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A new Netflix documentary, The Investigation of Lucy Letby, has brought fresh revelations to one of the most shocking criminal cases in recent history. Featuring unseen footage of Letby’s arrest, police interviews, and testimony from one of the babies’ mothers, the film introduces material never previously made public. In this episode, Caroline and Liz are joined by veteran court reporter Kim Pilling- one of the very few journalists who sat in court every single day of the trial and who appears in the documentary. Together, they examine what the film reveals, from the arrest footage and police questioning to the handover notes, Facebook searches and rota evidence, and ask why so much of the trial’s non-medical evidence has been lost in the current public debate. Follow us on Tiktok @DailyMailCrime Email us [email protected] Whatsapp us +447796657512 (start your message with ‘Trial’)   Presenter: Caroline Cheetham and Liz Hull Producer: Sam Morris Creative Director: Caroline Cheetham Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini   A Daily Mail production. Seriously Popular.

In this episode Caroline and Jack reveal the catalogue of police blunders which may have left the serial killer Steve Wright free to murder five women in Ipswich and raises questions about whether his latest victim, Vicky Hall, could have been saved too. A judge demanded today that Suffolk Police investigate what went wrong, after it emerged police ignored key evidence from another woman who reported Steve Wright tried to kidnap her the night before he succeeded in abducting and murdering 17-year-old Vicky in 1999. Steve Wright, who is known as The Suffolk Strangler, was then handed a life sentence with a minimum of 40 years for the cold case killing. The Trial series uses actors and some voices generated by AI. Their words are taken as verbatim from the official court transcript. Follow us on instagram @thetrialpod Email us [email protected] Whatsapp us +447796657512 (start your message with ‘Trial’)  A Daily Mail production. Seriously Popular. Click here to sign up to The Crime Desk's weekly newsletter. It's free and packed with exclusive interviews, expert insight, and gripping deep dive investigations from across the world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode Caroline and Jack have an exclusive interview with Criminologist Professor David Wilson. In 2008 he predicted that serial killer Steve Wright had murdered Vicky Hall years before. She was aged just 17 when she was kidnapped and murdered in 1999. It took Wright 18 years but yesterday at the Old Bailey he finally admitted it.  Today we chat to David about why he was so sure Steve Wright had killed before and if there might be more victims. The Trial series uses actors and some voices generated by AI. Their words are taken as verbatim from the official court transcript. Follow us on instagram @thetrialpod Email us [email protected] Whatsapp us +447796657512 (start your message with ‘Trial’)  A Daily Mail production. Seriously Popular. Click here to sign up to The Crime Desk's weekly newsletter. It's free and packed with exclusive interviews, expert insight, and gripping deep dive investigations from across the world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Caroline and Jack bring you the dramatic first day of the trial of serial killer Steve Wright, also known as the Suffolk Strangler, for a cold case murder in 1999. Wright was convicted of murdering five women in Ipswich in 2006 and today he pleaded guilty to the kidnap and murder of 17-year-old Victoria Wood and the attempted kidnap of another woman seven years earlier. It is the first time he has ever admitted to any of his killings. The episode features all the latest from court as well as the questions the case raises about how many other victims Wright may have killed. The Trial series uses actors and some voices generated by AI. Their words are taken as verbatim from the official court transcript. Follow us on instagram @thetrialpod Email us [email protected] Whatsapp us +447796657512 (start your message with ‘Trial’)  A Daily Mail production. Seriously Popular. Click here to sign up to The Crime Desk's weekly newsletter. It's free and packed with exclusive interviews, expert insight, and gripping deep dive investigations from across the world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Caroline examines the case of a vulnerable teenager known only as ‘K’ who went to stay with Amanda Wixon for a weekend in 1996. But what should have been a simple short stay turned into a horrifying 25 years of abuse, control and deprivation. It’s a disturbing case of modern day slavery. Through court testimony and reporting from correspondent Andy Dolan, we unpack how this abuse went undetected for decades. We hear how Kay was finally rescued in 2021, and the events of Wixon’s trial where she was found guilty of modern day slavery. Helen Ball, CEO of anti-slavery charity Causeway, also joins the podcast, to explain how this unique case is actually an indicator of a wider problem in the UK. Follow us on Tiktok @DailyMailCrime Email us [email protected] Whatsapp us +447796657512 (start your message with ‘Trial’)   Presenter: Caroline Cheetham Producer: Sam Morris Creative Director: Caroline Cheetham Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini   A Daily Mail production. Seriously Popular.

