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REAL

What Happened to Scarlett Vickers?

REAL

Naomi Channell

Society & Culture, News, Documentary, True Crime

4.8725 Ratings

🗓️ 14 October 2025

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

In April 2024, a family of three were preparing to have dinner, when the unthinkable happened.

The only child in the house, 14-year-old Scarlett Vickers, collapsed, she had been stabbed in the heart. Her father Simon caused her injury but he said it was an accident. Scarlett died from her injuries.

In this episode, we go through the evidence and hear what the jury decided.

This is REAL.

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Transcript

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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.

0:07.2

Just a little reminder before we get started that my new show, Real Lives, is out and there

0:13.2

are now two episodes available to listen to.

0:16.6

The first one features Amy Rose, who was a child at the Dunblane Primary School in 1996, when the unthinkable happened.

0:26.6

In the second episode, we meet a woman called Eve Gibney, a woman who thought she was in a happy marriage.

0:34.9

But as she started to investigate her husband's strange behaviour, she soon discovered

0:40.9

that she wasn't his only wife. I'm Naomi Channel and this is a trailer for my new podcast, Real

0:51.0

Lives. I've spent years investigating the darkest corners of true crime with my

0:56.8

podcast real. But the most extraordinary stories aren't always crimes, their lives. There was holes

1:04.7

appearing in the glass. We were told to get down on our hands and knees. We went back to a

1:09.0

classroom and hid behind a desk.

1:19.6

I was interrogated by social services whilst in labour and they said, what is happening to the baby? Where is she going? I couldn't answer that question. I said, well, I'm not his sister.

1:27.1

You said he was married to your sister. She said,

1:29.7

who are you? And I said, I'm his wife. These are not just stories. These are real lives.

1:36.9

Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, or wherever you get your podcasts.

1:44.7

Also, just a quick note to say, if you would like to join my Patreon, which I've finally got

1:49.9

round to opening after three and a half years, I'd be so honoured to have you.

1:54.3

There are monthly giveaways, live zooms, weekly podcast and documentary recommendations,

2:00.5

and updates on some of the cases covered,

2:03.0

plus extra content on deep dives as they come in the future. It's an incredible community

2:08.9

of people so far. So if you would like to join just to support the expenses for the show,

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