Season 9 - Episode 19

When Gisèle Pelicot waived her anonymity in 2024 and exposed her husband's crimes to the world, many assumed what happened in Mazan was an isolated case. It wasn’t. A 66-year-old carer from Norfolk subjected a woman to almost three decades of sexual exploitation. He operated in plain sight, using digital networks to recruit men, threatened his victim into silence, and recorded everything… If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic abuse, please contact the National Domestic Abuse Helpline: 0808 2000 247 or visit https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/ *** LISTENER CAUTION IS ADVISED ***     This episode was researched and written by Eileen Macfarlane. Script editing, additional writing, illustrations and production direction by Rosanna Fitton. Audio editing by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot Productions. Narration, additional audio editing and mixing, and script editing by Benjamin Fitton. To get early ad-free access, including Season 1, sign up for They Walk Among PLUS, available from Patreon or Apple Podcasts. More information and episode references can be found on our website https://theywalkamonguspodcast.com SOCIAL MEDIA: https://linktr.ee/TheyWalkAmongUs Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theywalkamongus. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In February 2026, Steve Wright pleaded guilty to the murder of 17-year-old Vicky Hall, a crime he committed seven years before he became known as the Suffolk Strangler. But the night before he killed Vicky, he stalked another young woman through the streets of Felixstowe for almost an hour. She escaped. She reported it. The police dismissed her and told her to forget about it. The following night, Wright went back out. Vicky Hall never made it home… *** LISTENER CAUTION IS ADVISED ***     This episode was written by Eileen Macfarlane. Research by Eileen Macfarlane and Rosanna Fitton. Edited by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot Productions. Script editing, additional writing, illustrations and production direction by Rosanna Fitton.  Narration, additional audio editing and mixing, and script editing by Benjamin Fitton. To get early ad-free access, including Season 1, sign up for They Walk Among PLUS, available from Patreon or Apple Podcasts. More information and episode references can be found on our website https://theywalkamonguspodcast.com SOCIAL MEDIA: https://linktr.ee/TheyWalkAmongUs Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theywalkamongus. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In August 2024, Mikhail Ackrim was found dead and undressed in a Glasgow flat. Street valium and alcohol were in his system, along with suspicious bruising and four stab wounds to his body, inflicted after he died. Police Scotland concluded no criminality. His mother disagrees…  *** LISTENER CAUTION IS ADVISED ***     This episode was written by Rosanna Fitton. Research by Benjamin Fitton. Edited by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot Productions. Illustrations and production direction by Rosanna Fitton Narration, additional audio editing and mixing, and script editing by Benjamin Fitton. To get early ad-free access, including Season 1, sign up for They Walk Among PLUS, available from Patreon or Apple Podcasts. More information and episode references can be found on our website https://theywalkamonguspodcast.com SOCIAL MEDIA: https://linktr.ee/TheyWalkAmongUs Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theywalkamongus. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In June 2016, Dawn Rhodes was killed at the family home in Redhill, Surrey. Her husband, carpenter Robert Rhodes, who cut Dawn’s throat and claimed self-defence, told the police that she had attacked him. In 2017, a jury at the Old Bailey believed him. He walked free. But in 2021, one of the couple's children disclosed the truth to a therapist… *** LISTENER CAUTION IS ADVISED ***     This episode was researched and written by Eileen Macfarlane. Edited by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot Productions. Script editing, additional writing, illustrations and production direction by Rosanna Fitton Narration, additional audio editing and mixing, and script editing by Benjamin Fitton. To get early ad-free access, including Season 1, sign up for They Walk Among PLUS, available from Patreon or Apple Podcasts. More information and episode references can be found on our website https://theywalkamonguspodcast.com SOCIAL MEDIA: https://linktr.ee/TheyWalkAmongUs Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theywalkamongus. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the summer of 1976, one of the hottest on record, a young man's body was found in a ditch on a lonely Leicestershire road. At first, it looked like a hit-and-run. It wasn’t. 25-year-old plumber Gary Toms had been in a relationship with a married woman named Marlene Evans. Her estranged husband, Harold Evans, had spent months watching the relationship develop, attending court for breach of the peace, attempting suicide, and quietly acquiring a pistol. Was this a man pushed beyond breaking point, or a calculated, premeditated murder dressed up as provocation?… *** LISTENER CAUTION IS ADVISED ***     This episode was researched and written by Eileen Macfarlane. Edited by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot Productions. Script editing, additional writing, illustrations and production direction by Rosanna Fitton.  Narration, additional audio editing and mixing, and script editing by Benjamin Fitton. To get early ad-free access, including Season 1, sign up for They Walk Among PLUS, available from Patreon or Apple Podcasts. More information and episode references can be found on our website https://theywalkamonguspodcast.com SOCIAL MEDIA: https://linktr.ee/TheyWalkAmongUs Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theywalkamongus. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.