A Secret Under The Soil / Barbara & Kenneth Coombes

In 2018, one week after the New Year's celebrations, a middle-aged woman enters Cheadle Heath police station in Stockport. She had travelled almost 5 miles on foot from her home in Reddish, Greater Manchester. She has a blank expression on her face. In a quiet and subdued voice, the woman calmly tells an officer that she has killed someone. The body is buried in her back garden…*** LISTENER CAUTION IS ADVISED *** This episode was researched and written by Benjamin Fitton. Narration, audio editing and production direction also by Benjamin Fitton. Script editing, illustrations and production direction by Rosanna Fitton.   Become a ‘Patreon Producer’ and get exclusive access to Season 1, early ad-free access to episodes, and your name in the podcast credits. Find out more here: https://www.patreon.com/TheyWalkAmongUs  Order our book ‘They Walk Among Us’ here: https://theywalkamonguspodcast.com/merchandise  Court documents and information from the following news organisations were referenced in this episode: THE GUARDIAN, BBC NEWS, MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS, DAILY MAIL, MIRROR, EXPRESS & STAR, JERSEY EVENING POST, INDEPENDENT, CHESTER STANDARD, WITNEY GAZETTE, SWINDON ADVERTISER, WANDSWORTH TIMES, COTSWOLD JOURNAL, BELFAST TELEGRAPH, DUMBARTON REPORTER, DAILY RECORD, THE SUN, SKY NEWS, METRO, TELEGRAPH AND ARGUS, ITV NEWS, EXPRESS, TELEGRAPH, THE IRISH SUN, HUFFINGTON POST, GLASGOW EVENING TIMES and LANCASHIRE POST. More information and episode references can be found on our website https://theywalkamonguspodcast.comMUSIC: Voices by Patrick PatrikiosThe Anunnaki Return by Jesse GallagherMaestro Tlakaelel by Jesse GallagherTwo Moons by Bobby RichardsDecay by Kevin MacLeodFeels by Patrick PatrikiosGlacier by Patrick PatrikiosTrudging Along by GodmodeMelancholia by GodmodeThin Places by Jesse GallagherLens by Bobby RichardsOn the Island by GodmodeNebular Focus by Dan HenigAll music used under an Attribution License - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/SOCIAL MEDIA: Twitter - https://twitter.com/TWAU_PodcastFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/theywalkamonguspodcastInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/theywalkamonguspodcastAcast - https://www.acast.com/theywalkamongusWe’re running a brief listener survey. As a thank you, completing it gives you the chance to win one of three signed copies of the They Walk Among Us book: https://bit.ly/theywalkamongussurvey2026  Thanks!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theywalkamongus. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.