Impact Podcasts

After a stunning verdict, Brendan tracks down Annalise’s brother Jordan and investigates where the case stands today. 

Two suspects stand trial for Annalise’s murder. In the courtroom, shocking accusations, revelations, and contradictions emerge. 

A trial is supposed to bring closure. But in this case, it only raises more questions. 

As their investigation deepens, police begin to focus on Jordan Johnstone. 

He was the last known person to see Annalise alive. The evidence begins to mount. 

Through Annalise’s own personal writings, Investigative Journalist Brendan Duggan uncovers details of her troubled childhood. 

He travels to her childhood home to speak with her family. But will they reveal the full story of Annalise’s life before her tragic death? 

Two hikers stumble upon a body in a wooded area off a country road in Perthshire. Police quickly determine this isn’t the murder scene—Annalise Johnstone was killed elsewhere. 

Meanwhile, her brother, Jordan Johnstone, walks into a Dundee police station to report her missing. But detectives sense he’s withholding something. 

Introducing “Who Killed Annalise?” a five-part true crime podcast series from The Courier and DC Thomson.

In 2023, Police Scotland claimed they had solved every homicide since 2013. But for the family of Annalise Johnstone, one question remains: Who Killed Annalise?

Annalise Johnstone was killed in the shadow of a witch's grave in 2018. Annalise's brother, Jordan Johnstone, and his girlfriend, Angela Newlands, were charged in connection with her brutal killing—but neither was ever convicted.

The Courier revisits the cold case of Annalise Johnstone like never before, uncovering new details and speaking with those closest to the investigation: journalists, detectives, and witnesses.

The Podcast also features interviews with Annalise’s family, which is significant given that one was once a suspect.

New episodes of Who Killed Annalise? drop weekly starting February 17, 2025. Listen ad-free and binge the full series now on The Courier app.

25 years have passed since Arlene Fraser went missing and her killer could be out of jail soon. But Arlene's family still don't know where she is.

Arlene's sister explains how she is campaigning for a change in the law to ensure Arlene's killer can never leave jail - unless he says where her body is buried.

As doubts emerge about some of the evidence used to jail the killer, the courts are left with no choice but to let him go.

As he returns home, all hell breaks loose, with bar brawls and bouncers getting between warring factions.

Will Arlene’s killer ever be brought to justice?

Episode 6 will be released on Monday, December 11.

Investigative journalist Dale Haslam, who spoke to Arlene's friends, family, and those who brought her killer to justice, answers your questions about the case.

Read all the questions and answers here.

Frustrated by a lack of progress, detectives turn to a lipreader in an attempt to build evidence - and strike gold.

It is enough to build a case against a key suspect, convince his friends to testify against him - all leading up to a dramatic court showdown.

Episode 5 will be released on Monday, December 4.