S14E02 | Linda Maggs (Pontypool, Torfaen, 2021)
British Murders with Stuart Blues
Stuart Blues
4.7 • 699 Ratings
🗓️ 26 June 2024
⏱️ 37 minutes
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Summary
74-year-old Linda Maggs was in bed when her 70-year-old husband entered the room on the morning of February 6, 2021, holding a knife in his hand.
With an acrimonious divorce about to finalise, Linda was stabbed to death by her husband, who then proceeded to phone the police and confess to what he'd just done.
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| 0:00.0 | Disclaimer. This podcast contains elements that may be alarming to some listeners. The case discussed in this episode is real and represents the worst day in many people's lives. While I strive for accuracy, some details may vary depending on the sources used. Due to the nature of the content, listener discretion is advised. |
| 0:21.0 | You are now listening to British Birds. |
| 0:24.4 | This will cry podcast. |
| 0:46.9 | Hello everyone and welcome to British murders, the podcast focusing exclusively on listener-suggested British murder cases. |
| 0:51.5 | I'm your host Stuart Blues, and this is the second episode of season 14. |
| 0:54.0 | Before we get into it, let's break that ice. |
| 0:57.5 | The show's first opening icebreaker segment is this. |
| 1:00.5 | Do facts that sound like both? |
| 1:06.3 | Did you know that the full technical name of a protein known as Titan contains 189,819 letters? It takes a reported three hours to pronounce. |
| 1:16.0 | Now it's time for the show's final opening icebreaker segment. |
| 1:19.6 | The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances. |
| 1:29.8 | If there is any reaction, both are transformed. That was said by Carl Jung. This case was requested by Karen Leslie Gilbert via |
| 1:37.1 | messenger. We're in the South Wales town of Ponti Pool this week, located in the county |
| 1:42.5 | borough of Torvine. It's located 8 miles north of Newport, |
| 1:47.2 | 16 miles northeast of Cardiff and 126 miles west of London. Here are five quick fire facts about |
| 1:54.6 | Pontypool. Number one, Pontipool is regarded as an industrial town with former industries, including iron and steel production, coal mining and the growth of the railways. |
| 2:06.6 | Number two, Pontepool Park is home to a dry ski slope, the Shell Grotto and the Folly Tower. |
| 2:14.1 | Number three, on the second Saturday in July every year, a family fun event takes place at Pontepool Park. |
| 2:21.7 | Party in the Park, as it's known, features vintage games, live bands performing, an artisan |
| 2:27.4 | village and so much more. |
| 2:30.1 | Number four, if walking and poetry are your bag, why not download the Mafanwe-Hayak poetry trail app? |
| 2:37.5 | It allows you to discover the history and beautiful scenery of Torvine through the eyes of one of the Eastern Valley of Wales as most undiscovered and talented female poets. |
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