S12 Ep1: The Woman Hanged for a Crime She Didn’t Commit
Blood Ties Podcast
Peter Shevlin
4.4 • 668 Ratings
🗓️ 16 January 2023
⏱️ ? minutes
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Summary
Molly and Geoffrey are back. They explore the shocking 100-year-old case of Edith Thompson, a woman hanged in 1923 for a crime she didn’t commit. Through love letters, societal prejudice, and a flawed legal system, Edith was condemned while her lover received leniency. We unpack the trial, the miscarriage of justice, and the enduring questions about morality, law, and the treatment of women.
CREDITS:
Presenters: Geoffrey and Molly Wansell
Producer: Sam Brain
Artwork: George Leigh
Music: Dan Wansell
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| 0:00.0 | I'm Molly Wansall and I'm Geoffrey Wonsall and for the last 16 years or thereabouts we have been having lunch every Saturday and often our conversation turns to murder |
| 0:11.3 | and that's what's prompted us to launch this true crime podcast called blood ties |
| 0:19.7 | Hi everyone welcome back to the Blood Ties podcast. |
| 0:22.5 | I'm Molly Wonsall and I'm here with my father, Jeffrey Wansall. |
| 0:25.1 | Hi everyone, happy new year. |
| 0:27.2 | Welcome back to a new season of blood ties. |
| 0:30.1 | New year. |
| 0:31.2 | Middle of January, which I hope is going to be very interesting. |
| 0:37.7 | What do you hope it's going to be interesting? |
| 0:39.1 | Well, I think what we're doing this year would be interesting. |
| 0:41.7 | The podcast. |
| 0:42.5 | Trying to do all sorts of different things. |
| 0:44.7 | Yes. |
| 0:45.3 | More interviews, more solos. |
| 0:48.4 | Jeffrey isn't charge? |
| 0:49.6 | Yeah, well, sort of. |
| 0:52.3 | But I think it's started well. |
| 0:55.2 | I had lots and lots of very interesting emails from the listeners, |
| 0:59.3 | one of which I'll refer to not this podcast or the next one. |
| 1:03.2 | And this, it's a fascinating time. |
| 1:07.7 | And I'm so grateful for all the many messages we get and I do try and reply but I don't always manage it |
| 1:14.6 | We're still working on Instagram won't you? |
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