The Murders of Chloe and Josh Bashford
REAL
Naomi Channell
4.8 • 725 Ratings
🗓️ 12 November 2025
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
In 2023, four children were picked up by a man that they considered to be a grandfather figure. He took them to a coffee shop and then out for dinner. But this wasn't a kind gesture... he was keeping the children away from something that would break their hearts and change their lives forever. And he was responsible.
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| 0:00.0 | Warning, this is a true crime podcast and is not suitable for all audiences. |
| 0:05.5 | Please use discretion. |
| 0:07.7 | Before we get started, I just want to give a little shout out to my other show, Real Lives. |
| 0:13.4 | It's currently got six episodes out now, including this week's episode, which is an interview |
| 0:20.3 | with a man called Eugene. |
| 0:22.2 | His brother was murdered, and the story behind the murder, and subsequently what Eugene has gone on to do, is pretty incredible. |
| 0:32.1 | I'll link it in the show notes. |
| 0:34.3 | And also, if you would like to join my Patreon, every month we do a live Zoom and they |
| 0:40.0 | are recorded and uploaded for Patreon members. There's also giveaways, documentary and podcast |
| 0:46.2 | recommendations, and news about upcoming deep dives. It's just £2 a month. So if you would |
| 0:53.1 | like to join the community, I'll link it in the |
| 0:55.3 | show notes. Thanks a lot. Now back to the show. If you have children in your life, then one of the |
| 1:02.5 | most important things, I'm sure you'll agree, is to make sure they're surrounded by good people. |
| 1:09.4 | People who want the best for them, people who want to see them thrive |
| 1:13.7 | and grow. I've always seen it as one of the biggest compliments when someone has let me look |
| 1:20.7 | after their child or be a part of their life. But what if that person that you trusted your children with ended up taking away their stability, |
| 1:32.3 | their home, their family and changing their lives forever? |
| 1:39.3 | I'm Naomi Channel and this is real. |
| 1:43.0 | Thank you. I'm Naomi Channel and this is real. Today's case takes us to the south coast of England |
| 2:23.7 | and into a town called New Haven, just outside of Brighton. |
| 2:29.3 | It's a small town with around 12,000 people living there. |
| 2:36.9 | And one of the families that called it home was the Bashford family. Chloe and Josh Bashford got together around 2009 when they were both |
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