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Texting from Beyond: The Night Kate Disappeared
A successful, careful 32-year-old got ready for a date one evening. By three the next morning, a man was leading police through a dark Hertfordshire woodland to show them where he had left her body. In between, her phone kept sending texts to her friends — but the words didn't sound like her. Who was holding Kate's phone?
In this episode, we analyze the murder of Kate Beagley in England. We examine the date that turned deadly, the impersonated text messages meant to delay the alarm, the car cleaned before dawn, and the confession that led police to her body. When the only person who knows where she is calmly answers the phone, how long can a performance hold?
Victim: Kate Beagley
Age: 32 years old
Date: May 30, 2007
Location: Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England
Perpetrator: Carl Taylor
Outcome: Convicted; life with a minimum of 30 years
- Kate Beagley, a 32-year-old compliance manager, went on a date with a man she knew as "Carl" on May 30, 2007, and never came home.
- After killing her, he used her phone to text her friends, but the unfamiliar phrasing made them realize someone else was impersonating her.
- He drove to his mother's home before dawn in Kate's car and was cleaning it, while telling police on the phone that Kate had been fine when they parted.
- Carl Taylor confessed during interrogation and led detectives at 3 a.m. to her washed body hidden in Oxey Woods.
- The court found the murder premeditated and motivated by theft of her car; Taylor got life with a 30-year minimum, and a letter he wrote her family was intercepted.
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OBOMEDIA presents true crime storiesa true crime podcast built on real cases.
Every true crime story in our crime files follows the crime investigation from the missing person report to the trial: investigators and police building a murder case, a police investigation gone cold, justice for the victim and those who survived.
We open the unsolved murder, the cold case reopened decades later, the mysterious death, the disappearance, the serial killer, the family murder, the murder mystery; the missing persons a missing woman, a missing girl, a missing man found dead and the missing and murdered.
From the infamous case to the unsolved case, from classic true crime to dark true crime and disturbing true crime: true crime reports, real crime stories, real murder cases, true murder stories and unsolved mysteries one true crime case at a time, from the OBOMEDIA true crime vault.
© 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text and related materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing and business inquirie
A successful, careful 32-year-old got ready for a date one evening. By three the next morning, a man was leading police through a dark Hertfordshire woodland to show them where he had left her body. In between, her phone kept sending texts to her friends — but the words didn't sound like her. Who was holding Kate's phone?
In this episode, we analyze the murder of Kate Beagley in England. We examine the date that turned deadly, the impersonated text messages meant to delay the alarm, the car cleaned before dawn, and the confession that led police to her body. When the only person who knows where she is calmly answers the phone, how long can a performance hold?
Victim: Kate Beagley
Age: 32 years old
Date: May 30, 2007
Location: Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England
Perpetrator: Carl Taylor
Outcome: Convicted; life with a minimum of 30 years
- Kate Beagley, a 32-year-old compliance manager, went on a date with a man she knew as "Carl" on May 30, 2007, and never came home.
- After killing her, he used her phone to text her friends, but the unfamiliar phrasing made them realize someone else was impersonating her.
- He drove to his mother's home before dawn in Kate's car and was cleaning it, while telling police on the phone that Kate had been fine when they parted.
- Carl Taylor confessed during interrogation and led detectives at 3 a.m. to her washed body hidden in Oxey Woods.
- The court found the murder premeditated and motivated by theft of her car; Taylor got life with a 30-year minimum, and a letter he wrote her family was intercepted.
To listen ad-free and access premium episodes, start your 30-day free trial at obomedia.com
OBOMEDIA presents true crime storiesa true crime podcast built on real cases.
Every true crime story in our crime files follows the crime investigation from the missing person report to the trial: investigators and police building a murder case, a police investigation gone cold, justice for the victim and those who survived.
We open the unsolved murder, the cold case reopened decades later, the mysterious death, the disappearance, the serial killer, the family murder, the murder mystery; the missing persons a missing woman, a missing girl, a missing man found dead and the missing and murdered.
From the infamous case to the unsolved case, from classic true crime to dark true crime and disturbing true crime: true crime reports, real crime stories, real murder cases, true murder stories and unsolved mysteries one true crime case at a time, from the OBOMEDIA true crime vault.
