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The Minds of Madness - True Crime Stories

Episode 104 - Sian O’Callaghan & Becky Godden-Edwards

The Minds of Madness - True Crime Stories

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Society & Culture, Documentary, True Crime

4.56.7K Ratings

🗓️ 6 June 2021

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

In the very early morning hours of March 19th, 2011, 22 year old Sian O’Callaghan decided to walk back to her apartment after a night out at a club in Swindon, England; a town with a reputation for its safe streets.  It’s the reason Sian thought nothing of it to make the short walk back to her apartment by herself that night, totally unaware a predator was lurking in the shadows.

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Research & Writing:
Ryan Deininger

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Sources:
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-wiltshire-12799196
https://www.thesun.co.uk/living/2257201/sian-ocallaghans-mum-wont-allow-herself-to-be-consumed-by-anger-for-sick-killer-christoper-halliwell/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5oV3e9R7js
https://www.dorset.police.uk/media/54620/response-to-kidnap-blackmail-product-contamination-external.pdf
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/sep/19/chris-halliwell-found-guilty-becky-godden-murder
Fulcher, Stephen. (2017). Catching a Serial Killer.
Edwards, Karen. (2019). A Killer’s Confession: And a Mothers Fight for Justice.

Transcript

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0:00.0

The opinions expressed in the following episode do not necessarily reflect those of the minds

0:05.0

of Madness podcast.

0:06.8

Listener discretion is advised.

0:36.8

In the early morning hours of March 19, 2011, 22-year-old Sean O'Callahan decided to walk

0:46.9

back to her apartment after a night out at a club in Swindon, England, a town with

0:52.1

reputation for its safe streets.

0:54.6

It's the reason Sean thought nothing of it to make the short walk back to her apartment

0:59.5

by herself that night, totally unaware.

1:02.4

A predator was lurking in the shadows.

1:05.5

Join me now as we take a look into the shocking disappearance of Sean O'Callahan.

1:11.4

You'll learn how a missing person's case evolved into a dramatic police investigation

1:17.0

resulting in a horrific infasion.

1:20.1

The aftermath of this case would see an officer's career shattered and a revelation that would

1:25.6

never allow community to look at their streets the same way again.

1:37.2

In January of 2011, 22-year-old Sean O'Callahan and her boyfriend, 25-year-old Kevin Reap,

1:44.8

decided to take their relationship to the next level by moving into their apartment together

1:49.6

in the heart of Swindon, an English town just west of London, renowned for its vibrant

1:55.2

nightlife, a police where clubs, historic pubs, dance halls and cocktail bars spring to

2:01.2

life as thousands of young party goers descend on the area to have a good time.

2:07.7

After dating for nearly two and a half years, Sean and Kevin decided they were ready to

2:12.0

settle down and begin planning a life together.

2:17.7

Sean was the oldest of four siblings and worked as a personal assistant while Kevin was

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