2. The Coffin Kidnapper

Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling

BBC

Comedy, True Crime

4.3 • 757 Ratings

🗓️ 13 November 2023

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

It’s Laura’s turn this week and she’s looking at the 1992 kidnapping of Stephanie Slater, an estate agent in Birmingham. Stephanie was abducted by a man posing as a prospective house buyer wanting to look around a property. She was driven to a remote location and, once there, things became even more terrifying. But, along with the chilling details of this case, is a story of true resilience, with Stephanie fighting for her freedom every step of the way.

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Transcript

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0:00.0	It just smashed right into the World Trade Center.
0:03.8	It was a big, big explosion of planes.
0:06.3	People who knew me.
0:07.6	A story about lies.
0:09.2	You used a terrorist attack to run away from your mess and fake your own death.
0:13.1	And love.
0:13.7	Are you proposing to me?
0:14.8	In the face of death.
0:16.1	I'm Paul.
0:16.8	I'm six weeks in a chemo.
0:18.6	And I have no eyebrows.
0:20.5	An original drama for BBC Sounds.
0:22.8	Yeah, something's up.
0:24.2	Starring Rosamund Pike and Hugh Lorry.
0:26.9	Happy Death Anniversary.
0:29.0	People Who Knew Me, listen on BBC Sounds.
0:33.8	Ian?
0:34.5	Yes.
0:35.1	Imagine you're watching Crime Watch, and they play a recording of a wanted man.
0:39.9	And it's my voice.
0:41.4	Would you call in?
0:42.9	A wanted man.
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