121: The Paranormal Tip-Off?

Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling

BBC

True Crime, Comedy

4.3 • 922 Ratings

🗓️ 1 June 2026

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

When a woman is murdered in her home in 1970s Chicago, detectives struggle to identify a possible suspect. Until… they receive a strange paranormal tip-off.

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0:40.8	Today's episode will contain graphic content right from the start.
0:45.3	The opening scene includes a description of a crime scene and graphic details about a dead body.
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0:55.4	It's around 8.30pm on Monday the 21st of February in 1977.
1:01.7	It's a cold Chicago night. Married and Catherine Naze are clearing up after dinner.
1:07.1	They're catching up about their respective work days when they notice a smell.
1:11.9	Burning. They check the kitchen to make sure they didn't leave anything in the oven.
1:19.1	There's nothing. No smoke. No fire. But the smell doesn't disappear. In fact, it's becoming increasingly stronger. The air starts to feel heavy. Marred and Catherine start to wonder if
1:26.4	the smell could be coming from one of their neighbours' flats.
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