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This Much is True Crime

This Much is True Crime

Written by: Martin Frizell & Prof David Wilson
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 Ever wonder why serial killers kill or why ordinary people sometimes do extraordinary things, sometimes downright evil things? This Much is True Crime is a weekly look at crime making the headlines and that includes crime drama and docuseries that are making news themselves. The hosts are news reporter and tv producer Martin Frizell and Britain's top criminologist Professor David Wilson.Martin Frizell & Prof David Wilson True Crime
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  • Episode 43: Did We Jail The Wrong Man For Lin and Megan Russell Murders?

    Episode 43: Did We Jail The Wrong Man For Lin and Megan Russell Murders?
    Jan 21 2026

    Is this the biggest miscarriage of justice in UK history? If Michael Stone didn’t kill Lin and Megan Russell and leave Josie for dead, then who did? In a major new development, a star forensic scientist has cast doubt on Stone’s conviction, he’s protested his innocence from behind bars for almost 30 years.

    In this latest episode, we assess the chances of Stone walking free, and they are high - so says Britain’s leading criminologist who has studied the case and spoken to a member of the original investigation.
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    33 mins
  • Episode 42: Real Traitors Special

    Episode 42: Real Traitors Special
    Jan 16 2026

    We all loved Alan Carr but what does it take to be a real traitor and what are the real consequences if caught? For many British traitors it wasn't a round table, a hug from Claudia, black Land Rover home and an interview on This Morning, real traitors faced the hangman and several were executed for treason.

    In this epsiode we highlight three real traitors, two sentenced to death, the other escaped to be a Soviet hero.
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    38 mins
  • Episode 41: Is this The Trial of the Century?

    Episode 41: Is this The Trial of the Century?
    Jan 8 2026

    Could this be the Trial of the Century? First podcast of the year and we update the astonishing case of Luigi Mangione, the US cult hero accused of assassinating a health insurance boss - a court hearing this week will consider whether he faces the death penalty if guilty. Link in bio

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    36 mins
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