S13 Ep8: The Brutal Murder of Lin and Megan Russell
Blood Ties Podcast
Peter Shevlin
4.4 • 668 Ratings
🗓️ 24 September 2025
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Summary
This is one of Britain’s most harrowing true crime stories – a crime so savage it shocked the nation to its core. In this gripping episode of Blood Ties, Geoffrey and Molly Wansell dissect the chilling case of Lin and Megan Russell, a mother and daughter brutally murdered in a frenzied hammer attack while walking home from school in a quiet Kent village. Their family dog was killed, their daughter Josie left for dead – but miraculously survived. What followed was a tangled investigation and years of doubt that exposed the frailties of the justice system. We unravel how such evil could invade such innocence, and ask the question: did the system truly deliver justice?
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Presenters: Geoffrey and Molly Wansell
Producer: Peter Shevlin https://pod60.com/
Artwork: George Leigh
Music: Dan Wansell
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| 1:35.3 | Hi, I'm Molly Wansall. And I'm Geoffrey Wonsall. We're a father and daughter, as those of you |
| 1:40.5 | who listened to blood ties in the past will remember, and we meet every week and often our conversation has turned to murder which is why we originally launched Blood Ties |
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