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Catching Melanie's Killer - A True Crime Podcast by ITV News

Catching Melanie's Killer - A True Crime Podcast by ITV News

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 When Melanie Road's body was found on a June morning in 1984, it prompted one of the largest manhunts in Britain. But the schoolgirl's killer wasn't found. How did a team of cold case officers rebuild the inquiry after decades and bring justice to a family still in grief?ITV News Politics & Government True Crime
Episodes
  • Episode 8: Curse the Rain

    Episode 8: Curse the Rain
    Feb 2 2021
    Melanie Road’s family come face-to-face with her killer for the first time. But the clock is ticking for investigators to build a case with 30-year-old evidence. A trial starts. But what happens when the man in the dock is asked if he murdered the schoolgirl in 1984?
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    39 mins
  • Episode 7: Borrowed Time

    Episode 7: Borrowed Time
    Feb 2 2021
    Cold case investigator Gary Mason receives an email which turns the inquiry into the murder of Melanie Road on its head. Arrest teams are drafted in. And a custody time clock runs out, meaning the man police believe to be Melanie’s killer must be released.
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    30 mins
  • Episode 6: Lost Papers

    Episode 6: Lost Papers
    Jan 26 2021
    Melanie Road’s mother writes a letter to the people of Bath asking them to search their memories and consciences as the 30th anniversary of the killing approaches. Cold case investigator Julie Mackay is told to drop the inquiry. And the team continues to search in the UK and abroad for the schoolgirl’s murderer.
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    32 mins
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I remember Melanie's murder clearly because I'm a Melanie and was also 17 on 9/6/84, doing A levels and enjoying clubbing. This was a true needle in a haystack case, only down to the perseverance of 2 detectives did the investigation continue throughout this period to a successful outcome.

The podcast is well narrated and police procedures described, however unlike other podcasts the episodes don't run successively. You might be listening to episode 6 then it would run into episode 5 or 1. That aspect is extremely frustrating so it became impossible to listen to while driving. Each episode after 4 needs to be selected.

the Police at their best (mostly)

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Really captivating story, podcast well put together and easy to follow without tonnes of waffle!

Captivating and easy to listen to

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Great listen , an in depth podcast, couldn't stop listening
amazing how they got him .

Brilliant police work !!

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Extremely interesting . Would recommend . Can’t believe how hard they worked on this case . Poor family

Very well written

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I was hooked from episode one.
A true crime mystery with real people, real work, real heartbreak and genuine care.
The police were utterly heroic in their efforts to solve this heinous crime and they kept pegging away at it.
Rob Murray takes the listener in a journey from start to finish with an amazing family and determined, human police officers . He assumes intelligence on the part of the listener and spares no information that give this sad tale a real depth. I came away understanding more of police procedure and diligence than any number of crime shows ever imparted.
Hearing how this terrible crime effected the family over time, the police, Murray, the people of Bath adds to the richness of detail and gives a real sense if how shocking this crime was and how long lasting the impact of it.
I cried and cried at the end, the combination of how Melanie died coupled with the witness statements left me moved and horrified.
Brilliant that they got this waste if space off the streets.
Hands down the best thing I have heard in Audible.

They never gave up.

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excellent and very sad ,but justice was served.Excellently narrated. Full credit to the police for not giving up.

Brilliant Listen.

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Legit made me cry A really sad story, amazing how they caught the kilker.

Super sad but amazing.

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