The Murder of Donna Drepaul
REAL
Naomi Channell
4.8 • 725 Ratings
🗓️ 11 March 2026
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
In July 2010, a 50-year-old nurse who lived and worked in London, was subjected to an extraordinary act of violence that left her dead and the multiple people who witnessed it traumatised. But many people don't know her story, because it has received little media coverage.
Today, to mark International Women's Day, we're going to look at the case of Donna Drepaul, a woman who was killed by a jealous man and highlight the on-going epidemic of violence against women and girls, which the UK government have no labelled a 'National Emergency'.
This is REAL.
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Here is the link to the femicide census report, titled '2000 Women'
https://www.femicidecensus.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/2000-Women-full-report.pdf
https://www.femicidecensus.org/about/
https://x.com/CountDeadWomen
If you need help or support with domestic abuse please get in touch with the following organisations:
https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/ - UK
https://safelives.org.uk/ - UK
https://www.victimsupportni.com/help-for-victims/domestic-violence/ - Northern Ireland
https://sdvs.ie/ - Ireland
https://www.lifewire.org/ - USA
https://www.rizeup.com.au/ - Australia
https://mensline.org.au/family-violence/ - Australia
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| 0:00.0 | Warning, this is a true crime podcast and is not suitable for all audiences. |
| 0:05.8 | Please use discretion. |
| 0:08.6 | This episode contains descriptions of severe domestic violence. Please take extra care whilst listening. |
| 0:16.3 | On the 8th of March, 26, the 115th International Women's Day was recognised by many across the world. |
| 0:25.6 | On social media, messages of empowerment, solidarity and the ongoing fight for equality were posted |
| 0:33.2 | by millions of people. But there are many support services and charities that use this day to |
| 0:39.8 | continue to highlight the very real issue of violence against women and girls. The Women's |
| 0:46.1 | Centre for Justice, Refuge and Women's Aid are just a few of the many charities that work on the |
| 0:53.2 | front line, coming face to face with the consequences |
| 0:57.0 | and long-term trauma caused by these episodes of violence. But there is also another very real |
| 1:05.0 | issue. Many crimes against women and girls go underreported, especially if the victims are from minority groups. |
| 1:15.8 | When a listener of this podcast reached out and asked me to cover the case of their uncle, |
| 1:21.5 | I assumed that he was the victim. But as I read through her message, I realised her uncle was the killer, a killer who had murdered |
| 1:31.8 | a woman in one of the most violent and devastating ways imaginable. But what was even more shocking |
| 1:39.1 | was the lack of reporting on this case, and how many of us have never heard the case of Donna |
| 1:47.0 | Dreypool. So today, together with this man's niece, we're going to try to change that. |
| 1:54.0 | I'm Naomi Channel and this is real. In early 2026, I received a message from a 24-year-old listener who asked if we could tell a specific crime story together that shattered the lives of her family. |
| 2:48.2 | But unlike others who have reached out before her with a similar request, her family |
| 2:52.9 | member wasn't the victim in this case. He was the perpetrator. I met this listener over a video |
| 2:59.6 | call and we talked through the case. She decided it might be too emotional to do an audio |
| 3:05.8 | interview and she wanted to preserve her identity. |
| 3:09.3 | But through the chat we had and the little information that is available, |
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