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The Trial

The Trial goes behind the headlines of some of the biggest trials in the world. We take you into the courtroom, bringing you the detail as the evidence unfolds, examining key moments and carrying out exclusive interviews with detectives, victims, and experts.For ad-free listening to The Trial, exclusive bonus episodes every week, and complete access to previous series of the show, subscribe to The Crime Desk now. Visitwww.thecrimedesk.com to become a member. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

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25:28

Constance Marten and Mark Gordon: The Body in the Shed

The Trial ·

2024/02/16

In this episode, Caroline and Jack will bring you the latest from the Old Bailey, where the trial of Constance Marten and Mark Gordon heard about the moment police finally found the body of Baby Victoria in a shed in March 2023, nearly two months after the couple allegedly went on the run with her. The episode will also feature details of their police interviews, both before and after the discovery of the baby's body. The jury saw footage of a tearful Constance Marten tell police about her baby's

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22:18

Constance Marten and Mark Gordon: Where’s the baby?

The Trial ·

2024/02/13

In this episode, Caroline and Jack bring you the latest from the Old Bailey, where the trial of Constance Marten and Mark Gordon was dramatically halted last week after an explosion under the court. The episode will also feature evidence about the final days the couple spent on the run, when they appeared to scavenge in bins for food, as well as the eyewitness account of the man who set in motion their arrest after growing suspicious of the couple outside a corner shop in Brighton. The jury also

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47:56

Esther Ghey: A Mother’s Story

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2024/02/09

In this special extended episode Caroline and Liz speak to Esther Ghey, the mother of Brianna. In her first in depth audio interview, Esther tells them about the moment she learned her daughter had been murdered, how she has coped with the past 12 months and how she plans to mark the anniversary of Brianna’s death on Sunday.She also speaks passionately about her determination to make positive change for children, by campaigning for new legislation around mobile phones and social media, and improving

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27:24

Constance Marten and Mark Gordon: The Arrest

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2024/02/06

In this episode, Caroline and Jack bring you the dramatic bodycam footage of the moment Constance Marten and Mark Gordon are finally arrested after weeks on the run. In the footage both are asked repeatedly where the baby is, but neither give an answer.The episode also outlines the evidence from a woman who says she was awoken on two consecutive nights in her house on the edge of the South Downs by the sound of a baby crying. A few days later, she said that she saw a couple resembling Mark Gordon

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46:36

Brianna Ghey: So many lives ruined

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2024/02/05

In this episode Caroline and Liz talk to Dr Carol Stott, an expert in autism, to try and answer some of your questions about the role the condition played in the trial. They bring you a longer interview with criminologist Prof David Wilson, who offers his insight into what drove Scarlett Jenkinson and Eddie Ratcliffe to kill Brianna.And they also bring you news of a new campaign launched by Brianna’s mother, Esther Ghey, which aims to help parents control what their children are looking at online

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45:03

Brianna Ghey: No Remorse

The Trial ·

2024/02/02

In this episode Caroline and Liz outline all the details from a dramatic day in court as Brianna’s killers were sentenced and their names revealed for the first time.They also discuss how sadism and Brianna’s transgender status partly motivated them Scarlett Jenkinson and Eddie Ratcliffe to kill.And that just a few weeks ago Jenkinson finally admitted stabbing Brianna during the brutal attack.Follow us on X@thetrialpodcastContact us atthetrial@mailmetromedia.co.ukLeave a comment on Spotify or even

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21:16

Constance Marten and Mark Gordon: Into the Woods

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2024/02/01

In this episode, Caroline and Jack bring you evidence from two sisters who said they made separate sightings of Constance Marten and Mark Gordon while they were allegedly on the run in Sussex.Pauline Mason told jurors she walked past Marten carrying an infant in a sling.The baby, she said, was very pale - and she believed it was dead. This episode will also bring you details of the moment the newborn baby, Victoria, was first glimpsed on CCTV, as well as an unexpected discovery made by police close

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19:33

Constance Marten and Mark Gordon: "Something’s not...

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2024/01/30

In this episode Caroline and Jack bring you the evidence of a dog walker who told the court he knew "something wasn’t right" when he saw Constance Marten and Mark Gordon sitting on a street in Harwich in the freezing cold. Dale Gosling said he could hear a baby crying and he "couldn’t just walk away”. This episode will also bring you the words of a driver who tried to help them when their car burst into flames on a motorway. He said he now fears baby Victoria might still be alive if he'd stayed with

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27:49

Constance Marten and Mark Gordon: Constance Marten's...

The Trial ·

2024/01/26

Constance Marten & Mark Gordon went on the run in January 2023, along with their daughter Victoria, born just a few days before.A huge manhunt resulted in them being found in Brighton, and two days after that, Victoria's body was found in a plastic bag on an allotment.The pair have been charged with killing her - which they both deny.In the second episode, we will give you the second half of the opening statement from prosecutor, Tom Little KC, as well as an address made to the court by John

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23:07

Constance Marten & Mark Gordon: She Never Stood A...

