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Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling

BBC Radio 5 Live

Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling love true crime - in fact, they're a little bit obsessed. And now they want to share that obsession with you.Join Laura and Iain as they dive deep ...

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Episode list

22

  • June 12, 2025

    24 min

    MYW: Southampton’s Secret Sea Chest

    Listener Cat sends Iain a case involving her husband’s distant family, taking him to Southampton 1924 when a 15-year-old family secret involving a hidden sea chest comes to light a...

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  • June 9, 2025

    32 min

    76. A Fire in Room 66

    A late-night fire tears through Room 66 at a hotel in Margate. One guest runs for help, another is pulled from the smoke, but it’s already too late. As investigators begin to piece...

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  • June 5, 2025

    22 min

    MYW: York’s Ski Masks, Stolen Stamps & Skulduggery

    Laura heads to York to unravel Craig Townend's £1m art gallery heist leads to even more bizarre thefts in England's most haunted city.Plus, Iain shares York's weirdest theft storie...

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  • June 2, 2025

    38 min

    75. The Goatfell Murder

    In 1889, Edwin Rose vanished on a hike up Goatfell. His body is later found hidden under a pile of rocks. Was it a tragic fall, or something more sinister?All eyes turn to John Ann...

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  • May 29, 2025

    16 min

    MYW Mailbag: Guinea Pigs, Geography Gaffes & Getting Corrected (Again!)

    Guinea pigs, mistaken towns, and a 100-year-old rabbit! Laura & Iain open the inbox for wonderful tales (and tails) from our Living Legends.Plus! There’s a pun so good it had to be...

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  • May 26, 2025

    39 min

    74. The Brown Palace Murders

    A love triangle erupts into a gunfight at Denver’s Brown Palace Hotel, exposing a scandalous affair that ends in a double murderIain unpacks the heated rivalry between Frank Henwoo...

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