Testimony - A True Crime Podcast

It was a brutal plot that resulted in the horrendous death of a dearly loved father, Liam Smith. The 38-year-old electrician was shot dead and doused in acid yards from his home in Wigan in November last year. The murder had been planned for 10 months. Couple Michael Hillier and Rachel Fulstow were once united on their plan to murder Smith as part of what they saw as “vigilante j

If Stephen Bear was aiming for theatre during his trial, the former reality TV star instead delivered farce and pantomime. But it was no laughing matter: the Celebrity Big Brother winner was sent to prison for 21 months in March following his conviction on revenge porn charges in December last year. Bear uploaded a video of him having sex with Love Island star Georgia Harrison with

It was a brutal murder that shocked Manchester: torture, betrayal, killers likened to “creatures” and “a kind of cancer”. In the summer of 2022, Thomas Campbell was attacked in a professionally planned operation, lasting hours, and left for dead. He succumbed to his injuries after being stabbed, punched, kicked, and strangled. Andrew Bardsley followed this case as it played

It is a story that has gathered massive interest across the country: the disappearance of Nicola Bulley. Nicola, a 45-year-old mother-of-two, disappeared almost three weeks ago, whilst walking along the River Wyre with her dog Willow. Despite a massive search in St Michael's on Wyre, a small village on the Fylde in Lancashire, no trace of Nicola has been found yet. Speculation is r

In this second part of Testimony: The Body on Seaham Beach we find a mystery within a mystery. The case continues, venturing into new territory and commissioning a full facial reconstruction to be carried out by Dundee University. Listeners will hear varying theories as to what may have happened to this missing person. ___________________________ On 13th May 2006 a man walking on t

On 13th May 2006 a man walking on the beach in Seaham, south of Sunderland, made a shocking discovery. He called the police and set in train a series of events that have yet to be resolved. We explore the events that took place following the discovery of these human remains on the Featherbed Rocks. Fiona Thompson, who covered the story as a reporter for the Sunderland Echo at the t

Testimony: Coming soon... On 13th May 2006 a man walking on the beach in Seaham, south of Sunderland, made a grizzly discovery. He called the police and set in train a series of events that have yet to be resolved. Testimony: The Body on Seaham Beach is a two-part series which explores the events that took place following the discovery of human remains on the Featherbed Rocks.. Fio

In the second part of this true crime podcast, Neal Keeling, senior reporter at the Manchester Evening News, delves deeper into the unsolved murder of Leigh schoolgirl Lisa Hession.Neal speaks to experts, campaigners, and those who knew Lisa about the original investigation in 1984, theories behind her murder, and the potential links between a serial sex attacker and Lisa's killer.

In this two-part true crime podcast, Neal Keeling, chief reporter at the Manchester Evening News, looks back at an unsolved murder that has haunted his career for the past 36 years.On one winter night in 1984, 14-year-old schoolgirl Lisa Hession was robbed of her life in a back alley only two minutes away from her home in Leigh.Neal guides us through this tragic case, speaking to t

Testimony: Coming soon...In this two-part true crime podcast, Neal Keeling, chief reporter at the Manchester Evening News, looks back at an unsolved murder that has haunted his career for the past 36 years.On one winter night in 1984, 14-year-old schoolgirl Lisa Hession was robbed of her life in a back alley only two minutes away from her home in Leigh.Neal guides us through this t