The Trial ·

2024/01/25

Constance Marten & Mark Gordon went on the run in January 2023, along with their daughter Victoria, born just a few days before.A huge manhunt resulted in them being found in Brighton, and 2 days after that, Victoria's body was found in a plastic bag on an allotment.The pair have been charged with killing her - which they both deny.In this opening episode, which we've split into 2 parts, we get the opening statement from prosecutor, Tom Little KC.Warning: This podcast references court

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24:59

Brianna Ghey: Naming the Killers

The Trial ·

2024/01/23

In this episode Caroline and Liz discuss why the trial judge, Mrs Justice Yip, has decided to lift reporting restrictions and allow Girl X and Boy Y to be named by the media when she sentences them for Brianna’s murder next week.They also chat to barrister Chloe Ashley about previous cases involving child defendants and what the judge will have considered before allowing their identities to be made public for the first time.The Trial takes listeners behind the headlines and into the courtrooms of

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2:14

Introducing The Trial: Constance Marten & Mark Gordon

The Trial ·

2024/01/22

Season 4 of The Trial begins Wednesday January 24th.Constance Marten & Mark Gordon went on the run in January 2023, along with their daughter Victoria, born just a few days before.A huge manhunt resulted in them being found in Brighton, and 2 days after that, Victoria's body was found in a plastic bag on an allotment.The pair have been charged with killing her - which they both deny.Follow the evidence as the jury hears it, in twice-weekly reports from broadcaster and journalist Caroline

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21:02

Brianna Ghey: The Dark Web

The Trial ·

2023/12/22

In this episode Caroline and Liz talk to Professor Alan Woodward, an expert on computer science and cyber security, at the University of Surrey.He explains how Girl X was able to access torture and murder sites online and why the dark web is so difficult to police.Follow us on X@thetrialpodcastContact us atthetrial@mailmetromedia.co.ukLeave a comment on Spotify or even send us a voice note on WhatsApp +44 7796 657 512This is a Mail Metro Media Production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for

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33:50

Brianna Ghey: Justice for Brianna

The Trial ·

2023/12/21

In today’s episode Liz and Caroline discuss what’s going to happen when Brianna’s killers are sentenced, and their names are revealed to the public for the first time.They also talk more to Mike Evans, the head of crime at Cheshire police, who investigated the murder and was one of the first officers on the scene.Follow us on X@thetrialpodcastContact us atthetrial@mailmetromedia.co.ukLeave a comment on Spotify or even send us a voice note on WhatsApp +44 7796 657 512This is a Mail Metro Media

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38:38

Brianna Ghey: The Verdict

The Trial ·

2023/12/20

Two high school pupils have been found guilty of murdering 16 year old Brianna Ghey.The jury of seven men and five women took just 4 hours and 40 minutes to decide that the boy and girl - who cannot currently be named because of their ages - killed Brianna.Even though it was impossible to be sure who had inflicted the final stab wound that ended her life, the jury found them to be jointly responsible.Follow us on X @thetrialpodcastContact us at thetrial@mailmetromedia.co.ukLeave a comment on Spotify

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28:05

Brianna Ghey: In It Together

The Trial ·

2023/12/19

In today’s episode we’ll hear the prosecutor insist that ‘both defendants played a part in the murder of Brianna’.But we’ll also hear Girl C’s barrister say that she couldn’t be responsible because there was ‘not even so much as a microscopic droplet of blood’ found on her clothes.Meanwhile, Boy Y’s barrister has argued he was just an ‘extra’ in the tragic murder, which Gril X orchestrated, directed and carried out.Both defendants deny murderFollow us on X @thetrialpodcastContact us at

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22:31

Brianna Ghey: Boy Y Gives His Evidence

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2023/12/15

In today’s episode we’ll explain that Boy Y gave his evidence to the court by typing his answers because he is unable to speak.How he told the jury that Girl X was ‘giddy’ before they met Brianna on the day she died.And how he said he wanted to explain to police that Girl X had used his hunting knife to kill Brianna but instead lied because he was ‘scared’ officers would ‘tell him off.’The Trial takes listeners behind the headlines and into the courtrooms of some of the biggest criminal cases in the

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28:45

Brianna Ghey: It's All Fantasy

The Trial ·

2023/12/12

In today’s episode we will hear what Girl X says happened when Brianna was killed.We’ll hear Girl X admit that the idea of stabbing Brianna was fun.And that she lied to Police and sent a message to Brianna, after she knew she was dead, as a cover.The Trial takes listeners behind the headlines and into the courtrooms of some of the biggest criminal cases in the world. The first series, 'The Trial of Lucy Letby' received more than 13 million downloads. Season Two focussed on the murder of Ashling

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27:05

Brianna Ghey: The joke that went too far

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2023/12/08

Today we’ll hear that Boy Y thought Girl X’s alleged plan to kill Brianna was a joke - butthat it went too far. We’ll also explain what the Police found when they searched their bedrooms. And how notes allegedly written by Girl X outlined the characteristics of serial killers. Both deny the murder.The Trial takes listeners behind the headlines and into the courtrooms of some of the biggest criminal cases in the world. The first series, 'The Trial of Lucy Letby' received more than 13 million

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18:12

Brianna Ghey: Cover Story

The Trial ·

2023/12/05

Today we’ll hear about the moment the two teenagers were arrested on suspicion of Brianna’s murder. We’ll also hear that Girl X denied being involved in the alleged attack on Brianna and that she whatsapp’d Boy Y to “make sure the story adds up. And we’ll explain that Boy Y told police he saw Girl X stab Brianna in the back. Both defendants deny murder.The Trial takes listeners behind the headlines and into the courtrooms of some of the biggest criminal cases in the world. The first series, 'The

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