80. The Barbara Mackle Kidnapping

Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling

BBC

Comedy, True Crime

4.3 • 757 Ratings

🗓️ 7 July 2025

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

Barbara Mackle was your average university student. Until she was snatched in the middle of the night and forced, by her kidnappers, to hide out in the most terrifying place imaginable.

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0:48.4	No, because he was, he was part of, he was part of your family. And I and I came in and I'm never
0:54.3	going to be his real dad
0:55.3	but I think
0:57.0	over time
0:57.9	I'll get his trust
0:59.0	and his respect
0:59.7	and he'll know
1:00.3	the sacrifices I made for him
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