Part 9: Cold case

Shreds: Murder in the dock

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4.6 • 727 Ratings

🗓️ 4 April 2019

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

7 James Street gives up its secrets.

'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.

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0:00.0	You're listening to BBC Sounds.
0:05.4	This podcast contains strong language and details of a murder which some may find distressing.
0:17.1	When my life was stopped, it stopped.
0:20.8	That's when I went into a coma.
0:23.5	That's what it felt like.
0:28.2	And on the 10th of December, 92, I came out of a coma.
0:33.6	And everything's just changed.
0:36.5	They took four years away from me, which they can't give me back.
0:40.5	This is Stephen Miller speaking shortly after his release.
0:45.1	His life sentence had been overturned by the appeal court.
0:48.9	But the only way he and his co-accused were ever going to be free of the stigma and notoriety was if the
0:56.0	real killer of Lynette White was found.
0:59.0	I will believe that until the police get the right person who's responsible for this.
1:05.0	And Lynette could rest in peace and her family could have a clear mind about us.
1:11.6	That's the only thing on my mind now,
1:13.6	for once they catch the right person
1:15.6	and the right person's gone down for this,
1:17.6	I think I'll be a more at ease.
1:20.6	Then I could try and rebuild my life,
1:22.6	which is going to take some time. I'm Kerry Jackson.
1:47.5	Why are you up my heart?
1:50.0	Welcome to Shreds.
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