Warning, this is a true crime podcast and is not suitable for all audiences. Please use discretion.

This is a bonus episode of Real and it's not a typical episode. If this is your first time finding

the podcast, please keep in mind the format of this episode is different from the norm.

Two weeks ago, I was tagged in a post on social media by an Instagram account called

Places Forgotten. The message said, but I might be interested in taking a look at some

photos they've just posted. Intrigued, I clicked on the photos.

I recognised the picture I was looking at. It was the outside of Virginia McCullough's house.

If you're a listener of this podcast or just someone who has an interest in true crime,

then I'm certain you'll know this case.

Virginia McCullough murdered her mother and father, Lois and John, and lived alongside their bodies

in Essex, in the family home, for over four years. She's now been convicted of murder and

sentenced to life in prison. I've covered this on the podcast before

and I saw this post had other photos, photos I hadn't seen before. I scrolled through and I was rendered

speechless. Pictures of the inside of the house, the crime scene, the rooms where the bodies were kept,

and the rooms around the house that Virginia lived in, day in, day out, until she was arrested.

And then I saw the note attached. These photos were taken just a few weeks ago in December 24,

but Virginia had been arrested in 2023.

I then realised the house hasn't been touched since the day the forensics team left.

And the man behind the place's forgotten account wanted to talk to me about what he

found. I'm I did it because I did it because I, it's a curiosity thing for me.

This is Ben. The brains behind the places forgotten account.

He started exploring abandoned places when he was just 12 years old.

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