In this episode Caroline and Liz interview senior barrister Tim Owen KC about the news that Lucy Letby will not be facing more charges. We also have an insight into the latest documentary on her case which will be on Netflix on Feb 4. Follow us on Tiktok @DailyMailCrime Email us [email protected] Whatsapp us +447796657512 (start your message with ‘Trial’)   Presenters: Caroline Cheetham and Liz Hull Editor: John Rogers Creative Director: Caroline Cheetham Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini   A Daily Mail production. Seriously Popular. The Trial series uses actors and some voices generated by AI. Their words are taken as verbatim from the official court transcript. Follow us on instagram @thetrialpod Email us [email protected] Whatsapp us +447796657512 (start your message with ‘Trial’)  A Daily Mail production. Seriously Popular. Click here to sign up to The Crime Desk's weekly newsletter. It's free and packed with exclusive interviews, expert insight, and gripping deep dive investigations from across the world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In 2016, Robert Rhodes claimed he killed his wife, Dawn, in self-defence. A jury believed him, and he walked free; but it was a lie. However years later, their child revealed the killing had been planned, triggering a rare application of double jeopardy and the chance for a retrial. In the second episode on this case, Caroline and Ryan discuss the sentencing of Robert Rhodes, after he was found guilty of the murder. Joining them is Libby Clark, Specialist Prosecutor within the CPS South East Complex Casework Unit. Together they reveal how the CPS was able to build the case against Rhodes for his retrial. Follow us on Tiktok @DailyMailCrime Email us [email protected] Whatsapp us +447796657512 (start your message with ‘Trial’)   Presenter: Caroline Cheetham Producer: Sam Morris Editor: John Rogers Creative Director: Caroline Cheetham Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini   A Daily Mail production. Seriously Popular. Follow us on Tiktok @DailyMailCrime Email us [email protected] Whatsapp us +447796657512 (start your message with ‘Trial’)   Presenter: Caroline Cheetham Producer: Sam Morris Creative Director: Caroline Cheetham Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini   A Daily Mail production. Seriously Popular.

In this episode Caroline and Liz sit down with Dr Susan Gilby in her first interview since she was awarded £1.4 million from the NHS. Dr Gilby was appointed CEO of the Countess of Chester Hospital just after Lucy Letby was arrested, but she was then forced to resign. And then she discovered a secret plot named Project Countess had been set up to get rid of her. It's an extraordinary interview about whistleblowing, conspiracy and the shocking waste of tax payers money. Follow us on Tiktok @DailyMailCrime Email us [email protected] Whatsapp us +447796657512 (start your message with ‘Trial’) Presenters: Caroline Cheetham and Liz Hull Producer: Sam Morris Creative Director: Caroline Cheetham Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini A Daily Mail production. Seriously Popular. The Trial series uses actors and some voices generated by AI. Their words are taken as verbatim from the official court transcript. Follow us on instagram @thetrialpod Email us [email protected] Whatsapp us +447796657512 (start your message with ‘Trial’)  A Daily Mail production. Seriously Popular. Click here to sign up to The Crime Desk's weekly newsletter. It's free and packed with exclusive interviews, expert insight, and gripping deep dive investigations from across the world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this emergency episode Caroline and Liz have the news that Lucy Letby will not be charged with more offences. While detectives felt there was enough evidence to charge her with 11 offences - two of murder and nine of attempted murder, the CPS disagreed. So what does it mean? Follow us on Tiktok @DailyMailCrime Email us [email protected] Whatsapp us +447796657512 (start your message with ‘Trial’)   Presenters: Caroline Cheetham and Liz Hull Producer: Sam Morris Editor: Alex Graham Creative Director: Caroline Cheetham Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini   A Daily Mail production. Seriously Popular. The Trial series uses actors and some voices generated by AI. Their words are taken as verbatim from the official court transcript. Follow us on instagram @thetrialpod Email us [email protected] Whatsapp us +447796657512 (start your message with ‘Trial’)  A Daily Mail production. Seriously Popular. Click here to sign up to The Crime Desk's weekly newsletter. It's free and packed with exclusive interviews, expert insight, and gripping deep dive investigations from across the world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

He called himself Billy Roberts, a prize-fighting boxer chasing glory in Thailand; but that wasn't his real name. In this episode we uncover the unbelievable story of Ben Ransom, a 29 year old Essex drug kingpin who fled the UK, changed his name, and reinvented himself overseas while secretly running one of the largest drug operations in Essex police history. From luxury living in Thailand to years of painstaking international investigation, reporter Ryan Hooper explains how police finally caught up with the man they call “the head of the snake” and brought him back to face justice. Follow us on Tiktok @DailyMailCrime Email us [email protected] Whatsapp us +447796657512 (start your message with ‘Trial’)   Presenter: Caroline Cheetham Producer: Sam Morris Creative Director: Caroline Cheetham Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini   A Daily Mail production. Seriously Popular.

