Episode 104 - Sian O’Callaghan & Becky Godden-Edwards
The Minds of Madness - True Crime Stories
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🗓️ 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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Sources:
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-wiltshire-12799196
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5oV3e9R7js
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.
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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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