© 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text and related materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing and business inquirie
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A successful, careful 32-year-old got ready for a date one evening. By three the next morning, a man was leading police through a dark Hertfordshire woodland to show them where he had left her body. In between, her phone kept sending texts to her friends — but the words didn't sound like her. Who was holding Kate's phone?
In this episode, we analyze the murder of Kate Beagley in England. We examine the date that turned deadly, the impersonated text messages meant to delay the alarm, the car cleaned before dawn, and the confession that led police to her body. When the only person who knows where she is calmly answers the phone, how long can a performance hold?
Victim: Kate Beagley
Age: 32 years old
Date: May 30, 2007
Location: Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England
Perpetrator: Carl Taylor
Outcome: Convicted; life with a minimum of 30 years
- Kate Beagley, a 32-year-old compliance manager, went on a date with a man she knew as "Carl" on May 30, 2007, and never came home.
- After killing her, he used her phone to text her friends, but the unfamiliar phrasing made them realize someone else was impersonating her.
- He drove to his mother's home before dawn in Kate's car and was cleaning it, while telling police on the phone that Kate had been fine when they parted.
- Carl Taylor confessed during interrogation and led detectives at 3 a.m. to her washed body hidden in Oxey Woods.
- The court found the murder premeditated and motivated by theft of her car; Taylor got life with a 30-year minimum, and a letter he wrote her family was intercepted.
To listen ad-free and access premium episodes, start your 30-day free trial at obomedia.com
OBOMEDIA presents true crime storiesa true crime podcast built on real cases.
Every true crime story in our crime files follows the crime investigation from the missing person report to the trial: investigators and police building a murder case, a police investigation gone cold, justice for the victim and those who survived.
We open the unsolved murder, the cold case reopened decades later, the mysterious death, the disappearance, the serial killer, the family murder, the murder mystery; the missing persons a missing woman, a missing girl, a missing man found dead and the missing and murdered.
From the infamous case to the unsolved case, from classic true crime to dark true crime and disturbing true crime: true crime reports, real crime stories, real murder cases, true murder stories and unsolved mysteries one true crime case at a time, from the OBOMEDIA true crime vault.
© 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text and related materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing and business inquirie
A successful, careful 32-year-old got ready for a date one evening. By three the next morning, a man was leading police through a dark Hertfordshire woodland to show them where he had left her body. In between, her phone kept sending texts to her friends — but the words didn't sound like her. Who was holding Kate's phone?
In this episode, we analyze the murder of Kate Beagley in England. We examine the date that turned deadly, the impersonated text messages meant to delay the alarm, the car cleaned before dawn, and the confession that led police to her body. When the only person who knows where she is calmly answers the phone, how long can a performance hold?
Victim: Kate Beagley
Age: 32 years old
Date: May 30, 2007
Location: Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England
Perpetrator: Carl Taylor
Outcome: Convicted; life with a minimum of 30 years
- Kate Beagley, a 32-year-old compliance manager, went on a date with a man she knew as "Carl" on May 30, 2007, and never came home.
- After killing her, he used her phone to text her friends, but the unfamiliar phrasing made them realize someone else was impersonating her.
- He drove to his mother's home before dawn in Kate's car and was cleaning it, while telling police on the phone that Kate had been fine when they parted.
- Carl Taylor confessed during interrogation and led detectives at 3 a.m. to her washed body hidden in Oxey Woods.
- The court found the murder premeditated and motivated by theft of her car; Taylor got life with a 30-year minimum, and a letter he wrote her family was intercepted.
To listen ad-free and access premium episodes, start your 30-day free trial at obomedia.com
OBOMEDIA presents true crime storiesa true crime podcast built on real cases.
Every true crime story in our crime files follows the crime investigation from the missing person report to the trial: investigators and police building a murder case, a police investigation gone cold, justice for the victim and those who survived.
We open the unsolved murder, the cold case reopened decades later, the mysterious death, the disappearance, the serial killer, the family murder, the murder mystery; the missing persons a missing woman, a missing girl, a missing man found dead and the missing and murdered.
From the infamous case to the unsolved case, from classic true crime to dark true crime and disturbing true crime: true crime reports, real crime stories, real murder cases, true murder stories and unsolved mysteries one true crime case at a time, from the OBOMEDIA true crime vault.
© 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text and related materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing and business inquirie