The Murder of Ellie Butler Pt. 2: Tragedy Strikes

British Murders with Stuart Blues

Stuart Blues

True Crime

4.7 • 699 Ratings

🗓️ 1 September 2021

⏱️ 47 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 this second episode of the 2 part special, we'll be focusing on the events leading up to Ellie’s death.⁣

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https://www.britishmurders.com/

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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. I'm your host
0:22.7	as ever, Stuart Blues, and this is part two of the season three special. As with last week,
0:29.2	this episode's original script and research, were done by my good friend Fern, the former host of
0:35.0	the Evidence of a Crime podcast. The podcast is no longer an active podcast,
0:41.0	sadly I might add, but please visit Evidenceofacrime.com.ukau.uk so that you can read some of Fern's
0:47.0	recent articles, as that is what she's focusing her time and attention on now. As with Part 1 script,
0:53.7	I have converted Fern's very professional writing into my own style,
0:57.9	so that you as an audience aren't completely thrown off by it.
1:01.6	In last week's episode, I discussed with you the events leading up to the death of six-year-old
1:06.3	Ellie Butler, whom this two-part special is focusing on.
1:10.6	This week, in Part 2, I'll discuss the events that occurred in the aftermath of
1:15.4	Ellie's death.
1:16.8	If you skip last week in order to binge both episodes simultaneously, then I praise you for
1:22.0	your patience.
1:23.0	If you haven't listened to Part 1 yet, though, please go back and listen to that first,
1:27.2	as it will
1:27.6	provide you with the full background story of this tragic case.
1:32.4	As you know, I don't often give content warnings on my show, because like I've said, this
1:36.7	is a true crime podcast, but this one, like last week's episode, really does warrant one.
1:42.4	This episode contains graphic details of serious head injuries and child abuse resulting in death,
1:48.7	which some listeners, parent or otherwise, may find extremely upsetting.
1:53.3	You have been warned.
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