In this episode, we examine the disturbing case of Miles Cross, a former soldier who sold deadly poison to vulnerable strangers he met online, encouraging them to end their lives for profit. He was jailed for 14 years in a prosecution that is the first of its kind in the UK. For £100, Cross packaged and posted a substance with no legitimate personal use, targeting people discussing suicidal thoughts on internet forums. Two people died as a result. This week, Liz is joined by specialist CPS prosecutor Alison Storey and Detective Superintendent Chris Bell to break down every element of the case. They discuss how police traced an operation Cross believed was anonymous, why this sits at the most serious end of the law on assisting suicide, and how these all-too-easy transactions had devastating effects across multiple families. Follow us on Tiktok @DailyMailCrime Email us [email protected] Whatsapp us +447796657512 (start your message with ‘Trial’)   Presenter: Liz Hull Producer: Sam Morris Creative Director: Caroline Cheetham Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini   A Daily Mail production. Seriously Popular.

In 2016, Robert Rhodes claimed he killed his wife, Dawn, in self-defence. A jury believed him, and he walked free; but it was a lie. Years later, their child revealed a devastating truth: the killing had been planned, and they had been manipulated into helping their father get away with murder. That disclosure reopened a case once thought closed, triggering a rare double jeopardy retrial. In this episode, Caroline is joined by journalist Ryan Hooper to unravel how new evidence exposed a calculated lie, and finally brought Dawn’s killer to justice. Follow us on Tiktok @DailyMailCrime Email us [email protected] Whatsapp us +447796657512 (start your message with ‘Trial’)   Presenter: Caroline Cheetham Producer: Sam Morris Creative Director: Caroline Cheetham Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini   A Daily Mail production. Seriously Popular.

In this episode Caroline and Liz bring you the sentence of Paul Doyle and play for the first time some of the shocking dashcam footage that sealed his fate. They detail how he spent time in jail as a much younger man for a serious violent offence and how his reputation now lies in tatters. They also speak to a mother and her son, who were caught up in the carnage, and who helped rescue fans trapped beneath Paul Doyle’s Ford Galaxy. And they bring you an interview with hero Dan Barr, the former soldier and supporter who ran towards danger to bring the car to a stop and who has been commended for his bravery. The Trial series uses actors and some voices generated by AI. Their words are taken as verbatim from the official court transcript. Follow us on instagram @thetrialpod Email us [email protected] Whatsapp us +447796657512 (start your message with ‘Trial’)  A Daily Mail production. Seriously Popular. Click here to sign up to The Crime Desk's weekly newsletter. It's free and packed with exclusive interviews, expert insight, and gripping deep dive investigations from across the world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode Caroline and Liz reveal the reason Paul Doyle changed his pleas to guilty - his own dashcam footage. The footage was played in court today and it captured the crucial 2 minutes when he rammed his car into 134 people. Some bounced off his bonnet while others were dragged under the wheels. Many of his victims were in court and they gasped as they saw the carnage he inflicted in just a few seconds. The Trial series uses actors and some voices generated by AI. Their words are taken as verbatim from the official court transcript. Follow us on instagram @thetrialpod Email us [email protected] Whatsapp us +447796657512 (start your message with ‘Trial’)  A Daily Mail production. Seriously Popular. Click here to sign up to The Crime Desk's weekly newsletter. It's free and packed with exclusive interviews, expert insight, and gripping deep dive investigations from across the world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Why did Paul Doyle lose control and smash his car into dozens of people as they celebrated Liverpool FC’s league cup win? In this episode, ahead of his sentencing hearing next week Caroline and Liz sit down with Criminologist and former Prison Governor Professor David Wilson who has a possible explanation. The Trial series uses actors and some voices generated by AI. Their words are taken as verbatim from the official court transcript. Follow us on instagram @thetrialpod Email us [email protected] Whatsapp us +447796657512 (start your message with ‘Trial’)  A Daily Mail production. Seriously Popular. Click here to sign up to The Crime Desk's weekly newsletter. It's free and packed with exclusive interviews, expert insight, and gripping deep dive investigations from across the world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.