S19E03 | Gabrielle Chapman (Rugby, Warwickshire, 2010)
British Murders with Stuart Blues
Stuart Blues
4.7 • 699 Ratings
🗓️ 20 August 2025
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
In 2010, the market town of Rugby in Warwickshire was shaken by a tragedy that few could have predicted. Gabrielle Chapman - known fondly as “Gabi” to those closest to her - was a nurse and midwife who had dedicated her life to helping others.
With a warm nature and a tendency to always see the good in people, she was deeply loved by her family, friends, and colleagues. But behind closed doors, a very different story was unfolding. It was one marked by control, manipulation, and the dangers that can lurk within seemingly ordinary relationships.
What followed was a devastating chain of events that left a lasting impact on her community, raising important questions about coercive control, domestic abuse, and the quiet dangers that can so easily go unnoticed.
If you’re experiencing domestic abuse and feel frightened of, or controlled by, a partner, an ex-partner or family member, it’s important to remember that it’s not your fault and there is no shame in seeking help. Free, confidential support and advice is available to victims and their concerned family members or friends, 24 hours a day:
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David John Brady - 'Throw Down the Gauntlet'
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| 0:00.0 | Disclaimer. This podcast contains elements that may be alarming to some listeners. The case discussed in |
| 0:06.5 | this episode is real and represents the worst day in many people's lives. While I strive for accuracy, |
| 0:13.1 | some details may vary depending on the sources used. Due to the nature of the content, listener discretion is |
| 0:19.6 | advised. |
| 0:45.1 | You are now listening to British Murders with Stuart Blues, |
| 0:49.8 | a podcast focusing exclusively on listener suggested British murder cases. |
| 0:59.3 | This is the third episode of season 19, and as always, we open with two icebreaker segments, the jingles of which are voiced by my daughter. |
| 1:01.7 | The first is this. |
| 1:05.4 | True facts that will blow your mind. |
| 1:13.3 | Did you know that the clock tower next to the houses of Parliament is not officially called Big Ben. |
| 1:21.8 | Big Ben is the nickname of a 13-ton bell, the largest of five, inside the tower, which is actually called St. Stephen's Tower, though even that name is highly debated with some saying it's also inaccurate. |
| 1:30.2 | Let's just stick with Big Ben. |
| 1:33.2 | The show's final opening icebreaker segment is this. |
| 1:37.0 | Random quote of the week. |
| 1:39.8 | Life is like riding a bicycle. |
| 1:42.9 | To keep your balance, you must keep moving. |
| 1:46.7 | Albert Einstein said that. |
| 1:48.8 | This case was requested by listener Tracy Price. |
| 1:52.5 | We're back in the Warwickshire Market Town of Rugby this week, |
| 1:56.0 | a place we last visited in episode 9 of season 6, |
| 2:00.2 | way back in August 2022, |
| 2:02.5 | three years ago, almost of the day actually. |
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