I Could Murder A Podcast

At around 9pm On The Night Of March 3rd, 2021, after having dinner with friends at their house in Clapham, South London, 33 year old Marketing Executive Sarah Everard started to make the 50 minute journey back to her flat in Brixton Hill. It was a Wednesday night, Sarah still had some housework to do before going to bed in time to get up for work the following morning. She says goodbye to her friends, and makes her way into the dim glow of the street lights as the early spring chill starts to set in.Sarah, an intelligent, streetwise and independent young lady, had taken every precaution - she wore a bright coloured jacket, she picked a familiar route, she stayed close to main roads, she had promised frequent check ins with friends and she even spoke on the phone with her boyfriend for fifteen minutes during her walk, arranging plans for the following day. At around 9.28pm, the phone call with her boyfriend ended as she left Cavendish Road, Sarah was then seen on a doorbell camera on Poynders Road, and, at around 9.34pm - she was last seen talking to a stranger who had parked his car on the pavement next to her. After this, all contact and all sight of Sarah, was gone. She vanished. And she never made it home...How did a serving police officer abuse his power to such an extent that he was able to abduct Sarah in plain sight before murdering her? Why were so many troubling warning signs missed relating to Wayne Couzens’ actions and behaviours before the crime? And How are women supposed to feel safe in modern society knowing that a police officer, someone meant to protect them, committed such a deeply disturbing, monstrous series of crimes? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Early Evening. Christmas Eve, 2002. Modesto, California. Whilst most families across America were settling in for one of the most exciting and harmonious nights of the year, an unsettling sequence of events that would go on to captivate a nation for decades was just getting underway… A 7 and a half-month pregnant, 27-year old woman by the name of Laci Peterson mysteriously (and suddenly) vanished from her home amidst the backdrop of Christmas lights and festive decorations. Her abrupt disappearance provoked an intense search and rescue operation - making headlines and filling news stations across the country - all whilst her family, friends and the general public hoped desperately for her safe return. As a New Year arrived with Laci still “missing”, the spotlight quickly turned to her husband, Scott, whose actions and behaviours were raising increasingly troubling questions… And, as the investigation unfolded, the suspicions of an entire nation that once bubbled under the surface would reach a boiling point… Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

21-year-old Ricardo Lopez wakes up slightly earlier than normal - or potentially went the whole night without sleeping. He feels a strange sense of calm rush over him for the first time in years - as if everything has been leading up to this very moment. He sets up his video camera, just as he had done 100 times before… But today feels different. He scribbles on to the tape “Last Day - Ricardo López“. Before proceeding with his “ultimate plans”. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After sharing a few drinks together at several different bars around the centre of the city of Auckland, 21 year old British Backpacker Grace Millane and 26 year old New Zealand Native Jesse Kempson - who appeared to be enjoying one another’s company - make their way back to Kempson’s apartment at the CityLife Hotel. Entering an elevator together, the pair make their way up to the third floor of the building, where they then head into Kempson’s £190-a-week room. As many drinks had been consumed, this is odd… But not too concerning for Grace, who had been told by the man she had matched with on Tinder, that he was “The Manager Of An Oil Company”. Unbeknownst to Grace, she has just entered the temporary home of a man with an extensive history of manipulative, abusive, highly troubling, and dangerous behaviours… And she would sadly not leave the room alive. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.