To coincide with the launch of my true crime book ‘Decoy’ I’ve updated and reissued this podcast featuring a rare and exclusive interview with Chris Gould.

In the 1970s, the city of Bristol was terrorised by a man nicknamed ‘The Clifton Rapist.’ The stranger-attacker assaulted seven women over a two-year period.

PC Chris Gould suggested a daring honeytrap: Avon and Somerset Police should set up an innovative undercover sting, using young rookie police officers as decoys to catch him.

This was a monumental gamble, putting the lives of their youngest, least-experienced female officers on the line.

But 12 women volunteered.

As the weeks passed, with no further attacks, commanders made an even more innovative move. And Chris’s career was never the same again.

How was the predator caught and justice achieved? Chris has never spoken in this detail before.

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