’ve come across” over the years he has worked as a reporter. ...

Mar 21, 2023•20 min

The Disappearance of Nicola Bulley

It is a story that has gathered massive interest across the country: the disappearance of Nicola Bulley. Nicola, a 45-year-old mother-of-two, disappeared almost three weeks ago, whilst walking along the River Wyre with her dog Willow. Despite a massive search in St Michael's on Wyre, a small village on the Fylde in Lancashire, no trace of Nicola has been found yet. Speculation is rife, the investigation continues, and covering the story is Alice Suffield, a reporter for LancsLive. On this specia...

Feb 16, 2023•20 min

Testimony: The Body on Seaham Beach Episode 2

In this second part of Testimony: The Body on Seaham Beach we find a mystery within a mystery. The case continues, venturing into new territory and commissioning a full facial reconstruction to be carried out by Dundee University. Listeners will hear varying theories as to what may have happened to this missing person. ___________________________ On 13th May 2006 a man walking on the beach in Seaham, south of Sunderland, made a shocking discovery. He called the police and set in train a series o...

May 20, 2022•40 min

Testimony: The Body on Seaham Beach Episode 1

On 13th May 2006 a man walking on the beach in Seaham, south of Sunderland, made a shocking discovery. He called the police and set in train a series of events that have yet to be resolved. We explore the events that took place following the discovery of these human remains on the Featherbed Rocks. Fiona Thompson, who covered the story as a reporter for the Sunderland Echo at the time, takes us through the actions by police and others in the following weeks, months and years in an attempt to ide...

May 13, 2022•36 min

Testimony: The Body on Seaham Beach - Trailer

Testimony: Coming soon... On 13th May 2006 a man walking on the beach in Seaham, south of Sunderland, made a grizzly discovery. He called the police and set in train a series of events that have yet to be resolved. Testimony: The Body on Seaham Beach is a two-part series which explores the events that took place following the discovery of human remains on the Featherbed Rocks. Fiona Thompson, who covered the story as a reporter for the Sunderland Echo at the time, takes us through the actions by...

May 05, 2022•5 min

Case One: A shadow hanging over Leigh

In the second part of this true crime podcast, Neal Keeling, senior reporter at the Manchester Evening News, delves deeper into the unsolved murder of Leigh schoolgirl Lisa Hession. Neal speaks to experts, campaigners, and those who knew Lisa about the original investigation in 1984, theories behind her murder, and the potential links between a serial sex attacker and Lisa's killer. Testimony is a Laudable production from the Manchester Evening News. It is presented by Neal Keeling, and produced...

Dec 07, 2020•27 min

Case One: The tragic murder of Lisa Hession

In this two-part true crime podcast, Neal Keeling, chief reporter at the Manchester Evening News, looks back at an unsolved murder that has haunted his career for the past 36 years. On one winter night in 1984, 14-year-old schoolgirl Lisa Hession was robbed of her life in a back alley only two minutes away from her home in Leigh. Neal guides us through this tragic case, speaking to those who knew the victim. experts who are still trying to solve the murder today, and campaigners who are fighting...

Dec 07, 2020•29 min

Testimony: The tragic murder of Lisa Hession - Trailer

Testimony: Coming soon... In this two-part true crime podcast, Neal Keeling, chief reporter at the Manchester Evening News, looks back at an unsolved murder that has haunted his career for the past 36 years. On one winter night in 1984, 14-year-old schoolgirl Lisa Hession was robbed of her life in a back alley only two minutes away from her home in Leigh. Neal guides us through this tragic case, speaking to those who knew the victim. experts who are still trying to solve the murder today, and ca...

Dec 07, 2020•3 min

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