On the 16th of January 1961, 12 year old Linda Smith of Earls Colne in Essex vanished while out running an errand for her great grandmother. Four days later she was found strangled in a field fifteen miles away near the remote village of Hadleigh Heath. In this final episode on Linda’s case, Jess examines the suspect, evidence and motive and asks you to decide for yourselves whether or not he is guilty.
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Essex- Part 3- Who Killed Linda Smith?

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This episode was first released on Patreon in January 2023. I look forward to returning with some new cases soon. 
Just after 9 pm on the 14th of January 1993, 30 year old delivery driver and small time drug dealer David Watkins was shot and killed in a remote area on the outskirts of Reading. Despite a man being arrested and taken to trial, it would take 25 years before David's murderer would finally be brought to justice.

Berkshire- The Murder of David Watkins part 1

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On the evening of the 9th of July 1982, 27 year old artist Keith Church was killed during a street knifing attack on the High Road in Hoddesdon. Hertfordshire. Despite the public nature of the incident- it occurred just meters from a police station, no one has ever been charged with Keith's murder.

Hertfordshire-Keith Church's Urge to Paint

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On March 29th 1967, 14 year old Ruth Bradbury was shot and killed while walking through woodland close to her family's countryside home near the villages of Crowthorne and Finchampstead in Berkshire. Despite evidence that the area around where she was found had been used for target practice, no one ever came forward to claim responsibility and to this day, no one knows whether it was accident or malicious intent, which saw Ruth's life cut short.

Berkshire- The Killing of Ruth Bradbury

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Today’s episode recounts the case of 21 year old mother Karen Hales from Ipswich in Suffolk who was repeatedly stabbed and then set on fire in front of her 18 month old daughter sometime around 4:30pm on Sunday November 21st 1993. Despite anniversary appeals and continued media interest in Karen’s case, there have been few suspects and police have remained unable to answer the question: who would want to kill a woman with no known enemies?

Suffolk- The Murder of Karen Hales

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Today's episode is part 3 of 3. In the early hours of September 23rd, the body of a woman in her twenties was discovered in the dunes of Great Yarmouth's South Beach. Initially known as Mrs Hood, the woman had been staying with her young daughter at a local boarding house. Subsequent investigations however, revealed that Mrs Hood was not who she seemed to be. But who was she really? And what part did a man named Herbert John Bennett, who would later be hanged for the crime, have to do with her murder?
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Essex- Part 3- Who Killed Linda Smith?

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