Part 7: The tapes

Shreds: Murder in the dock

BBC

Unknown

4.6 • 727 Ratings

🗓️ 28 March 2019

⏱️ 40 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Recordings of police interrogation tactics cause shock and outrage in the Appeal Court.

'Shreds: Murder in the dock’ reveals the untold 30-year story of one of the most notorious miscarriages of justice in British legal history.

It is mainly told through the voices of the surviving members of the ‘Cardiff Five’ – the men originally charged and some of whom were later convicted of the murder of 20-year-old Lynette White in Cardiff’s docklands on St Valentine’s Day 1988.

We explore the original two trials – at the time the longest in British criminal history – right through to the fascinating conclusion of the mystery surrounding the brutal murder of Lynette White which culminated in the UK’s biggest-ever police corruption trial.

The back drop is the enduring fall-out on the innocent lives of those involved and the devastating impact on a community once known around the world for its diversity and tolerance, the legendary Tiger Bay.

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	You're listening to BBC Sounds.
0:05.0	This podcast contains strong language and details of a murder which some may find distressing.
0:13.0	So when he gets in the court, it's so big. I've never been in the court that big. I'm from Cardiff.
0:20.0	If you've got small crown cards.
0:22.6	And everything doesn't like it.
0:24.6	And I just happened to be sat right next to the judges.
0:28.6	Lord Justice Popperwell was right next to me.
0:30.6	With Lord Justice Taylor in the middle.
0:32.6	And I can't remember that.
0:34.6	I always forget the name of the third one.
0:36.6	Sorry, Mr. Third One, but I always forgets your name.
0:41.4	I'm Kerry Jackson.
0:45.2	Welcome to Shreds.
0:46.6	Why are you dead it to Shred?
0:50.8	That's why I'm feeling dead.
0:56.0	Why you break up my heart Mr Justice Law
0:58.0	That was the name of the third one
1:00.0	The three judges were about to hear
1:03.0	the appeal of the Cardiff 3 at the Royal Courts of Justice
1:07.0	It's December 1992
1:09.0	And then it was rampacked to the gallery.
1:13.6	And got Miller next to me until on the end.
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from BBC, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of BBC and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.