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Julia James was a local PCSO, working with members of her community to help victims of crime, domestic violence and to make it safer. But on the 27th of April 2021, Julia took her dog for a walk in a local beauty spot, but she never came home. Julia's injured body was found in woodland by local walkers and she was pronounced dead at the scene.

What followed was an extensive manhunt and a family and community left grieving the loss on an incredible woman.

This is REAL.

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/761706

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https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/familiesfightingforjustice

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As Peter Knight was getting ready on the morning of his wedding, he got a text message that made his heart drop. The message said that his soon, 'wife-to-be' Alissa, was a bigamist.

But it turns out, that was just the tip of the iceberg.

This is REAL.

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Chantel's killer is now free, having served just 20 years for the murder, dismemberment and concealment of her body.

Jean's now fighting for long term change and is now in the process of forming Chantel's Law, which will see tougher custodial sentences for those who desecrate and conceal their victims bodies and we need your help.

Please sign the petition below:

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/761706

To donate to our fundraiser, to raise money to cover the cost of the ground rent for Jean's charity caravan, that provides holidays to children affected by homicide and deprivation, please see here:

https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/familiesfightingforjustice

Jean's charity website is here:

https://familiesfightingforjustice.org/

To see a template you can use to write to your local MP for Chantel's Law, see here:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xqI9jcL9dYwQrueSoIICHZJvuWesODBYTt6z2Rp8l_c/edit?usp=sharing

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After three loses, three encounters with the justice system, Jean is now making it her mission to help other families affected by homicide.

She has now helped over 1000 people who have lost a loved one to murder, manslaughter or culpable homicide as well as children who have been affected (alongside children from deprived communities).

And then Jean gets the news she's been dreading....

This is Jean: The Real Lady Justice

To sign Jean's petition, please see here:

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/761706

To visit the Families Fighting for Justice website, see here:

https://familiesfightingforjustice.org/

To donate to the Justgiving page, see here:

https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/familiesfightingforjustice

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After a fire breaks out at a mosque in Birkenhead, no one could have predicted how that would finally give Jean the answers she so desperately needed. She now knew that Chantel wouldn't be coming home.

This loss ignited something in Jean, and a 'new Jean' was born. And she was ready to fight.

This is Jean: The Real Lady Justice

To sign Jean's petition, please see here:

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/761706

To visit her website, see here:

https://familiesfightingforjustice.org/

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As Jean tries to live with the grief of loosing her sister and her son, life deals her another blow.

Her daughter Chantel, goes missing.

This is Jean - The Real Lady Justice.

If you need help or support with domestic abuse please get in touch with the following organisations:

https://havendas.org.uk/ - UK

https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/ - UK

https://mankind.org.uk/ - Support for male victims 

https://safelives.org.uk/ - UK

https://www.victimsupportni.com/help-for-victims/domestic-violence/ - Northern Ireland

https://mapni.co.uk/ - Northern Ireland for men 

https://sdvs.ie/ - Ireland

https://www.mensaid.ie/ - Ireland for men 

https://www.lifewire.org/ - USA

https://www.thehotline.org/resources/men-can-be-victims-of-abuse-too/ - USA for men 

https://www.rizeup.com.au/ - Australia

https://mensline.org.au/family-violence/ - Australia 

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After the loss of her sister Joyce, Jean tries to make sense of what's happened.

But when a neighbour knocks on her door, to tell her that she's seen Jean's son being put in an ambulance, her life is about to change, all over again.

This is Jean: The Real Lady Justice

If you need help or support with domestic abuse please get in touch with the following organisations:

https://havendas.org.uk/ - UK

https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/ - UK

https://mankind.org.uk/ - Support for male victims 

https://safelives.org.uk/ - UK

https://www.victimsupportni.com/help-for-victims/domestic-violence/ - Northern Ireland

https://mapni.co.uk/ - Northern Ireland for men 

https://sdvs.ie/ - Ireland

https://www.mensaid.ie/ - Ireland for men 

https://www.lifewire.org/ - USA

https://www.thehotline.org/resources/men-can-be-victims-of-abuse-too/ - USA for men 

https://www.rizeup.com.au/ - Australia

https://mensline.org.au/family-violence/ - Australia 

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Meet Jean Taylor... a woman who has helped over 1000 family members who have been affected by homicide with her charity Families Fighting For Justice.

And Jean can do this... because she knows how it feels. Over the next six episodes, you're going to hear about Jean, a woman from Birkenhead, England whose lived through the unimaginable... but she's still standing strong and fighting every step of the way.

This is Jean: The Real Lady Justice

If you need help or support with domestic abuse please get in touch with the following organisations:

https://havendas.org.uk/ - UK

https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/ - UK

https://mankind.org.uk/ - Support for male victims 

https://safelives.org.uk/ - UK

https://www.victimsupportni.com/help-for-victims/domestic-violence/ - Northern Ireland

https://mapni.co.uk/ - Northern Ireland for men 

https://sdvs.ie/ - Ireland

https://www.mensaid.ie/ - Ireland for men 

https://www.lifewire.org/ - USA

https://www.thehotline.org/resources/men-can-be-victims-of-abuse-too/ - USA for men 

https://www.rizeup.com.au/ - Australia

https://mensline.org.au/family-violence/ - Australia 

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On the 17th of May 2001, 17-year-old Alissa Turney went missing, on the last day of school. At first, she was considered a runaway, but as time passed, the police realised that this was now a murder inquiry.

After a killer serving a life sentence gave a false confession, investigators looked more closely at Alissa's home life. And that's when the case took a different direction....

This is REAL.

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Sarah's podcast can be found here:

https://www.voicesforjusticepodcast.com/

And her social media accounts can be found here:

https://linktr.ee/SaraheTurney

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Home is meant to be the safest place—but for some, it becomes the most dangerous.

In this episode, we uncover the hidden world of domestic drugging and abuse within relationships. An investigation by CNN revealed that one chatroom with this horrifying abuse as it's subject, had over 62 million views in just one month.

This is REAL.

If you'd like to support the show, you can do so here by joining Patreon for £2, thank you:

https://patreon.com/REALtruecrimepodcast

CNN Report:

https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2026/03/world/expose-rape-assault-online-vis-intl/index.html

Links to Zoe's social media here:

https://www.instagram.com/zoewatts.sms/

If you have been affected by any of the issues raised in this podcast, please see the below organisations that offer support, advice and information:

https://www.thesurvivorstrust.org/ - For people who have been the victim of sexual abuse (UK)

https://www.rainn.org/ - Sexual Abuse Support USA

https://www.nasasv.org.au/support-directory - Sexual Abuse Support Australia

https://www.rcni.ie/useful-links/ - Sexual Abuse Support Ireland

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