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Can I tell you a secret?

Can I tell you a secret? Episode six: the winding clock

Can I tell you a secret?

The Guardian

News

4.6785 Ratings

🗓️ 23 September 2022

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

As the years tick by, journalist Sirin Kale speaks to victims and those who know Matthew to ask whether his stalking will ever truly end

Transcript

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0:00.0

This is The Guardian.

0:05.4

Just before we begin, this is a podcast series about stalking

0:09.6

and some people might find parts of it difficult to listen to.

0:16.0

If I won the Euro millions, I think the clear sign would be buying my old school, turning it into a paintball park, shooting and like having fun, not in a murdery way.

0:27.7

Huge first thing for people to notice. You would know because my flat would be clean. Cat butlers.

0:32.6

I cat butler, yeah.

0:34.6

Are you ready to dream big? Discover the endless possibilities

0:38.3

you could afford

0:39.2

with the Euro millions win.

0:40.8

Watch the full film

0:41.7

at the Guardian.com

0:42.9

forward slash

0:43.5

there will be signs.

0:44.8

This message was paid for

0:45.9

by the Euro millions

0:46.7

from the national lottery.

0:52.8

Over this series, we followed the impact of Matthew Hardy through over a decade of his stalking,

1:03.0

a decade which culminated in what's believed by police to be the longest ever sentence

1:08.4

handed out to a cyber stalker in a UK court.

1:12.0

Since we started making this podcast, Matthew has been granted permission to appeal his sentence.

1:18.5

But Matthew being behind bars isn't the end of this story.

1:31.6

Hi, hi Jill. Hi, I'm Sharon.

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