Episode 18- The Kidnapping of Shannon Matthews

On Tuesday, February 9, 2008, nine year old Shannon Matthews disappeared from school. Twenty four days later, she was found alive at her "uncle" Michael Donovan's home. Michael was arrested for kidnapping and false imprisonment, and during his interrogation, he said the whole thing was Karen Matthews' idea. A 24 day investigation would open up years of family secrets and lies.  Was Karen the mastermind? Who else was really involved?  Sources for today's episode:  Documentary: The Disappearance of Shannon Matthews, which you can watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8i1__rLd2c&t=6594s  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kidnapping_of_Shannon_Matthews  https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-leeds-42972376  https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/2837686/shannon-matthews-what-happened-kidnap-karen-where/  Please subscribe to my blog: https://kileystruecrime.squarespace.com Follow me on Instagram: @itscrimeoclocksomewhereblogpod Email me: @[email protected] Buy Me A Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/itscrimeoclocksomewhereblogpod Rate/Review my podcast!  Huge thank you to @josephmcdademusic for the theme song! Thank you so much for listening, and REMEMBER IT'S CRIME O CLOCK SOMEWHERE!!