The Murder of Ellie Butler Pt. 1: The Buildup

British Murders with Stuart Blues

Stuart Blues

True Crime

4.7 • 699 Ratings

🗓️ 25 August 2021

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

In the season 3 special of British Murders, I tell the tragic story of the preventable death of 6-year-old Ellie May Butler.⁣

In February 2007, when she was just 6 weeks old, Ellie was rushed to hospital with retinal haemorrhages, a subdural haemorrhage and swelling on the brain.⁣

Her father, Ben Butler, was arrested and Ellie ⁣went to live with her maternal grandparents for the next 5 years.⁣

In November 2012, Ellie was ordered back into the custody of her birth parents by High Court Judge Mary Hogg.⁣

On October 28, 2013, less than a year later, Ellie was murdered at home by her father.⁣

In the first episode of this 2 part special, we'll be focusing on the events leading up to Ellie’s death.⁣

Next week, we'll discuss the events that occurred in the aftermath of Ellie’s death.

For all things British Murders, please visit my website:

https://www.britishmurders.com/

Intro music:

David John Brady - 'Throw Down the Gauntlet'

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My recording equipment:

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Recorded and Edited in:

Audacity

Mastered in:

Auphonic

References:

https://www.britishmurders.com/elliebutlerpart1/

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0:00.0	Hello everyone and welcome to British murders, a true crime podcast that focuses exclusively on British murder cases with an occasional glimpse at horror movies.
0:22.4	I'm your host Stuart Blues and this is the Season 3 special.
0:27.0	Now right off the back, let me inform you that this is the first episode of a two-part series
0:31.6	simply due to the sheer volume of information I need to get across
0:35.6	in order to do this very sensitive case justice.
0:39.6	Some people I know aren't keen on two-part episodes, but seeing as it is an end-of-season special,
0:45.0	I'm sure you'll forgive me. This episode is also unique as the original script and research for this
0:50.7	case was done by my good friend Fern, who used to host an amazing podcast called
0:55.5	Evidence of a Crime. Sadly, Evidence of a Crime is no longer an active podcast, but please do visit
1:02.4	Evidenceofacrime.com.uk to read some of Fern's recent articles, as that is what she's focusing on now.
1:09.0	If you've never heard Fern's podcast,
1:12.2	then it's worth pointing out that our styles are completely different,
1:14.6	even though we're both from the north.
1:16.3	She's northeast and I'm from York,
1:17.7	just so I'm better.
1:19.1	I've therefore converted Fern's script
1:20.9	into my own language
1:22.2	so that as an audience,
1:23.4	you're not completely thrown off.
1:25.3	Or, worse,
1:26.6	expecting such high- quality episodes going forward.
1:30.2	This two-part series focuses on the highly preventable death of a six-year-old girl named
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