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Unresolved

The Night Watcher

Unresolved

Unresolved Productions

True Crime, Society & Culture, History

4.52.6K Ratings

🗓️ 21 June 2020

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Armed with a shotgun, a violent home invader has instilled terror throughout southern England.

Emerging from the area around London, a burglar began to rob families of their jewels in the waning weeks of 2014. He would strike on-average every six months, always targeting wealthier families that lived in "secure" communities. However, just as soon as he emerged, he was gone, disappearing with roughly £7m in jewelry.

In the years since, investigators have speculated that this man might have ties to the military, or might be connected to other crime sprees from the area...



Episode hosted, produced, and research/writing by Micheal Whelan

Original music created by Micheal Whelan through Amper Music

Theme music created and composed by Ailsa Traves

Producers: Maggyjames, Roberta Janson, Ben Krokum, PEggy Belarde, Quil Carter, Victoria Reid, Gabriella Bromley, Laura Hannan, Damion Moore, Amy Hampton, Steven Wilson, Scott Meesey, Marie Vanglund, Scott Patzold, Astrid Kneier, Lori Rodriguez, Aimee McGregor, Danny WIlliams, Sydney Scotton, Sara Moscaritolo, Sue Kirk, Thomas Ahearn, Seth Morgan, Marion Welsh, Patrick Laakso, Kelly Jo Hapgood, Alyssa Lawton, Meadow Landry, Rebecca Miller, Tatum Bautista, Jared Midwood, Travis Scsepko, Erin Pyles, Jo Wong, Teunia Elzinga, Consuelo Moreno, Jacinda B., Emi Coates, and Kelly Harris

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0:00.0

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0:39.8

Robert and Catherine Stiff, a multi-millionaire and his wife, had become well known in the region

0:45.4

of Surrey. There, they lived in Kingswood, a wealthy suburb that was about 20 miles south

0:51.2

of London. At the turn of the last decade, they had purchased a home worth approximately

0:55.9

5 million pounds, which was a large gated mansion that was located next to the Kingswood

1:01.4

Golf and Country Club on Sandy Lane. By 2014, Robert and Catherine had been married

1:06.8

for 27 years and had already raised their 3 children to adulthood. Robert, in particular,

1:13.2

had become well known in the area as a wealthy entrepreneur, having just recently sold

1:17.7

this company team 24 for tens of millions of dollars. In the years that followed, he

1:23.4

would become involved with other business ventures and had been a patron of the Princess

1:27.6

Trust for some time. Things were undoubtedly going well for the Stiff family and they

1:32.5

were enjoying their privileged life heading into the cold winter months of 2014. In the

1:37.7

late afternoon hours of Wednesday, November 12th, the family patriarch Robert was still

1:42.7

away at work. His wife, Catherine, was at home with their two daughters, 23-year-old

1:48.1

Chloe and 24-year-old Katie, who had become known in the area for operating a boutique

1:53.2

clothing store in Bansed. The sun had set at 4.18 pm that day and about an hour and a half

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