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Catching Melanie's Killer - A True Crime Podcast by ITV News

Catching Melanie's Killer - A True Crime Podcast by ITV News

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 When Melanie Road's body was found on a June morning in 1984, it prompted one of the largest manhunts in Britain. But the schoolgirl's killer wasn't found. How did a team of cold case officers rebuild the inquiry after decades and bring justice to a family still in grief?ITV News Politics & Government True Crime
Episodes
  • Episode 8: Curse the Rain

    Episode 8: Curse the Rain
    Feb 2 2021
    Melanie Road’s family come face-to-face with her killer for the first time. But the clock is ticking for investigators to build a case with 30-year-old evidence. A trial starts. But what happens when the man in the dock is asked if he murdered the schoolgirl in 1984?
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    39 mins
  • Episode 7: Borrowed Time

    Episode 7: Borrowed Time
    Feb 2 2021
    Cold case investigator Gary Mason receives an email which turns the inquiry into the murder of Melanie Road on its head. Arrest teams are drafted in. And a custody time clock runs out, meaning the man police believe to be Melanie’s killer must be released.
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    30 mins
  • Episode 6: Lost Papers

    Episode 6: Lost Papers
    Jan 26 2021
    Melanie Road’s mother writes a letter to the people of Bath asking them to search their memories and consciences as the 30th anniversary of the killing approaches. Cold case investigator Julie Mackay is told to drop the inquiry. And the team continues to search in the UK and abroad for the schoolgirl’s murderer.
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    32 mins
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Absolutely tragic, engaging tale, expertly narrated to the extent that you feel the highs and lows of the Road family and the investigators. Listen with a box of tissues nearby.

Well told, gripping story

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The story was well-told but the episodes are labeled incorrectly so please be mindful to listen in order.

Well-told story but episodes are out of order.

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Such a terribly sad and horrific murder. The detectives relentlessl efforts to find the killer are astounding and extremely admirable!

The narration is superb. The story is told in such a way that you feel as if you're watching it on TV. And, even though it is real life events, the narrative keeps you guessing and hooked to find out what the conclusion will be.

A huge and well deserved pat on the back of all the detectives and investigators, especially Julie and Gary, who worked so hard to catch Melanie's killer, and finally bring a face to her murderer and hopefully, peace and resolution to her family and all those affected by a horrible, soulless man.

Heartwrenching and Riveting

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I didn't want to stop listening. It was very good. Voice was easy to listen to

Excellent work by all to catch a murderer

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So intense. Sad, but thrilling.,recommended listen.must read, very well done.. torture for the family and detectives.

As a book, it would be a page turner

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awesome. episodes are not out of order. all you have to do is just set it to oldest to newest.

love you girls

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Really great story. kept me interested all the way through. I'm glad they caught him.

great

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