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Oct 1, 2025 32 min

S13 Ep10: The Soham Murders

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It was every parent’s worst nightmare. In the summer of 2002, two bright, happy ten-year-old girls — Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman — vanished without a trace from the quiet village of Soham. Overnight, their faces were on every front page, every television screen, as a frantic nation prayed for their safe return. But behind the search and the heartbreak lay a chilling betrayal. Ian Huntley, the local school caretaker, the man trusted around children, would be unmasked as a calculating killer. His crime not only devastated two families but shattered Britain’s sense of safety. In Blood Ties, we revisit the case that gripped the country, uncovering how Huntley was able to slip through the system, and asking the uncomfortable questions: How did this happen? Who failed? And what lessons were learned from the murders that shook Britain to its core? This isn’t just a story of a crime. It’s a story of innocence lost, of evil hiding in plain sight, and of a community forever scarred. CREDITS: Presenters: Geoffrey and Molly Wansell Producer: Peter Shevlin https://pod60.com/ Artwork: George Leigh Music: Dan Wansell CONTACT: Twitter: @BloodTies_Pod Instagram: bloodties_pod Email: [email protected] YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bloodtiespodcast Support: patreon.com/bloodtiespodcast Please complete our survey if you have time: http://bit.ly/bloodtiespodcast-survey

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