REAL

In this episode we hear from two of the UK's top forensic experts who have reviewed the evidence in Kirsty's case and tell us what they've found.

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This podcast is a factual exploration of the events surrounding the death of Kirsty Maxwell. The information presented is based on publicly available sources, official records and interviews. No accusations or assumptions are made about any individual or party. The intent is to inform and appeal for information. All individuals are considered innocent unless proven otherwise in a court of law.

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To find out more about the work Mike Brown does as a biomechanics expert, you can do so here: https://advancedsimtech.com/

To find out more about the work of Professor Jim Fraser and for links to his books, please see here:

https://jimfraser.net/

https://atlantic-books.co.uk/book/murder-under-the-microscope/

https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/forensic-science-a-very-short-introduction-jim-fraser/1917938?ean=9780198834410

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In July 2017, three months after Kirsty died, four of the men from apartment 10E are summoned back to Spain to answer some questions from the judge in charge of Kirsty's case. She wants to get to the bottom of the inconsistencies in their statements.

DISCLAIMER:

This podcast is a factual exploration of the events surrounding the death of Kirsty Maxwell. The information presented is based on publicly available sources, official records and interviews. No accusations or assumptions are made about any individual or party. The intent is to inform and appeal for information. All individuals are considered innocent unless proven otherwise in a court of law.

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With no communication from the the Spanish police, Kirsty's family and friends turn detective and return to Spain to carry out their own investigation. They also get a call from one of Scotland's most experienced homicide detectives, who tells them he wants to help.

DISCLAIMER:

This podcast is a factual exploration of the events surrounding the death of Kirsty Maxwell. The information presented is based on publicly available sources, official records and interviews. No accusations or assumptions are made about any individual or party. The intent is to inform and appeal for information. All individuals are considered innocent unless proven otherwise in a court of law.

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Kirsty's family travel to Spain to identify the body of their daughter and bring her home, but when they arrive and discover the circumstances surrounding her death, alarm bells start ringing.... loudly.

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This podcast is a factual exploration of the events surrounding the death of Kirsty Maxwell. The information presented is based on publicly available sources, official records and interviews. No accusations or assumptions are made about any individual or party. The intent is to inform and appeal for information. All individuals are considered innocent unless proven otherwise in a court of law.

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On the 29th of April 2017, Kirsty Maxwell died in suspicious circumstances whilst on a 'hen do' in Benidorm, Spain. She was just 27 years old.

For the last eight years, her family and friends have been fighting for answers. With exclusive access to her family, the case files and experts bought in to help to get to the truth, this six-part podcast series offers a factual account of what we know, a review of the evidence in this case and a strong appeal to anyone who might have more information in this mysterious and harrowing case.

Her family need to know..... What Happened to Kirsty Maxwell?

DISCLAIMER:

This podcast is a factual exploration of the events surrounding the death of Kirsty Maxwell. The information presented is based on publicly available sources, official records and interviews. No accusations or assumptions are made about any individual or party. The intent is to inform and appeal for information. All individuals are considered innocent unless proven otherwise in a court of law.

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On the 4th of June 2004, 7-year-old Kyron Horman disappeared from his school in Oregon. His step-mother was the last person to see him.

The evidence in this case is strange and telling, but so far no convictions have been made, even though Kyron's parents and the police believe they knew who took him.

This is Real.

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The 27th of September 2023 was supposed to be a normal school day for 15-year-old Elianne Andam. But she would never make it to school, leaving a community in despair when they heard her life had been taken by another child.

In 2022/23, 99 young people aged 16–24 were victims of homicide, compared to 87 in 2012/13. In the same year, 467 children were treated in hospital for knife or sharp object injuries, a 47% increase from 2012/13’s 318 instances - Youth Endowment Fund.

This is Real.

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In the year 2000, a beautiful young teenager called Kacyee Nicole Swenson broke the hearts of millions. She was one of the first people to blog about her battle with cancer.

But another blogger had noticed something.... something strange. And in one of the internet's first web sleuth investigations, a very dark secret was exposed.

This is Real.

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On the 21st of July 2024, 35-year-old British man Brett Dryden was found dead in his home in Mojacar, Spain. The police initially told his mother Sandra, that he had died a violent death.

But what followed has left Brett's family distraught. They have been left high and dry by the Spanish authorities, so Sandra and her husband Rob have had to do what no parent should ever have to do - they are now investigating their son's death.

This is Real.

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On the 6th of August 2021, 23-year-old Megan Newborough left her family home to go and meet someone. Her parent's weren't sure who she was meeting, but when she hadn't returned home the next day, they frantically filed a missing persons report.

What unfolded from here is enough to break the coldest of hearts.

This is Real.

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