Case 343: John Zera

When 52-year-old Julia Wallace was found brutally murdered in her Liverpool home in 1931, no one could have anticipated the complex and challenging investigation that would follow, centring on her husband, William, and a mysterious figure known only as R. M. Qualtrough.---Narrati ...  Show more

*** Content warning: Child sexual abuse ***Late in 1991, a child said something strange to his mother: ‘I don’t like Peter’s black penis.’ Believing this was an indication that her son was being abused by Peter Ellis, a 33-year-old employee at the Christchurch Civic Creche her so ...  Show more

Martin Bryant was always the shy kid growing up. He never had friends and was socially awkward until he finally found a friend, 54 Year old Helen Harvey. The two became close friends until Helen’s passing. A couple years later Martin murdered 35 people and injured 23 others in th ...  Show more

Kirsty Young asks the writer and podcaster Malcolm Gladwell what advice he would give his younger self.Gladwell's writing, in books such as The Tipping Point and Outliers, successfully distil complex ideas for a mass audience, and he has worked as a staff writer for The New Yorke ...  Show more

Johnny Regan's early years were completely dominated by his obsessive mother, Clare, nicknamed "The Colonel", who frowned upon his friendships, didn’t allow him to play sports, and publicly horsewhipped her young son.  She was married to Alf Regan, the town drunk, the pair having ...  Show more

Ally McCoist and Gabby Agbonlahor discuss whether Jude Bellingham is actually a problem for England following his omission from Thomas Tuchel's latest squad PLUS Ally gives his view on Russell Martin finally getting the sack at Rangers!Photo Credit: Getty Images Hosted on Acast. ...  Show more