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When Ellie Baxter’s mum and dad wanted help setting up their new business, they called in a young local said to be a whizz with computers.

Ten years later they were found dead - and Ellie was accused of her parents’ murder…

Now, with the real culprit behind bars, she tells a story with more plot twists than any TV drama…

In this episode, Ellie exclusively tells Katie Knight about the moment that she discovered her parents’ bodies, at home in Mersea over Easter Weekend in 2023, and about her subsequent arrest on suspicion of their murders. 

Host: Katie Knight 

Producers: Bella Soames and Òsk Petursdottir 

Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini 

Studio Manager: Sam Chisholm

Executive Producer: Jamie East 

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