In May, 1934, an anonymous letter arrives at Horncastle Police Station in Lincolnshire. The letter tells detectives that they need to investigate the death of Arthur Major, a local lorry driver who was reported to have died of natural causes. “In the name of the law, I beg you to analyse the contents of his stomach,” it says.

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In the first ever episode of Murder YOU Wrote, we visit Hull to have a look at a particularly shocking case sent in by a listener. Plus, we explore some other true crimes from the area, and go through some lovely listener emails.

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A seven-year-old cold case is blown wide open after a grisly discovery is made on the remote, tropical atoll of Palmyra.

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Continue your Christmas celebrations with a festive true crime game and an encore of one of Iain’s most popular episodes, ‘A Murder in the Mearns’.

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Kick off your Christmas celebrations with a festive true crime game and an encore of our of Laura’s most popular episodes, ‘The French Impressionist’.

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Iain is kicking off the festive period with a distinctly UNfestive case: the 1960 kidnapping case of a wealthy beer mogul, Adolph Coors III – or Ad, as he’s known. When Ad’s car is left abandoned in the middle of a snowy road, the police immediately suspect foul play. Little do they know that the case is about to get darker than they had ever expected…

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Laura takes a look at the 1994 theft of Edvard Munch’s most famous painting – ‘The Scream’ – from Norway’s National Gallery. It took two thieves less than fifty seconds to break in through a window and grab the priceless artwork. In response, crime agencies from across the globe came together to organise an elaborate sting operation and return the painting before it was lost forever.

You can see the picture from the 2004 theft of ‘The Scream’ here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/3588282.stm

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This week, Iain looks at the unbelievable true story of Juan Catalan, who was falsely accused of murder in August 2003. Iain takes us through the journey that Juan’s hardworking lawyer, Todd Melnik, went on to see his client freed, which involved tracking down some TV footage that would blow the case wide open.

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Laura looks back at a murder that took place on Bonfire Night, 1930. Alfred Rouse is a philandering playboy, with multiple girlfriends on the go. After a few years, he decides his relationships are costing him too much money. So he hatches a plan to fake his own death and disappear into the night.

Check out this article to see a picture of Alfred Rouse (but be warned that it contains details about the case): https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-northamptonshire-35165038

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This week, Iain looks at a Parisian prison escape with more flair than Celine Dion singing on the Eiffel Tower.

In 1986, Michel Vaujour made one of the most daring prison escapes in French history. One that he and his wife Nadine had been carefully planning for almost three years. But can this couple (and their two children!) stay hidden? Or will their penchant for outlandish criminal escapades come back to bite them?

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