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They Walk Among Us - UK True Crime

Cromwell Street / Fred and Rose West - Part 5

They Walk Among Us - UK True Crime

They Walk Among Us

True Crime

4.56.8K Ratings

🗓️ 7 July 2021

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

PLEASE LISTEN TO ‘SEASON 6 - EPISODES 1, 2, 3 & 4’ FOR THE PREVIOUS PARTS OF THIS FIVE-PART CASE. On Tuesday, November 21, 1995, after two days of deliberation, the jury had finally made some progress on the murder charges they were considering. There were 10 in all, but so far, jurors were only able to reach verdicts for 2 of them. The accused, Rose West, stood in the dock. Tears hung heavy in her eyes. It felt like the onlookers in the public gallery were in a state of suspended animation — no movement, no sound, other than the voice from the foreman of the jury... (Part 5 of 5) 


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This episode was researched and written by Benjamin Fitton. 


Narration, audio editing and production direction also by Benjamin Fitton. Script editing, illustrations and production direction by Rosanna Fitton. 


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Court documents and information from the following news organisations, magazines and books were referenced in this episode: Evening Standard, The Guardian, The Observer, The Independent, Daily Mirror, The Times, The Telegraph, Gloucestershire Live, Sky News, Daily Mail, Real-Life Crimes...And How They Were Solved Magazine, ‘Fred & Rose: The Full Story of Fred and Rose West and the Gloucester House of Horrors’ by Howard Sounes, and ‘The Cromwell Street Murders: The Detective's Story’ by John Bennett with Graham Gardner.

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0:00.0

This episode is sponsored by Glass Onion, a knives out mystery.

0:05.0

Daniel Craig returns as the intrepid southern detective Benoit Blanc as he travels to Greece

0:12.0

for his latest case.

0:14.0

How and why he comes to be at a lavish private estate is the first of the film's many puzzles.

0:20.0

As with all the best murder mysteries each character harbors their own secrets,

0:25.0

and when someone turns up dead everyone is a suspect.

0:30.0

Without giving away any spoilers, I think Glass Onion breathes new life into the who-done-it genre

0:36.0

and doesn't need CGI or special effects to make an entertaining and intelligent movie

0:41.0

that follows some fantastic non-linear storytelling.

0:45.0

Director Ryan Johnson perfectly peels back the layers in this dark comedy,

0:50.0

and if you're an armchair detective, I hope like me,

0:53.0

you'll take as much joy from making the wrong assumptions about what was coming next as the right ones.

1:00.0

Daniel Craig is joined by an incredible cast, including Kate Hudson, Edward Norton, Dave Batista,

1:07.0

Jean-Elmonnaie and Catherine Hahn.

1:10.0

This is the perfect film to watch over the holidays as you put your feet up in front of the tele,

1:15.0

after you've polished off the turkey and Christmas pudding.

1:19.0

Watch Glass Onion ain't knives out mystery, only on Netflix.

1:24.0

Welcome to season 6, episode 5 of They Walk Among Us, a podcast dedicated to UK True Crime.

1:50.0

Please listen to season 6, episodes 1, 2, 3 and 4 for the previous parts of this five-part case.

2:04.0

This episode contains distressing themes and descriptions of sexual violence.

2:11.0

This podcast is intended for a mature audience.

2:16.0

Listen a caution is advised.

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