Ep 75: Investigating Jimmy Savile with Meirion Jones, Part 1

Crime Analyst

Laura Richards

True Crime

4.9 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 17 May 2022

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

Laura interviews Meirion Jones, who along with Liz MacKean, investigated Jimmy Savile when they worked for the BBC. Together they lifted the lid on Savile’s prolific and serial sexual offending behaviour, targeting the most vulnerable in society in plain sight. Meirion takes us behind the scenes of his and Liz’s complex BBC Newsnight investigation, including how the BBC shut down the investigation and the subsequent cover up by the BBC and other institutions. Laura and Meirion discuss the Netflix documentary ‘Jimmy Savile: A British Horror Story’ including what didn’t make it into the two-part series as well as Savile’s grooming of individuals, the public and institutions and his psychology and victim preferential type. Savile may be responsible for sexually assaulting between 1000—2000 victims. Trigger warning: This case is deeply disturbing, and this episode is a difficult listen but an important conversation. We discuss sexual abuse, and you will hear a survivor graphically describe how Savile raped her and what happened afterwards. Listener discretion is advised. You can follow along on Laura’s Instagram @crimeanalyst TikTok @crimeanalystpod and Twitter @thecrimeanalyst. #VictimsMatter #CrimeAnalyst #Expert #TrueCrime #Podcast #Grooming #SexOffender #Behaviour #Pedophile #Investigation #BBC #Misogyny #JimmyllFixIt #JimmySavile Clipshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JV8khm4s9j4https://www.channel4.com/news/savile-predator-evil-cruel-frightening-rape-victim-stoke-mandevillehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgeAgeuGgYk Articlehttps://www.theguardian.com/media/2017/aug/20/liz-mackean-obituary Leave a Review If you want to support my work and Crime Analyst and if you enjoyed this episode, please leave a 5-star review here: https://www.crime-analyst.com/reviews/new/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Big question I get asked is when did it all start and why?
0:15.0	Ladies and gentlemen, so happens I've spent my life texting things for people.
0:20.0	As a child you just thought this guy can make things happen.
0:24.0	He knew everybody.
0:26.0	Yeah, thank you for everything you do for every good cause.
0:30.0	How would S do rates, ten million pounds in three years?
0:37.0	With Jim you accepted things that's normal, but it was that normal.
0:45.0	That is supposed to be me.
0:47.0	What did I ever do to you that you would draw that picture of me?
0:54.0	He's very intuitive.
0:55.0	He did a terrific job to me.
0:56.0	No, that's all front, that's all lies.
0:58.0	He was making the screen in front of him, it's like you couldn't see through it.
1:02.0	He knew fame and power gave him every door.
1:07.0	I am a voluntary helper.
1:09.0	Sometimes when nobody's looking I help the losses.
1:12.0	It turns out everywhere he's been, there'd been abuse.
1:17.0	There's another seat that can catch me out of ladies and gentlemen,
1:20.0	but they can't really catch me out.
1:21.0	That I've got eyes all over the head, you see?
1:23.0	Picture that it murdered people who were in a state of paralysis.
1:27.0	Jimmy Savile has been a nice guy to be the queen.
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